West Virginia Route 34

West Virginia Route 34 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 3 three miles (5 km) east of Hamlin. The northern terminus is at Interstate 77 exit 124 in Kenna.

West Virginia Route 34
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	51.0 mi[1] (82.1 km)
Major junctions
South end	WV 3 near Hamlin
Major intersections	US 60 near Hurricane I-64 near Hurricane US 35 from Scott Depot to Winfield WV 817 near Winfield
North end	I-77 in Kenna
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Lincoln, Putnam, Kanawha, Jackson
Highway system
West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← US 33 → US 35

View north along WV 34 at US 35 in Putnam County

WV 34 crosses the Kanawha River over the Ross Booth Memorial Bridge in Winfield, West Virginia.

The portion of the highway between Scott Depot and Hurricane has seen heavy commercial and residential development since the 1980s. The area, known as Teays Valley, has grown into a major suburb of Charleston, the state's capital.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Lincoln	​			WV 3 – Hamlin
Putnam	Hurricane			US 60 east – St. Albans	south end of US 60 overlap
				US 60 west – Milton	north end of US 60 overlap
				WV 34 Alt. south – Hurricane
	Teays Valley			I-64 – Huntington, Charleston	I-64 exit 39
	​			US 35 to I-64 – Point Pleasant, Charleston	interchange
	​			WV 817 north to US 35 north – Point Pleasant	south end of WV 817 overlap
	Winfield			WV 817 south – Charleston	interchange; north end of WV 817 overlap
				Winfield Toll Bridge over Kanawha River
	​			WV 62 north – Point Pleasant, Eleanor	interchange; south end of WV 62 overlap
	Red House			WV 62 south – Charleston, Poca	north end of WV 62 overlap
Jackson	​			CR 21 south	south end of CR 21 overlap; former US 21 south
	Kenna			CR 21 north	north end of CR 21 overlap; former US 21 north
	​			I-77 – Parkersburg, Charleston	I-77 exit 124
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

WV 34 Bus. northbound in Hurricane

West Virginia Route 34 Business

WV 34 Bus is a business loop through downtown Hurricane. It follows Main Street from US 60 southwest of Hurricane northeastward to WV 34 just east of downtown Hurricane. Along WV 34 and US 60, it is signed as WV 34 Alternate, but along the route itself, it is signed as WV 34 Business.

References

1. Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.