West Virginia Route 5

Infobox road
state=WV
type=WV
route=5
length_mi=71.6
length_round=1
length_ref=Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.]
established=
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=jct|state=WV|WV|16 in Grantsville
jct|state=WV|US|33|US|119 in Glenville
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Wirt, Calhoun, Gilmer, Braxton
previous_type=WV
previous_route=4
next_type=WV
next_route=6

West Virginia Route 5 is an east-west state highway located in northwest West Virginia. The western terminus is at West Virginia Route 14 in Elizabeth, Wirt County. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 and West Virginia Route 4 in Heaters, Braxton County four miles north of Interstate 79 exit 67.

Originally, the eastern terminus began 4.4 miles further north along US 19/WV 4 at Napier, but this part of the route became one of West Virginia's unused highways when it was closed in the mid 1970s to make way for Burnsville Lake.

Communities along the route

*Wirt County
**Elizabeth
**Burning Springs
**Creston

*Calhoun County
**Annamoriah
**Bigbend
**Purdy
**Cabot Station
**Grantsville
**Henrietta
**Hattie

*Gilmer County
**Glenville
**Sand Fork

*Braxton County
**Hyers
**Burnsville
**Gem
**Heaters

References