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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 60.
U.S. Route 60 marker
U.S. Route 60
Midland Trail[1]
Map
US 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length494.876 mi[2] (796.426 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926–present
HistoryWas originally proposed as US 62
Major junctions
West end US 51 / US 60 / US 62 at Illinois state line near Wickliffe
Major intersections
East end US 60 at West Virginia state line in Catlettsburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesBallard, McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Union, Henderson, Daviess, Hancock, Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Jefferson, Shelby, Franklin, Woodford, Fayette, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Rowan, Carter, Boyd
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 59→ KY 61

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.

Route description

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US 60 is concurrent with US 51 and US 62 from the Ohio River bridge to the town of Wickliffe. At Wickliffe, US 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.[1]

In Paducah, US 60 intersects with I-24, and I-24's business loop enters the city concurrent with US 60. In the midtown area, the route once again meets US 62, and also meets US 45. Once out of the city of Paducah, US 60 again veers to the northeast, generally following the Ohio River until reaching Smithland, where the route again turns to the east, passing through the small town of Burna. From Burna, US 60 passes through Salem.[1]

The next city along the route is Marion. At Marion, US 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 bypass of US 60 around the south and east sides of Morganfield has taken a great deal of traffic congestion out of the city.[1]

US 60 passes through Waverly and Corydon before reaching Henderson. At Henderson, the route intersects Kentucky Route 136 (KY 136), KY 425 and US 41A. US 41A is concurrent with US 60 along Green Street in the city of Henderson as it intersects with KY 812 and KY 351. At the US 41 interchange, US 41A ends and US 60 continues alone, bypassing the cities of Owensboro, Lewisport, Hawesville, and Hardinsburg.[1]

In Fort Knox, US 60 connects with US 31W, and they remain together until downtown Louisville. Originally built as a bypass route around downtown Louisville, US 60 Alt. 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. US 60 Alt. runs northeast to southwest from St. Matthews to Shively; including a stretch on one of Frederick Law Olmsted's last remaining parkways, Eastern Parkway. Before its completion and designation as I-264 in 1984, the Henry Watterson Expressway connecting Dixie Highway (US 31W/US 60) and Shelbyville Road (US 60) was signed US 60 Bypass.[1]

After passing Shelbyville, it continues through the state capital of Frankfort, becomes four lanes and then heads more south than east toward Versailles. In Versailles, US 60's eastbound lanes are very briefly the westbound lanes of US 62, which runs more south than west at that point. After turning east and intersecting the Bluegrass Parkway, US 60 is one of the major routes through Lexington. Shortly after entering Fayette County, the road becomes a 6 lane heavily traveled highway, known as Versailles Road. It passed Bluegrass Airport and Keeneland before intersecting with Lexington's beltway, New Circle Road. It is now a 4 lane road going into downtown Lexington. After downtown, it once again becomes a 6 lane road now known as Winchester Road. It passes several suburbs of Lexington before entering northern Hamburg and then intersects I-75 and from there roughly parallels I-64 and goes to Winchester and passes very near the Mountain Parkway but does not intersect with it. It proceeds to Mount Sterling, Morehead, past Carter Caves State Resort Park, on to Grayson and finally to Ashland. US 23 southbound follows US 60 eastbound into Catlettsburg, where they split at 35th Street. US 23 southbound continues straight as a four-lane highway, while US 60 eastbound turns onto 35th Street, passes Oakland Avenue, and enters Kenova, West Virginia via the Billy C. Clark Bridge.[1]

History

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When the first finalized proposal for the U.S. Highway System was presented by the Bureau of Public Roads in December 1925, the route between Ozark, Missouri and what would become U.S. Route 52 (US 52) in West Virginia near Ashland, Kentucky was originally proposed as US 62. The US 60 designation was proposed along a different highway from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois via Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3] On December 8, 1925, a complaint was registered by Kentucky governor William J. Fields over the placement of the US 60 designation, being unhappy no major U.S. Highways ending with the number "0" were planned through his state. Major U.S. Highways ending in "0" were planned to be the main east–west routes of the system. The two closest major east–west routes, US 50 and US 70, were planned to run through states located north and south of Kentucky. Fields therefore proposed the US 60 designation be re-routed through Kentucky.[4]

