Mineral County is within overnight trucking distance of more than half of the U.S. population and a third of the Canadian population.
Airports
Greater Cumberland Regional Airport, Wiley Ford, WV
Conveniently located - an easy drive from anywhere in the tri-state area.
- Runway Length: 5,050 feet. Paved
- Services: Aviation fuel and aircraft mechanical services
- Additional services available: Aircraft rental, flight instruction, ground school. FAA exams and sightseeing rides.
Greater Pittsburgh International Airport, Imperial, PA 144 miles
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Hanover, MD 160 miles
Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, VA 162 miles
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Arlington, VA 159 miles
Rail Transportation
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CSX lines run along the Potomac River on the northern border of the county and is the state line with Maryland.
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Amtrak service is available at the Cumberland, Md., Amtrak Station located less than a mile from Ridgeley, West Virginia, the county’s northernmost city. Keyser, West Virginia's railroad station closed in the 1980s.
Highways
It is 15 miles to Interstate 68 and US Route 40; 50 miles to the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Bedford, Pa.; and 112 miles to Interstate 81 at Winchester, Va.
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Two US highways travel through Mineral County: U.S. Route 50 also known as the Northwestern Turnpike, and U.S. Route 220.
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Four major state highways run through Mineral County, WV Route 28, WV Route 42, WV Route 46, and WV Route 93.
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Two state connector routes are located in Mineral County, WV Route 956 and WV Route 972
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Efforts are under way to upgrade U.S. Route 220 in Mineral County to provide a four-lane north/south connector between the east/west highways, Interstate 68 in Maryland and Corridor H in West Virginia
Truck Service
- Bestway Transport, Inc. - Keyser, WV
- JR Spencer Trucking – Keyser, WV
- Quality Supplier – Keyser, WV (301) 786-7019
- Tomar, Inc. - Keyser, WV (304) 788-1845
