Byways in West Virginia
America's Byways Collection
- Coal Heritage Trail
- Highland Scenic Highway
- Historic National Road – WV*
- Midland Trail National Scenic Byway
- Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
- Washington Heritage Trail
Additional Byways
- Appalachian Waters
- Back Mountain
- Camp Allegheny
- Cedar Creek
- Cheat Mountain
- Elk River
- Farm Heritage
- Little Kanawha Byway
- Lowell
- Lower Greenbrier River
- Monongahela Scenic Byway
- Mountain Parkway
- Mountain Shadows
- Northwestern Turnpike
- Old Route 7
- Paint Creek
- Rich Mountain
- River to Ridges
- Williams River
- Wolf Creek
Information
National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads are designated by the Federal Department of Transportation and become part of the America’s Byways® collection. To become an official National Scenic Byways, qualifying roads must have one of the following six “intrinsic qualities”: 1. Scenic, 2. Historic, 3. Archeological, 4. Recreational, 5. Cultural, or 6. Natural. To become an All-American Road, two or more of these unique intrinsic qualities must be present (along with a more comprehensive “corridor management plan”). State-level byways are most frequently designated by the State Department of Transportation (DOT), but can also be designated by federal agencies (at the state level) such as the US Forest Service, NPS, BLM, USACE, US Fish & Wildlife, as well as by tribal organizations.
*Byways in the America’s Byways collection with an asterisk are All-American Roads.