West Virginia Route 59 Explained

State:WV
Type:WV
Route:59
Length Mi:7.7
Length Ref:[1]
Decommissioned:2018
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: at Lost City
Terminus B: near Columbia Furnace, VA
Counties:Hardy
Previous Type:WV
Previous Route:58
Next Type:US
Next Route:60

West Virginia Route 59 was a state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It ran from West Virginia Route 259 at Lost City east to the Virginia state line, where it became secondary State Route 691. About one-third of the route is unpaved.[1]

While officially designated and shown on West Virginia Division of Highways maps as a state route,[1] the road was signed in the field as a county route since at least the 1990s.[2] The route was formally decommissioned on March 16, 2018, when a Highways Commissioner's Order was signed redesignating the road as Hardy County Route 59.[3]

Notes and References

  1. General Highway Map: Hardy County . 2016 . . June 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170125061950/https://gis.transportation.wv.gov/GISCountyMaps/HardySheet%202.pdf . January 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: CR 59 Sign Photograph . November 29, 2008 . February 22, 2010 . Brian M . Powell .
  3. Web site: 2018 Commissioner Orders Complete . https://web.archive.org/web/20180718175121/https://transportation.wv.gov/highways/programplanning/gti/Highway_Data_Services/Documents/Comm_Orders_Listing_2018.pdf . July 18, 2018 . July 18, 2018 .