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 U.S. Route 33 | ||||
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 US 33 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byWVDOH | ||||
| Length | 248 mi (399 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 33 at theOhio state line | |||
| Major intersections |  I-77 fromRavenswood toRipley US 119 fromSpencer toBuckhannon I-79 inWeston US 48 from Weston toElkins US 219 in Elkins US 220 inFranklin | |||
| East end | US 33 at theVirginia state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | West Virginia | |||
| Counties | Jackson,Roane,Calhoun,Gilmer,Lewis,Upshur,Barbour,Randolph,Pendleton | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 33 (US 33) in the U.S. state ofWest Virginia extends 248 miles (399 km) from theOhio River atRavenswood to the Virginia state line atopShenandoah Mountain west ofHarrisonburg, Virginia.
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Shortly after entering West Virginia and crossing the Ohio River, US 33 turns south, then east in Ravenswood. It then joins SR 2's freeway, turning northeast, then east again to Silverton. The two routes then split, and US 33 joinsInterstate 77 toRipley. The route then turns east from I-77, joining US 119 atSpencer, then passing through extremely rural areas ofRoane,Calhoun,Gilmer, andLewis counties.
US 33 Intersects Interstate 79 atWeston, West Virginia. From Interstate 79 east, US 33 is a four-lane highway, part ofCorridor H of theAppalachian Development Highway System. The four-lane segment continues on through rural areas ofUpshur, andRandolph counties, to just a couple miles pastElkins.
At Harding, US 250 joins US 33 for several miles after Elkins, where US 33 joins SR 55 and returns to a two-lane road, except for a seven-mile (11 km) section of four-lane across Kelly Mountain betweenCanfield andBowden. Passing through theMonongahela National Forest, US 33 crosses theEastern Continental Divide between Harman andOnego at about 3,240 feet (990 m) elevation, enteringPendleton County, then descends theAllegheny Front alongSeneca Creek, skirting the north end ofSpruce Mountain, at 4,861 feet (1,482 m) the highest point of theAllegheny Mountains.
US 33 then joins SR 28 atSeneca Rocks, West Virginia, and continues south in thePotomac River headwaters through scenic forest and farmland landscapes. Turning eastward from SR 28 atJudy Gap, US 33 crossesNorth Fork Mountain at about 3,600 feet (1,100 m), with a turnout on the western slope offering a scenic view of theGermany Valley below and the more distant Allegheny Front fromSpruce Knob toDolly Sods. US 220 joins US 33 for about half a mile inFranklin. After Franklin, US 33 continues eastward through rural areas, then climbs steeply to crossShenandoah Mountain at Dry River Gap at about 3,450 feet (1,050 m) intoRockingham County,Virginia.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio River | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 33 west –Columbus | Continuation into Ohio | ||||
| Ravenswood Bridge; Ohio–West Virginia state line | ||||||||
| Jackson | Ravenswood |   WV 68 north –Ravenswood | Western end of WV 68 overlap | |||||
  WV 2 south –Point Pleasant | Western end of WV 2 overlap | |||||||
| Silverton | 3.35 | 5.39 |  I-77 north /WV 2 north –Parkersburg | Eastern end of WV 2 overlap; northern end of I-77 overlap | ||||
| Ripley | 11.39 | 18.33 |   I-77 south /WV 62 south –Charleston | Southern end of I-77 overlap | ||||
| Roane | Spencer |  WV 14 –Elizabeth | ||||||
| US 119 south –Clendenin | Western end of US 119 overlap | |||||||
| Calhoun | Arnoldsburg |   WV 16 south toI-79 –Orma | Western end of WV 16 overlap | |||||
| Millstone | WV 16 north –Grantsville | Eastern end of WV 16 overlap | ||||||
| Gilmer | Glenville |  WV 5 west –Grantsville | Western end of WV 5 overlap | |||||
 WV 5 east –Burnsville | Eastern end of WV 5 overlap | |||||||
| Linn |  WV 47 west –Burnt House | |||||||
| Lewis | Weston |  US 19 south (Main Avenue) | Western end of US 19 overlap (southbound lanes) | |||||
| US 19 north (Central Avenue) | Western end of US 19 overlap (northbound lanes) | |||||||
| US 19 (E. 3rd Street) | Eastern end of US 19 overlap (all lanes) | |||||||
| US 48 begin /I-79 –Clarksburg,Charleston | Western terminus of US 48; western end of US 48 overlap; I-79 exit 99 | |||||||
| Upshur | Buckhannon |  CR 12 (Main Street) | Interchange; eastbound exit only | |||||
 US 119 north /WV 20 –Buckhannon,Philippi | Eastern end of US 119 overlap | |||||||
| Barbour | No major junctions | |||||||
| Randolph | |   US 250 north /WV 92 north –Philippi | Western end of US 250/WV 92 overlaps | |||||
| Aggregates | WV 92 south (Harrison Avenue) –Crystal Springs | Eastern end of WV 92 overlap; former US 33 alignment | ||||||
| Elkins | US 48 east /US 219 north –Parsons | Western end of US 48/US 219 overlap | ||||||
| WV 92 north (Harrison Avenue) | Western end of WV 92 overlap; former US 33 alignment | |||||||
 US 219 south /US 250 south /WV 55 west /WV 92 south –Huttonsville | Eastern end of US 219/US 250/WV 92 overlaps; western end of WV 55 overlap | |||||||
| Harman |  WV 32 north –Davis | |||||||
| Pendleton | Seneca Rocks |  WV 28 north /WV 55 east –Petersburg | Eastern end of WV 55 overlap; northern end of WV 28 overlap | |||||
| Judy Gap | WV 28 south –Circleville,Green Bank | Southern end of WV 28 overlap | ||||||
| Franklin | US 220 north –Petersburg | Northern end of US 220 overlap | ||||||
| US 220 south –Monterey | Southern end of US 220 overlap | |||||||
| Shenandoah Mountain | West Virginia–Virginia state line; elevation 3,450 ft (1,050 m) | |||||||
| US 33 east –Harrisonburg | Continuation into Virginia | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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