Corridor H

We found that in much of New England, roads run through forested areas following the terrain through narrow road corridors.  Consequently, there are few opportunities to get a panoramic view of the area.  Corridor H, which runs west from Wardensville, West Virginia, is an exception.

This road, while not completed, provides some of the most phenomenal views of the Appalachians that we've seen!  The first picture is one of the bridge structures in the new road.  The view of the bridge is from old Highway 55, an example of the kind of roads we're talking about above.   It rises approximately 300 feet from the valley floor to the bottom of the road bed above.  When completed, Corridor H will become US 48, the third highway so named.  The other Highways 48 have been renamed.  It is highly unusual for a highway name/ number to be reused.  

The second picture shows Tom standing on old Highway 55 with granite boulders just off the road bed.  This picture provides an example of the view from the old roadway.

The native wild flowers in the third picture are everywhere throughout Virginia and West Virginia.  In this case, they were planted in a buffer strip between the Corridor H roadway and a scenic overlook.