page_title: U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Route 40 in West Virginia / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Old U.S. 40 Bridge between Wheeling Island and Ohio.
context_page_description: In the U.S. state of West Virginia, U.S. Route 40 runs for 16 miles through the Northern Panhandle region. The highway enters the state on the Military Order of the Purple Heart bridge concurrent with US 250, crossing Wheeling Island, before joining Interstate 70 over the Fort Henry Bridge before leaving the interstate. The highway travels north around Wheeling Hill, before traveling through the northeastern suburbs of Wheeling, Triadelphia and Valley Grove before entering Pennsylvania. A majority of the route still follows the old National Road which predates the U.S. Highway System.
context_section_description: Before the construction of I-70, US 40 continued southeast along Zane Street to Virginia Street, crossing the east channel of the Ohio River on the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.
caption: Old U.S. 40 Bridge between Wheeling Inland and the Ohio shore
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