West Virginia Trip June 2002, Day 2

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 of WV 28, WV 55 and US 33 intersection with Seneca Rocks in the background. (Somehow this photo got out of order...)
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Intersection of US 219 and US 60 in downtown Lewisburg.
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Intersection of US 60 and WV 62 and the state route's eastern terminus.
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Looking away from US 60 on WV 63, the route passes through this underpass after crossing a bridge. Note the pedestrian walkway at right.
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End signage for WV 63 with the underpass in the background.
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Signage at the end of WV 63.
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US 60 and WV 92 signage approaching White Sulphur Springs.
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End signage for WV 92 at US 60.
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Signage at the end of WV 92.
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Mileage sign for Green Bank, the destination town on northbound WV 92 at White Sulphur Springs.
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Older WV 92 sign in Greenbrier County, approaching WV 39.
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Signage at intersection of WV 39 and WV 92, just a few yards inside the Virginia state line.
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Welcome to Virginia signage on WV 39 heading east.
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The first VA 39 sign after you cross the state line.
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Looking back into West Virginia on VA 39.
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First WV 39 marker approaching the WV 92 intersection.
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Intersection of WV 92 and WV 39, just inside the Virginia border.
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Older WV 39 and WV 92 signs.
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Split of WV 39 and WV 92.
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Signage at the split.
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Intersection of WV 39 and WV 28 at the southern terminus of WV 28; this is just east of Marlinton.
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Intersection of US 219, WV 55 and WV 39 in Marlinton.
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US 219, US 39 and WV 55 markers in Marlinton.
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Split of WV 39 from US 219 and WV 55 in Marlinton.
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Looking east on WV 39 at the WV 28 intersection.
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Intersection of WV 92 and WV 39 from eastbound WV 39.
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Older WV 92 sign north of WV 39.
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Signage at the intersection of WV 92 and the western terminus of WV 84.
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Welcome to Virginia sign on WV 84 crossing the border.
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The first VA 84 marker.
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Looking back into West Virginia and the first WV 84 sign.
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End signage for WV 84.
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The intersection of WV 92 and WV 84.
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Signage where WV 28 joins WV 92 south of Green Bank.
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End signage for WV 28 at WV 39. This is back near Marlinton.
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WV 39 signage at WV 28's southern end.
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Signage where WV 28 joins WV 92.
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Looking back at the split of WV 92 and WV 28.
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North WV 28 and WV 92 markers.
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WV 28 sign and older WV 92 sign near Green Bank.
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On the other side of the road is this older assembly.
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Another shot of the pic shown two shots back.
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Another older WV 92 marker with a newer WV 28 sign.
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More older WV 28 and WV 92 signs.
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Approaching the intersection of US 250, where WV 28 and WV 92 split.
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Signage at the intersection of US 250 with WV 28 and WV 92.
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Wrong-way multiplex of US 250 and WV 28.
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Upcoming split of WV 28 and US 250.
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Signage at the split of US 250 and WV 28.
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Intersection where WV 28 joins US 33.
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WV 28 and US 33 markers.
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What's interesting about this sign is that at one time, my brother's eBay ID was elkins45.
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Older US 33 and WV 28 markers approaching Seneca Rocks.
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Signage for upcoming split of WV 28 and US 33 at Seneca Rocks.
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Signage at the intersection of US 33, WV 28 and WV 55 at Seneca Rocks.
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WV 28 and WV 55 signs at Seneca Rocks.
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Signage at the end of WV 42 at Petersburg.
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Signage at the intersection of US 50, US 220 and WV 28 at Junction, which is between Keyser and Romney.
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US 50 and WV 28 signs outside Romney.
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Crossing a fork of the Potomac River outside Romney.
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Low clearance warning in Romney.
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Split of US 50 and WV 28 in Romney.
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Mileage sign showing the distance to Cumberland on WV 28 outside Romney.
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Crossing a bridge on WV 28 between Romney and Cumberland.
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A low clearance divided underpass on WV 28.
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Signage at intersection of WV 46 and WV 28.
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End signage on WV 46 with low clearance warning for WV 28 in the background.
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Closeup of the low clearance warning.
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Signage at the end of WV 46.
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WV 28 sign with older directional banner.
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Intersection of WV 956 and WV 28.
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End signage for WV 956.
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Signage at the end of WV 956.
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Approaching Alt WV 28 on northbound WV 28.
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Signage at intersection of WV 28 and Alt WV 28.
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Crossing into Maryland at the end of WV 28.
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A better shot of the bridge at the end of WV 28.
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Looking into WV at the northern beginning of WV 28.
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SIgnage after crossing into West Virginia.
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Junction Alt 28 signage on southbound WV 28.
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End signage on Alt WV 28.
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Signage at the end of Alt WV 28.
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FIrst northbound Alt WV 28 marker.
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The northern end of Alt WV 28, crossing into Maryland.
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This is an Alt WV 28 marker in Cumberland, Md.
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Another Alt WV 28 sign in Maryland.
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Crossing back into West Virginia and the northern beginning of Alt WV 28.
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Signage upon entering West Virginia.
