Interstate 64 in West Virginia

Interstate 64

Route information

Maintained by WVDOH

Length:

188.75 mi (303.76 km)

Existed:

1956 – present

Major junctions

West end:

I-64 at Kentucky state line

I‑74 / I‑73 / US 52 near Kenova
WV 10 near Huntington
US 35 near Scott Depot
US 119 in Charleston
I‑77 in Charleston
US 60 in Charleston
US 19 near Beckley
WV 20 near Sandstone
US 60 near Sam Black Church
US 219 in Lewisburg

East end:

I‑64 / US 60 at Virginia state line

Highway system

Interstate Highway System

West Virginia Routes

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WV 63

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In the U.S. state of West Virginia, Interstate 64 travels for 184 miles (296 km) passing by the major towns and cities of Huntington, Charleston, Beckley, and Lewisburg. It has only two major junctions within the state: Interstate 77 in Charleston and in Beckley.

The first Interstate Highway segment to be let to construction was in Cabell County in 1957. This segment, from US 60 (milepost 15) to Ona (milepost 20) was completed in 1960.

In 1962, a lengthy segment from Exit 28 at Milton to just west of Exit 44 was opened to traffic. This included interchanges 34 and 39. One year later, Interstate 64 was completed to Exit 44, serving originally WV 17, now WV 817 near St. Albans.

In 1964, an 8-mile (13 km) segment of interstate opened from Exit 20 at Ona to Exit 28 at Milton.

1965 saw the completion of a major part of Interstate 64. A lengthy segment opened from the Kentucky state line (milepost 0) to Exit 15 at Barboursville. This consisted of four interchanges: Kenova and Ceredo at milepost 1, the West Huntington Expressway (WV 94, later US 52) at milepost six, US 52 and downtown Huntington (later WV 152/WV 527) at milepost eight, and Hal Greer Blvd. and WV 10 at milepost 10. Two steel-girder bridges were completed over the Big Sandy River connecting Kentucky to West Virginia. That bridge was replaced in 2000 in a reconstruction effort that raised the bridge level and replaced deteriorating bridge girders.

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