West Virginia Route 150 was created with utilitarian purpose to get past a mountain range and is closed in the spring due to geographical conditions.
Dedicated in 1980, the road is specially designed to be a scenic byway with a meandering course along mountain ridges that reach an elevation of 4,545 feet (1,385 m). Due to these geographical conditions, the road is not maintained in the winter months. (Access is not prevented during the winter, however.) 
