West Virginia Route 17

West Virginia Route 17 is a north-south state highway located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 10 in Stollings a short distance east of Logan. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 85 in Madison.

West Virginia Route 17
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length30.4 mi[1] (48.9 km)
Major junctions
South end WV 10 in Stollings
North end WV 85 in Madison
Location
CountiesLogan, Boone
Highway system
← WV 16→ WV 18
View south along WV 17 in Madison

History

The current alignment of WV 17 was once part of U.S. Route 119. US 119 was moved off of this routing when Corridor G was complete from Chapmanville to Danville by 1976. Once that section of four-lane highway was completed, US 119 was realigned to follow WV 10 north from Logan to Chapmanville and then the new Corridor G.[2]

This is the second alignment to carry this number. The original West Virginia Route 17 followed what is now U.S. Route 35 in Putnam and Mason counties.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LoganStollings WV 10

WV 17 Truck south / CR 119/20 (Stollings By-pass Road)
BooneMadison WV 85 – Charleston, Van
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Truck WV 17

West Virginia Route 17 Truck
LocationStollings
View north along WV 17 Truck at WV 10 in Stollings

There is a signed Truck WV 17 at Stollings to bypass a low overhead railroad bridge at WV 17's intersection with WV 10. The truck bypass follows WV 10 north to the first at-grade railroad crossing, then immediately back on a paralleling route beside the railroad tracks.

References
  1. Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
  2. 1976 Official West Virginia Highway Map, published by West Virginia Department of Highways.


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