West Virginia Roads - WV 14 Alt.
WV 14 Alternate
There is no question from WVDOH's route logs that this route exists, starting from a fork with WV 14 at Broadway Ave. in South Parkersburg, providing a second link from this half of the city to downtown Parkersburg across the Little Kanawha River. Since it's completely unsigned to my knowledge, I can't tell if it returns to WV 14 via WV 618 or just ends there upon crossing the river. Not much of an Alternate if no one knows it's there.
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NB across said Little Kanawha River on the 1996 East Street Bridge. Lest you think WV 14 Alt. is a recent development, this replaced a 1907 streetcar bridge that was converted for automobile traffic and then bought by the state.
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A southward look at the span.
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Looking west by sunset at the 1935 5th Street Bridge that carries WV 14 proper.
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From there, WV 14 Alt. passes under this claustrophobic trestle before it ends.
Over to parent WV 14
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