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West Virginia Route 61 marker

West Virginia Route 61

Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length63.3 mi [1] (101.9 km)
Major junctions
South end WV 41 in Piney View
Major intersections
North end US 60 in Charleston
Location
Country United States
State West Virginia
Counties Raleigh, Fayette, Kanawha
Highway system
US 60 WV 62
View south along WV 61 at WV 16 just southeast of Mount Hope

West Virginia Route 61 is a north–south state highway in central and southern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 41 in Piney View. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 60 (Patrick Street Bridge) in Charleston.

Major intersections

CountyLocation mi kmDestinationsNotes
Raleigh WV 41 – Prince, Beckley
Fayette Mount Hope
WV 16 south – Beckley
south end of WV 16 overlap
see WV 16
Oak Hill
WV 16 north (Main Street) – Fayetteville
north end of WV 16 overlap
Montgomery
To US 60 (via WV 6)
to Montgomery Bridge
Kanawha Chelyan


To I-64 / I-77 / US 60 – Cedar Grove, Charleston, Beckley
interchange; I-77 exit 85; to Chelyan Bridge
Marmet


WV 94 south to I-64 / I-77 – Racine
Charleston I-64 / I-77 – Beckley, CharlestonI-77 exit 95; to Chuck Yeager Bridge



To 36th Street west / I-64 north / I-77
to Kanawha City Bridge
Thayer Street - Downtown Charlestonto South Side Bridge


To Oakwood Road / I-64 / US 119
to Fort Hill Bridge
CharlestonSouth Charleston line
US 60 (Patrick Street) to WV 25 – South Charleston
to Patrick Street Bridge
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.