West Virginia Route 115
{{Short description|State highway in West Virginia, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=WV
|type=WV
|route=115
|map={{maplink-road|from=West Virginia Route 115.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|length_mi=19.2
|length_round=1
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=WV|WV|9}} near Mannings
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{jct|state=WV|US|340}} in Charles Town
- {{jct|state=WV|WV|51}} in Charles Town
- {{jct|state=WV|WV|9}} near Baker Heights
}}
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b=Opequon Lane near Baker Heights
|previous_type=WV
|previous_route=114
|next_type=US
|next_route=119
}}
West Virginia Route 115 (WV 115) is a state highway running north to south in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The southern terminus of the route is at WV 9 near Mannings. The northern terminus is near WV 9 near Baker Heights at an intersection with Opequon Lane. The route mostly follows a previous alignment of WV 9.
Route description
WV 115 starts at WV 9/CR 32 (Chestnut Hill Road) at the Virginia state line near Keyes Gap, although it is unsigned at this intersection. It travels through the communities of Mannings and Mountain Mission and goes north of Shannondale before crossing the Shenandoah River and traveling through Mechanicstown. WV 115 has an interchange with U.S. Route 340 (US 340) before entering Charles Town, where it intersects WV 51. North of Ranson, it parallels WV 9 before crossing under it in Bardane. It travels through Kearneysville, where it intersects WV 480's southern terminus, before the route has a final interchange with WV 9 near Baker Heights. WV 115 continues for {{convert|750|ft|m}} to end at Opequon Lane.{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/39.4181179,-77.9319803/39.2626983,-77.7644353/@39.3470878,-77.988292,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m29!4m28!1m25!3m4!1m2!1d-77.9232703!2d39.4219017!3s0x89c9ff59dcbe7eb9:0x7c0b0524aca7f69d!3m4!1m2!1d-77.887045!2d39.381016!3s0x89c9ffac7272da9f:0xa3799d7ba9f8df26!3m4!1m2!1d-77.859284!2d39.356108!3s0x89c9fe181ffb0213:0xe7171bde90824e74!3m4!1m2!1d-77.857561!2d39.325554!3s0x89b601954c26cfe1:0xd9e050b810f298b0!3m4!1m2!1d-77.780918!2d39.246559!3s0x89b6048521e86e49:0xdf9c8a857c659ca3!1m0!3e0?hl=en |accessdate=March 27, 2022}}
History
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2022}}
When the Charles Town bypass was built between April 1996 and March 1997, the designations of U.S. 340 and WV 9 were moved to the new four-lane highway. As a result, WV 115 was created to run along the old WV 9 through Charles Town. As the new WV 9 four-lane between Charles Town and Martinsburg was built, WV 115 was extended north to Baker Heights, but wasn't signed until around 2014–2015. Finally in November 2012, a new four-lane highway between Charles Town and the Virginia state line near Keyes Gap was constructed and assigned to WV 9, which extended WV 115 through its old, curvy alignment. WV 115 is currently not signed from the four-way intersection at the state line, but is signed at the U.S. 340/WV 115 intersection, which gained a roundabout in August 2017.
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|state=WV|length_ref=}}
{{Jctint
|state=WV
|county=Jefferson
|cspan=5
|location_special=Keyes Gap
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=WV|WV|9|city1=Charles Town|location2=Leesburg, VA|CR|32|name2=Chestnut Hill Road|county2=Jefferson}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{WVint
|location=Charles Town
|lspan=2
|mile=6.07
|mile2=6.26
|road={{jct|state=WV|US|340|to2=yes|WV|9|CR|9|denom3=69|CR|115|denom4=4|county3=Jefferson|county4=Jefferson|name3=Hillside Drive|name4=Citizens Way|city1=Harpers Ferry|city2=Martinsburg|location3=Berryville, VA}}
|notes=Interchange; roundabout at ramps to US 340 south / CR 115/4
}}
{{WVint
|mile=7.70
|road={{jct|state=WV|WV|51|name1=Washington Street}}
}}
{{WVint
|location=none
|mile=12.78
|mile2=12.83
|road={{jct|state=WV|WV|9|city1=Charles Town|city2=Martinsburg}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{WVint
|location=Kearneysville
|mile=15.28
|road={{jct|state=WV|WV|480|dir1=north|name1=Kearneysville Pike|CR|1|county2=Jefferson|name2=Leetown Road|to3=yes|WV|9|city2=Martinsburg|city3=Shepherdstown}}
|notes=Southern terminus of WV 480
}}
{{WVint
|county=Berkeley
|cspan=2
|location=Baker Heights
|lspan=2
|mile=18.89
|mile2=18.98
|road={{jct|state=WV|WV|9|city1=Martinsburg|city2=Charles Town}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{WVint
|mile=19.12
|road={{jct|state=WV|CR|9|denom1=17|county1=Berkeley|name1=Opequon Lane}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
External links
{{Attached KML}}
{{commons category|West Virginia Route 115}}