West Virginia Route 28

Infobox road
state=WV
type=WV
route=28
length_mi=150.8
length_round=1
length_ref=Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.]
established=
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=
junction=jct|state=WV|WV|92 concurrent Dunmore to Bartow
jct|state=WV|US|250 concurrent Bartow to Thornwood
jct|state=WV|US|33 concurrent Judy Gap to Seneca Rocks
jct|state=WV|WV|55 concurrent Seneca Rocks to Moorefield
jct|state=WV|US|220 concurrent Petersburg to Junction
jct|state=WV|US|50 concurrent Junction to Romney
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=Maryland state line in Wiley Ford
counties=Pocahontas, Pendleton, Grant, Hardy, Hampshire, Mineral
previous_type=WV
previous_route=27
next_type=WV
next_route=29

West Virginia Route 28 is a north-south route through the Potomac Highlands of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 39 in Huntersville. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Wiley Ford, where the route continues into Cumberland as a local road upon crossing the North Branch of the Potomac River.

Communities along the route

*Pocahontas County
**Huntersville
**Green Bank

*Pendleton County
**Seneca Rocks

*Grant County
**Cabins
**Petersburg

*Hardy County
**Durgon
**Moorefield
**Old Fields

*Hampshire County
**Purgitsville
**Rada
**Junction
**Mechanicsburg
**Vanderlip
**Romney
**Vance
**Wappocomo
**Blues Beach
**Grace
**Springfield

*Mineral County
**Fort Ashby
**Short Gap
**Wiley Ford

Attractions

*National Radio Astronomy Observatory
*Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
*Fort Ashby
*Greater Cumberland Regional Airport

Historic sites

*Old Pine Church, Purgitsville
*Sloan-Parker House, Junction
*The Burg, Mechanicsburg
*Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney
*Davis History House, Romney
*Literary Hall, Romney
*Washington Place, Romney
*Wappacoma Plantation & Train Station, Romney
*Fort Forman site, Vance
*The Rocks, Wappocomo
*Shouse-Martin House, Springfield
*Fort Ashby, Fort Ashby
*Fort Sellers, near Short Gap

ee also

*West Virginia Route 28 Alternate, an alternate route bypassing Wiley Ford

References