Site Navigation Delaware District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia     Interstate 64 west & 77 north - Beckley to Charleston Interstate 64 West & 77 North Interstate 64 west & 77 northbound reassurance shields posted after their merge near Beckley. Photo taken 06/17/05. Curving northwest, the West Virginia Turnpike spans Piney Creek and the parallel Norfolk-Southern Railroad crossing on the drive to Mabscott and west Beckley. Photo taken 06/17/05. West Virginia 16 & 97 (Robert C. Byrd Drive) meet Interstates 64 & 77 at the town of Mabscott southwest of Beckley. The tandem follow a four-lane divided highway northeast from Sophia four miles to the Exit 40 trumpet interchange. West Virginia 16 southwest from Beckley to West Virginia 83 in McDowell County represents the rough routing of the planned Coalfields Expressway (U.S. 121), a controlled-access four-lane roadway that will link Interstates 64 & 77 with southwest Virginia. Photo taken 06/17/05. The Beckley Service Area, home of Tamarack, lies 4.5 miles north of the Piney Creek crossing of Interstates 64 & 77 north at Exit 45. Photo taken 06/17/05. Interstate 64 west & 77 north at the Exit 42 trumpet interchange with West Virginia 16 & 97 (Robert C. Byrd Drive) west. West Virginia 16 north leads directly into Mabscott and downtown Beckley. Southbound leads to Crab Orchard and the split with West Virginia 97 north of Sophia. West Virginia 97 parts ways with Robert C. Byrd Drive in 3.7 miles for Glen White and Lester. Photo taken 06/17/05. Following the Exit 42 off-ramp from the West Virginia Turnpike, drivers partition into West Virginia 16 north to Mabscott and West Virginia 16 south & 97 west toward Sophia. West Virginia 16 follows the Winding Gulf creek southward from Helen and westward from Stephenson to Mullens and Pineville. West Virginia 97 takes a northerly route to Pineville by way of Slab Fork, Maben, and the Twin Falls Resort State Park area. Photo taken 06/17/05. A second trumpet interchange carries drivers onto Robert C. Byrd Drive at the end of Exit 40. West Virginia 16 travels 84 miles southward from Mabscott to the Virginia state line at Bishop. Mullens lies 24 miles south along the state highway. Downtown Beckley meanwhile is a short 2.2 mile drive to the northeast. Photo taken 06/17/05. West Virginia 3 (Harper Road) represents the second interchange of the West Virginia Turnpike for the city of Beckley. The state highway travels via Neville Street into downtown where it intersects West Virginia 16 (Robert C. Byrd Drive). Photo taken 10/05/01. Exit 45 links to Tamarack, the West Virginia Turnpike service area and crafts center. The "best" artisans from the state show off and sell some of their wares at this attraction. At least, that is what the turnpike people and brochures convey to motorists. Photo taken 10/05/01. Sign bridge at the interchange for Tamarack and the West Virginia Turnpike travel plaza. The next interchange to the north is of significance, as it links with U.S. 19. U.S. 19 beelines between Beckley and Interstate 79 north of Summersville. This routing cuts a substantial amount of mileage over the Interstate route through Charleston. Photo taken 10/05/01. Leaving the Tamarack interchange of the West Virginia Turnpike northbound, 1.25 miles south of Exit 48. U.S. 19 Alternate links Interstate 64 & 77 with nearby U.S. 19 near the town of Prosperity. U.S. 19 & West Virginia 16 travel Robert C. Byrd Boulevard northward out of downtown Beckley 1.50 miles to the east of Exit 48. Photo taken 10/05/01. Interstate 64 west & 77 north at the Exit 48 trumpet interchange with U.S. 19 Alternate. U.S. 19 travels 12 miles to the town of Oak Hill, 20 miles to New River Gorge, 41 miles to Summersville, and 70 miles to Exit 57 of Interstate 79. The overheads displayed here are non-reflective with button copy lettering. Photo taken 10/05/01. Interstate 64 west & 77 north travel into Fayette County near the community of Pax. A diamond interchange exists with the Turnpike and County 23/Branch 12 just north of the settlement. Photo taken 10/05/01. West Virginia 612 begins at the community of Mossy from the Exit 60 interchange of the West Virginia Turnpike. The state highway travels 9.5 miles eastward to U.S. 19 just south of Oak Hill. County 15 enters the interchange from the south. At West Virginia 612, County 15 turns northward to parallel Interstate 64 & 77 northward to the Kanawha County line. Photo taken 10/05/01. One-mile guide sign for Fayette County 15 on Interstate 64 west & 77 north. The county highway passes underneath the Turnpike at the community of Mahan. A short access road intersects the Turnpike via a diamond interchange to the east of Fayette County 15. Photo taken 10/05/01. For the most part, the stretch between Prosperity and Cabin Creek on the West Virginia Turnpike sees the tollway travel through a deep valley along side a small creek Exit 66 is one of three diamond interchanges with short access roads between the freeway and the adjacent county highway. Photo taken 10/05/01. Page Updated November 12, 2007.