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|length_mi=535
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|direction_a=South
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|terminus_a={{Jct|state=VA|US|460}} in [[Rich Creek, Virginia|Rich Creek, VA]]
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*{{Jct|state=WV|I|64}} in [[Lewisburg, WV]]
*{{Jct|state=WV|US|33}} in [[Elkins, WV]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|US|50}} in [[Red House, MD]]
*{{Jct|state=MD|I|68|US|40}} near [[Grantsville, MD]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|US|30}} near [[Jennerstown, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|US|22}} near [[Ebensburg, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|US|322}} in [[Luthersburg, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|US|119}} near [[DuBois, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|I|80}} in [[Falls Creek, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=NY|I|86|NY|17}} near [[Salamanca, NY]]
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|terminus_b={{Jct|state=NY|I|90|NYST}} in [[West Seneca, New York|West Seneca, NY]]
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'''U.S. Route 219''' ('''US 219''') is a spur of [[U.S. Route 19|US 19]].  It runs for {{convert|535|mi}} from [[West Seneca, New York]], at an interchange with [[Interstate 90]] (I-90) to [[Rich Creek, Virginia]], intersecting at [[U.S. Route 460|US 460]]. US 219 is found (from north to south) in [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]], [[West Virginia]], and [[Virginia]]. Much of the Route in West Virginia follows the old Indian warpath known as the Seneca Trail ([[Great Indian Warpath]]).

==Route description==

===Virginia===
[[File:2017-06-11 14 30 48 View north along U.S. Route 219 (Federal Street) at Church Street in Rich Creek, Giles County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|left|View north near the south end of US 219 at US 460 in Rich Creek]]
US 219 starts in [[Rich Creek, VA|Rich Creek]] at [[U.S. Route 460 (Virginia)|US 460]], and heads northeast to the [[West Virginia]] state line. Until the early 1980s, US 219 continued southwest with US 460 from Rich Creek, re-entering West Virginia to end at [[U.S. Route 19 in West Virginia|US 19]] in [[Bluefield, WV|Bluefield]]. It now only runs {{convert|1.3|mi}} in Virginia, and no longer connects to its parent route US 19. 

US 219 was initially added to the state highway system in the early 1920s as '''State Route 231'''. It became '''State Route 216''' in the [[1928 renumbering (Virginia)|1928 renumbering]] and '''State Route 124''' in the [[1933 renumbering (Virginia)|1933 renumbering]], finally becoming part of the extended US 219 (along with [[State Route 8 (Virginia)|State Route 8]], now [[U.S. Route 460 (Virginia)|US 460]], west of Rich Creek) in the late 1930s.

===West Virginia===
{{Main|U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia}}
[[File:219 hillsboro.jpg|left|thumb|US 219 in Hillsboro]]
US 219 enters [[West Virginia]] in [[Peterstown, West Virginia|Peterstown]] at the split of US 219 and [[West Virginia Route 12|WV 12]].  US 219 then heads northeast into [[Union, Monroe County, West Virginia|Union]].  US 219 continues through [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia|Greenbrier County]] running through the towns of [[Ronceverte, West Virginia|Ronceverte]], [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg]], where it intersects [[U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia|US 60]], and [[Falling Spring, West Virginia|Falling Spring]].  US 219 continues north into [[Pocahontas County, West Virginia|Pocahontas County]] and through the towns of [[Hillsboro, West Virginia|Hillsboro]] and [[Marlinton, West Virginia|Marlinton]].  US 219 runs north into [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph County]] and begins its dual certification with [[U.S. Route 250|US 250]].  They both serve the towns of [[Huttonsville, West Virginia|Huttonsville]], [[Mill Creek, West Virginia|Mill Creek]], [[Beverly, West Virginia|Beverly]], and [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]], where [[U.S. Route 33|US 33]] joins the concurrency. US 219 splits from US 33 and US 250 just north of Elkins. US 219 continues through the town of [[Montrose, West Virginia|Montrose]] until it enters [[Tucker County, West Virginia|Tucker County]].  From here, US 219 runs through the towns of [[Parsons, West Virginia|Parsons]] and [[Thomas, West Virginia|Thomas]].  US 219 heads north into rural [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]] and exits [[West Virginia]] into [[Garrett County, Maryland|Garrett County]], [[Maryland]].

===Maryland===
{{Main|U.S. Route 219 in Maryland}}

US 219 enters Maryland near [[Backbone Mountain]] on the [[West Virginia]] border, crosses [[U.S. Route 50 in Maryland|US 50]] and enters the town of [[Oakland, Maryland|Oakland]]. It crosses [[Maryland Route 135]] and [[Maryland Route 39]] in Oakland, before passing [[Deep Creek Lake]].  After traveling through [[Accident, Maryland|Accident]] it intersects [[Interstate 68]] east of [[Friendsville, Maryland|Friendsville]], providing access to [[Morgantown, West Virginia]], [[Frostburg, Maryland|Frostburg]] and [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]].  US 219 runs concurrently with I-68 at Exit 14A and exits I-68 at Exit 22. US 219 crosses the [[Mason–Dixon line]], the [[Pennsylvania]] border, south of [[Salisbury, Pennsylvania]].

