U.S. Route 340 in West Virginia

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 340 in West Virginia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 340.

U.S. Route 340 marker

U.S. Route 340
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Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length: 16.00 mi (25.75 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
South end: US 340 near Gaylord, VA
Major
junctions:		 WV 9 in Charles Town
North end: US 340 near Loudoun Heights, VA
Location
Counties: Jefferson
Highway system
← WV 331 US 460 →

In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 340 runs north–south in Jefferson County, between Clarke County, Virginia and Loudoun County, Virginia. It is a main route between Charles Town and Harpers Ferry, and it is known as the William L. Wilson Freeway through that stretch.[1] The southern portion of the highway, between the Virginia state line and Charles Town, is known as Berryville Pike.

Route description

File:US-340 Shenandoah River bridge 2015.JPG
Bridge carrying US-340 over the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. This bridge also carries the Appalachian Trail over the river.

The West Virginia portion of US 340 begins as a two-lane road at the state line near Gaylord, Virginia. It passes through Rippon and Wheatland before becoming a four-lane, limited-access highway just before Washington High School. After an interchange with West Virginia Route 9 in Charles Town, the highway moves in an easterly direction toward Harpers Ferry, past the main entrance to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. It becomes a two-lane road again before carrying the Appalachian Trail over the Shenandoah River and entering Loudoun County, Virginia near Loudoun Heights, Virginia.

The four-lane portion between Charles Town and Harpers Ferry NHP was designated the William L. Wilson Freeway after a resolution was passed in the West Virginia Legislature during the 1998 legislative session.[2]

Expansion

A plan is currently being devised to expand the portion of the road between the Virginia state line and Wheatland to a four-lane highway.[3]

The two-lane portion of the highway between Harpers Ferry and the Virginia state line is often burdened by heavy traffic, and the West Virginia Department of Transportation is examining ways to mitigate backups.[4]

Major intersections

County Location mi km Destinations Notes
Jefferson Rippon 0.0 0.0 US 340 – Berryville Virginia state line
Charles Town 7.3 11.7 WV 115 – Charles Town
8.0 12.9 WV 9 – Leesburg, VA south end of WV 9 overlap
8.9 14.3 WV 9 – Martinsburg north end of WV 9 overlap
9.2 14.8 WV 51 – Inwood
Halltown 12.0 19.3 WV 230 – Shepherdstown
Harpers Ferry 16.0 25.7 US 340 – Frederick, MD Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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