Road conditions

West Virginia road conditions right now

Every closure and crash WV511 is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-70 and I-81 corridor pages, and what the season does to West Virginia's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: WV511, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

WV511

West Virginia's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Cameras

West Virginia highway cameras

Every WV511 camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

Corridor

I-70 conditions

The whole I-70 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Corridor

I-81 conditions

The whole I-81 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Mile markers

Mile markers in West Virginia

How West Virginia numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in West Virginia

What the WV511 feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across West Virginia

The West Virginia Turnpike, I-77 and I-64, climbs about 88 miles of grades and curves between Princeton and Charleston, runaway-truck-ramp country. I-79 runs north from Charleston toward Morgantown and Pennsylvania. I-64 crosses the state from the Virginia line through Charleston toward Huntington. I-68 and US-19, Corridor L past the New River Gorge, carry the northern and shortcut traffic.

What the season does to West Virginia's highways

West Virginia's mountains make their own weather. Fog banks settle into the hollows and across the Turnpike's high stretches with no warning, winter ice arrives early at elevation and lingers late, and heavy rain brings rockfall and slides onto the roadway. Closures and restrictions are announced by route and milepost. WV511's cameras are live video, and some streams go offline for stretches.

Before a West Virginia road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open WV511 for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road. The West Virginia cameras show the pavement itself, and most carry the mile marker.
  3. For the long haul, the I-70 and I-81 corridor pages carry alerts for every state the route crosses, not only West Virginia.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same WV511 alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the WV511 feed held 116 unique reports, including 116 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were US-119, I-77 and US-50. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in West Virginia right now?

The map above shows every full closure WV511 is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open WV511.

Where do I check West Virginia road conditions?

WV511 is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same WV511 feed and adds the West Virginia cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the WV511 feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same WV511 alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. WV511 alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.