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:''For the U.S. Route 60 in the 1925 plan, which became U.S. Route 66 in 1926, see U.S. Route 60 (1925).''
'U.S. Route 60' is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. Despite the "0" in its number, indicating a transcontinental designation, the 1926 route ended in Springfield, Missouri at the intersection with Route 66. In fact, Route 66 was almost given the US 60 designation.
As of 2005, the highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia at Pacific Avenue in the city's oceanfront resort district at the Rudee Inlet Bridge. Its western terminus was from 1932 to 1966 in Los Angeles, California but was moved to east of Quartzsite, Arizona at an intersection with Interstate 10 after the highway was decommissioned through California starting in 1964. US 60 signage can be seen at this intersection which is about 5 miles (8 km) west of Brenda, Arizona. I-10 and California State Highway 60 replaced US 60 from Arizona to Los Angeles.[2]
U.S. Route 60 has been decommissioned in California. In the Los Angeles and Inland Empire, it exists as a branch of Interstate 10, designated as State Route 60. In addition, many parts of it remain intact as 2-lane highway in the desert areas.
The westernmost stretch of US 60 to the California border has been superseded by Interstate 10. The western terminus of US 60 is near Brenda, where it travels northeast to Wickenburg. From there it bears southeast to briefly rejoin the I-10 in Phoenix before diverging as the Superstition Freeway. While in Phoenix, the 60 turns into Grand Avenue, and then becomes the 60 once again. East of the Phoenix area, US 60 bears roughly east-northeast through mountainous areas, passing through Globe, Show Low, and Springerville before exiting the state at the New Mexico border.
U.S. 60 crosses the southern part of Missouri, south of Interstate 44. Prior to the creation of the U.S. Highway System, U.S. Route 60 was Route 16.
Portions of the route east of Springfield are four-lane divided. Several stretches are freeway-grade. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is in the process of upgrading U.S. 60 to four lanes along a 59-mile segment between Willow Springs and Van Buren. The project, which is expected to be complete in 2010, will complete U.S. 60 as a four-lane facility from Springfield to Charleston, a distance of approximately 240 miles.
U.S. 60 intersects Interstate 55 and Interstate 57 just southeast of Sikeston, and runs concurrently with I-57 from this junction to the east side of Charleston.
From Charleston to Bird's Point, where the route leaves Missouri on a bridge crossing of the Mississippi River, U.S. 60 is concurrent with U.S. Highway 62 and, for a short distance, Missouri Route 77.
William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., father of former president Bill Clinton, died on Route 60 (now Missouri Route 114) outside of Sikeston, Missouri after being thrown from his car and drowning in a drainage ditch.
Main articles: U.S. Route 60 in Illinois
U.S. 60 continues its concurrency with U.S. Highway 62 for its entire length (which is less than a mile (1.6 km)) in Illinois. The routes enter Illinois at its very southern tip between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
The concurrent routes pass Fort Defiance State Park, which lies at the southernmost point of Illinois, then intersect with U.S. 51 south of Cairo, turning eastward along with southbound U.S. 51 to cross the Ohio River into Kentucky.
Upon entering Kentucky, U.S. 60 is concurrent with U.S. 51 and U.S. 62 from the Ohio River bridge to the town of Wickliffe. At Wickliffe, U.S. 60 separates from the other routes and heads generally northeast toward the city of Paducah. Between Wickliffe and Paducah, the towns of Barlow, La Center and Kevil are situated along the route.
Upon reaching Paducah, U.S. 60 intersects with Interstate 24, and I-24's business loop enters the city concurrent with U.S. 60. In the downtown area, the route once again meets U.S. 62, and also meets U.S. 45. Once out of the city of Paducah, U.S. 60 again veers to the northeast, generally following the Ohio River until reachingSmithland, where the route again turns to the east, passing through the small town of Burna.
The next city along the route is Marion. At Marion, U.S. 60 turns once more to the north, where it heads toward Sturgis. From Sturgis, the route continues generally northward to Morganfield. In recent years, a by-pass of U.S. 60 around the south and east sides of Morganfield has taken a great deal of traffic out of Morganfield proper.
U.S. 60 passes through Waverly and Corydon before reaching Henderson. At Henderson, the route intersects Kentucky Highway 136, Kentucky Highway 425 and U.S. Highway 41 Alternate. U.S. 41-A is concurrent with U.S. 60 along Green Street in the city of Henderson as it intersects with Kentucky Highway 812 and Kentucky Highway 351. At the U.S. Highway 41/Pennyrile Parkway interchange, U.S. 41-A ends and U.S. 60 continues alone.
Especially in the eastern and central part of the state, U.S. 60 has been largely replaced by Interstate 64 for long distance travel, since both routes follow each other through much of this area. However, several cites in this area rely on U.S. 60 to connect them to the interstate. By contrast, in the western part of the state, U.S. 60 is not paired with an interstate highway and serves a much more independent purpose, connecting communities located along and near the Ohio River.
