Point Pleasant, WV

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Point Pleasant sits where the Ohio and Kanawha rivers meet in western West Virginia, making it a natural river junction hub. Route 2 runs north-south along the Ohio River, while US 35 heads southeast to Charleston about 45 miles away. The Silver Memorial Bridge connects to Ohio, and Route 62 serves local Mason County traffic. The town is famous for the Mothman legend and maintains a museum dedicated to this cryptid creature first spotted here in 1966.