West Virginia Trip June 2002, Day 1

These are photos from a road trip to West Virginia in June 2002. This gallery was generated by Apple's iPhoto software. To view the full-sized photos, click on one of the thumbnails on this page. You will then be presented with navigation controls to view the images on individual Web pages as a slide show.

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Signage at the end of the Mountain Parkway approaching US 460 in Salyersville.
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The end of the Mountain Parkway.
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US 460 and KY 114 signage in Salyersville.
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Intersection of US 23, US 460, KY 3 and Ky 1100 outside Prestonsburg.
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Intersection of KY 3 and KY 321 north of Prestonsburg. KY 321 is an old routing of US 23, this portion of KY 3 was built as a connector route between the old and new alignments and actually served as part of US 23 for a brief period before the four-lane construction near Paintsville was finished.
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Intersection of KY 3, KY 321 and KY 3051 near Auxier in Floyd County.
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Split of KY 3 and KY 321 near Auxier in Floyd County.
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Intersection of KY 3 and KY 302. This is actually a ramp to KY 302, which runs under a bridge that also carries KY 3 across the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River.
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End of four-lane KY 3 at the Inez bypass.
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End of KY 645 at Inez.
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Split of KY 40 and KY 292 at Warfield.
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Crossing into West Virginia at the end of KY 40.
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Truck warning sign on US 52 south. Past Williamson, US 52 crosses Buffalo Mountain on a winding, steep alignment and WV 65 is a flatter, straighter route.
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Advance signage for intersection of US 52 and WV 65.
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Signage at intersection of WV 65 and US 52.
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Intersection of US 119 and WV 65.
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Wrong-way multiplex of US 119 and WV 65.
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End of WV 97 at US 52 and WV 80 south of Gilbert.
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Signage at intersectionof WV 97 and WV 971.
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The upside-down WV 97 sign covers the "End" banner for the WV 971 marker.
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The end of WV 971.
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Intersection of WV 10 and WV 97 in Pineville.
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Headquarters of the Coalfields Expressway Authority, complete with oversized US 121 marker, in Pineville.
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Intersection of WV 10 and WV 16 between Pineville and Mullens.
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Wrong-way multiplex of WV 10 and WV 16.
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Split of WV 10 and WV 16 outside Mullens.
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Intersection of WV 97 and WV 54 north of Mullens. WV 97 also joins WV 54 and continues straight.
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WV 54 and WV 97 markers between Mullens and Sophia.
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Intersection of WV 305, WV 54 and WV 97.
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End signage for WV 305.
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Signage at the end of WV 305.
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Closeup of signage in the previous photo.
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End of WV 54 at WV 16 south of Beckley. WV 97 continues on, sharing the route of WV 16, while WV 54 ends here. This intersection has been reconfigured because of Coalfields Expressway construction.
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End of WV 97 at the WV Turnpike.
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Button copy signage at ramp from WV 16 to I-64/I-77.
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Backlit overhead at split of I-64 and I-77. Note the "64" numerals on the road surface in the distance, below the overhead in the background.
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Button copy signage for exits on I-64 east of the WV Turnpike.
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Signage directing trucks to pull off before descending Sandstone Mountain on eastbound I-64.
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Button copy signage for County 27 and mandatory truck pulloff.
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Green sign for mandatory truck stop.
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Overhead hill and winding road sign beginning the descent down Sandstone Mountain.
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Runaway truck ramp advisory sign.
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Going down Sandstone Mountain with truck speed limit sign.
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Caution sign for upcoming curve.
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Button copy sign for US 60, Midland Trail, showing where US 60 shield has been moved and the word "WEST" removed.
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Button copy sign for Exit 156. This marked the spot where I-64 ended going west for years.
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Signage at the end of the exit ramp from I-64 to WV 12 near WV 12's end.
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End WV 12 signage north of I-64.
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Shooting into the sun, this is the signage at the northern beginning of WV 12 as seen from westbound US 60.
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Exit signage for US 60 and WV 92 at White Sulphur Springs.
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Looking east on I-64, the last exit in West Virginia.
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In a driving rain, the junction signage for I-64 and US 60 on WV 311 north.
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Also in a pouring rain, traffic going north on WV 311 has no choice but to enter westbound I-64 and US 60.
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Westbound on I-64, US 60 leaves I-64 and this is the signage at the end of the ramp. What is interesting is that if you turn east on US 60, you will end up getting back on I-64.
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Signage on westbound US 60 at the southern end of WV 92.
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The first WV 311 marker, just past the I-64 exit.
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Crossing into Virginia, the first VA 311 marker.
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The first north WV 311 marker, after crossing into WV from Virginia.
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Crossing into West Virginia and heading toward I-64.
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Blurry sign of US 219 exit signage from westbound I-64.

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