WV 507

What once was West Virginia State Route 507 is one of Weirton's and the Northern Panhandle's biggest road secrets. Seeing birth in the mid 1970's, WV 507 took over the routing of US 22 Alternate as the US 22 Freeway moved into West Virginia from Pennsylvania (See 1974 Map). By the late 70's, WV 105 took over for the original US 22 and WV 507 was posted on what was once US 22 Alt ending on a temporary US 22 that would be moved onto a new freeway not until the 1990's.

WV 507 had ran along Cove Hill Road and ending at US 22 on the north shore of Harmon Creek. US 22 was along a 'temporary' alignment beginning at what would become the Cove Hill Road Interchange along Cove Hill Road until returning to its original alignment and WV 2 at Main Street (See 1978 Map). From there, US 22 would follow Main Street and Freedom Way to the Ohio River and into Ohio. When the US 22 Freeway was completed in the 1990s into Ohio, US 22 was removed from Cove Hill, Main Street, and Freedom Way. By the 1990's WV 507 would be omitted from WVDOH maps on the Weirton inset. (See 2000 Map Below)

2000 WVDOH Map. (David Brunot)

Route 507 would last, although poorly marked, until 2003 when the state decommissioned it. The 507 designation remains as a county route. But later in 2003, newly installed signs at the eastern terminus show it as a state route again! However, WV 507 is officially a county route.

1974 WVDOH Map. (H.B. Elkins)

1978 WVDOH Map (H.B. Elkins)

	(Left Image): WV 507 End Sign taken at Eastern Terminus of route at WV 105 in 2001. Photo by David Brunot. (Right Image): Newly designated WV County Route 507 End signs at Eastern Terminus with WV 105 in 2003. Photo taken by Denny Pine.
	(Left Image): Original Western Terminus of WV 507 in 2001. Until the early 1990's, US 22 would be running left to right in this photo. This is also the Western Terminus of former US 22 Alternate. A left turn leads to the US 22 Freeway. Photo taken by Denny Pine. (Right Image): First WV County Route 507 East shield looking opposite of left photo. Photo taken by Denny Pine, 2003.
	(Left Image): Location of where US 22 would turn onto Cove Hill Road to reach the US 22 Freeway. Although US 22 was moved out of central Weirton in the 90's, in 2001 the US 22 signs were still up. They no longer exist. Photo by David Brunot. (Right Image): Later in 2003, WV 507 shields replaced the recently installed county 507 shields. Photo taken by Denny Pine, 2003.

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Last Updated: March 12, 2005