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The first Alt WV 28 marker in West Virginia.
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Another view of the Potomac River bridge crossing into Maryland from West Virginia.
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I-68 and US 220 signs in Cumberland.
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Signage for exit where US 220 splits from I-68.
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Junction signage for MD 956.
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MD 956 marker on US 220.
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Mileage sign on MD 956, looking at the mountains across the river in West Virginia.
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Crossing into West Virginia on MD 956.
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First WV 956 marker.
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Looking back into Maryland on WV 956.
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First MD 956 sign.
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US 220 signs at the end of MD 956.
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Advance signage for MD 135 intersection on US 220 south.
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MD 135 actually goes right, but you have to turn left and go under a bridge.
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Or you can go a bit further and make a right turn onto MD 135.
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Crossing into West Virginia on US 220.
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First signs in West Virginia on US 220.
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Junction signage for US 220 and WV 46 in Keyser.
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Junction signage at US 220 and WV 972 south of Keyser.
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End WV 972 signage approaching US 220.
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the end of WV 972 at US 220, south of Keyser.
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Going south on US 220 past WV 972.
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Signage at intersection of US 220 and US 50.
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Looking west on US 50 at the intersection with WV 972.
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The southern end of WV 972 at US 50.
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Looking west on US 50 at the eastern end of WV 93.
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End WV 93 signage approaching US 50.
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Signage at the end of WV 93.
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Approaching the intersection of WV 972 on eastbound US 50, the state route is not mentioned. It is signed as US 220.
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Diagrammatical sign for intersection of WV 972 and US 50.
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Signage approaching the WV 972 intersection.
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Directional signage at the intersection.
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Blurry shot at the intersection point.
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The first metnion of WV 972.
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Roadside rest area signage on WV 972 just north of US 50.
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Looking back at the end of WV 972.
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Back on US 50.
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It's not the "Hershey Highway" but this sign is for "Hershey Hollow Road." Almost as good as Hershey Highway. I had a good laugh when i saw it.
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Intersection of US 220 and US 50.
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US 50 and US 220 markers.
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Split of US 220 and US 50, and WV 28 joins US 50.
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Split of US 220 and WV 28/55 in Petersburg.
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Temporary detour signage for US 220. The road was closed because of a culvert replacement.
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One-lane bridge on US 220 at Upper Tract.
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Older US 220 marker between Upper Tract and Franklin.
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Older signage at intersection of US 220 and US 33 near Franklin.
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Split of US 33 and US 220 in Franklin.
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Signage at the split.
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Looking at the signage from the perspective of westbound US 33.
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Older US 220 and US 33 signs near Franklin.
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Advance signage for split of US 220 and US 33.
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Signage at the split.
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Back to the intersection of WV 28 and US 33.
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There's that "Elkins 45" sign again.
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Another angle of the previous shot.
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Closeup of the signage.
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Southern terminus of WV 32, shooting into the afternoon sun.
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End signage on WV 32.
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Signage at the intersection of WV 32 and US 33/WV 55.
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Signage at the beginning of the four-lane "Racetrack" portion of US 33 east of Elkins. This was to be a part of Corridor H and was one of the first segments built before the route was changed.
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Freeway ends signage near the end of the US 33 "Racetrack" east of Elkins.
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Shot into the afternoon sun, US 33 squeezes from four lanes into two.
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Junction signage on WV 55 and US 33 approaching Elkins from the east.
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Advance signage of split of US 33 and WV 55 in Elkins.
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The afternoon sun made it difficult to get a shot of the "totem pole" of signs at the intersection of US 33, US 219, US 250, WV 55 and WV 92 in Elkins.
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Another shot taken into the afternoon sun.
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Another shot of the mass of signs.
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Again shot into the afternoon sun, overheads and route markers on the north side of downtown Elkins.
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Closeup of route marker signage installed on the overhead support post.
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Signage at the split of US 250 and US 219 near the new Elkins bypass alignment of Corridor H.
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This is the signage where US 219 turned onto its old routing, before the Elkins to Kerens portion of Corridor H opened.
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Overhead showing that the new four-lane US 219 was not yet open.
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Overhead for US 33 at Corridor H.
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Signage at the entrance to the ramp to Corridor H.
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At the intersection of US 33 (and US 250) and WV 92.
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Looking back toward Elkins.
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Advance signage at what was the split of US 33, US 250 and WV 92.
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Overhead at exit to old US 33. This sign has undergone considerable evolutions over the years.
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Surface route signage at the split.
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East US 33 and South WV 92 markers.
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Back on the south side of Elkins, signage at the big intersection.
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US 219/250 and WV 55/92 signage.
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Split of US 219 and US 250, and WV 92 and WV 55 at Huttonsville, south of Elkins.
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Looking back where US 219/WV 55 join US 250/WV 92.
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As the daylight faded, I got this shot at the eastern terminus of WV 15 at Valley Head, south of Elkins.
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End signage on WV 15.
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Signage at the eastern terminus of WV 15.
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A nighttime shot of the intersection of US 219, WV 39 and WV 55 at Marlinton.

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