West Virginia Route 42 is a north–south state highway connecting Grant County to Mineral County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 28 and West Virginia Route 55 in Petersburg. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Blaine, where WV 42 becomes Maryland Route 38 upon crossing the North Branch of the Potomac River.
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Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length | 40.7 mi[1] (65.5 km) | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | West Virginia | |||
Counties | Grant, Mineral | |||
Highway system | ||||
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WV 42 runs concurrent with West Virginia Route 93 upon descending the Allegheny Front, and also with U.S. Route 50 between Mount Storm and Skyline, where WV 42 turns left towards Elk Garden.
Major intersections
editCounty | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Grant | Petersburg | WV 28 / WV 55 – Moorefield, Seneca Rocks | |||
Scherr | WV 93 east – Keyser | south end of WV 93 overlap | |||
| WV 93 west – Davis, State Parks | north end of WV 93 overlap | |||
Mount Storm | US 50 west – Grafton | south end of US 50 overlap | |||
Mineral | Skyline | US 50 east – Romney | north end of US 50 overlap | ||
| WV 46 east – Jennings Randolph Lake | intersection is just south of Elk Garden | |||
| MD 38 north – Kitzmiller | Maryland state line (Kitzmiller Bridge over North Branch Potomac River) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
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