West Virginia Submitted Signs Gallery

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BGS's & Overheads | Shields and Other Signs | Road Scenes

BGS's/Overheads
 
Photo Link & Description
Photographer and Date Taken
Button Copy guide sign for Secondary Route 41 (Exit 11) on I-70 West; Valley Grove. Dan Garnell; August 6, 2007
Overhead guide for Secondary Route 65/Cabela Dr. (Exit 10) on I-70 West; Valley Grove.  Yes, this exit was built for the Cabela's Outdoor Store. Dan Garnell; August 6, 2007
Guide sign for WV 51 (Exit 5) on I-81 North; Inwood. Doug Kerr; January 16, 2007
Guide sign for WV 45 and WV 9 East (Exit 12) on I-81 North; Martinsburg. Doug Kerr; January 16, 2007
Overheads for WV 9 West (Exit 16W) and WV 9 East (Exit 16E) on I-81 North; Martinsburg. Doug Kerr; January 16, 2007
Guide sign for 'TO' US 60 and 'TO' WV 2 (Exit 18) on I-64 East; Barboursville.  This is actually the exit for the newly signed WV 193, but you wouldn't know it from this sign. H.B. Elkins; May 16, 2006
Overheads for US 60 and county Route 60/89 (Exits 20A-B) and 'TO' US 60 and 'TO' WV 2 (Exit 18) on I-64 East; Barboursville.  Again there is not mention of WV 193 on the Exit 18 guide sign. H.B. Elkins; May 16, 2006
Overheads for WV 47 and WV 618 on US 50 West; Parkersburg.  WV 618 is the newest state route in West Virginia as it is the old US 50 routing through Parkersburg. Daniel Westfall; 2005
Overheads for US 30 East and WV 2 South; Chester. Doug Kerr; May 2005
Overheads for US 52 and 119 on US 119 North; Williamson.  This is right at the KY/TN line. HB Elkins; May 21, 2005
Overheads for I-79 and the Western Terminus of I-68; Morgantown. Jeff Kitsko; April 27, 2005
Button Copy Guide sign for Prickett's Fort State Park (Exit 139) on I-79 South; Fairmont Jeff Kitsko; April 27, 2005
Guide sign for WV 310 (Exit 137) on I-79 South; Fairmont. Jeff Kitsko; April 27, 2005
Button Copy overheads for South US 250/WV 2 (Exit 1B) and US 40 West/ WV 2 North (Exit 1A) on I-70 East; Wheeling. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
Overheads for WV 14 and 31 (Exit 185) on I-77 South; Williamston.  This is the first exit southbound in WV. HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
Overheads for WV 95 (Exit 173) and WV 47 (Exit 174) on I-77/WV 2 South; Parkersburg. HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
Button copy guide sign for WV 2 South / US 33 West (Exit 146) on I-77 North; Ravenswood. The US 33 West sign is added to the bottom of the guide sign as US 33 was recently rerouted onto a new alignment that multiplexed the US highway with I-77 from miles 138 to 146.  HB Elkins; August 27, 2004
Button copy guide sign for US 33 East (Exit 138) on I-77 North; Ripley.  A WV 62 shield has been added to the guide sign as WV 62 was extended on US 33's old alignment when US 33 moved to I-77. HB Elkins; August 27, 2004
Overheads for WV 2 North and I-470 on US 250 North; Wheeling. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
Button Copy overheads for US 22 West and WV 2 South (Exit 1) on US 22 West; Weirton. HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
Button Copy overheads for County Route 507 and 1 (Exit 3) on US 22 West; Weirton. HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
Overheads for US 30 east and WV 2 South on US 30 East; Chester. HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
Overheads for McColloch Street, I-70 West/US 250 North and I-70 East on US 250 North; Wheeling.  These are located at the end of the US 250 freeway in Wheeling. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
Lane control overheads for US 250 North and I-79 South on US 250 North; Fairmont. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
Overhead for I-470 and 26th Street on US 250 and WV 2 North; Wheeling. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
Overheads for US 250/WV 2 North and S. Marshall St.; Benwood. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
Overheads for WV 2 South and US 35 on WV 2 South; Point Pleasant. HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
Overheads for I-470 West (Exit 5A) and I-70 on I-70 West; Wheeling.  I-470 serves as a bypass of I-70 and the Wheeling Tunnel Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Button Copy Overheads for US 250/WV 2 South (Exit 1B) and WV 88 North (Exit 2A) on I-70 West; Wheeling. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Button Copy Overheads for US 40 West/US 250 North (Exit 0) and WV 2 North (Exit 1A) on I-70 West; Wheeling.  These signs are located after exiting the western portal of the Wheeling Tunnel. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Overheads for I-70, WV 2 North and US 40 East; Wheeling. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Overheads for US 250 and WV 2 (Exit 1) and I-470 on I-470 East; Wheeling. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Overheads for WV County Routes 507 & 1 (Exit 3) and County Route 13 (Exit 4) on US 22 West; Weirton.  County Route 507 (Cove Road) was once WV 507. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Overheads for WV 2 North (Exit 2) and US 22 on US 22 West; Weirton. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Overheads for US 22 East and US 22 West/ WV 2 South; Weirton. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Overheads for I-79 at the end of I-68 West; Morgantown. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Guide sign for US 19 (Exit 152) on I-79 North; Morgantown. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Overheads for US 60 (Exit 96) and WV 61 (Exit 96) on I-64 East/77 South; Charleston. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Guide sign for WV 5 (Exit 79) on I-79 North; Burnsville. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Overheads for WV 9 and 45; Martinsburg. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Overheads for WV 9 (Exit 16) and County Route 13 (Exit 14) on I-81 North; Martinsburg. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Button Copy Guide sign for County Route 15 (Exit 13) on I-81 South; Martinsburg. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Button Copy Guide sign for WV 45 and 9 East (Exit 12) on I-81 North; Martinsburg. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Button Copy Guide sign for Country Route 32 (Exit 8) on I-81 South; near Inwood. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Button Copy Guide sign for Virginia Secondary Route 669 (Exit 323) on I-81 South; Ridgeway.  Similar to the Maryland Exit 1 sign in the photo below, this exit in Virginia is signed to WV specs.  H.B. Elkins; 2004
