West Virginia Route 46 is an east–west
state highway
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split into two segments in
Mineral County,
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 ...
,
United States
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. The western terminus of the western segment is at
West Virginia Route 42
West Virginia Route 42 is a north–south state highway connecting Grant County to Mineral County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 28 and West Virginia Route 55 in Peters ...
in
Elk Garden. The eastern terminus is at the
Maryland
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state line north of
Beryl
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, where WV 46 crosses the
Potomac River
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and intersects
Maryland Route 135
Maryland Route 135 (MD 135) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as Maryland Highway, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 219 (US 219) in Oakland in Garrett County east to US 220 in McCoole in ...
on the north bank.
The western terminus of the eastern segment is at the Maryland state line in
Piedmont
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, where WV 46 continues into Maryland as
Maryland Route 36
Maryland Route 36 (also known as MD 36 or Route 36) is a state highway located in Allegany County, Maryland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. MD 36's southern terminus is at the West Virginia Route 46 (WV 46) bridge in We ...
. The eastern terminus is at
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 ...
in
Fort Ashby
Fort Ashby is a historic stockade fort located in Fort Ashby, West Virginia, US. A military installation constructed during the French and Indian War, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Origin
On October 26, 1755, Colone ...
.
The two segments are connected by a two-mile (3 km) portion of MD 135 and MD 36 in Maryland's
Allegany County.
Attractions
*
Jennings Randolph Lake
Jennings Randolph Lake is a reservoir of located on the North Branch Potomac River in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia. It is approximately eight miles upstream of Bloomington, Maryland, and approximately five miles n ...
Major intersections
References
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West Virginia Route 046
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