Route 51 and Leetown Road meet right on the Jefferson and Berkeley County line. The corner they make was never built for the traffic it carries now. Route 51 links Charles Town, Kearneysville, and the I-81 area. Local trips, work trips, and truck trips all funnel through the same small crossing. Here is a closer...
Most Dangerous Intersections: Rt 51 and Leetown Rd
If you drive in Martinsburg, West Virginia, you already know this intersection. Foxcroft Avenue and Apple Harvest Drive are one of the busiest spots in the whole Eastern Panhandle. Almost 27,000 cars and trucks use Apple Harvest Drive alone every day. Traffic studies have already marked this spot as a high-crash location. Engineers say it needs new...
Lyn Widmyer is a Jefferson County writer and former public servant who loves sharing local stories. For years, she has been talking with people in our community about aging, work, and the projects they care about most. After retiring from her job in urban planning for Montgomery County, Maryland, she served on the Jefferson County...
Drivers in Harpers Ferry, WV, know that the intersection of WV Rt. 340 and Shipley School Road is a problem area. Located near the Harpers Ferry US Customs & Border Protection Training Center and close to a school, this crossroad has a confusing design and heavy traffic from a 4-lane highway that make it especially risky. For families, students,...
The intersection where Shenandoah Junction Road meets Charles Town Road is one of the Most Dangerous Intersections in Jefferson County, WV. Along with a lot of school traffic, many drivers speed through an intersection with a peculiar yield pattern. This makes the area unsafe for families, students, and people driving to and from work. Why...
Intersections are among the most hazardous places on the road because a lot of things are happening at the same time in a small area and drivers have to make many decisions quickly. At Skinner Accident & Injury Lawyers, we’ve identified the intersections in Jefferson County, West Virginia, that we believe are the most hazardous....
If you live in the Eastern Panhandle, you’ve likely driven through Jefferson, Berkeley, and the nearby counties. The roads may look familiar, but it is essential to acknowledge the challenges we face in our local communities. From winding back roads with sharp curves to crowded intersections with heavy traffic, both counties have places where crashes...
If you drive on WV Rt. 340 through the Fairfax Crossing/Home Depot intersection, you know how tricky it can be. This busy spot has heavy traffic, multiple lanes, and drivers coming from all directions. That’s why it is one of the most dangerous intersections in our area. Our attorneys, Stephen and Andrew Skinner, recently visited...