Prior to the U.S. Highway System, U.S. Route 60 was West Virginia Route 3. Portions of U.S. 60 are the Midland Trail, a National Scenic Byway.
Main articles: U.S. Route 60 in Virginia
In the original 1926 routing, US 60's western terminus was in Springfield, Missouri at its intersection with Route 66.
During the fight over the numbering of the Chicago-Los Angeles Highway (which became US 66), the Virginia Beach, Virginia to Springfield, Missouri road was proposed as US 62. Proposed US 62 followed US 60 from Virginia Beach to Poplar Bluff, MO, but did not continue across southern Missouri on the accepted US 60 alignment. Instead, it followed what is now U.S. Route 160 to Doniphan, Route 142 to Thayer, U.S. Route 63 to the junction with Route 14 north of West Plains, and Missouri 14 to Ozark where it ended at what was once U.S. Route 65 (now Business 65) south of the town (this intersection is now in the city limits of Ozark). The realignment was part of the compromise over the US 60 vs. US 62 numbering (for further see Cyrus Avery).
Originally built as a "bypass route" around downtown Louisville, Kentucky, Alt US 60 used several existing roads running through Louisville to get between the east and south sides of town without having to travel through the heavily congested downtown or west ends of town. 'Alt 60' runs northeast to southwest from St. Matthews, Kentucky to Shively, Kentucky; including a stretch on one of Frederick Law Olmstead's last remaining parkways, Eastern Parkway.
★ U.S. Route 160
★ U.S. Route 260
★ U.S. Route 360
★ U.S. Route 460
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Dexter, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Sikeston, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Van Buren, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Willow Springs, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Cabool, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Mountain Grove, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Mansfield, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Rogersville, Missouri
★ ''U.S. Route 60 Business'' in Springfield, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Aurora, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Monett, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Neosho, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Seneca, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Versailles, Kentucky
★ ''U.S. Route 60 Alternate'' in Louisville, Kentucky
★ U.S. Route 60 Alternate in Lexington, Kentucky
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Endpoints of US highways
★ Illinois Highway Ends: US 60
:''For the U.S. Route 60 in the 1925 plan, which became U.S. Route 66 in 1926, see U.S. Route 60 (1925).''
'U.S. Route 60' is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. Despite the "0" in its number, indicating a transcontinental designation, the 1926 route ended in Springfield, Missouri at the intersection with Route 66. In fact, Route 66 was almost given the US 60 designation.
As of 2005, the highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia at Pacific Avenue in the city's oceanfront resort district at the Rudee Inlet Bridge. Its western terminus was from 1932 to 1966 in Los Angeles, California but was moved to east of Quartzsite, Arizona at an intersection with Interstate 10 after the highway was decommissioned through California starting in 1964. US 60 signage can be seen at this intersection which is about 5 miles (8 km) west of Brenda, Arizona. I-10 and California State Highway 60 replaced US 60 from Arizona to Los Angeles.[2]
| Contents |
| Route description |
| California |
| Arizona |
| New Mexico |
| Texas |
| Oklahoma |
| Missouri |
| Illinois |
| Kentucky |
| West Virginia |
| Virginia |
| History |
| See also |
| Related U.S. Routes |
| Bannered and suffexed routes |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
California
U.S. Route 60 has been decommissioned in California. In the Los Angeles and Inland Empire, it exists as a branch of Interstate 10, designated as State Route 60. In addition, many parts of it remain intact as 2-lane highway in the desert areas.
Arizona
The westernmost stretch of US 60 to the California border has been superseded by Interstate 10. The western terminus of US 60 is near Brenda, where it travels northeast to Wickenburg. From there it bears southeast to briefly rejoin the I-10 in Phoenix before diverging as the Superstition Freeway. While in Phoenix, the 60 turns into Grand Avenue, and then becomes the 60 once again. East of the Phoenix area, US 60 bears roughly east-northeast through mountainous areas, passing through Globe, Show Low, and Springerville before exiting the state at the New Mexico border.
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
U.S. 60 crosses the southern part of Missouri, south of Interstate 44. Prior to the creation of the U.S. Highway System, U.S. Route 60 was Route 16.
Portions of the route east of Springfield are four-lane divided. Several stretches are freeway-grade. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is in the process of upgrading U.S. 60 to four lanes along a 59-mile segment between Willow Springs and Van Buren. The project, which is expected to be complete in 2010, will complete U.S. 60 as a four-lane facility from Springfield to Charleston, a distance of approximately 240 miles.
U.S. 60 intersects Interstate 55 and Interstate 57 just southeast of Sikeston, and runs concurrently with I-57 from this junction to the east side of Charleston.
From Charleston to Bird's Point, where the route leaves Missouri on a bridge crossing of the Mississippi River, U.S. 60 is concurrent with U.S. Highway 62 and, for a short distance, Missouri Route 77.
William Jefferson Blythe, Jr., father of former president Bill Clinton, died on Route 60 (now Missouri Route 114) outside of Sikeston, Missouri after being thrown from his car and drowning in a drainage ditch.
Illinois
Main articles: U.S. Route 60 in Illinois
U.S. 60 continues its concurrency with U.S. Highway 62 for its entire length (which is less than a mile (1.6 km)) in Illinois. The routes enter Illinois at its very southern tip between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
The concurrent routes pass Fort Defiance State Park, which lies at the southernmost point of Illinois, then intersect with U.S. 51 south of Cairo, turning eastward along with southbound U.S. 51 to cross the Ohio River into Kentucky.
Kentucky
Upon entering Kentucky, U.S. 60 is concurrent with U.S. 51 and U.S. 62 from the Ohio River bridge to the town of Wickliffe. At Wickliffe, U.S. 60 separates from the other routes and heads generally northeast toward the city of Paducah. Between Wickliffe and Paducah, the towns of Barlow, La Center and Kevil are situated along the route.
Upon reaching Paducah, U.S. 60 intersects with Interstate 24, and I-24's business loop enters the city concurrent with U.S. 60. In the downtown area, the route once again meets U.S. 62, and also meets U.S. 45. Once out of the city of Paducah, U.S. 60 again veers to the northeast, generally following the Ohio River until reachingSmithland, where the route again turns to the east, passing through the small town of Burna.
The next city along the route is Marion. At Marion, U.S. 60 turns once more to the north, where it heads toward Sturgis. From Sturgis, the route continues generally northward to Morganfield. In recent years, a by-pass of U.S. 60 around the south and east sides of Morganfield has taken a great deal of traffic out of Morganfield proper.
U.S. 60 passes through Waverly and Corydon before reaching Henderson. At Henderson, the route intersects Kentucky Highway 136, Kentucky Highway 425 and U.S. Highway 41 Alternate. U.S. 41-A is concurrent with U.S. 60 along Green Street in the city of Henderson as it intersects with Kentucky Highway 812 and Kentucky Highway 351. At the U.S. Highway 41/Pennyrile Parkway interchange, U.S. 41-A ends and U.S. 60 continues alone.
Especially in the eastern and central part of the state, U.S. 60 has been largely replaced by Interstate 64 for long distance travel, since both routes follow each other through much of this area. However, several cites in this area rely on U.S. 60 to connect them to the interstate. By contrast, in the western part of the state, U.S. 60 is not paired with an interstate highway and serves a much more independent purpose, connecting communities located along and near the Ohio River.
West Virginia
Prior to the U.S. Highway System, U.S. Route 60 was West Virginia Route 3. Portions of U.S. 60 are the Midland Trail, a National Scenic Byway.
Virginia
Main articles: U.S. Route 60 in Virginia
History
In the original 1926 routing, US 60's western terminus was in Springfield, Missouri at its intersection with Route 66.
During the fight over the numbering of the Chicago-Los Angeles Highway (which became US 66), the Virginia Beach, Virginia to Springfield, Missouri road was proposed as US 62. Proposed US 62 followed US 60 from Virginia Beach to Poplar Bluff, MO, but did not continue across southern Missouri on the accepted US 60 alignment. Instead, it followed what is now U.S. Route 160 to Doniphan, Route 142 to Thayer, U.S. Route 63 to the junction with Route 14 north of West Plains, and Missouri 14 to Ozark where it ended at what was once U.S. Route 65 (now Business 65) south of the town (this intersection is now in the city limits of Ozark). The realignment was part of the compromise over the US 60 vs. US 62 numbering (for further see Cyrus Avery).
Originally built as a "bypass route" around downtown Louisville, Kentucky, Alt US 60 used several existing roads running through Louisville to get between the east and south sides of town without having to travel through the heavily congested downtown or west ends of town. 'Alt 60' runs northeast to southwest from St. Matthews, Kentucky to Shively, Kentucky; including a stretch on one of Frederick Law Olmstead's last remaining parkways, Eastern Parkway.
See also
Related U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 160
★ U.S. Route 260
★ U.S. Route 360
★ U.S. Route 460
Bannered and suffexed routes
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Dexter, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Sikeston, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Poplar Bluff, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Van Buren, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Willow Springs, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Cabool, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Mountain Grove, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Mansfield, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Rogersville, Missouri
★ ''U.S. Route 60 Business'' in Springfield, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Aurora, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Monett, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Neosho, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Seneca, Missouri
★ U.S. Route 60 Business in Versailles, Kentucky
★ ''U.S. Route 60 Alternate'' in Louisville, Kentucky
★ U.S. Route 60 Alternate in Lexington, Kentucky
References
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Endpoints of US highways
External links
★ Illinois Highway Ends: US 60
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