West Virginia Route 6
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West Virginia Route 6 is an unsigned state highway
in the U.S. state
of West Virginia
. Its entire length is the Montgomery Bridge, also known as the Earl M. Vickers Bridge, over the Kanawha River
from West Virginia Route 61 in Montgomery north to U.S. Route 60 west of Smithers. The bridge opened in 1956.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. Its entire length is the Montgomery Bridge, also known as the Earl M. Vickers Bridge, over the Kanawha River
Kanawha River
The Kanawha River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, it has formed a significant industrial region of the state since the middle of the 19th century.It is formed at the town of Gauley...
from West Virginia Route 61 in Montgomery north to U.S. Route 60 west of Smithers. The bridge opened in 1956.