South end: WV 25 in Dunbar Length 162.3 km | North end: I-77/US 33 in Ripley | |
Counties Kanawha County, West Virginia | ||
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.
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Map of WV-62, West Virginia, USA
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.
West Virginia Route Spur 62
WV Spur 62 connects WV 62 to Ohio State Route 833 via the Pomeroy–Mason Bridge. As of September 2007, Spur 62 is signposted as part of Ohio State Route 833.