West Virginia Route 17 is a north-south

state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

located in the southern portion of the

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. The southern terminus of the route is at

West Virginia Route 10 West Virginia Route 10 is a north–south route from Cabell County to Mercer County in the western and southern regions of West Virginia. Mostly a two-lane, winding highway with no shoulders, Route 10 is considered to be one of substandard desi ...

in Stollings a short distance east of

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. The northern terminus is at

West Virginia Route 85 West Virginia Route 85 is a north–south state highway in southern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 10 in Oceana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 119 U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur ...

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History

The current alignment of WV 17 was once part of

U.S. Route 119 U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route (on a northeast-southwest alignment) that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is Corridor G of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) east of US ...

. US 119 was moved off of this routing when

Corridor G U.S. Route 119 (US 119) is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route (on a northeast-southwest alignment) that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is Corridor G of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) east of US ...

was complete from Chapmanville to Danville by 1976. Once that section of four-lane highway was completed, US 119 was realigned to follow WV 10 north from

to Chapmanville and then the new Corridor G.1976 Official West Virginia Highway Map, published by West Virginia Department of Highways. This is the second alignment to carry this number. The original

West Virginia Route 17 West Virginia Route 17 is a north-south state highway located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 10 in Stollings a short distance east of Logan. The northern t ...

followed what is now

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in Putnam and

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counties.

Major intersections

Truck WV 17

There is a signed Truck WV 17 at Stollings to bypass a low overhead railroad bridge at WV 17's intersection with WV 10. The truck bypass follows WV 10 north to the first at-grade railroad crossing, then immediately back on a paralleling route beside the railroad tracks.

References

017 West Virginia Route 017 West Virginia Route 017 017 U.S. Route 35 {{WestVirginia-road-stub