WV uses circles for secondary ("county") routes and pentagons for roads that serve as glorified driveways. So what's a triangle? It's known as a "delta road," a road not under state jurisdiction but eligible for state maintenance as an important route, such as for mail trucks or school buses. They make up less than 1% of the state highway mileage, which is why it's so rare to spot a shield. This one is on WV 27 EB, and predates the state conversion to black numbers on a white background, so it's entirely possible this is now a secondary route.

New River Gorge Bridge Day, 2009
6/18/11 Morgantown Road Meet

US 11 US 19 US 22 US 30 US 33 US 40 US 50 US 52 US 60 US 119 US 219 US 220 US 250 US 340 US 460 US 522

WV 2 WV 7 WV 9 WV 20 WV 28 WV 43 WV 51 WV 55 WV 67 WV 72 WV 86 WV 88 WV 100 WV 273 WV 480 WV 705

I-64 I-68 I-70 I-470 I-79 I-81 Monongalia SR 39 Monongalia SR 857 Upshur SR 13 Dents Run Covered Bridge Market St. and Fort Steuben Bridges, Weirton Sycamore Street, Clarksburg Misc. photos

West Virginia Non-Roads


Looking west along the New River from WV 16.

H.B. Elkin's WV Highways
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