West Virginia Route 10

West Virginia Route 10 is a north–south route from Cabell County to Mercer County in the western and southern regions of West Virginia. Mostly a two-lane, winding highway with no shoulders, Route 10 is considered to be one of substandard design when compared to modern standards. Nevertheless, it serves as a major arterial highway in the state, carrying a substantial amount of traffic volume. Tractor-trailers have a particularly difficult time negotiating many of the route's sharp, hairpin curves.

West Virginia Route 10
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	145.0 mi[1] (233.4 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 19 in Kegley
	WV 16 between Mullens and Pineville WV 97 in Pineville WV 85 in Oceana WV 80 in Man WV 73 in Logan US 119 in Chapmanville WV 3 in West Hamlin I-64 at Huntington
North end	US 60 in Huntington
Location
Counties	Mercer, Wyoming, Logan, Lincoln, Cabell
Highway system
West Virginia State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← WV 9 → US 11

View north along WV 10 at WV 3 in West Hamlin

Between the towns of West Hamlin and Man, most of the route closely parallels the course of the Guyandotte River. Thus, it follows a very winding course, with a solid rocks just inches from the roadway, and is thus very dangerous. An upgrade from Man to Logan to a four-lane highway built to the same standards as the Appalachian Corridor System was completed the first part of September 2017. From Man to Lacoma, the route follows Huff Creek, then turns south to Oceana. Then it follows a south-eastern path parallel to several small streams and terminates into US 19 just north of Princeton, West Virginia.

Notes

Further north in Cabell County, the segment from Interstate 64 in Huntington, where the current four-lane portion ends, to eight miles (13 km) south is currently under construction to modern four-lane service. The existing facility is two lanes with numerous curves. In 2005, 14 houses were demolished in preparation for the highway's realignment.

In Huntington, portions of the highway are named Troy Brown Way and Hal Greer Boulevard in honor of two notable local professional athletes.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Mercer	​			US 19 – Princeton, Beckley
	Matoaka			WV 71 south – Montcalm
Wyoming	​			WV 16 north – Mullens	south end of WV 16 overlap
	Pineville			WV 16 south – Welch	north end of WV 16 overlap
				WV 97 west – Gilbert	south end of WV 97 overlap
				WV 97 east – Beckley, Twin Falls Resort Park	north end of WV 97 overlap
	Oceana			WV 85 north – Madison
				WV 971 south – Baileysville
Logan	Huff Junction			WV 80 south – Gilbert
	Man			CR 16 (Buffalo Creek Road) – Man
	Stollings			WV 17 north	south end of WV 17 Truck overlap
				WV 17 Truck north / CR 119/20 (Stollings By-pass Road)	north end of WV 17 Truck overlap
	​			WV 73 west to US 119
	​			Mount Gay, Logan
	Chapmanville			US 119 – Logan	interchange
Lincoln	​			WV 37 west – Wayne, East Lynn Lake
	West Hamlin			WV 3 east – Hamlin
Cabell	Melissa			WV 10 Alt. north – Barboursville
	Huntington			I-64 – Ashland, KY, Charleston	I-64 exit 11
				US 60 east (5th Avenue)
				US 60 west (3rd Avenue)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

WV 10 Alternate

West Virginia Route 10 Alternate
Location	between Melissa and Barboursville

View north along WV 10 Alt. at WV 10 in Melissa

West Virginia Route 10 Alternate is a four-mile-long north–south road near Barboursville, West Virginia connecting WV 10 to the south and US 60 to the north. It acts as an alternative route to Huntington and eliminates many of the curves that plague WV 10 south of Interstate 64 to the WV 10 Alternate junction.

References

1. Distance calculated using Google Maps mapping software.