U.S. Route 48

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For former U.S. Routes numbered 48, see U.S. Route 48 (1926-1931) and Interstate 68 (1975-1989).

U.S. Route 48

Corridor H

Length:

148 mi^{[citation needed]} (238 km)

Formed:

2002

West end:

I-79 at Weston, WV

Major
junctions:

US 219 at Davis, WV

US 220 at Moorefield, WV

East end:

I-81 at Strasburg, VA

United States Numbered Highways
< Corridor G	H	Corridor I >
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 48 or Corridor H is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. It is an east-west United States highway that runs 148 mi (238 km) from northern Virginia to central West Virginia. Its US 48 designation was commissioned in 2002. Before 2002, sections east of Moorefield, West Virginia, were known as West Virginia Route 55 and Virginia's State Route 55 to Interstate 81 and sections north of Elkins, West Virginia, as US 219. At the present time, West Virginia has not signed US 48 within its borders.

1 States traversed
- 1.1 West Virginia
- 1.2 Virginia
2 History

[edit] States traversed

[edit] West Virginia

Main article: U.S. Route 48 in West Virginia

The US 48 designation has not yet been applied in West Virginia due to major segments of highway either under construction or under planning. The designation will follow Corridor H from Interstate 79 in Weston eastward to Virginia.

US 48 will intersect the following highways:

When Corridor H is complete, US 48 will pass by Moorefield, Elkins, and Buckhannon.

[edit] Virginia

Main article: U.S. Route 48 in Virginia

US 48 is sparsely signed along current State Route 55. It intersects and ends at Interstate 81 northwest of Strasburg.

[edit] History

The Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 was passed as part of an effort to stimulate economic growth in Appalachian rural areas. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) was created by the act, which also authorized the ARC to create the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). The Appalachian region, as defined by the act, stretches from Mississippi to New York. Congress defined it to "provide a highway system which, in conjunction with the Interstate System and other Federal-aid highways in the Appalachian region, will open up an area or areas where commerce and communication have been inhibited by lack of adequate access". 23 transportation corridors were to be developed as part of the ADHS, and Corridor H was designated in 1965.

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