West Virginia Turnpike

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The West Virginia Turnpike is a major toll highway running through southern West Virginia that forms a key segment of the Interstate 77 and Interstate 64 corridor.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
limited-access highway
toll road
connectsCity Beckley, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Princeton, West Virginia
country United States
electronicTollSystem E-ZPass
West Virginia E-ZPass
formsCorridor I-64 corridor
I-77 corridor
hasBridge numerous bridges
hasElectronicTollCollection yes
hasRestArea multiple rest areas
hasServicePlaza Morton Travel Plaza
Pinto Travel Plaza
Tamarack Service Plaza
hasToll yes
hasTunnel Memorial Tunnel (former)
isKeySegmentOf Charleston–Charlotte Interstate corridor
Cleveland–Florida Interstate corridor
isMajorRouteFor north–south traffic through Appalachians
traffic between Ohio Valley and Southeast U.S.
knownFor sharp curves
steep grades
laterConfiguration four-lane divided highway
locatedIn southern West Virginia
maintainedBy West Virginia Department of Transportation
West Virginia Parkways Authority
opened 1954
openedAsTollRoad yes
openingDate 1954-11-08
originalConfiguration two-lane highway
partOf Interstate 64 NERFINISHED
Interstate 77 NERFINISHED
passesThroughCounty Fayette County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Kanawha County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Mercer County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
Raleigh County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
region Appalachian Mountains
roadType controlled-access highway
state West Virginia
terminusNorth Charleston, West Virginia NERFINISHED
terminusSouth Princeton, West Virginia
terrain mountainous
tollCollectionDirection both directions
tollSystem barrier toll system
upgradedToInterstateStandards yes


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