Corridor G

Corridor G
Major junctions
South end:	US 23 / US 460 / KY 80 / Corr. B near Pikeville, KY
	US 52 in Williamson, WV WV 10 in Chapmanville, WV
North end:	I‑64 in Charleston, WV
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced

Corridor G is a highway in the U.S. states of Kentucky and West Virginia. It is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System, encompassing US 119 for its length. At the southern terminus of Corridor G at Corridor B (US 23/US 460/KY 80) near Pikeville, Kentucky, traffic can continue along Corridor B towards Pikeville and Jenkins, where one can pick up Corridor F (US 119) or proceed south on Corridor B (US 23) into Virginia. At the northern terminus at Interstate 64 in Charleston, West Virginia, one can pick up Interstate 77 and Interstate 79, along with the West Virginia Turnpike.

Attractions

The Hatfield–McCoy Trails are an ATV and mountain biking network of trails throughout southwest West Virginia. Three trail heads branch off from various secondary routes accessible from Corridor G.

History

Kentucky

In 1974,^[1] the first segment of Corridor G was completed from KY 292 (2nd St.) at South Williamson south to KY 199 at Huddy. This was a four-lane divided highway that contained mountable medians and jersey barriers, with a mix of state route and driveway access. This is especially evident as US 119 cuts through the center of Belfry and South Williamson. Several years later, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) segment of four-lane US 119 along Buckley Creek opened from Corridor B/US 23/US 460/KY 80 north of Pikeville to what is now KY 1426 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Pikeville.

In 1997,^[1] a section of US 119 was relocated on new alignment from KY 3154 (Meathouse Fork Rd.) at Canada east to KY 199 at Huddy. Two years later,^[1] a section of US 119 was relocated on new alignment from 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Meta to KY 3154 at Canada. This involved extensive highwall construction at Bent Mountain and Canada Knob.

The final segment of Corridor G in Kentucky to be completed was from the KY 1426 intersection north of Pikeville east to Scott Fork 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Meta. This segment required the construction of three twin steel-box girder bridges at Johns Creek (KY 194) near Bevins Branch, Winn Branch (Winn Branch Road), and Raccoon Creek (KY 1441).^[2] This also includes a modified diamond interchange at what will be old US 119 1/2-mile east of KY 1426 at Zebulon.

On June 30, 2006, the "Pinson Family Bridge" was dedicated. It crosses Raccoon Creek and KY 1441. This twin steel-box girder bridge is more than 1,200 ft (370 m). long and is the only examples of its kind in Kentucky.^[3] The girders were chosen because of the curvature within the bridge structure; each girder is completely hollow and is features a 10 ft (3.0 m). clearance on the interior.

On December 6, 2006, a segment of Corridor G opened from the KY 1426 intersection north of Pikeville east to the KY 194 (Johns Creek) interchange.^[4] The last segment to open is from KY 194 north to Scott Fork. That segment was opened in March 2008.

West Virginia

The first segments of Corridor G to open was in 1972.^[5] During that year, a Mingo County segment from Myrtle and Belo (MP 13) to the Logan County line near Holden opened. Segments of this were opened originally as a "super-two" since WV 65 was being destroyed; it was critical that the old roadway be removed before the highway was expanded to four-lanes.

In 1973, a lengthy segment opened to traffic from Godby Heights south of Chapmanville (MP 13) to MP 4 in Boone County.^[5] This was followed a year later by a segment near Madison from MP 9.37 to MP 13 in Boone County. In 1975, the segment from MP 4 to MP 9.37 in Boone County was opened to traffic. At this time, the connection to Interstate 64 in Charleston also opened to traffic from Oakwood Road. This included the flyover ramp from US 119 to the Interstate 64 interchange.

In 1977, a Mingo County segment from Nolan (MP 7.45) at US 52 to Myrtle (MP 13) opened to traffic.^[5]

The next segment to open would come in 1982,^[5] when a Boone, Lincoln, and Kanawha County segment opened to traffic from Julian (MP 17) to the WV 601 interchange in South Charleston (MP 11). The segment between the WV 601 interchange to Oakwood Road in Charleston would be completed in 1986;^[5] it formerly utilized Oakhurst and Oakwood Roads.

