West Virginia Route 17

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West Virginia Route 17

Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length30.4 mi [1]  (48.9 km)
Major junctions
South endWV-10.svg WV 10 in Stollings
North endWV-85.svg WV 85 in Madison
Location
Country United States
State West Virginia
Counties Logan, Boone
Highway system
WV-16.svg WV 16 WV-18.svg WV 18
View south along WV 17 in Madison 2017-07-22 17 51 44 View south along West Virginia State Route 17 (Spruce River Road) at Veterans Memorial Bypass in Madison, Boone County, West Virginia.jpg
View south along WV 17 in Madison

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.

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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
Logan Stollings WV-10.svg WV 10
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Truck plate.svg
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Circle sign 119/20.svg WV 17 Truck south / CR 119/20 (Stollings By-pass Road)
Boone Madison WV-85.svg WV 85  Charleston, Van
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Truck WV 17

Truck plate.svg

WV-17.svg

West Virginia Route 17 Truck

Location Stollings
View north along WV 17 Truck at WV 10 in Stollings 2017-07-22 17 05 23 View north along West Virginia State Route 17 Truck (Stollings Road) at West Virginia State Route 10 (Stollings Avenue) in Stollings, Logan County, West Virginia.jpg
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.

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References

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