Editing Parkersburg, West Virginia (section)

==Transportation==
Parkersburg is served by two major highways, [[Interstate 77 in West Virginia|Interstate 77]] and [[U.S. Route 50 in West Virginia|US 50]]. Other routes through the city include [[West Virginia Route 2|WV routes 2]], [[West Virginia Route 14|14]], [[West Virginia Route 47|47]], [[West Virginia Route 68|68]], [[West Virginia Route 95|95]] and [[West Virginia Route 618|618]].

Parkersburg is served by [[Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport]], with three flights a day Monday through Friday from [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]].

Passenger rail was available into the 1960s, with several major long-distance trains making stops in Parkersburg. These included the [[Baltimore and Ohio]]'s ''[[National Limited]]'' to [[St. Louis]] to the west and [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Baltimore]] and [[Jersey City]] to the east. From 1976 to 1981 [[Amtrak]] operated the ''[[Shenandoah (Amtrak train)]],'' serving [[Cincinnati]] to the west and Washington, D.C., to the east.

Freight rail service is provided by [[CSX]], with local industries switched by [[Belpre Industrial Parkersburg Railroad]] and [[Little Kanawha River Rail]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Miller|first=Isaac|title=Small but mighty|pages=36–37|date=August 2024|volume=84|issue=8|magazine=[[Trains (magazine)|Trains]]|publisher=Firecrown Media}}</ref>