, along US 33 in Pendleton County, West Virginia (Wood engraving "The Cliffs of Seneca" by David H.Strother, published in 1872) Shortly after leaving Ohio, crossing the Ohio River on the
Ravenswood Bridge and entering Ravenswood, West Virginia, US 33 curves north, then west, meeting and turning south on
West Virginia Route 68 (WV 68). Traveling about to the
WV 2 divided highway, WV 68 ends, the roadway continues as Hemlock Road, while US 33 turns onto northbound WV 2. The two routes travel northeast, then southeast about to
Silverton. There, they meet
Interstate 77 and split, with WV 2 turning onto northbound I-77, the roadway continuing as County Road 56 (Green Hills Road), and US 33 joining southbound I-77 to
Ripley. The route then turns east from I-77, joining US 119 at
Spencer, then passing through extremely rural areas of
Roane,
Calhoun,
Gilmer, and
Lewis counties. US 33 intersects Interstate 79 at
Weston, West Virginia. From Interstate 79 east, US 33 is a four-lane highway, part of
Corridor H of the
Appalachian Development Highway System. The four-lane segment continues on through rural areas of
Upshur, and
Randolph counties, to just a couple miles past
Elkins. At Harding, US 250 joins US 33 for several miles after Elkins, where US 33 joins SR 55 and returns to a two-lane road, except for a seven-mile (11 km) section of four-lane across Kelly Mountain between
Canfield and
Bowden. Passing through the
Monongahela National Forest, US 33 crosses the
Eastern Continental Divide between Harman and
Onego at about elevation, entering
Pendleton County, then descends the
Allegheny Front along
Seneca Creek, skirting the north end of
Spruce Mountain, at the highest point of the
Allegheny Mountains. US 33 then joins SR 28 at
Seneca Rocks, West Virginia, and continues south in the
Potomac River headwaters through scenic forest and farmland landscapes. Turning eastward from SR 28 at
Judy Gap, US 33 crosses
North Fork Mountain at about , with a turnout on the western slope offering a scenic view of the
Germany Valley below and the more distant Allegheny Front from
Spruce Knob to
Dolly Sods. US 220 joins US 33 for about half a mile in
Franklin. After Franklin, US 33 continues eastward through rural areas, then climbs steeply to cross
Shenandoah Mountain at Dry River Gap at about into
Rockingham County,
Virginia. ==Major intersections==