Button Copy Guide sign for MD 63/68 (Exit 1) on I-81 North; Berkeley County.  WV in signing this exit using WV Route shields versus Maryland's design.  With the exception of the word 'Maryland' and line underneath, this set-up could work.  Doug Kerr; December 28, 2003
Button Copy guide sign for US 11 (Exit 23) on I-81 North; Falling Waters. Doug Kerr; December 28, 2003
Overheads for US 52 North and US 19 South; Bluefield. H.B. Elkins; May 2003
Overheads for I-64/77/79 on WV 114; Charleston. H.B. Elkins; Summer 2003
Directional Overheads for I-470 (Exit 5A) and I-70; Wheeling. Jeff Kitsko; July 10, 1999
Backlit overheads for I-64 East (Richmond) and I-77 South (Charlotte) on I-77 South; Beckley. H.B. Elkins; October 22, 1999
Overheads for US 460 (Exit 9) on I-77 South; Lawsonton. H.B. Elkins; October 22, 1999
Overheads for WV 25 (Exit 45) and US 35 (Exit 44) on I-64 East; Nitro. H.B. Elkins; October 22, 1999
Button Copy overheads for US 60 (Exit 58C); US 119 North (Exit 58B) and US 119 South (Exit 58A) on I-64 East; Charleston. H.B. Elkins; October 22, 1999
Button Copy overheads for I-64 on WV 34; Hurricane. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for I-77 North/'TO' I-79 and South I-77/ East I-64 on I-64 East; Charleston. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Overheads for I-64/77 on Tamarack access ramp; Beckley. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for I-77/79 (Exit 59) and US 119 South (Exit 58A); Charleston. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for I-64/77 and US 19 (Exit 48) on I-64 East/I-77 South; Beckley.  These signs have been replaced Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for I-64 East/ I-77 South and WV 61 (Exit 95); Charleston.  A rare use of 'Straight Ahead' on a modern Interstate. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for East I-64/ South I-77 and East US 60 (Exit 96); Charleston.  These are the next to the last of the Charleston style overheads before the WV Turnpike. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy overheads for I-64 and US 52 South; Huntington. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for US 52 North, US 60 and Madison Ave. on US 52 North; Huntington. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Button Copy Guide Sign for US 52 North (Exit 6) on I-64 East; Huntington. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Guide sign for US 60/WV 61 (Exit 85) on I-64 East/I-77 South; Chelyan. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Overheads for US 60 (Exit 20A) and County Route 60/89 (Exit 20B) on I-64 East; Barboursville. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
Overheads for WV 622 (Exit 47A-B) on I-64 East; Cross Lanes. Chris Curley; July 6, 2000
Overhead for I-64/77 and WV 61 on US 60; Cedar Grove. Chris Curley; July 6, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for WV 61 (Exit 98) and WV 114 (Exit 99) on I-64 East/I-77 South; Charleston. Chris Curley; July 6, 2000
Button Copy Diagramical Overhead for I-77 and I-64 (Exit 40) on I-77 North; Manscott. Chris Curley; December 29, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for I-64/77/79 and Broad St./Capitol St. (Exit 100) on I-77 North/I-64 East; Charleston. Chris Curley; December 29, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for I-79 (Exit 104) and US 119 (Exit 102) on I-77 North; Charleston. Chris Curley; December 29, 2000
Button Copy Overheads for US 50 (Exit 176) and WV 47 (Exit 174) on I-77 North; Parkersburg. Chris Curley; December 29, 2000
Overheads for I-77 and US 52 on US 460 East; Bluefield.  The covered up sign reads "US 52 - Welch". H.B. Elkins; May 2003
Guide sign thanking you for traveling the West Virginia Turnpike (I-77 North/I-64 West); Charleston.  There is another located on I-77 South in Bluefield H.B. Elkins; April 2003
Overheads for County Route 857 (Exit 10) and Runaway Truck Ramp on I-68 West; Cheat Lake.  The 7% grade is the actual descent on the exit ramp.  Jeff Kitsko; April 15, 2003
BGS for West Virginia University (Exit 7) on I-68 West; Morgantown. Jeff Kitsko; April 15, 2003
Button Copy BGS for US 40/WV 88 South (Exit 5) on I-70 West; Wheeling Jason Ilyes; November 2, 2002
Overheads for I-470 (Exit 5A) and US 40/WV 88 South on I-70 West; Wheeling.  I-470 serves as a Wheeling Bypass. Jason Ilyes; November 2, 2002
Overheads for I-77 North and US 460 East; Lawsonton. Roger Lokay, 2002
Overheads for I-77/64 on WV TPK on ramps, Mabscott.  The interchange with WV 16/97 is a trumpet. Roger Lokay; September 2002
Overhead for WV 3 East at WV TPK; Beckley.  The WV 3 interchange is now a diamond, originally a trumpet Roger Lokay; September 2002
I-77 Overheads on US 460; Lawsonton. Roger Lokay; May 2002
Secondary Route 73/12 (Exit 15) BGS on I-68; Coopers Rock.  Whomever 'William' is on the banner below this big green sign is not me!  It isn't me, I swear! The Bees; Spring 2002
WV 705 (Exit 7) BGS on I-68; Morgantown.  WV 705 actually doesn't intersect I-68 here; it is actually about one and a half mile to the North on US 119. Dan Moraseski/Shawn DeCesari; November 2001

