West Virginia Route 16

West Virginia Route 16
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	252.9 mi[1] (407.0 km)
Major junctions
South end	SR 16 in Bishop
Major intersections	US 52 in Welch WV 10 near Pineville I-64 / I-77 near Beckley US 19 in Oak Hill US 60 in Gauley Bridge I-79 near Big Chimney US 33 / US 119 near Arnoldsburg US 50 near Ellenboro
North end	WV 2 in St. Marys
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	McDowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Clay, Calhoun, Ritchie, Pleasants
Highway system
West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← WV 15 → WV 17

West Virginia Route 16 (WV 16) is a north–south route located in the U.S. State of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at the Virginia state line in Bishop, McDowell County, where the route continues south as Virginia State Route 16. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 2 in St. Marys, Pleasants County, on the south bank of the Ohio River. WV 16 continues as a same-numbered route into Virginia and North Carolina, ultimately ending in Waxhaw, south of Charlotte and just north of the South Carolina border. The total length of highway is just under 475 miles (764 km) long.