West Virginia per year, with 1,400 of those statistically attributed to deaths from heart, respiratory and kidney disease from living in an Appalachian coal county. In 2015, McDowell County had the highest rate of drug-induced deaths of any county in the United States, with a rate of 141 deaths per 100,000 people. Four of the five US counties with the highest rates of drug-induced deaths are located in West Virginia (McDowell, Wyoming, Cabell and Raleigh Counties). West Virginia's capital and seat of government is the city of Charleston, located in the southwest area of the state. The West Virginia Legislature is bicameral.
U.S. Route 220 in West Virginia U.S. Route 220 in West Virginia U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a U.S. Highway that travels from Rockingham, North Carolina, to Waverly, New York. In the state of West Virginia, it travels for from the Virginia state line south of Harper to the Maryland state line at Keyser. The highway enters West Virginia south of Harper in Pendleton County. From the state line, US 220 parallels the South Branch Potomac River as it progresses northward. north of Harper, US 220 travels through Franklin, where it intersects US 33. The highway enters Grant County approximately north of Franklin. Within Grant