Highway in Kentucky
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see
U.S. Route 60.
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US 60 highlighted in red |
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Maintained by KYTC |
Length | 494.876 mi[2] (796.426 km) |
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Existed | November 11, 1926–present |
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History | Was originally proposed as US 62 |
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West end | US 51 / US 60 / US 62 at Illinois state line near Wickliffe |
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East end | US 60 at West Virginia state line in Catlettsburg |
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Country | United States |
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State | Kentucky |
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Counties | Ballard, McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Union, Henderson, Daviess, Hancock, Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Jefferson, Shelby, Franklin, Woodford, Fayette, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Rowan, Carter, Boyd |
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- Kentucky State Highway System
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U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is a major U.S. Highway in the American state of Kentucky. In the early days of the U.S. Highway System, US 60 was originally to be numbered as US 62. Following extensive lobbying and complaints filed by Kentucky governor William J. Fields to the American Association of State Highway Officials, the route was re-designated as US 60 before the system was finalized. In Kentucky, US 60 parallels the Ohio River (the northern boundary of the state). US 60 enters Kentucky from Cairo, Illinois, traveling northeast to Louisville, then takes a direct eastward route (near Interstate 64, I-64) to rejoin the Ohio River in downtown Ashland, Kentucky. Both US 60 and US 23 run concurrently from Ashland to Catlettsburg where US 60 turns east and enters Kenova, West Virginia. US 60 is the longest route in Kentucky, running 495 miles (797 km) across the width of the state, passing through 22 of Kentucky's counties and through the cities of Paducah, Henderson, Owensboro, Louisville, the state capital of Frankfort, and Lexington.
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