Roads

Twenty-seven percent of West Virginia’s major roads are in poor or mediocre condition.
West Virginia has the nation’s highest share of licensed drivers in total state population.
West Virginia has a present population of 1.8 million people that own 1.3 million vehicles.
There are approximately 38,900 miles of roads; 21,000 of these highway miles are paved.
Vehicle miles of travel in West Virginia increased 79 percent between 1980 and 2000, increasing from 11 billion to 19 billion miles.
Vehicle miles of travel are expected to increase another 37 percent to 26 billion miles by 2025.
Despite its relatively small size, West Virginia maintains the sixth largest network of state roads in the nation.
West Virginia is only one of four states (the other states are Delaware, North Carolina, and Virginia) having jurisdiction over both state and county roads.

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