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Recorded: 3/15/2025
Visibility: Cloudy
Destinations in chronological order:
South Charleston, WV: B-5:37, 29:56-36:54, 54:13-58:15, 1:35:42-E
Thomas Hospital Rear Entrance, US60/MacCorkle Avenue, I64, Ford Street, Chestnut Street, Ohio Avenue, Dunbar Toll Bridge, US119/Corridor G, Southridge, WV214/Oakhurst Road, WV601/Jefferson Road, Kanawha Turnpike, Chesapeake Street, Pennsylvania Avenue
I64: 5:37-13:00, 36:54-43:50, 49:00-54:13
Dunbar, WV
Institute, WV
Cross Lanes, WV
Nitro, WV
Nitro, WV: 13:00-22:00, 43:50-49:00
I64, WV25/1st Avenue, 3rd Street/Center Street
Saint Albans, WV: 22:10-29:56
3rd Street/Center Street, US60/MacCorkle Avenue
Dunbar, WV: 58:15-1:14:19
Dunbar Toll Bridge, WV25/10th Street, Fletcher Square, WV25/Dunbar Avenue/7th Avenue, West Virginia Avenue, Grosscup Avenue, Myers Avenue, Dunbar Plaza
Charleston, WV: 1:14:19-1:35:42
WV25/7th Avenue, WV25/Iowa Street, WV25/Patrick Street, Patrick Street Shopping Plaza, Patrick Street McDonald’s (closed), Big Lots (closing in 2 days), Kmart (now Uhaul), BB&T (now vape shop), Central Avenue, 5 Corners (every town has one), Virginia Street West, I64, US119/Pennsylvania Avenue, US119/Corridor G
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