West Virginia Route 93 is an east–west state highway located in the

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. WV 93 runs from U.S. Route 48 and

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U.S. Route 220 U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a spur route of US 20. It runs in a north–south layout in the eastern United States, unlike its parent route as well as conventionally even-numbered highways which run east-west. US 220 extends for f ...

near Keyser in Mineral County.

Route description

The western terminus of the route is at

. WV 93 passes by the

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near Mount Storm. WV 93 then runs

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with

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upon descending the

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. Under the current plans for

Corridor H U.S. Route 48 (US 48), also known as the incomplete Corridor H of the Appalachian Development Highway System, extends from Interstate 79 (I-79) in Weston, West Virginia, eastward across the crest of the Allegheny Mountains to I-81 in Str ...

, WV 93 would be directly upgraded to a four-lane divided highway between

( WV 32) and Bismarck (west of WV 42). Until July 2017, the eastern terminus was at

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southwest of

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, Mineral County. In July 2017, WV 972 was decommissioned and WV 93 was extended east along US 50 to meet it. The extension brings WV 93 eastward, concurrent with US 50 from its former eastern terminus to the former WV 972 near New Creek. From there, WV 93 follows the former route of WV 972 through New Creek before terminating at an intersection with US 220 (Cut-Off Road).

Attractions

Historical sites

* Claysville Church * Log House of Claysville

Major intersections

References

093 Transportation in Grant County, West Virginia Transportation in Mineral County, West Virginia Transportation in Tucker County, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-road-stub