Fields' opposition to the original numbering plan led to an arranged meeting with the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) Executive Committee in Chicago. Attending was Cyrus Avery, an AASHO committee leader representing the state of Oklahoma and a proponent of the Chicago to Los Angeles route. Avery disagreed with Fields' complaint and stated the US 60 designation should remain on the Chicago Los Angeles route. Following the meeting, the Executive Committee decided to retain the US 60 designation for the Chicago to Los Angeles route, taking the side of Avery. The Committee however, did attempt to rectify Kentucky's complaints by extending the eastern terminus of the proposed US 62 from its endpoint in West Virginia near Ashland to Newport News, Virginia. US 62 would also be extended from Ozark to Springfield, Missouri. Fields was not pleased with the US 62 extension and continued to campaign for US 60 to be routed through Kentucky. Fields later returned to AASHO with support from Kentucky's Congressional delegation and presented his argument to AASHO's chairman Thomas H. MacDonald on January 25, 1926. MacDonald agreed with Fields' argument and AASHO subsequently exchanged the number of the Los Angeles to Chicago route with the Newport News to Springfield route.[4]

Following the change, Avery opposed removing "US 60" from the Los Angeles to Chicago route, stating the state Oklahoma had already undergone extensive preparation for the "US 60" designation, producing official signage and printing maps in anticipation for the new number. Avery was further upset that the decision to re-designate the Chicago to Los Angeles route had been done without his knowledge or consent. Officials from Missouri also heavily protested the change in numbering. AASHO officials rebutted against Avery's complaints citing he had consented to a possible number swap in the earlier Chicago meeting. Nevertheless, AASHO, tried to present a compromise to both Fields and Avery, returning the US 60 designation to the route between Los Angeles and Springfield, but re-designating the Springfield to Chicago route as "US 60N" and the Springfield to Virginia Beach route as "US 60E". Neither side agreed with the compromise and demanded to have their way. Eventually, Avery and his allied proponents agreed to let Kentucky have "US 60" so long as the Chicago to Los Angeles Route became "US 66" instead of "US 62". Fields had no objection to this proposal as it meant his route would now be designated as "US 60".[4] When the finalized U.S. Highway system was approved on November 11, 1926, U.S. Route 60 was officially designated through Kentucky, giving the state a main U.S. Highway ending with the number "0".[5] US 60 was later extended to Los Angeles on June 8, 1931.[6] The route would later be truncated to Brenda, Arizona.[7]

Until 2010, US 60 passed through the city of Owensboro, while US 60 Bypass (Wendell H. Ford Expressway) skirted the city to its south. The city of Owensboro and state of Kentucky requested the decommissioning of US 60 within the city, and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved the request, making the expressway the main line of US 60. As of April 2011, signage has been changed, and US 60 now solely follows the expressway around Owensboro.

Especially in the eastern and central part of the state, US 60 has been largely replaced by I-64 for long-distance travel, since both routes follow each other through much of this area. However, several cities in this area rely on US 60 to connect them to the Interstate. By contrast, in the western part of the state, US 60 is not paired with an Interstate Highway and serves a much more independent purpose, connecting communities located along and near the Ohio River.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Ohio River0.000–
0.904		0.000–
1.455


 US 51 north / US 60 west / US 62 west		Continuation into Cairo, Illinois
Cairo Ohio River Bridge
BallardWickliffe3.6445.864



