Interstate 77 in West Virginia - wikipedia Interstate 77 in West Virginia This article is about the section of Interstate 77 in West Virginia. For the entire route, see Interstate 77. Interstate 77 Route information Maintained by West Virginia Division of Highways and West Virginia Parkways Authority Length 187.21 mi ( 301.29 km ) Existed November 8, 1954 -- present Major junctions South end I - 77 / US 52 at Virginia state line US 460 near Princeton I ‐ 64 from Beckley to Charleston WV 16 / WV 97 at Beckley US 19 near Beckley US 60 at Charleston I ‐ 79 near Charleston US 33 from Ripley to Ravenswood WV 2 from Ravenswood to Parkersburg US 50 at Parkersburg North end I - 77 at Ohio state line Highway system Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State ← WV 76 WV 78 → In the U.S. state of West Virginia, Interstate 77 ( I - 77 ) is a major north -- south Interstate highway. It extends for 187.21 miles ( 301 km ) between Bluefield at the Virginia state line to Williamstown at the Ohio state line. The highway serves Charleston, the capital and largest city in West Virginia ; it also serves the cities of Beckley, Bluefield, and Parkersburg. I - 77 uses the entire length of the West Virginia Turnpike between Princeton and Charleston, and it is concurrent with Interstate 64 between Beckley and Charleston. Contents 1 Route description 2 Tolls 3 History 4 Exit list 5 References Route description View north along I - 77 in Fairplain Interstate 77 enters West Virginia from Virginia via the East River Mountain Tunnel ; it is concurrent with U.S. Route 52 within the tunnel. It surfaces in Mercer County to the east of Bluefield. I - 77 's first exit in West Virginia is 0.6 miles ( 0.97 km ) north of the state line ; US 52 leaves the highway here. I - 77 continues north to Princeton. In Princeton, I - 77 becomes the West Virginia Turnpike, which it remains through Charleston. The highway continues northward through rural Mercer County, roughly following U.S. Route 19. It crosses the Bluestone River in Eads Mill and passes Camp Creek State Park in Camp Creek. I - 77 enters Raleigh County near the community of Ghent. I - 77 's northbound and southbound lanes separate here ; they do not reunite until a point south of Daniels. I - 77 meets I - 64 south of Beckley, and the two highways become concurrent. The highways bypass the west side of Beckley and pass the turnpike 's Beckley Service Area, which includes Tamarack, Best of West Virginia, at exit 45. I - 77 heads north from Beckley into the Appalachian Mountains. It enters Fayette County near Pax, and it crosses into Kanawha County near Standard shortly afterwards. The highway continues north until it reaches the Kanawha River near Cabin Creek, where it turns northwest to follow the river into Charleston. I - 77 crosses the river between exits 95 and 96 in Port Amherst. The West Virginia Turnpike ends after exit 96, and I - 77 becomes a freeway. I - 77 continues into downtown Charleston after the turnpike ends. It crosses the Elk River before separating from I - 64 at an interchange in north Charleston. I - 77 heads northeast along the river until it meets the southern terminus of Interstate 79 near Yeager Airport. I - 77 then heads north into rural Kanawha County. It enters Jackson County near Goldtown. The highway continues north through Ripley, where it intersects U.S. Route 33. It becomes concurrent with US 33 and remains so through Silverton, where US 33 leaves the interstate and West Virginia Route 2 joins it. I - 77 turns northeast toward Rockport, where it enters Wood County and turns north toward Parkersburg. It runs through the southeast corner of Parkersburg, bypassing the center of the city. It crosses the Little Kanawha River south of Parkersburg and heads northeast from the city. WV 2 leaves I - 77 soon after, at exit 179 in North Hills. I - 77 heads north towards Williamstown, where it crosses the Ohio River into Marietta, Ohio on the Marietta - Williamstown Interstate Bridge. Tolls See also : West Virginia Turnpike History Postcard view of the Yeager Bridge This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( May 2008 ) Exit list County Location mi km Exit Destinations Notes East River Mountain 0.0 0.0 East River Mountain Tunnel I - 77 / US 52 continues south into Virginia Mercer Bluefield 0.6 0.97 US 52 north -- Bluefield North end of US 52 overlap Ingleside 5.0 8.0 5 WV 112 -- Ingleside Southbound exit and northbound entrance 6.7 10.8 7 CR 27 ( Ingleside Rd. ) -- Ingleside Northbound exit and southbound entrance Princeton 8.8 14.2 9 US 460 -- Princeton West Virginia Tourist Welcome Center and Vietnam War