interstate west_virginia state west_virginia interstate crosses eastern panhandle region linking virginia maryland completed spans miles paralleling entire length enters state near travels northeast bypassing city leaves state serves state line construction published miles freeway opened length completed average thousand vehicles use freeway panhandle day route description enters west_virginia west paralleling known highway passes light farmland entering wooded area north welcome center northbound travelers passed woodlands way light urban setting highway approaches community diamond interchange provides access community west freeway east small business park passed intersects providing access station freeway turns north approaches intersecting dry run road city limits bypasses downtown running western border town continues town northeast freeway passes rail line cloverleaf interchange provides access freeway curves east intersects falling waters short connector route south intersects freeway continues north turns east maryland state line south river welcome center intended southbound travelers maryland states passes segment west_virginia second shortest longer maryland segment year conducts series surveys highways state measure traffic volume expressed terms average annual daily traffic aadt measure traffic volume average day year calculated vehicles traveled highway virginia state line vehicles freeway entire route listed national_highway_system system roads important nation economy defense mobility history roughly parallels great indian old indian trail connected new_york virginia west_virginia series roads linking virginia maryland present maps early bids construction published budget million complete highway completion virginia west_virginia state line completed november miles highway west_virginia completed construction remaining miles interstate highway completed major highway continues original path future officials announced conjunction bridges accommodate lanes highway direction widening highway proposed head south exit construction expected start summer exit list entire route
Interstate 81 in West Virginia