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presents

The Roads and Rails of Mercer County, WV /

CR 5

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Highway	Names	Start	Terminus	Length (km)
CR 5	Bluff Mountain-Spanishburg Rd., Nubbins Ridge Rd.	CR 1 south of Egeria	US 19, Spanishburg	14

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Overview

County Route 5 is a fairly lengthy single-lane road in northwest Mercer County, running atop Nubbin Ridge from Spanishburg to Bluff Mountain and the Raleigh County line. The north portion of the road is unpaved.

History

The infrastructure of CR 5 dates to the late nineteenth century. Starting from its intersection with CR 19/8, the southeastern leg carried WV 4 and possibly US 19 in the earliest days of West Virginia's numbered highway system.

CR 5 was commissioned in 1933. Its course has been unchanged since its inception.

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CR 5 crosses the historical path of the Beeson lumber railway that interfaced with the N&W at Springton in the early twentieth century. One of its spur roads, CR 5/2, was built directly over the railway grade.

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Fractional spur roads

Road	Names	Start	Terminus	Length (km)	Notes
5/1	Beeson Rd.	CR 5 north of Beeson	CR 6/1 and 6/2	4	Original 1930s road with numbers assigned from north to south. North portion impassable.
5/2	Beeson Rd.	CR 5	CR 5/1 north of Beeson	insignificant	Original 1930s road with numbers assigned from north to south. Utilizes grade of 1910s-1920s lumber railway.
5/3	Shrewsbury Rd.	CR 5	CR 12/1	3	Original 1930s road with numbers assigned from north to south. Impassable.

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