The first portion to become a state highway was north from SR 39 (now US 250) at McDowell, with of State Route 803 added in 1928,[REF] in 1929,[REF] another 1.5 miles in 1930,[REF] in 1931,[REF] and the final to the state line in 1934 (as SR 269) [REF].
A further extension of south from McDowell in 1935[REF] and a final addition of in 1936 filled the gap and made SR 269 continuous from Windy Cove to West Virginia [REF].