===Pennsylvania===
{{Main|U.S. Route 219 in Pennsylvania}}
[[File:Quiet Drive (1).jpg|thumb|US 219 as seen in [[Horton Township, Pennsylvania|Horton Township]] in [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk County]]]]
From near [[Grantsville, Maryland]] north to [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania]], US 219 is [[Corridor N]] of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]].  From [[Meyersdale, Pennsylvania]] to just south of [[Carrolltown, Pennsylvania]], US 219 is a limited-access highway.  A new 11-mile limited-access segment from Meyersdale to [[Somerset, Pennsylvania|Somerset]] opened to traffic in the late fall of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penndot.gov/RegionalOffices/district-9/ConstructionsProjectsAndRoadwork/Pages/Route-219-Somerset-to-Meyersdale.aspx|title=Route 219 Somerset to Meyersdale|publisher=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania|access-date=September 3, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621211127/http://www.penndot.gov/RegionalOffices/district-9/ConstructionsProjectsAndRoadwork/Pages/Route-219-Somerset-to-Meyersdale.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>  On August 9, 2007, Pennsylvania [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|State Transportation]] Secretary [[Allen D. Biehler]] unveiled four signs along US Route 219 that dedicated the route from [[Maryland]] to [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania]] as the "[[United Airlines Flight 93|Flight 93]] [[Flight 93 National Memorial|Memorial]] Highway".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dot.state.pa.us/internet/pdNews.nsf/772afb60d785515285256bf1004a1be6/a0fe48f91d27f6ea85257333004978f9?OpenDocument |title=Pennsylvania State Department of Transportation website - ROUTE 219 NAMED IN HONOR OF FLIGHT 93 HEROES |access-date=August 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526122236/http://www.dot.state.pa.us/internet/pdNews.nsf/772afb60d785515285256bf1004a1be6/a0fe48f91d27f6ea85257333004978f9?OpenDocument |archive-date=May 26, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> From Carrolltown US 219 runs largely as a two-lane road to [[DuBois, Pennsylvania]], through which it runs as Brady Street, and then returns to a two-lane road after a junction with [[Interstate 80]]. US 219 runs directly through the towns of [[Brockway, Pennsylvania|Brockway]], [[Ridgway, Pennsylvania|Ridgway]], and [[Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania|Johnsonburg]] before reaching [[Wilcox, Pennsylvania|Wilcox]], where [[Pennsylvania Route 321|PA Route 321]] splits and heads for the borough of [[Kane, Pennsylvania|Kane]].  US 219 continues north as a two-lane road until reaching [[Bradford, Pennsylvania|Bradford]], where it becomes a limited-access highway and remains so until reaching the [[New York (state)|New York]] border.

===New York===
{{Main|U.S. Route 219 in New York}}
US 219 enters [[Western New York]] from Pennsylvania south of the [[Limestone, New York|Hamlet of Limestone]] in the [[Carrollton, New York|Town of Carrollton]] in [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]]. Proceeding northward, the highway splits into the main route and a "business route" that follows the original main route. The main route merges with [[Interstate 86 (east)|Interstate 86]]/[[New York State Route 17]] at Exit 23 north of Limestone and splits from I-86/NY 17 at Exit 21 in the city of Salamanca. The business route crosses the [[Allegheny River]] and the [[Southern Tier Expressway]]  and joins [[New York State Route 417]] to the [[Salamanca (city), New York|City of Salamanca]].  Separating from NY 417, the business route rejoins with the main US 219 and turns northward through the rest of Cattaraugus County, passing through Peth, Great Valley, Ellicottville, and Ashford Hollow before crossing the [[Cattaraugus Creek]] and entering [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]].  About 4 miles south of [[Springville, New York]], US 219 becomes a divided, [[limited-access highway]].  As such, it continues north through half of the county, terminating at exit 55 of the [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 (New York)|Interstate 90]]) near the west town line of [[West Seneca, New York|West Seneca]] south of the [[Buffalo, New York|City of Buffalo]]. Before joining the Thruway, US 219 runs parallel to it for about one mile (1.6&nbsp;km). The interchange is set up as such that drivers can exit and re-enter the Thruway via US 219 without leaving the expressway.

==Major intersections==
;Virginia
: {{jct|country=USA|US|460}} in [[Rich Creek, Virginia|Rich Creek]]
;West Virginia
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60}} in [[Lewisburg, West Virginia|Lewisburg]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|64}} in Lewisburg
: {{jct|country=USA|US|250}} in [[Huttonsville, West Virginia|Huttonsville]]. The highways travel concurrently to north of [[Elkins, West Virginia|Elkins]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|33}} in Elkins. The highways travel concurrently to north of Elkins.
;Maryland
: {{jct|country=USA|US|50}} in [[Red House, Maryland|Red House]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|68|US|40}} in [[Keysers Ridge, Maryland|Keysers Ridge]]. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of [[Grantsville, Maryland|Grantsville]].
;Pennsylvania
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} south-southeast of [[Boswell, Pennsylvania|Boswell]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|22}} southwest of [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|422}} west of Ebensburg
: {{jct|country=USA|US|322}} in [[Luthersburg, Pennsylvania|Luthersburg]]. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of [[Sandy, Pennsylvania|Sandy]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|119}} south of Sandy
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80}} east-northeast of [[Falls Creek, Pennsylvania|Falls Creek]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} in [[Lantz Corners, Pennsylvania|Lantz Corners]]
;New York
: {{jct|country=USA|I|86|dab1=Pennsylvania–New York}} in [[Carrollton, New York|Carrollton]]. The highways travel concurrently to the [[Salamanca (city), New York|City of Salamanca]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|20A|dab1=New York}} in [[Orchard Park, New York|Orchard Park]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|90}} in [[West Seneca, New York|West Seneca]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 46, 70, 86–87, 106, 112|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|U.S. Route 219}}
{{Attached KML}}
* [http://usends.com/219.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 219]
*[http://www.traveling219.com The Traveling 219 Project, traveling route 219 and documenting the history and stories along the road]
*[http://mountainmusictrail.com/ The Mountain Music Trail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702121141/http://mountainmusictrail.com/ |date=July 2, 2014 }}
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