Interstate 77 in West Virginia: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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The challenge of terrain in West Virginia mirrored that of Pennsylvania in some ways but with several important distinctions. The most important of these was that the first portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike had largely followed and utilized a [[South Pennsylvania Railroad|costly earlier rail project which had never been completed.]] On the West Virginia Turnpike, there would be no such advantage.<ref name=monday />

====Planning====

[[File:WV Turnpike near Beckley in 1974.jpg|thumb|right|A two-lane segment of the West Virginia Turnpike north of Beckley in 1974]]

Originally serviced by railroads and then two-lane highways, by the mid-20th century, the cities of southern and central West Virginia grew to the point where the roadways between these regions were becoming woefully inadequate.<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.wvculture.org/hiStory/transportation/wvturnpike01.html |title = Dedication of the West Virginia Turnpike |work = Charleston Gazette