West Virginia 42 map courtesy of Google Earth
| Length |
| 41 miles |
| Other names |
| George Washington Highway (US-50 duplex portion) |
| Southern terminus |
| Petersburg, Grant County, JCT WV-28/WV-55 |
| Northern terminus |
| Maryland State Line, Blaine, Mineral County, JCT MD-38 (continuation) |
| Municipalities traversed (S to N) |
Grant County: PetersburgMaysville Scherr Mount Storm Mineral County: SkylineElk Garden Blaine |
| Points of interest |
| Mount Storm Lake Jennings Randolph Lake |
| Road intersections |
| WV-28/WV-55 CR-[28/10] CR-5 CR-[42/7] CR-[42/6] CR-[42/6]/CR-[42/3] CR-[42/5] CR[42/10] CR-[42/11] CR-[42/4] CR-[42/3] CR-[42/14] WV-93 (4.3 mile duplex) CR-1 WV-93 (end duplex) US-50 (7.9 mile duplex) CR-[50/10] CR-[50/11] CR-[50/4] Grant CR-[50/5]Mineral CR-[50/5] US-50 (end duplex) CR-4 CR-[42/4]/CR-[42/5] CR-2 WV-46 CR-[42/3] CR-2 CR-[42/2] CR-[42/1] MD-38 (continuation) |
| Notes |