Shields and Other Signs
 
Photo Link & Description
Photographer and Date Taken
Guide sign for HARP Route 939 on US 11 North; Marlowe.  The home-plate like shield is the designation for HARP (Home Access Road Program) Roads.  This classification began in April 1998. Doug Kerr; January 16, 2007
WV 259 North shield; Yellow Spring. Doug Kerr; January 16, 2007
South US 340 and East WV 9 shields; Charles Town. Doug Kerr; September 2005
North WV 16 and 61 shields; Mount Hope. Jimmy Storey; July 2005
An old and unique 'W. VA. Route 62' sign; Point Pleasant.  I'm not really sure how old it is or who put the sign up.  But still something very unique! HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
ALT US 52 and WV 16 North shields; Welch. HB Elkins; September 20, 2004
I-70 West Virginia and I-470 West Virginia shields; Wheeling. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
'To' I-79/ North US 119 and WV 114 shields; Big Chimney. HB Elkins; August 27, 2004
WV 2 South and US 33 West shields; Ravenswood.  Shields from the new US 33/WV 2 multiplex. HB Elkins; August 27, 2004
US 50 West and 250 North shields; Pruntytown. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
US 52 South and WV 16 North shields; Welch. HB Elkins; September 20, 2004
West US 60 and 'TO' WV 2 and OH 7 shields; Huntingdon. HB Elkins; September 22, 2004
Older US 219/250 North and WV 55 shields; Valley Bend.  This sign combo is missing a WV 92 shield. HB Elkins; September 20, 2004
East WV 3 and US 219 shields; Pickaway. HB Elkins; September 20, 2004
US 250 North and US 250 Truck shields; Phillipi.  The truck route allows trucks to bypass the covered bridge that carries US 250. HB Elkins; September 20, 2004
'TO' West I-70 WV / US 40 West and WV 2 shields; Wheeling. HB Elkins; September 21, 2004
WV 105 and 'TO' US 22 shields; Weirton. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
US 40 East and US 250 South shields; Wheeling.  These are the first shields for each respective route upon entering West Virginia from Ohio. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
US 250 South and WV 2 South shields; Moundsville. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
US 250 South and WV 7 East shields; Hundred. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
WV 218 and WV 7 shields; Blacksville.  Just a few hunder feet to the north is the PA/WV line. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Older US 52 South shield; McDowell County. H.B. Elkins; 2004
US 50 East and US 250 South shields; Pruntytown.  US 50 and 250 form a very brief multiplex in Taylor County. H.B. Elkins; 2004
East US 50/ South US 220 and WV 28 shields; Junction.  An interesting occurrence here as US 50 loses US 220 South but gains WV 28 North. H.B. Elkins; 2004
South Alternate WV 45 shield; Shepherdstown.  WV 45 Alt serves as a simple bypass of Shepherdstown. H.B. Elkins; 2004
Older US 11 North shield; Martinsburg. H.B. Elkins; 2004
'TO' I-81 WV/ US 11 North/ WV 9 West and WV 45 East shields; Martinsburg. H.B. Elkins; 2004
WV 9 shields on US 522 North; Berkley Springs. Doug Kerr; June 6, 2004
US 119 North and Erroneous WV 857 North shields; Morgantown.  The WV 857 shield should be a scondary route shield vs. a primary route shield. Pete Zapadka; June 2004
Erroneous 'North' US 19 and East WV 7 shields; Star City.  It should read 'South' US 19. Pete Zapadka; June 2004
