Virginia US 219 starts in
Rich Creek at
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
US 19 in
Bluefield. It now only runs 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 and
State Route 124 in the
1933 renumbering, finally becoming part of the extended US 219 (along with
State Route 8, now
US 460, west of Rich Creek) in the late 1930s.
West Virginia US 219 enters
West Virginia in
Peterstown at the split of US 219 and
WV 12. US 219 then heads northeast into
Union. US 219 continues through
Greenbrier County running through the towns of
Ronceverte,
Lewisburg, where it intersects
US 60, and
Falling Spring. US 219 continues north into
Pocahontas County and through the towns of
Hillsboro and
Marlinton. US 219 runs north into
Randolph County and begins its dual certification with
US 250. They both serve the towns of
Huttonsville,
Mill Creek,
Beverly, and
Elkins, where
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 until it enters
Tucker County. From here, US 219 runs through the towns of
Parsons and
Thomas. US 219 heads north into rural
Preston County and exits
West Virginia into
Garrett County,
Maryland.
Maryland US 219 enters Maryland near
Backbone Mountain on the
West Virginia border, crosses
US 50 and enters the town of
Oakland. It crosses
Maryland Route 135 and
Maryland Route 39 in Oakland, before passing
Deep Creek Lake. After traveling through
Accident it intersects
Interstate 68 east of
Friendsville, providing access to
Morgantown, West Virginia,
Frostburg and
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 in
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 opened to traffic in the late fall of 2018. On August 9, 2007, Pennsylvania
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 "
Flight 93 Memorial Highway". 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,
Ridgway, and
Johnsonburg before reaching
Wilcox, where
PA Route 321 splits and heads for the borough of
Kane. US 219 continues north as a two-lane road until reaching
Bradford, where it becomes a limited-access highway and remains so until reaching the
New York border.
New York US 219 enters
Western New York from Pennsylvania south of the
Hamlet of Limestone in the
Town of Carrollton in
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/
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
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. 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) near the west town line of
West Seneca south of the
City of Buffalo. Before joining the Thruway, US 219 runs parallel to it for about one mile (1.6 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==