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Northwestern Turnpike WV550 Print E-mail
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In 1784, Washington proposed the Northwestern Turnpike as an all-Virginia route to the Ohio. Authorized in 1827 and started in 1831, it remains a monument to the skill of its engineers, Charles Shaw and Colonel Claudius Crozet.
US 50, Capon Bridge Hampshire County West Virginia
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