W. VA 21, Hairpin Curve, near Grafton and Clarksburg, West Virginia
Rex Heck News Co. of Clarksburg, West Virginia printed and published this linen-type postcard using Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Colortone.” The alpha-numeric code: 5A-H1979 is found at the lower right corner on the front of the card. The photograph shows the road curving around a geological rock formation.
This card has another one of nature's oddities or beauties. There are lots of interesting rock formations in West Virginia. Some are even named, although the one on this card is not. It appears that when the road was being constructed the workers elected to leave the rock where it was and curve the road around it. The title provides a clue to where it is located; U.S. Route 50, east of the towns of Grafton and Clarksburg, West Virginia. Highway 50 runs from the border with Ohio to Virginia. It was originally known as West Virginia Route 1. Today it is part of Corridor D of the Appalachian Development Highway System. Much of the roadway parallels the North Bend Rail Trail Park system, crossing the trail at three places.
For more information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_West_Virginia
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