U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia
# U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia

In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 40 (US 40) runs for 16 miles (26 km) through the Northern Panhandle region. The highway enters the state on the Military Order of the Purple Heart bridge concurrent with US 250, crossing Wheeling Island, before joining Interstate 70 (I-70) over the Fort Henry Bridge before leaving the interstate. The highway travels north around Wheeling Hill, before traveling through the northeastern suburbs of Wheeling, Triadelphia and Valley Grove before entering Pennsylvania. A majority of the route still follows the old National Road which predates the U.S. Highway System.

## History

Before the construction of I-70, US 40 continued southeast along Zane Street to Virginia Street, crossing the east channel of the Ohio River on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.

## Major intersections

The entire route is in Ohio County.

| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Wheeling (Wheeling Island) | | | US 40 west / US 250 west / Historic National Road west – Bridgeport | Ohio state line (Military Order of the Purple Heart Bridge over Ohio River back channel) |
| Wheeling (Wheeling Island) | 0.35 | 0.56 | I-70 west – Columbus, OH | Western end of I-70 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; US 40 west follows exit 0 |
| Wheeling | 0.63 | 1.01 | Fort Henry Bridge over Ohio River | Fort Henry Bridge over Ohio River |
| Wheeling | 0.79 | 1.27 | I-70 east / US 250 south / WV 2 south / 10th Street (Wheeling Suspension Bridge) – Washington, PA | Eastern end of I-70 / US 250 concurrency, western end of WV 2 concurrency; US 40 east follows exit 1A |
| Wheeling | | | WV 2 north (Main Street) – Weirton, Airport | Eastern end of WV 2 concurrency |
| Wheeling | | | I-70 – Washington, PA, Columbus, OH | I-70 exit 2A |
| Wheeling | | | WV 88 north (Bethany Pike) – Oglebay Park | Western end of WV 88 concurrency |
| Wheeling | | | I-70 west – Columbus | I-70 exit 4 |
| Wheeling | | | WV 88 south (Bethlehem Boulevard) – Bethlehem | Eastern end of WV 88 concurrency |
| Wheeling | | | I-70 to I-470 west – Columbus, Washington, PA | I-70 exit 5 |
| Triadelphia | | | CR 39 (Middle Creek Road) | |
| Roneys Point | | | CR 27 (Point Run Road) / CR 41 (Dallas Pike) | |
| Valley Grove | | | CR 35 (McGraws Run Road) | |
| ​ | | | CR 45 (Atkinson Crossing Road) | |
| ​ | | | Historic National Road east / CR 40/10 (Old US 40) | east end of National Road overlap |
| ​ | | | US 40 east | Pennsylvania state line |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access |||||
