Location

Mercer County is located in the southern tip of West Virginia, approximately 100 miles from the State Capitol in Charleston.

Mercer County is a transportation center in southern West Virginia, with Princeton situated at the third most active interstate interchange in the

state. An impressive new Travel Information Center located near the junction of I-77 and Rt. 460, draws hundreds of travelers from the 50,000 vehicles that pass through daily.

Interstate 77 is a major north-south route which enters West Virginia via Bluefield from Virginia to the south and continues north to Princeton where it becomes the West Virginia Turnpike to Charleston. To the north, I-77 provides an ideal link with such major population centers as Cleveland and via I-79 to Pittsburgh. I-77 links Mercer County to major population centers in the southern United States. I-64 east of Beckley, WV provides access to the Midwest and with U.S. Route 460 in Virginia, the area has excellent service to the East Coast. I-64, I-77 and Rt. 460, provide convenient hookups with I-81, which extends from Tennessee to New England.