May 10, 2009

West Virginia Roads

A few days ago, I received an email from a Morgantown, WV rider with some general comments on roads in West Virginia. He agreed to share this with other riders.

"WV supposedly has the most miles or roads per capita (sp) of any state in the Union. Combine that with being completely covered with mountains (has the highest average elevation of any state) and with a sparse population (under 2 million) and you have the makings for great riding."

"I recommend State Routes that run mostly North and South. The Federal Highways are good (RT 50 from Bridgeport to the VA stateline) and parts of RT 250, supposedly RT 60. But the State Routes run from isolated community to isolated community, weaving through the hills. The State Routes are more narrow and don't have shoulders in alot of places and are often not as well paved. But on a bike that just makes for more weaving and fun."

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