Corridor H, West Main Street, East Main Street

Direction:

East/West

Western Terminus:

I-79 in Weston

Eastern Terminus:

Virginia-West Virginia state line

Counties:

Lewis, Upshur, Barbour, Randolph, Tucker, Grant, Hardy

Signed:

Yes

Corridor H is a highway through the Appalachian Mountains that, when completed, will connect I-79 in West Virginia to I-81 in Virginia. It is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System, a network of highways intended to provide better access to and from Appalachia, thereby promoting economic development in the region. Two sections have been completed so far, a western section between Weston and Kerens and an eastern section between Davis and Wardensville. Originally, the western section was designated US 33 and US 219, while the eastern section was designated US 48. At this point, the US 48 designation has been applied to the entirety of both sections. Between them, it is temporarily routed along Parsons Road (US 219), Seneca Trail (US 219), Appalachian Highway (WV 32), and Synergy Highway (WV 93) until Corridor H is completed through this area. Corridor H is a four-lane divided highway with a 65 MPH speed limit and a mixture of at-grade intersections and grade-separated interchanges. The western section has some occasional traffic lights, while the eastern section has no traffic lights. The US 48 designation continues beyond the current end of Corridor H, multiplexed with WV 55 and VA 55 to I-81 in Virginia where Corridor H is proposed to end when completed.