In 1989,^[5] a segment from MP 13 to Julian (MP 17) in Boone County opened. In 1992, a new Tug Fork crossing at Williamson was completed. Formerly, Corridor G traffic from Kentucky had to cross into downtown Williamson and pick up US 119 into West Virginia.

The last segment of Corridor G in West Virginia to be completed was from the Tug Fork crossing at Williamson north to US 52 near Nolan. This nine-mile (14 km) segment was completed in 1997.^[5]

Photo gallery

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  The Hatfield–McCoy Trails is an ATV and mountain biking network of trails throughout southwest West Virginia.

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  Corridor G north of Logan, West Virginia.

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  US 119 and US 52 north of Williamson.

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  Corridor G/US 119 under construction when this photo was taken on May 21, 2005 at the Burning Fork interchange northeast of Pikeville.

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kentucky	Pike	Pikeville			US 23 / US 119 south / US 460 / KY 80 – Pikeville, Prestonsburg
		​			KY 1426 west	south end of KY 1426 overlap
		​			KY 1426 east – Zebulon, Burning Fork	interchange; north end of KY 1426 overlap
		​			To KY 194 – Bent Branch, Phelps	interchange
		​			KY 1426 – Meta	interchange
		​			KY 881 north – Varney, Heenon
		​			KY 3220 – Sidney, Canada	interchange
		​			KY 3220 – Canada, Sidney	interchange
		Huddy			KY 199 south – Stone, McAndrews
		​			KY 319 east – Hardy, Toler
		​			KY 308 west
		​			KY 292 south	south end of KY 292 overlap
		​			2nd Avenue (KY 1506 north)
		South Williamson			KY 292 north – Warfield, KY, Williamson, WV, Coal House	north end of KY 292 overlap; south end of US 52 Truck overlap (northbound only)
West Virginia	Mingo	Williamson			US 52 south – Williamson, Welch, West Williamson	north end of US 52 Truck overlap (northbound only); south end of US 52 overlap
Kentucky	Pike	​			To KY 292
West Virginia	Mingo	​			CR 14 – Chattaroy
Kentucky	Pike	​			KY 292	interchange
West Virginia	Mingo	Nolan			CR 52/19 (Nolan Street)	to Nolan Toll Bridge
		​			US 52 north – Huntington	north end of US 52 overlap
		​			WV 65 north – Naugatuck	south end of WV 65 overlap
		Belo			WV 65 south – Delbarton, Matewan	north end of WV 65 overlap
	Logan	Holden			CR 18 (Holden Road)	former US 119 north
		Holden			Copperas Fork Road - Holden	interchange
		​			Whitman Junction (CR 219/1)
		​			WV 73 to WV 10 – Logan	interchange
		Chapmanville			WV 10 – Chapmanville	interchange
	Boone	Danville			CR 85/8 (Riverside Drive) – Danville, Madison
		​			WV 85 south / Mountaineer Drive – Danville, Madison
		Rock Creek			WV 3 east / CR 119/65 (Skeens Drive) – Racine	south end of WV 3 overlap
		Julian			WV 3 west – Julian, Hamlin	north end of WV 3 overlap
	Lincoln	Priestley			To WV 214 (Yeager Highway via CR 119/1) / CR 119/6 (Starlight Road) – Yawkey, Hamlin, Alum Creek
	Kanawha	​			CR 214/10 (Childress Road) / Eagle Drive – Alum Creek	to WV 214
		Ruth			CR 13/14 (Willow Drive) / CR 11/2 (Ruth Road) (via WV 214)
		Charleston			CR 214/8 (Green Road) / Terry Road (via WV 214)
					WV 601 (WV 214) / Davis Creek Road (CR 20) – South Charleston	interchange
					CR 13/10 (Oakwood Road) – Kanawha State Forest
					To WV 61 (MacCorkle Avenue)	interchange
					I‑64 / US 119 north to I‑77 / I‑79 – Huntington, Charleston, Beckley	I-64 exit 58A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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