Roads of Huntington, West Virginia

Roads of Huntington, West Virginia

The roads of Huntington, West Virginia include one major interstate highway, two U.S. highways, 6 state routes, and numerous major thoroughfares.

Interstates

Interstate 64 travels just south of the city, coming from Barboursville in the east, and exiting south of Kenova in the west, near the Kentucky border. Exits 6 through 15 are Huntington exits.

Exit 6: US 52 is located at exit 6. Heading north on the four-lane expressway leads to West Huntington and across the West Huntington Bridge into Ohio. Heading south overlaps the interstate west towards Kenova, where US 52 exits and heads south paralleling with the Big Sandy River. This is at exit 1.

Exit 8: Similar to exit 11, WV 527's southern terminus lies at the north side of I-64. WV 152 makes its northern terminus on the south side of the interstate. The two highways literally terminate into each other at exit 8.

Exit 11: Hal Greer Boulevard (WV 10), north of I-64. South of I-64 the highway is known is 16th Street Road (WV 10). The quickest way to Marshall University is at exit 11.

Exit 15: US 60 near West Pea Ridge. US 60 west heads toward downtown.

Interstates 73 and 74 are programmed to run concurrent with US 52 throughout western West Virginia. It is slated to use the Tulsia Highway near Kenova and the West Huntington Expressway near West Huntington's Central City.

U.S. highways

U.S. 52 (West Huntington Expressway) is a four lane expressway that enters Huntington via the West Huntington Bridge from Chesapeake, Ohio in the north, and heads south crossing U.S. 60 into West Huntington. U.S. 52 then turns west, overlapping Interstate 64 at exit 6, which lies just south of Huntington. U.S. 52 and I-64 stay concurrent until exit 1, near Kenova. Along with West Virginia Route 75, U.S. 52 heads due south, paralleling with the Big Sandy River and U.S. 23, which parallels the river in Kentucky.

U.S. 60 enters the city coming from Barboursville in the east at exit 11 off Interstate 64. U.S. 60 heads toward downtown, splitting into the 3rd and 5th avenues, just west of the WV 2 terminus. U.S. Route 60 parallels the Ohio River through downtown, and merge back into a two lane highway at U.S. Route 52 in West Huntington. The highway exits the city in the west at Camden Park.

State routes

WV 2 makes its southern terminus just north of Huntington at U.S. Route 60.

WV 10 enters the city south of Interstate 64 as Hal Greer Boulevard. North of I-64 the highway is known as 16th Street . The highway's northern terminus is in downtown just south of the Ohio River at U.S. Route 60, near Marshall University.

WV 101 is an unsigned highway which runs for less than a mile, connecting Third Avenue (US 60) with Rotary Park. Until 1990, this was an alignment of US 60.

WV 106 enters the Huntington neighborhood of Guyandotte, via the East End Bridge from Proctorville. The highway crosses WV Route 2, and immediately terminates at U.S. Route 60, across the 3rd and 5th avenue split.

WV 152's northern terminus is just shy of reaching the city at Interstate 64. Continuing north changes to WV 527.

WV 527 crosses south into Huntington from Chesapeake, Ohio, via the Robert C. Byrd Bridge. WV 527 then travels through downtown as 5th Street and exits the city at Interstate 64, which serves as the highway's southern terminus. Continuing south will lead into WV 152.

City controlled

Defunct routes


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