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Which was the last Interstate highway completed in West Virginia?
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Which one of the following railroads did not extend into the heart of southern West Virginia's coalfields?
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Which is the only Appalachian Corridor highway that has not been completed?
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Which one of these cities was NOT located along the line of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway?
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Which leading industrialist built the Coal & Coke Railway from Charleston to Gassaway?
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Where is the last operating river ferry in West Virginia?
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Which two counties did the Greenbrier Division of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway pass through?
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How many miles of the James River & Kanawha Canal were in present-day West Virginia?
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Which road today follows the approximate path of the National Road?
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When it opened in 1849, this was the longest clear-span bridge in the world.
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