WV 25
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From: near Nitro (Putnam County)
To: Charleston (Kanawha County)
Total Length: 14.9 miles  
ROUTE LOG
WV 62: 0 - 0
I-64 (exit 45): 1.0 - 1.0
Kanawha-Putnam Line: 1.2 - 2.2
WV 25 ALT: 0.8 - 3.0
WV 25 SPUR: 1.6 - 4.6
WV 622: 2.7 - 7.3
I-64 (exit 53): 3.1 -10.4
WV 62: 2.1 - 12.5
US 60: 2.4 - 14.9
Creation: Appeared in 1935 as new primary routing, running from US 35 (now WV 62) near Nitro to US 35 (now WV 62) east of Dunbar. This is the 3rd WV 25.
Adjustments: Between 1950-57 WV 25 was removed from Ash St (no longer connects)/Main Ave/Blackwood Ave in Nitro, most of which became WV 25 ALT.

1949 Kanawha County
WV 25 original routing in Nitro
1949 Kanawha County
1964 Kanawha County
WV 25 rerouted east of RR through Nitro
1964 Kanawha County

Around 1966, WV 25 was placed on newly constructed Fairlawn Ave from 19th St east to 10th St which WV 25 then used south back to Dunbar Ave. The old route is partly covered by I-64, plus WV 25 used 16th St south to Dunbar up to this point.
In 1970, WV 25 was extended east replacing US 35 to its current endpoint at US 60.

1964 Kanawha County
WV 25 original Dunbar routing
1964 Kanawha County
1972 Kanawha County
WV 25 rerouted in Dunbar plus replaced US 35 into Charleston
1964 Kanawha County

Improvements: Fully paved upon inception.
Wv 25 was multilaned from WV 622 to CR 25/10 in the late 1960s.
WV 25 is multilaned on its 1970 extension into Charleston
Comment: A suburban alternative to WV 62.
WV 25 serves West Virginia State Univ
WV 25 also has a connection to I-64 Exit 50 via CR 25/10.

Previous WV 25's:

1927 ROUTE LOG
WV 2: 0 - 0
Pennsylvania State Line: 4 - 4


1934 ROUTE LOG
US 21: 0 - 0
WV 34 NB: 23 - 23
WV 34 NB: 1 - 24
WV 5 EB: 30 - 54
WV 62, WV 5 WB: 3 - 57
Ohio State Line: 1 - 58
WV 25 #1: Appeared 1922 as new primary routing running from WV 2 Weirton east to the nearby Pennsylvania State Line. I do not believe WV 25 made it to Ohio, as the first bridge at Weirton opened in 1928.
In 1927, WV 25 was renumbered as part of US 22. Today it is WV 105 except 24th St/24 th St Ext Loop; CR 15 Culler Rd and Palm Dr east of Weirton; CR 22/1 right at the Pennsylvania line.

1922 Official
WV 25 from Weirton to Pennsylvania
1922 Official
1928 Official
US 22 replaces WV 25
1928 Official

WV 25 #2: Appeared about 1931 as a renumbering of WV 19 running from US 21-60 Charleston northwest to Ohio at Point Pleasant.
In 1935, WV 25 was renumbered as US 35. Today it is WV 62 plus the last two miles into Charleston are now a bit of today's WV 25 plus Washington St West. The bridge over the Ohio River was the Silver Bridge which collapsed from mechanical failure in 1967.

1922 Official
WV 19 from Charleston to Point Pleasant
1922 Official
1931 Official
WV 25 replaces WV 19
1931 Official
1939 Rand McN
US 35 replaces WV 25
1939 Rand McN


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