The topography of West Virginia has been a constant challenge for the construction of roads and bridges throughout our state. The images in this exhibit, on display between August 2017 and June 2018, demonstrate the hard work of many to connect our cities and towns. From the earliest image of a turnpike that predates statehood to the dedication of the New River Gorge Bridge, the longest arch bridge in the Western hemisphere, these images show why we love our country roads.
 | Photograph, Route 2, pre-pavement, Beech Bottom, Brooke County, 1934. Hatty Glover Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, View of Fairview - Good Roads meeting banner, Fairview, Marion County, circa 1920. Monongahela Valley Traction Company Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Road construction crew at work, Sissonville, Kanawha County, 1927. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Alderson house near Spy Rock, James River and Kanawha Turnpike, Fayette County, undated. Thomas O. Taylor Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Wheeling Suspension Bridge undergoing restoration work, Wheeling, Ohio County, 1980s. Wheeling Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Steamroller on road construction of US Route 50, undated. Taylor County Historical Society Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Wheeling Suspension Bridge with National Road West signs, Wheeling, Ohio County, undated. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Stone bridge on old National Road, Ohio County, undated. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Philippi Bridge portal, Philippi, Barbour County, undated. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Dr. Oscar B. Beer in one of the area's first cars on the Weston Road approaching Buckhannon, Upshur County, circa 1905. Howard Hiner Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Paving First Street, Lewis County, 1930s, Andrew Sleigh, Photographer. Bergin Skidmore Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, View of suspension bridge into Morgantown, Monongalia County, undated. Ralph Miles Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Thomas-Davis road in heavy snow, Tucker County, undated. David Stahin Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Old barn at Stone House at foot of hill west of Ravens Eye, Kanawha and James River Turnpike used by stage drivers after being built in 1824, Fayette County, August 19, 1938. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Columbia Boulevard riverbank work (now Kanawha Boulevard West) – railroad bridge in background, Charleston, Kanawha County, February 21, 1939. Bollinger Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Road construction, MacCorkle Avenue near Watt Powell Park, Charleston, Kanawha County, June 1967. George Holbrook Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Camp Washington-Carver – road construction, Clifftop, Fayette County, undated. West Virginia State College Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, View of Esso tank advertising West Virginia Turnpike, Charleston, Kanawha County, 1950s. West Virginia Turnpike Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Road construction - Hugh Duty on steam roller, Madison, Boone County, undated. Jonathan Caldwell Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Road construction workers for Thoney Pietro Company, 1910-1915. Thoney Pietro Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Hart residence, Rich Mountain battlefield. From Grant's Photo Record of West Virginia, Randolph County, 1901. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Men paving a city street, Williamson, Mingo County, undated. Thoney Pietro Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Premier Cut. Largest highway cut in West Virginia - 165 feet deep, three miles from Welch, McDowell County, undated. Civilian Conservation Corps Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Toll plaza dedication ceremony, undated, Harry Taylor, Photographer. West Virginia Turnpike Commission Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, New River Gorge Bridge under construction, Fayette County, undated. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Hurricane-Lewis Road under construction, Kanawha County, 1940. Division of Highways Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Concrete laying over sub grade crushed limestone and smooth sand, Jefferson County, May 1924. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Road junction of projects 3010 and 2094, Mineral County, undated. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Northwestern Pike through the town of Romney, Hampshire County, May 22, 1921. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Highway Bounds of Project 3011, Hampshire County, undated. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Muddy Road, Stony River Cut 122, Grant County, May 1924. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Pouring tar using hand-sprayer, October 1922. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Standard repair warning sign. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Markwood Bridge, taken downstream side preparing footings, Mineral County, October 1, 1926. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Link belt unloader and Dodge six-cylinder truck. Unloaded 6-8 cars daily with two-mile haul loads. 2 tons in 1 3/4 minutes, Hardy County, September 1927. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Paving machinery at work, Randolph County, undated. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, South end of Parsons, street showing sign post, Tucker County, August 1928. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Close up showing size numerals for truck marking, February 1929. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Looking north at the Virginia-West Virginia border on Route 28, Pendleton County, July 30, 1931. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Approach fill to Gormania Bridge, Grant County, July 10, 1930. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Junction with High Street at south edge of Franklin, Pendleton County, March 14, 1932. DOH Road Construction Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Arch Moore and crowd at dedication of East End Bridge in Huntington, Cabell County, August 8, 1985. Division of Highways Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Document, Good Roads Pamphlet. L.E. Lantz Collection, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Sketch, Sketch of the Northwestern Turnpike, from Winchester to Parkersburg by Joseph H. Diss Debar, West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Charlton Memorial Bridge along I-77, Mercer County, January 1958. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Partly completed portal of Memorial Tunnel at east, Kanawha County, September 16, 1953. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Construction along the West Virginia Turnpike, November 10, 1953. West Virginia State Archives |
 | Photograph, Dedication of New River Gorge Bridge, Fayette County, October 22, 1977. Division of Highways Collection, West Virginia State Archives |