West Virginia Route 62

West Virginia Route 62
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length:	100.83 mi (162.27 km)
Major junctions
South end:	WV 25 in Dunbar
	WV 2 near Pt. Pleasant WV 2 near Millwood
North end:	I-77/US 33 in Ripley
Location
Counties:	Kanawha, Putnam, Mason, Jackson
Highway system
West Virginia Routes State County Turnpikes ← WV 61 WV 63 → ← US 19 WV 20 →

West Virginia Route 62 is a north–south state highway in western West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 25 in Dunbar. The northern terminus is at Interstate 77 and U.S. Route 33 in Ripley.

History

In the 1920s, WV 62 was designated West Virginia Route 19.

Up until the late 1960s, WV 62 was designated as U.S. Route 35 from Dunbar to Point Pleasant, crossing the Silver Bridge into Gallipolis, Ohio. After the Silver Bridge collapsed in 1967 (necessitating the building of a new bridge, the Silver Memorial Bridge—finished in 1969), US 35 was moved to the south bank (replacing the former WV 17) of the Kanawha River and US 35's previous route was designated as WV 62.

In December 2003, WV 62 was extended northward (but geographically southeastward) along then-US 33 from its former northern terminus at US 33 in Mason to Ripley.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kanawha	Charleston–Dunbar line			WV 25
	Tyler Mountain			WV 501 north to WV 622
	Cross Lanes			WV 622 to I‑64 – Institute, Sissonville
Putnam	Poca			WV 25 east to I‑64
	Red House			WV 34 north	south end of WV 34 overlap
	​			WV 34 south to US 35 – Winfield	north end of WV 34 overlap; to Winfield Toll Bridge
	​			To I‑64 / US 35 (via WV 869) – Point Pleasant, Charleston	to Lower Buffalo Bridge
Mason	​			WV 2 north – Ravenswood	south end of WV 2 overlap
	Point Pleasant			WV 2 south to US 35 – Huntington	north end of WV 2 overlap
				To WV 2 south / US 35 / Viand Street – Huntington
	Mason			SR 833 north (Pomeroy-Mason Bridge) – Pomeroy
Jackson	Mount Alto			WV 2 south / WV 331 east – Cottageville, Point Pleasant	south end of WV 2 overlap
	​			WV 2 north – Ravenswood	north end of WV 2 overlap
	​			WV 331 west / CR 33/17 (Conrad Hill Road) – Cottageville
	​			WV 87 west – Evans
	Ripley			I‑77 / US 33 – Parkersburg, Charleston	I-77 exit 138
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

West Virginia Route Spur 62

WV Spur 62 connects WV 62 to Ohio State Route 833 via the Pomeroy–Mason Bridge.^[2] As of September 2007, Spur 62 is signposted as part of Ohio State Route 833.^[3]

References

1. WV 62 Termini
2. General Highway Map, Mason County, West Virginia (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. § 1 of 2. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
3. "Ohio 833, Mason, West Virginia, United States [northwest view]". Google Street View. Retrieved 2012-10-19.