U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a
U.S. Highway
The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these h ...
that travels from
Rockingham, North Carolina, to
South Waverly, Pennsylvania. In the state of
West Virginia, it travels for from the
Virginia state line south of
Harper
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to the
Maryland state line at
Keyser.
Route description
The highway enters West Virginia south of
Harper
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*Harper, former name of Costa Mesa, California in Orange County
* Harper, Il ...
in
Pendleton County. From the state line, US 220 parallels the
South Branch Potomac River as it progresses northward. north of Harper, US 220 travels through
Franklin
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, where it intersects
US 33. The highway enters
Grant County approximately north of Franklin.
Within Grant County, US 220 intersects the concurrent routes of
West Virginia Route 28
West Virginia Route 28 is a north–south route through the Potomac Highlands of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 39 in Huntersville. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state l ...
(WV 28) and
WV 55 in
Petersburg
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. The two state highways join US 220 eastward into
Hardy County
Hardy County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,299. Its county seat is Moorefield. The county was created from Hampshire County in 1786 and named for Samuel Hardy, a distinguished Vi ...
. WV 28 and WV 55 remain concurrent to
Moorefield, where WV 55 splits from US 220/WV 28. North of Moorefield, US 220/WV 28 intersects the future right-of-way of
US 48. US 220 and WV 28 remain concurrent into
Hampshire County, where they meet
US 50 in
Junction
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. WV 28 departs US 220, following US 50 to the east, while US 220 joins US 50 westward into
Mineral County. This stretch of US 220 is known as the
Northwestern Turnpike.
At the top of
Knobly Mountain northwest of
Ridgeville, US 220 splits from US 50 and resumes a northerly alignment as it descends into the
New Creek Valley. It is known as Cut Off Road south of
WV 93 and New Creek Drive from there to
Keyser, the county seat of Mineral County, where it becomes known as Mineral Street. In the center of the city, located north of US 50, US 220 intersects
WV 46. At the northern edge of Keyser, US 220 crosses the
North Branch Potomac River via Memorial Bridge, leaving West Virginia and entering Maryland.
Junction list
See also
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External links
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