 US 51 south / US 62 east / Great River Road south (4th Street) to KY 286 – Bardwell, Fulton, Columbus Belmont State Park		Western end of US 51/US 62/Great River Road concurrencies
​4.1626.698
 KY 1186 north (Country Farm Road)		Southern terminus of KY 1186
​5.4538.776
 KY 1186 south (Country Farm Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1186
Gum Corners7.58512.207
 KY 1280 south (Crews Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1280
​7.92212.749
 KY 1368 east (Tabor Road)		Western terminus of KY 1368
Barlow10.23816.476
 KY 1105 north (North 6th Street)		Southern terminus of K 1105
La Center14.31023.030
 KY 802 south (Coffee Drive)		Northern terminus of KY 802
14.41023.191
 KY 358 west (Bluegrass Drive)		Western end of KY 358 concurrency
14.49023.319 KY 358 (Bandana Road) – Bandana, Business DistrictEastern terminus of KY 358
14.64323.566
 KY 1774 east (Oak Street)		Western terminus of KY 1774
​16.30026.232
 KY 310 north (Turner Landing Road) – Oscar		Southern terminus of KY 310
Kevil19.50731.393
 KY 1791 east (Wallace Avenue)		Western terminus of KY 1791
19.52831.427
 KY 473 south (Gage Road)		Western end of KY 473 concurrency
19.65931.638
 KY 473 north (New Liberty Church Road)		Eastern end of KY 473 concurrency
20.48632.969
 KY 2532 north (Apperson Road)		Western end of KY 2532 concurrency
McCracken​20.62733.196
 KY 2352 south (Apperson Road)		Eastern end of KY 2532 concurrency
​21.84735.159
 KY 995 north (Rice Springs Road)		Southern terminus of KY 995
​22.59436.362
 KY 1154 north (Hobbs Road) – USEC		Southern terminus of KY 1154
​23.19937.335
 KY 3520 south		Northern terminus of KY 3520
​24.01038.640
 KY 726 south (Kelly Road)		Northern terminus of KY 726
​24.50439.435
 KY 996 north (Metropolis Lake Road) – Future City, TVA Shawnee		Southern terminus of KY 996
​26.09041.988 KY 724 (Steel Road)
​26.75343.055 KY 305 – General Aviation / Airport TerminalAirport just south of intersection
​28.03545.118 KY 1565
​28.99546.663
 KY 3529 south (Maxon Road)		Northern terminus of KY 3529
​29.71247.817
 KY 3520 west		Eastern terminus of KY 3520
Paducah30.16848.551 KY 998 (Olivet Church Road)
31.153–
31.260		50.136–
50.308		 I-24 – Nashville, St. LouisDiverging diamond interchange; I-24 exit 4
33.08653.247
 KY 731 south (Olivet Church Road)		Northern terminus of KY 731
33.75554.323
 I-24 BL / US 60 Bus. (Park Avenue)		Western end of Paducah business route
33.98354.690
 US 45 north (HC Mathis Drive)		Western end of US 45 concurrency
34.67255.799

 US 45 Bus. north (Washington Street)		CCU Western Baptist Hospital just north of intersection
34.91756.193

 US 45 south / US 62 east (Jackson Street)		Eastern end of US 45 concurrency; western end of US 62 concurrency
35.81557.639
 KY 994 south (Mayfield Road)		Northern terminus of KY 994
37.83960.896 KY 284
39.06762.872



 I-24 BL / US 60 Bus. west (Wayne Sullivan Drive) / KY 1954 south (John Puryear Drive) to I-24		Northern terminus of KY 1954; eastern terminus of US 60 business route
Reidland39.95064.293Camelback Road – Business AccessInterchange; former US 60 east; closed to thru traffic
41.53666.846
 US 62 east – Eddyville, KY Dam		Eastern end of US 62 concurrency
Tennessee River41.799–
42.149		67.269–
67.832		George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge
Livingston​44.04970.890
 KY 6074 west		Eastern terminus of KY 6074; former route of US 60 prior to current bridge opening in 2014
​48.25477.657 KY 3489 (Jim Wilson Loop)Southern terminus of KY 3489
​49.64779.899
 KY 3489 south (Jim Wilson Loop)		Northern terminus of KY 3489
​50.15280.712
 KY 937 east (Cutoff Road)		Western terminus of KY 937
Smithland53.78786.562
 KY 967 north (Wilson Avenue)		Southern terminus of KY 967
54.13687.123
 KY 453 south (Court Street) – Livingston County Courthouse		Northern terminus of KY 453
54.26087.323
 KY 967 south (Mill Street)		Northern terminus of KY 967
54.41587.572
 KY 70 east (Tiline Road) – Tiline		Western terminus of KY 70
​54.673–
55.017		87.988–
88.541		Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge over the Cumberland River
​55.40789.169
 KY 2610 east (Brummite Road)		Western terminus of KY 2610
​57.44992.455
 KY 137 north (River Road) – Birdsville, Bayou		Southern terminus of KY 137
​62.167100.048
 KY 763 west (Maxfield Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 763
​62.756100.996
 KY 135 north (Carrsville Road)		Southern terminus of KY 135
​62.989101.371
 KY 1433 east (Cedar Grove Road)		Western terminus of KY 1433
Salem69.602112.014
 KY 133 north (Lola Road) – Carrsville		Western end of KY 133 concurrency
69.651112.092
 KY 723 north (Hayden Avenue)		Southern terminus of KY 723
70.052112.738
 KY 133 north (Shelby Road)		Eastern end of KY 133 concurrency
Crittenden​
 KY 855 south (Tyners Chapel Road)		Northern terminus of KY 855
​76.302122.796

 KY 297 north (Tolu) / KY 2132 south		Southern terminus of KY 297; northern terminus of KY 2132
​78.499126.332
 KY 1688 north		Southern terminus of KY 1688
​79.202127.463Airport Road – Marion-Crittenden County Airport
Marion79.782128.397
 KY 981 north (Old Salem Road)		Southern terminus of KY 981
80.571129.666
 US 641 / KY 91 (South Main Street) to I-69		Western end of KY 91 concurrency
71.743115.459
 KY 506 south (East Depot Street)		Northern terminus of KY 506
80.868130.144

 KY 91 north (West Bellville Street) / KY 120 east (East Bellville Street)		Eastern end of KY 91 concurrency; western terminus of KY 120
82.296132.443
 KY 2175 north (Pippi Handen Boulevard)		Southern terminus of KY 2175
​86.567139.316
 KY 1901 north (Seminary Loop)		Southern terminus of KY 1901
Mattoon87.014140.035 KY 654
Hoods88.621142.622
 KY 365 north – Sturgis		Southern terminus of KY 365
UnionSullivan94.822152.601
 KY 109 south – Providence		Western end of KY 109 concurrency
94.929152.773
 KY 141 north		Southern terminus of KY 141
​96.351155.062
 KY 923 east		Western end of KY 93 concurrency
​96.498155.298
 KY 923 west		Eastern end of KY 93 concurrency
Sturgis98.984159.299
 KY 365 south (North Monroe Street)		Northern terminus of KY 365
99.056159.415
 KY 109 north (Main Street) – Morgantown, Shawneetown Bridge		Eastern end of KY 109 concurrency
​100.306161.427
 KY 270 east		Western terminus of KY 270 concurrency
​100.582161.871
 KY 270 west		Eastern terminus of KY  concurrency
​103.900167.211
 KY 950 east		Western terminus of KY 950
​105.536169.844 KY 1176
Hamner106.674171.675
 KY 492 south		Northern terminus of KY 492
Morganfield108.797175.092




 US 60 Byp. east / US 60 Truck east / KY 3393 west – Shawneetown Bridge, James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum, Higginson Henry Wildlife Area, Moffitt Lake Recreation Area		Western terminus of Morgantown business/truck routes, eastern terminus of KY 3393
109.724176.584
 KY 56 / KY 130 south (Main Street)		Western end of KY 130 concurrency; 56 both ways
110.061177.126
 KY 139 north (Airline Road) – Uniontown		Eastern end of KY 139 concurrency
110.157177.281
 KY 359 north (North Morgan Street)		Southern terminus of KY 359
110.322177.546
 KY 2091 east (East Waverly Street)		Western terminus of KY 2091
111.436179.339

 US 60 Byp. west – James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum, Moffitt Lake Recreation Area		Eastern terminus of Morgantown bypass route
113.885183.280
 KY 2835 south		Northern terminus of KY 2835
​114.398184.106
 KY 141 north – Uniontown		Western end of KY 141 concurrency
​115.087185.215

 KY 141 south to KY 2094		Eastern end of KY 141 concurrency
Waverly115.440185.783 KY 1180 (Main Street)
115.787186.341 KY 669 (West Depot Street)
115.900186.523 KY 2094 (North Maple Street)
116.052186.768
 KY 760 north
Henderson​121.477195.498
 KY 1557 south		Northern terminus of KY 1557
Corydon122.388196.964
 KY 145 south (7th Street)		Northern terminus of KY 145
122.816197.653 KY 266 (2nd Street)
Henderson128.160206.254

 KY 136 west / KY 425 east – Wildlife Refuge, Airport		Western terminus of KY 425; western end of KY 136 concurrency; refuge and airport via 136 west
129.737208.791

 US 41 Alt. south – Dixon, Providence		Western end of US 41 Alt. concurrency
131.165211.090
 KY 136 south (Sand Lane)		Eastern end of KY 136 concurrency
132.566213.344
 KY 351 south (Second Street)		Northern terminus of KY 351
133.896215.485


 US 41 to Audubon Parkway / I-69 south – Evansville, Madisonville		Interchange; US 41 exits 15A (east) and 15B (west)
134.079215.779
 US 60 east – Owensboro		Eastern terminus of US 41 Alt. route between Madisonville and Henderson
​138.710223.232
 KY 2183 south (Rucker Road #1)		Northern terminus of KY 2183
​139.860225.083
 KY 1078 north – Baskett		Western end of KY 1078 concurrency
​140.387225.931
 KY 1078 south		Eastern end of KY 1078 concurrency
​140.965226.861
 KY 2243 east		Western terminus of KY 2243
Spottsville143.023230.173

 KY 1078 south / KY 2243 west		Northern terminus of KY 1078 and eastern terminus of KY 2243
​143.032–
143.240		230.188–
230.522		Bridge over the Green River
​143.588231.082
 KY 811 east		Western terminus of KY 811
Reed146.420235.640
 KY 811 west		Eastern terminus of KY 811
​147.344237.127
 KY 3344 west		Eastern terminus of KY 3344
Daviess​150.215241.748
 KY 3326 south (Innovation Way)		Northern terminus of KY 3326
Stanley153.220246.584

 KY 1554 south to Audubon Parkway / French Island Road		Northern terminus of KY 1554
​155.487250.232 KY 279
​158.279254.725
 KY 3067 north (Booth Field Road) – Ben Hawes City Park		Southern terminus of KY 3067
​158.741255.469
 KY 2120 south (Worthington Road)		Northern terminus of KY 2120
Owensboro159.086256.024
 KY 311 north – Downtown Owensboro, GRADD, Owensboro Riverport		Western end of Wendell H. Ford Expressway
159.477256.653
 Audubon Parkway west – Henderson		Western terminus of Audubon Parkway; US 60 exit 10, Audubon Parkway exit 23
160.240257.881 KY 81 (West Parrish Avenue) – Owensboro, CalhounExit 11
161.181259.396 KY 2698 (Carter Road) – OwensboroExit 12; access to Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport
163.032262.375

 US 41 south / KY 2831 north (Frederica Street) – Owensboro, Livermore		Exit 14
165.092265.690

 US 231 south / KY 2355 north (New Hartford Road) – Owensboro		Exit 16; western end of US 231 concurrency
166.095267.304
 I-165 south – Bowling Green		Exit 17; I-165 exits 70A-B; trumpet interchange; formerly the Natcher Parkway.
167.309269.258 KY 54 (East Parrish Avenue) – Owensboro, LeitchfieldExit 18
​168.216270.717 KY 603 (Pleasant Valley Road)Exit 19; access to Owensboro Regional Hospital; former routing of US 60
​170.419274.263 KY 144Exit 21
​172.513277.633
 KY 1767 east / Hawes Boulevard		Eastern end of expressway; eastern terminus of KY 1767
​176.617284.238

 US 231 north to I-64 – Rockport		Eastern end of US 231 concurrency
Maceo177.239285.239 KY 334
HancockLewisport184.018296.148 KY 657 (Fourth Street) – Lewisport
​186.879300.753
 KY 1957 north		Southern terminus of KY 1957; access to Hancock County Airport
​188.503303.366
 KY 1605 north – Adair		Southern terminus of KY 1605
​188.927304.049
 KY 3543 north		Southern terminus of KY 3543
​189.342304.716
 KY 271 south		Northern terminus of KY 271
Hawesville191.737308.571
 KY 3101 north – Hawesville Business District		Southern terminus of KY 3101
192.325309.517


 KY 69 north / KY 1389 west (Madison Street) to I-64 – Lincoln Trail Bridge, Cannelton		Eastern terminus of KY 1389; western end of KY 69 concurrency
192.431309.688
 KY 2181 south (Pellville Street)		Northern terminus of KY 2181
192.867310.389
 KY 3199 east		Western terminus of KY 3199
​193.865311.995
 KY 69 south		Eastern end of KY 69 concurrency
​195.751315.031
 KY 3199 west		Western end of KY 3199 concurrency
​196.101315.594
 KY 1406 north		Southern terminus of KY 1406
​197.305317.532
 KY 3199 east		Eastern end of KY 3199 concurrency
Breckinridge​200.432322.564
 KY 144 west – Knottsville		Western end of KY 144 concurrency
​200.840323.221

 US 60 Bus. east – Cloverport, Cloverport Business District, Cloverport Historic District		Western terminus of Cloverport business route
Cloverport202.442325.799 KY 105 (Elm Street) – Cloverport
203.024326.735

 US 60 Bus. west (Carter Road) – Cloverport Business District		Eastern end of Cloverport business route
​205.359330.493
 KY 144 east – Stephensport, Yellowbank WMA		Eastern end of KY 144 concurrency
​212.516342.011 KY 992 – Breckinridge County Detention Center, Animal Shelter
Hardinsburg214.051344.482
 KY 259 north / KY 261 (Second Street) – Rough River Dam State Resort Park, Fordsville		Eastern end of KY 259 concurrency; 261 both ways
242.174389.741Old US 60 – Airport, Hospital
​215.944347.528
 KY 1616 west (Fairgrounds Road) – Fairgrounds, Tech Center		Eastern terminus of KY 1616
Harned217.085349.364

 KY 79 south / KY 259 south – Leitchfield, Rough River Dam State Resort Park		Western end of KY 79 concurrency; eastern end of KY 259 concurrency
​217.555350.121
 KY 1401 east		Western terminus of KY 1401
Garfield221.376356.270
 KY 86 west		Western end of KY 86 concurrency
Hensley222.477358.042

 KY 86 east to US 62		Eastern end of KY 86 concurrency
​226.516364.542
 KY 333 east – Bewleyville		Western end of KY 333 concurrency
​226.869365.110
 KY 333 west – Webster		Eastern end of KY 333 concurrency
Irvington229.340369.087

 KY 79 north (Woodlawn Avenue) / KY 2202 south (Ross-Luney Road) – Brandenburg		Eastern end of KY 79 concurrency; northern terminus of KY 2202
Meade​233.077375.101
 KY 428 north – Guston		Southern terminus of KY 428
​234.169376.858
 KY 941 north (Stringtown Road)		Western end of KY 941 concurrency
​234.192376.895
 KY 941 south (Miller Road)		Eastern end of KY 941 concurrency
​237.648382.457
 KY 1238 west (Stillwater Road)		Western end of KY 1238 concurrency
​237.681382.510
 KY 1238 east (Garret Road)		Eastern end of KY 1238 concurrency
Hog Wallow239.542385.505 KY 313 (Joe Prather Highway) – Brandenburg, Vine Grove
​241.510388.673
 KY 2726 south (Shot Hunt Road)		Northern terminus of KY 2726
Fort Knox243.106391.241 KY 1882 (Fort Avenue)
246.528396.748
 US 31W south (Dixie Highway) – Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Patton Museum, Baker Gate, Chaffee Gate, Visitors Center		Western end of US 31W concurrency
246.923397.384Brandenburg Station RoadInterchange; no eastbound access to westbound Brandenburg Station Road
Muldraugh248.238399.500

