Interstate 64

The final stretch of Interstate 64 between St. Louis and Hampton Roads to open was the 36 mile long stretch from I-77 at Beckley east to Sam Black Church (Exit 156). Constructed at a cost of $313.5 million and after 20 years of delay, I-64 was completed in the Mountain State on July 15, 1988.¹

I-64 was first envisioned to follow the U.S. 60 corridor from Charleston southeast to Lewisburg. The winding course of U.S. 60 between the two cities traversed steep mountains with narrow lanes. In the mid-1960s, the proposed alignment shifted southward to protect wetlands and offset years of construction delays with upgrading the route along U.S. 60.¹

Interstate 64 West Virginia Guides

East

Charleston to Beckley - 5 photos

Beckley to Green Sulphur Springs - 52 photos

Green Sulphur Springs to Virginia - 56 photos

West

Virginia to Green Sulphur Springs - 60 photos

Green Sulphur Springs to Beckley - 42 photos

Beckley to Charleston - 99 photos

scenes

CR 9/9 (Airport Road) stems north from Route 307 (Scott Ridge Road) to a six-ramp parclo interchange with Interstate 64.

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A loop ramp joins Interstate 64 west ahead of the East Beckley Bypass from CR 9/9 (Airport Road) north. The county route extends north to Clifftop and Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW).

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References:

1. "West Virginia Marks Opening of Last Stretch of Interstate 64." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO), July 17, 1988.

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Interstate 77

Page Updated Tuesday September 07, 2021.