West Virginia Route 83 is an east–west
state highway located within
McDowell County,
West Virginia
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. The western terminus is at the
Virginia
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state line six miles (10 km) west of
Jolo
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, where WV 83 continues west as
Virginia State Route 83
State Route 83 (SR 83) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Business) in Pound east to the West Virginia state line in Paynesville, where the highway continues ...
. The eastern terminus is at
West Virginia Route 16
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in
War
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.
WV 83 is slated to be replaced by the
Coalfields Expressway.
Major intersections
References
083
Transportation in McDowell County, West Virginia
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