West Virginia Route 88
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
| Length: | 32.2 mi[1] (51.8 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 250 in Limestone | |||
| North end: |
 WV 27 near Wellsburg | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Marshall, Ohio, Brooke | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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West Virginia Route 88 is a north–south state highway located within the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. The southern terminus is at U.S. Route 250 in Limestone. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 27 five miles (8 km) east of Wellsburg and 400 yards (370 m) west of the Pennsylvania border.
WV 88 is cosigned with U.S. Route 40 (National Road) from Elm Grove to Woodsdale. It originally terminated in Marshall County, West Virginia. Portions of WV 88 in Ohio County were originally designated as WV 91 via 29th Street and terminated in South Wheeling. A few Ohio County roads are still under the old Route 91 designation. WV 88 from National Road in Woodsdale to the intersection with WV 67 is most commonly known as Bethany Pike and some road signs refer to WV 88 south from Bethlehem as "Fairmont Pike".
Attractions
- Golden Palace, Limestone
- Oglebay Park, Wheeling
- West Liberty University, West Liberty
- Bethany College, Bethany
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Marshall | | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 250 – Cameron, Moundsville | |
| | 4.02 | 6.47 |  WV 86 south – Glen Dale | ||
| Ohio | Wheeling |    US 40 east (National Road) to I‑70 / I‑470 west | south end of US 40 overlap | ||
| I‑70 west – Columbus | I-70 exit 4 | ||||
| US 40 west (National Road) to I‑70 | north end of US 40 overlap | ||||
| Brooke | Bethany |  WV 67 west – Wellsburg | south end of WV 67 overlap | ||
| WV 67 east – Bethany | north end of WV 67 overlap | ||||
| | WV 27 | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ↑ Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.