West Virginia Route 27 is an east–west
state highway located within the
Northern Panhandle county of
Brooke in
West Virginia
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. The western terminus of the route is at
West Virginia Route 2
West Virginia Route 2 is a state highway in the US state of West Virginia. It generally parallels the Ohio River along the western border of the state, from U.S. Route 60 in Huntington (just west of the East End Bridge) northeasterly to U.S. ...
in
Wellsburg. The eastern terminus is at the
Pennsylvania
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state line five miles (8 km) east of Wellsburg, where WV 27 continues east into the border town of
Independence
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as
Pennsylvania Route 844
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.
Major intersections
WV 27 Alternate
West Virginia Route 27 Alternate is an east–west
state highway located within the
Northern Panhandle county of
Brooke in
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
. The western terminus of the route is at
West Virginia Route 2
West Virginia Route 2 is a state highway in the US state of West Virginia. It generally parallels the Ohio River along the western border of the state, from U.S. Route 60 in Huntington (just west of the East End Bridge) northeasterly to U.S. ...
in
Follansbee. The eastern terminus is at the
Pennsylvania
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state line near
Eldersville, Pennsylvania where the road continues as Eldersville Road (State Route 4008).
Unlike most alternate state routes, Alternate WV 27 does not connect with its parent WV 27 route. Approximately four miles of WV Route 2 separate the western termini of both routes.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Brooke County, West Virginia
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