West Virginia Route 16

West Virginia Route 16 marker West Virginia Route 16
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	252.9 mi (407.0 km)
Major junctions
South end	File:Virginia 16.svg SR 16 in Bishop
Major intersections	File:US 52.svg US 52 in Welch File:WV-10.svg WV 10 near Pineville File:I-64.svgFile:I-77.svg I-64 / I-77 near Beckley File:US 19.svg US 19 in Oak Hill File:US 60.svg US 60 in Gauley Bridge File:I-79.svg I-79 near Big Chimney File:US 33.svgFile:US 119.svg US 33 / US 119 near Arnoldsburg File:US 50.svg US 50 near Ellenboro
North end	File:WV-2.svg WV 2 in St. Marys
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	McDowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Clay, Calhoun, Ritchie, Pleasants
Highway system
West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← WV 15 → WV 17

File:2017-09-08 15 57 16 View north along West Virginia State Route 16 at Right Fork Crummies Creek Road (Calhoun County Route 16-25) in Arnoldsburg, Calhoun County, West Virginia.jpg

View north along WV 16 at CR 16/25 in Calhoun County

File:Beckwith Road Bridge 2022b.jpg

WV 16 crossing the New River in 2022

File:WV 16 in Cucumber, West Virginia.png

WV 16 passing through Cucumber, West Virginia

West Virginia Route 16 (WV 16) is a north–south route located in the U.S. State of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at the Virginia state line in Bishop, McDowell County, where the route continues south as Virginia State Route 16. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 2 in St. Marys, Pleasants County, on the south bank of the Ohio River. WV 16 continues as a same-numbered route into Virginia and North Carolina, ultimately ending in Waxhaw, south of Charlotte and just north of the South Carolina border. The total length of highway is just under 475 miles (764 km) long.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
McDowell	Bishop			File:South plate.svg File:Virginia 16.svg SR 16 south – Tazewell, Marion, Mouth of Wilson	Continuation from Virginia
				File:North plate.svg File:WV-161.svg WV 161 north – Anawalt
	​			File:West plate.svg File:WV-83.svg WV 83 west – Bradshaw
	Welch			File:North plate.svg File:US 52.svg US 52 north – Iaeger, Williamson	south end of US 52 overlap
				File:South plate.svg File:US 52.svgFile:East plate.svg File:WV-103.svg US 52 south / WV 103 east – Bluefield, Gary	north end of US 52 overlap; south end of US 52 Alt. overlap
				File:South plate.svg File:Alt plate.svg File:US 52.svg US 52 Alt. south (Elkhorn Street)	north end of US 52 Alt. overlap
Wyoming	Pineville			File:North plate.svg File:WV-10.svgFile:To plate.svg File:WV-97.svg WV 10 north to WV 97 – Pineville, Twin Falls Resort State Park	south end of WV 10 overlap
	​			File:South plate.svg File:WV-10.svg WV 10 south – Princeton	north end of WV 10 overlap
	Mullens			File:North plate.svg File:WV-54.svg WV 54 north – Beckley, Twin Falls Resort State Park
Raleigh	​			File:South plate.svg File:WV-54.svgFile:West plate.svg File:WV-97.svg WV 54 south / WV 97 west – Mullens	south end of WV 97 overlap
	​			File:South plate.svg File:WV-121.svgFile:South plate.svg File:WV-54.svg WV 121 south (local traffic only) / WV 54 south – Mullens	interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	MacArthur			File:I-64.svgFile:I-77.svg I-64 / I-77 – Charleston, Bluefield	I-77 exit 42; north end of WV 97 overlap
	Mabscott			Mabscott	interchange
	Beckley			Walker Avenue	interchange; southbound access only
				File:To plate.svg File:East plate.svg File:WV-3.svg To WV 3 east / Central Avenue	south end of WV 3 west overlap (northbound only)
				File:East plate.svg File:WV-3.svg WV 3 east (Neville Street) – Downtown Beckley
				File:West plate.svg File:WV-3.svgFile:To plate blue.svg File:I-77.svg WV 3 west (Prince Street / Harper Road) to I-77	north end of WV 3 west overlap (northbound only)
				File:South plate.svg File:WV-210.svg WV 210 south (North Kanawha Street)
				File:South plate.svg File:US 19.svgFile:Circle sign 8.svg US 19 south (Eisenhower Drive) / CR 8 (Ragland Road)	south end of US 19 overlap
	​			File:North plate.svg File:US 19.svgFile:To plate blue.svg File:I-64.svgFile:To plate blue.svg File:I-77.svg US 19 north to I-64 / I-77 – Charleston, Bluefield, Oak Hill, Summersville	interchange; north end of US 19 overlap
	Bradley			File:To plate.svg File:US 19.svg To US 19
Fayette	Mount Hope			File:North plate.svg File:WV-211.svg WV 211 north – Downtown Mount Hope
				File:South plate.svg File:WV-61.svg WV 61 south – Prince	south end of WV 61 overlap
				File:South plate.svg File:WV-211.svg WV 211 south – Downtown Mount Hope
	​			File:To plate.svg File:US 19.svg To US 19
	Oak Hill			File:South plate.svg File:US 19.svg US 19 south – Beckley	south end of US 19 overlap
				File:North plate.svg File:US 19.svgFile:Circle sign 18.svg US 19 north / CR 18 (Pea Ridge Road) – Summersville	interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US 19 overlap
				File:North plate.svg File:WV-61.svg WV 61 north – Montgomery	north end of WV 61 overlap
				File:US 19.svg US 19 – Summersville, Beckley	interchange
				File:Circle sign 21/18.svgFile:To plate.svg File:US 19.svg CR 21/18 (Lochgelly Road) to US 19 – Beckley, Summersville
	Fayetteville			File:US 19.svg US 19 – Beckley, Summersville
	Chimney Corner			File:East plate.svg File:US 60.svg US 60 east – Rainelle, Hawks Nest State Park	south end of US 60 overlap
	Gauley Bridge			File:West plate.svg File:US 60.svg US 60 west – Charleston	north end of US 60 overlap; south end of WV 39 overlap
	Belva			File:East plate.svg File:WV-39.svg WV 39 east – Summersville	north end of WV 39 overlap
Clay	Clay			File:South plate.svg File:WV-4.svg WV 4 south – Clendenin	south end of WV 4 overlap
	​			File:North plate.svg File:WV-4.svg WV 4 north – Sutton	north end of WV 4 overlap
	​			File:I-79.svg I-79 – Charleston, Clarksburg	I-79 exit 40
Calhoun	​			File:West plate.svg File:US 33.svgFile:South plate.svg File:US 119.svg US 33 west / US 119 south – Spencer	south end of US 33 / US 119 overlap
	Millstone			File:East plate.svg File:US 33.svgFile:North plate.svg File:US 119.svg US 33 east / US 119 north – Weston, Glenville	north end of US 33 / US 119 overlap
	Grantsville			File:WV-5.svg WV 5 – Elizabeth, Glenville
Ritchie	Smithville			File:East plate.svg File:WV-47.svg WV 47 east – Weston	south end of WV 47 overlap
				File:West plate.svg File:WV-47.svg WV 47 west – Parkersburg	north end of WV 47 overlap
	Harrisville			File:WV-31.svg WV 31 (Main Street) – Cairo, North Bend State Park
	Ellenboro			File:US 50.svg US 50 – Parkersburg, Clarksburg	interchange
Pleasants	St. Marys			File:WV-2.svg WV 2 – Parkersburg, Wheeling
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus