diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/journey/route.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/journey/route.rb
index f5c9abf1cc8cf7e0b4260ab08b36159d71151e3d..35c2b1b86ec45839a1f143664c642a574bfa739d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/journey/route.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/journey/route.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def requires_matching_verb?
       end
 
       def verb
-        %r[^#{verbs.join('|')}$]
+        verbs.join('|')
       end
 
       private
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/inspector.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/inspector.rb
index 48c10a7d4c2ead4d55bfdb344fd218ff5d6d14a6..f3a5268d2e3480ccf2574668ee3134177ef1ba49 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/inspector.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/inspector.rb
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ def rack_app
         app.app
       end
 
-      def verb
-        super.source.gsub(/[$^]/, '')
-      end
-
       def path
         super.spec.to_s
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/mapper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/mapper_test.rb
index f35ffd8845d40be441b78447595d0f376b41226a..e783df855e61e621705087c76737044a4ed5f340 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/mapper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/mapper_test.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def test_random_keys
         end
         assert_equal({:omg=>:awesome, :controller=>"posts", :action=>"index"},
                      fakeset.defaults.first)
-        assert_equal(/^GET$/, fakeset.routes.first.verb)
+        assert_equal("GET", fakeset.routes.first.verb)
       end
 
       def test_mapping_requirements
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_via_scope
         mapper.scope(via: :put) do
           mapper.match '/', :to => 'posts#index', :as => :main
         end
-        assert_equal(/^PUT$/, fakeset.routes.first.verb)
+        assert_equal("PUT", fakeset.routes.first.verb)
       end
 
       def test_map_slash
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing/inspector_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing/inspector_test.rb
index 24bd4b04ec1fdd18e5b631dcd4d431fea862a05c..a17d07c40b05bc4328782e3a13a331b947cd050e 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing/inspector_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing/inspector_test.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ def test_cart_inspect
         ], output
       end
 
+      def test_articles_inspect_with_multiple_verbs
+        output = draw do
+          match 'articles/:id', to: 'articles#update', via: [:put, :patch]
+        end
+
+        assert_equal [
+          "Prefix Verb      URI Pattern             Controller#Action",
+          "       PUT|PATCH /articles/:id(.:format) articles#update"
+        ], output
+      end
+
       def test_inspect_shows_custom_assets
         output = draw do
           get '/custom/assets', :to => 'custom_assets#show'