U.S. Route 33 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length: | 248 mi (399 km) | |||
Existed: | 1926 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | US 33 at the Ohio state line | |||
I‑77 from Ravenswood to Ripley US 119 from Spencer to Buckhannon I‑79 in Weston US 48 from Weston to Elkins US 219 in Elkins US 220 in Franklin |
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East end: | US 33 at the Virginia state line | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Jackson, Roane, Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Pendleton | |||
Highway system | ||||
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In the U.S. state of West Virginia, US 33 extends 248 miles (399 km) in West Virginia, from the Ohio River at Ravenswood to the Virginia state line atop Shenandoah Mountain west of Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Shortly after entering West Virginia and crossing the Ohio River, US 33 turns south, joining Interstate 77 to Ripley. The route then turns east from I-77, joining US 119 at Spencer, then passing through extremely rural areas of Roane, Calhoun, Gilmer, and Lewis counties.
US 33 Intersects Interstate 79 at Weston, West Virginia. From Interstate 79 east, US 33 is a four-lane highway, part of Corridor H of the Appalachian Development Highway System. The four-lane segment continues on through rural areas of Upshur, and Randolph counties, to just a couple miles past Elkins.
At Harding, US 250 joins US 33 for several miles after Elkins, where US 33 joins SR 55 and returns to a two-lane road, except for a seven-mile (11 km) section of four-lane across Kelly Mountain between Canfield and Bowden. Passing through the Monongahela National Forest, US 33 crosses the Eastern Continental Divide between Harman and Onego at about 3,240 feet (990 m) elevation, entering Pendleton County, then descends the Allegheny Front along Seneca Creek, skirting the north end of Spruce Mountain, at 4,861 feet (1,482 m) the highest point of the Allegheny Mountains.