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VA STATE LINE: 0 - 0 EXIT 5 - WV 51: 5.0 - 5.0 EXIT 8 - CR 32: 3.4 - 8.4 EXIT 12 - WV 45: 3.2 - 11.6 EXIT 13 - CR 15: 1.5 - 13.1 EXIT 14 - CR 13: 1.1 - 14.2 EXIT 16 - WV 9: 1.7 - 15.9 EXIT 20 - WV 901: 4.4 - 20.3 EXIT 23 - US 11: 3.0 - 23.3 MD STATE LINE: 2.5 - 25.8
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Creation: I-81's origins in West Virginia go back to at least the 1943 Interregional Highway System Proposal. It was not on the 1939 proposed system within West Virginia (instead followed today's i-66 to Washington DC).
| Adjustments: By 1963, I-81 was opened from WV 9 north to US 11. In 1966, I-81 was completed in West Virginia
Improvements: Opened as 4 lanes everywhere Between 1998-2003, I-81 was 6-laned from CR 13 to almost 2 miles north of WV 9 Martinsburg Between 2004-06, I-81 was 6-laned from WV 45 to CR 15 and 8 laned from CR 15 to CR 13 around Martinsburg. In 2014, I-81 was 6-laned from 2 miles north of WV 9 to US 11 Falling Waters In 2021, I-81 was 6-laned from US 11 Falling Waters into Maryland In 2022, I-81 was 6-laned from WV 51 Inwood to WV 45 Martinsburg Only Virginia to WV 51 remains 4-lanes New Interchanges: EXIT 13 - CR 15 (btw 1972-74) EXIT 14 - CR 13 (btw 1998-2003) Comment: I-81 is very busy with heavy truck traffic throughout its West Virginia run. WVDOT does plan to finish 6-laning I-81 in the next 10-15 years. |
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