U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia

U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia, in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	196.20 mi[1] (315.75 km)
Existed	1926–present
Western section
West end	US 50 / SR 32 in Belpre, OH
Major intersections	I-77 in Parkersburg US 19 in Clarksburg I-79 in Clarksburg US 250 near Grafton US 119 in Grafton
East end	US 50 near Brookside
Eastern section
West end	US 50 in Gormania
Major intersections	US 220 in New Creek
East end	US 50 towards Winchester, VA
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Wood, Ritchie, Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Preston; Grant, Mineral, Hampshire
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← WV 49 → WV 51

U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in West Virginia runs from the border with Ohio to Virginia, passing briefly through Garrett County, Maryland, and following the Northwestern Turnpike. Prior to the U.S. Highway System it was West Virginia Route 1 and in the 1930s, the road was not finished in Maryland. Today the section of US 50 from Clarksburg to Parkersburg on the Ohio River is part of Corridor D of the Appalachian Development Highway System.

Between Parkersburg and Wolf Summit, Route 50 roughly parallels the North Bend Rail Trail and crosses the trail at three places.^[2]