Separate JCT 'TOLL' I-64/77 West Virginia Shields; Camp Creek. H.B. Elkins; October 22, 1999
'TO' I-77 West Virginia/ US 50 East/ South WV 14/68 shields; Parkersburg. H.B. Elkins; November 5, 1999
Interstate 64 West Virginia shields; Hurricane. Chris Curley; May 10, 2000
North I-77 WV and WV 2 shields. Chris Curley; December 29, 2000
North US 220/ WV 46/ WV 46 Truck East Shields; Keyser.  WV 46 Truck East bypasses a very narrow one-way street in downtown Keyser. Seth Dunn; October 2003
Older sign for Mercer County Route 11, Old Bramwell Road, on US 19; Bluefield.  This is an older secondary road guide sign using a green background /white numerals for the route number vs. a white background/black numerals used today. Michael Summa; 1999
I-77 West Virginia and South US 52 shields; Bluefield.  This is where US 52 joins I-77 to go through the East Valley Tunnel and into Virginia. Michael Summa; 1999
South County 120 and North US 52 Shields; Mercer County. H.B. Elkins; May 2003
Miniature County Route Marker (3/31); Julian.  These signs may be the smallest route markers in the country. H.B. Elkins; April 2003
WV 3 and Erroneous WV 119 Shields; Julian. H.B. Elkins; April 2003
I-64 & I-77 Shields; WV Turnpike.  The numerals for these shields are very much different than those on the photo below. H.B. Elkins; April 2003
WV 55 and WV 259 shields; Wardensville. Seth Dunn; April 2003
JCT TOLL I-64/77 Shields; Beckley.  This may be a left over signage from the old ticket system of the WV Turnpike. Dan Garnell; May 5, 2000
END County Route 208 and JCT WV 2; Hancock County.  CR 208 connects Rte 2 and Rte 8. Denny Pine; 2002
Erroneous US 55 Shield; Hardy County.  For some reason there are always shield errors on these type of signs. Brian Polidoro; July 6, 2002
Older WV County Route 21 and US 60 shields; Charleston.  CR 21 in this case was the former alignment of US 21, which was decommissioned in West Virginia in the 1970s.  For most of the former US Highway's route North of the Charleston.  The routing is marked as WV CR 21. Dan Moraseski/Shawn DeCesari; November 2001
WV 75 End Error at US 52; Neal. WV 75 is routed along US 52 to I-64. US 52 joins the interstate, while WV 75 runs into downtown Kenova and ends at US 60, where there is no "end" sign. WV 75 is signed at US 60 and at the ramps off of I-64 for Exit 1, although there is no WV 75 signage on the big green signs on I-64. H.B. Elkins
End County Route 857 and US 119 shields; Morgantown.  WV CR 857 is a rare case of a secondary or county route in WV having a shield let alone an end designation. The Bees; 2001.

Road Scenes
 

Photo Link & Description
Photographer and Date Taken
Cantilever arch bridge carrying I-79 over the Mongahela River; Morgantown. Pete Zapadka; March 30, 2007
Cable stayed bridge carrying US 22 over the Ohio River; Weirton.  The wishbone shaped bridge has been open for nearly 20 years. HB Elkins; Spetmeber 22, 2004
Entering the Wheeling Tunnel from Westbound I-70.  This short narrow tunnel does not allow any passing. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Truss bridge carrying WV 7 over Dunkard Creek; Blacksville. Doug Kerr; August 29, 2004
Approach to the Yeager Bridges on I-77 South/ I-64 East; Charleston.  The southbound bridge is the original bridge which opened in 1954. H.B. Elkins; 2004



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