Memorial ; south end of West Virginia Turnpike 13.6 21.9 14 CR 7 to WV 20 ( Athens Road ) -- Athens Concord University 19.6 31.5 20 US 19 -- Camp Creek Camp Creek State Park Raleigh Ghent 28.8 46.3 28 CR 48 -- Ghent, Flat Top Toll Plaza A Beckley 39.3 63.2 40 I ‐ 64 east -- Lewisburg South end of I - 64 overlap 41.8 67.3 42 WV 16 / WV 97 ( Robert C. Byrd Dr. ) -- Mabscott Twin Falls Resort State Park 44.3 71.3 44 WV 3 ( Harper Rd. ) -- Beckley 45.6 73.4 45 Tamarack : The Best of West Virginia 47.4 76.3 48 To US 19 ( Corridor L ) -- North Beckley, Summersville Toll plaza on northbound exit and southbound entrance Fayette Pax 54.4 87.5 54 CR ⁄ -- Pax Toll Plaza B Mossy 59.4 95.6 60 WV 612 east -- Mossy, Oak Hill ​ 66.0 106.2 66 CR 15 -- Mahan Kanawha ​ 74.0 119.1 74 CR 83 ( Paint Creek Rd. ) -- Standard ​ 79.3 127.6 79 CR ⁄ ( Cabin Creek Road ) -- Sharon Chelyan 84.5 136.0 85 US 60 / WV 61 -- Montgomery, Chelyan, Cedar Grove 87.7 141.1 Toll Plaza C Marmet 89.3 143.7 89 WV 94 to WV 61 -- Marmet, Chesapeake Charleston 94.3 151.8 95 WV 61 ( MacCorkle Avenue ) 94.6 152.2 Chuck Yeager Bridge over the Kanawha River 95.5 153.7 96 US 60 east ( Midland Trail ) -- Belle South end of US 60 overlap ; north end of West Virginia Turnpike 96.6 155.5 97 US 60 west ( Kanawha Boulevard ) North end of US 60 overlap ; northbound exit and southbound entrance 98.0 157.7 98 To WV 61 / 35th Street Bridge Southbound exit and northbound entrance 98.9 159.2 99 WV 114 ( Greenbrier Street ) -- State Capitol 100.0 160.9 100 Leon Sullivan Way, Capitol Street 100.7 162.1 101 I ‐ 64 west -- Huntington North end of I - 64 overlap 101.4 163.2 102 US 119 ( Westmoreland Road ) 102.7 165.3 104 I ‐ 79 north -- Clarksburg Sissonville 105.9 170.4 106 CR 27 ( Edens Fork Road ) 109.9 176.9 111 CR 29 ( Tuppers Creek Road ) -- Sissonville 112.4 180.9 114 WV 622 -- Sissonville, Pocatalico 115.0 185.1 116 CR 21 ( Haines Branch Road ) -- Sissonville Jackson ​ 118.9 191.4 119 CR 21 -- Goldtown ​ 123.9 199.4 124 WV 34 -- Kenna Ripley 131.4 211.5 132 CR 21 -- Fairplain, Ripley 136.9 220.3 138 US 33 east / WV 62 south -- Ripley, Point Pleasant South end of US 33 overlap Silverton 145.0 233.4 146 US 33 west / WV 2 south -- Silverton, Ravenswood North end of US 33 overlap ; south end of WV 2 overlap ​ 153.4 246.9 154 CR 1 ( Medina Road ) Wood ​ 160.7 258.6 161 CR 21 -- Rockport Parkersburg 169.0 272.0 170 WV 14 -- Mineral Wells, Parkersburg 172.2 277.1 173 WV 95 ( Camden Ave. ) -- Downtown Parkersburg 172.9 278.3 174 WV 47 ( Staunton Ave. ) -- Parkersburg 175.4 282.3 176 US 50 ( 7th Street, Corridor D ) -- Downtown Parkersburg 179.0 288.1 179 WV 2 north / WV 68 south ( Emerson Avenue ) -- Vienna, North Parkersburg North end of WV 2 overlap Williamstown 184.8 297.4 185 WV 14 to WV 31 -- Williamstown, Vienna Ohio River 187.21 301.29 Marietta -- Williamstown Interstate Bridge I - 77 continues north into Ohio 1.000 mi = 1.609 km ; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 77 in West Virginia. Route map : Google KML file ( edit help ) Display on Google Maps Template : Attached KML / Interstate 77 in West Virginia KML is from Wikidata Jump up ^ `` Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System - table 1 ''. Federal Highway Administration. 2002 - 10 - 31. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 17. Jump up ^ Google ( 2009 - 02 - 20 ). `` overview map of Interstate 77 Between Virginia and Charleston Distances Between Interchanges '' ( Map ). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 20. Jump up ^ Google ( 2009 - 02 - 20 ). `` overview map of Interstate 77 Between Charleston and Ohio Distances Between Interchanges '' ( Map ). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 20. Interstate 77 Previous state : Virginia West Virginia Next state : Ohio Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_77_in_West_Virginia&oldid=824085599 '' Categories : Interstate 77 Interstate Highways in West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia Transportation in Wood County, West Virginia Transportation in Jackson County, West Virginia Transportation in Kanawha County, West Virginia Transportation in Fayette County, West Virginia Transportation in Raleigh County, West Virginia Transportation in Mercer County, West Virginia Hidden categories : Infobox road maps for Wikidata migration Articles to be expanded from May 2008 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Articles using KML from Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 5 February 2018, at 06 : 10. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: when was interstate 77 built in west virginia
Answer: 1954