Transport in the U.S. state of West Virginia is handled by the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) which employs more than 6,000 in West Virginia.
Transportation in West Virginia includes the following.
Roads
Interstate highways
U.S. Highways
West Virginia State Highways
Airports
Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport
Elkins-Randolph County Airport
Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
Greenbrier Valley Airport
Mercer County Airport
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport
Morgantown Municipal Airport
North Central West Virginia Airport
Potomac Airfield
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Tri-State Airport
Wheeling Ohio County Airport
Yeager Airport
Railroads
While West Virginia was once crisscrossed with commercial and passenger railroad networks, the decline of the coal and timber industries, coupled with the rise of the automobile, led to a sharp drop in track mileage in the state. Many of the former railroad grades are used as trails for hiking and biking throughout the state's numerous woodlands.
Today, West Virginia is serviced by two Amtrak lines: one that cuts through the southern portion of the state, including stops in Huntington and Charleston, and one that cuts through the state's Eastern Panhandle, including stops in Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry. The Eastern Panhandle is also serviced during the week by MARC's Brunswick commuter rail line, which terminates in Martinsburg. Commercial railroads still operate in the state, mainly hauling coal to inland ports such as Huntington-Tristate (the nation's largest inland port) and Pittsburgh.
Bridges and tunnels
As a mountainous state, bridges and tunnels play an important role in transportation in West Virginia. Notable bridges and tunnels include: New River Gorge Bridge – near Fayetteville, WV Silver Bridge – Point Pleasant, WV Silver Memorial Bridge – Henderson, WV to Gallipolis, OH Wheeling Suspension Bridge – Wheeling, WV East River Mountain Tunnel – near Bluefield, WV to near Rocky Gap, VA Fort Henry Bridge – Wheeling, WV Veterans Memorial Bridge – Weirton, WV to Steubenville, OH
Rapid transit
Morgantown Personal Rapid Transit
Rivers
Rivers with commercial barge traffic and docks in West Virginia include: Ohio Kanawha (a tributary of the Ohio) Monongahela (The Mon and the Allegheny Rivers meet to form the Ohio in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) Little Kanawha (a tributary of the Ohio) Big Sandy (a tributary of the Ohio) Elk (a tributary of the Kanawha) Pocatalico (a tributary of the Kanawha) Mill Creek (a tributary of the Ohio)
Navigation locks and dams in West Virginia: