page_title: West Virginia Route 705
section_title: Route 705 (mileposts 1.8 to 3.5)
hierarchical_section_title: West Virginia Route 705 / Route description / Route 705 (mileposts 1.8 to 3.5)
caption_attribution_description: English: View east along West Virginia State Route 705 (201st Infantry Division Memorial Highway) at Stewartstown Road (Monongalia County Route 67) in Chestnut Ridge, Monongalia County, West Virginia
context_page_description: West Virginia Route 705 is a short east–west state highway partially located within the Monongalia County city of Morgantown in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 19 and West Virginia Route 7, directly in front of the WVU Coliseum. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 119 near the Morgantown Municipal Airport. The route is major road in northern Morgantown. It is maintained by the West Virginia Department of Transportation.
context_section_description: The rest of 705 is simply known as "705".  Officially, it is named the 201st Memorial Highway.  Between Willowdale Rd. and Stewartstown Road, The area to the south of Route 705 is known as the "Big Dig" due to several recent development projects in the area.  Several apartment complexes surround this segment of the highway also.  After Stewartstown Rd., Route 705 becomes a two-lane road with left-turn lanes for the first time. As of October 2009, 705 was widened to three lanes from Stewartstown Road to the Mileground. Once at the Mileground US 119, the right lane becomes a right-turn lane and the left a left-turn lane. As for the other direction, it originates with only one lane towards Stewartstown Road, until midway between Mileground and Stewartstown Road, then it widens to a full 4-lane highway. Other upgrades, such as an acceleration lane from Stewartstown Road, and a new left-turn lane onto Stewartstown Road were also added, alone with new stoplights to accommodate the new Suncrest Towne Center.
caption: View east along WV 705 at CR 67 (Stewartstown Road) in Chestnut Ridge
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