End of US highway 121

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Photo credits: H.B. Elkins

Approx. time period North terminus South terminus
2005-present Beckley, WV Pound, VA

The first US 121 was among the original routes of 1926; you can read more about it on this page. Modern US 121 was requested by the states of Virginia and West Virginia, and AASHTO approved the designation in 2005 (despite the fact that the highway does not connect with US 21. US x19 would've been a more appropriate number). Better known locally as the Coalfields Expressway, US 121 is still under construction, and I don't think it's expected to be completed for quite some time. However, there is a short section near the northern terminus in Beckley that is open to traffic... and it's been signed as WV 121:

Elkins, July 2008

There's another one heading the opposite direction:

Elkins, July 2008

They ought to get that problem fixed before more incorrect signs get posted. Continuing north, the junction where WV 97 ends is the future north end of US 121:

Elkins, July 2008