Interstate 70 (West Virginia)

Interstate 70
Location of I-70 (in red) in West Virginia
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length:	14.45 mi (23.26 km)
Existed:	1963 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-70 at Ohio state line
	US 250 in Wheeling I‑470 in Wheeling
East end:	I-70 at Pennsylvania state line
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future West Virginia Routes Interstate US State ← WV 69 WV 71 →

Interstate 70 (I-70) is a portion of the Interstate Highway System that runs from near Cove Fort, Utah, at a junction with Interstate 15 to Baltimore, Maryland. It crosses the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia through Ohio County and the city of Wheeling. This segment is the shortest of all states' through which I-70 passes, crossing West Virginia in only 14.45 miles (23.26 km). The longest segment is Colorado's, which measures 451.04 miles (725.88 km). The Fort Henry Bridge carries I-70 from Wheeling Island across the Ohio River and into downtown Wheeling before the freeway enters the Wheeling Tunnel. I-470, a southerly bypass of Wheeling and the lone auxiliary Interstate Highway in West Virginia, is intersected near Elm Grove. Before crossing into Pennsylvania, I-70 passes The Highlands, a major shopping center in the panhandle, and the Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area. On average, between 27,000 and 53,000 vehicles use the freeway every day.