• Source: Transportation in West Virginia

      • Transport in the U.S. state of West Virginia is handled by the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) which employs more than 6,000 in West Virginia.

      Transportation in West Virginia includes the following.


      Roads




      = Interstate highways

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      = U.S. Highways

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      = West Virginia State Highways

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      Airports


      Appalachian Regional Airport
      Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport
      Elkins-Randolph County Airport
      Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
      Greenbrier Valley Airport
      Mercer County Airport
      Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport
      Morgantown Municipal Airport
      North Central West Virginia Airport
      Potomac Airfield
      Raleigh County Memorial Airport
      Tri-State Airport
      Wheeling Ohio County Airport
      Yeager Airport


      Railroads



      While West Virginia was once crisscrossed with commercial and passenger railroad networks, the decline of the coal and timber industries, coupled with the rise of the automobile, led to a sharp drop in track mileage in the state. Many of the former railroad grades are used as trails for hiking and biking throughout the state's numerous woodlands.
      Today, West Virginia is serviced by two Amtrak lines: one that cuts through the southern portion of the state, including stops in Huntington and Charleston, and one that cuts through the state's Eastern Panhandle, including stops in Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry. The Eastern Panhandle is also serviced during the week by MARC's Brunswick commuter rail line, which terminates in Martinsburg. Commercial railroads still operate in the state, mainly hauling coal to inland ports such as Huntington-Tristate (the nation's largest inland port) and Pittsburgh.


      Bridges and tunnels


      As a mountainous state, bridges and tunnels play an important role in transportation in West Virginia. Notable bridges and tunnels include:

      New River Gorge Bridge – near Fayetteville, WV
      Silver Bridge – Point Pleasant, WV
      Silver Memorial Bridge – Henderson, WV to Gallipolis, OH
      Wheeling Suspension Bridge – Wheeling, WV
      East River Mountain Tunnel – near Bluefield, WV to near Rocky Gap, VA
      Fort Henry Bridge – Wheeling, WV
      Veterans Memorial Bridge – Weirton, WV to Steubenville, OH


      Rapid transit


      Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit


      Rivers



      Rivers with commercial barge traffic and docks in West Virginia include:

      Ohio
      Kanawha (a tributary of the Ohio)
      Monongahela (The Mon and the Allegheny Rivers meet to form the Ohio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
      Little Kanawha (a tributary of the Ohio)
      Big Sandy (a tributary of the Ohio)
      Elk (a tributary of the Kanawha)
      Pocatalico (a tributary of the Kanawha)
      Mill Creek (a tributary of the Ohio)
      Navigation locks and dams in West Virginia:

      On the Ohio
      New Cumberland Locks and Dam
      Pike Island Locks and Dam
      Hannibal Locks and Dam
      Willow Island Locks and Dam
      Belleville Locks and Dam
      Racine Locks and Dam
      Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam

      On the Kanawha
      London Lock and Dam
      Marmet Lock and Dam
      Winfield Lock and Dam
      On the Monogahela
      Morgantown Lock and Dam
      Hildebrand Lock and Dam
      Opekiska Lock and Dam


      See also


      Plug-in electric vehicles in West Virginia


      References

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