West Virginia Route 62 | ||||
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Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length | 100.83 mi (162.27 km) | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | West Virginia | |||
Counties | Kanawha, Putnam, Mason, Jackson | |||
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West Virginia Route 62 is a north–south state highway in western West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 25inDunbar. The northern terminus is at Interstate 77 and U.S. Route 33inRipley.
In the 1920s, WV 62 was designated West Virginia Route 19.
Up until the late 1960s, WV 62 was designated as U.S. Route 35 from Dunbar to Point Pleasant, crossing the Silver Bridge into Gallipolis, Ohio. After the Silver Bridge collapsed in 1967 (necessitating the building of a new bridge, the Silver Memorial Bridge—finished in 1969), US 35 was moved to the south bank (replacing the former WV 17) of the Kanawha River and US 35's previous route was designated as WV 62.
In December 2003, WV 62 was extended northward (but geographically southeastward) along then-US 33 from its former northern terminus at US 33 in Mason to Ripley.[1] Sometimes WV 62 is referred to as "Believe It Or Not Highway" because it actually goes south when it's signed as "north" going toward Ripley from Mason, and vice versa.
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Kanawha | Charleston–Dunbar line | ![]() | |||
Tyler Mountain | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
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Putnam | Poca | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Red House | ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 34 overlap | |||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 34 overlap; to Winfield Toll Bridge | |||
| ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ToLower Buffalo Bridge | |||
Mason | | ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 2 overlap | ||
Point Pleasant | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 2 overlap | |||
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Mason | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Jackson | Mount Alto | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of WV 2 overlap | ||
| ![]() ![]() | North end of WV 2 overlap | |||
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Ripley | ![]() ![]() | I-77 exit 138 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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WV Spur 62 connects WV 62 to Ohio State Route 833 via the Pomeroy–Mason Bridge.[2] As of September 2007[update], Spur 62 is signposted as part of Ohio State Route 833.[3]
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