Rowlesburg, WV

united states

Rowlesburg is a small railroad town of 773 people in Preston County's mountains, where the Cheat River winds through forested hills. US Route 50 provides the main east-west connection, linking to Grafton 25 miles west and continuing toward Maryland. State Route 72 runs north-south to Kingwood. The town's defining landmark is the towering CSX railroad trestle spanning the Cheat River at 150 feet high.