West Virginia Route 62
West Virginia Route 62 is a north-south state highway in western West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 25 in Dunbar. The northern terminus is at Interstate 77 and U.S. Route 33 in Ripley.History
In the 1920s, WV 62 was designated West Virginia Route 19.
Up until the late 1960s, WV 62 was designated as U.S. Route 35 from Dunbar to Point Pleasant, crossing the Silver Bridge into Gallipolis, Ohio. After the Silver Bridge collapsed in 1967, US 35 was moved to the south bank of the Kanawha River and US 35's previous route was designated as WV 62.
In December 2003, WV 62 was extended northward along then-US 33 from its former northern terminus at US 33 in Mason to Ripley.Major intersections
WV Spur 62 connects WV 62 to Ohio State Route 833 via the Pomeroy–Mason Bridge., Spur 62 is signposted as part of Ohio State Route 833.