 KY 868 south (West Garnettsville Road) / KY 1638 west (Old Mill Road) – Brandenburg		Northern terminus of KY 868; eastern terminus of KY 1638; Brandenburg via 1638
HardinWest Point251.947405.469

 US 31W Bus. west – West Point, Bridges to the Past		Western end of West Point business route
252.304406.044Salt River Drive – Fort Duffield
253.678408.255

 US 31W Bus. east – West Point		Eastern end of West Point business route
Salt River253.718–
253.886		408.320–
408.590		James Young Memorial Bridge
JeffersonLouisville254.595409.731
 KY 44 east (Stitts Station Road) – Shepherdsville		Western terminus of KY 44
260.742419.624
 KY 1849 west (Moorman Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 1849
261.084–
261.392		420.174–
420.670



 KY 841 east (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 1934 west (Greenbelt Highway) to I-65 / I-265 – Riverport		Interchange; western terminus of KY 841; eastern terminus of KY 1934
262.436422.350
 KY 907 north (Valley Station Road)		Southern terminus of KY 907; access to UofL Health - Medical Center Southwest
265.492427.268 KY 1931 (St. Andrews Church Road)
Louisville–Shively line267.639430.723
 KY 2051 north (Rockford Lane)		Southern terminus of KY 2051
Shively268.328431.832 I-264 (Watterson Expressway) – Airport, Churchill DownsI-264 exits 5A/B
269.142433.142


 US 60 Alt. east (7th Street) / KY 2049 west (Crums Lane)		Western terminus of US 60 Alt.; eastern terminus of KY 2049
Louisville271.536436.995 KY 2054 (Algonquin Parkway)
273.452440.078
 US 150 east (West Broadway)		Western end of US 150 concurrency
274.094441.112
 US 150 west (Dr. W.J. Hodge Street)		Eastern end of US 150 concurrency
275.144442.801
 I-64 to I-65 – New Albany, St. Louis, Lexington		I-64 exit 4
275.837443.917

 US 31 north / KY 1020 south		Eastern terminus of US 31W; eastern end of US 31W concurrency, western end of US 31E concurrency
276.251444.583


 KY 61 south (South Preston Street) to I-65 north		Northern terminus of KY 61
276.341444.728
 KY 61 north (South Jackson Street)		Northern end of KY 61; one-way north
277.081445.919
 US 31E south (East Chestnut Street)		End of one-way split; 60 turns north
277.169446.060


 US 31E north / US 60 west / US 42 east		Eastern end of US 31E concurrency; western terminus of US 42; western end of US 42 concurrency
277.790447.060
 I-64 east		I-64 exit 7; westbound entrance ramp via 42 W
277.974447.356



 US 60 west (Frankfort Avenue) / US 42 east (Mellwood Avenue) to I-64 west		Eastern end of US 42 concurrency
280.709451.757
 KY 2048 south (Cannons Lane)		Northern terminus of KY 2048
281.433452.923

 US 60 Alt. west (Lexington Road)		Eastern terminus of US 60 Alt.
St. Matthews281.517453.058 KY 1932 (Chenoweth Lane / Breckinridge Lane)
281.676453.314Willis Avenue (KY 2241 west)Eastern terminus of unsigned KY 2241
Louisville283.510–
283.526		456.265–
456.291

 I-264 (Watterson Expressway) to I-64 / I-71 – Lexington, Airport		I-264 exit 20
283.739456.634
 KY 146 east (New La Grange Road) – Lyndon		Western terminus of KY 146
Hurstbourne–Lyndon–
Louisville tripoint		285.831460.000 KY 1747 (Hurstbourne Parkway)
Douglass Hills287.447462.601
 KY 913 south (Blankenbaker Parkway)		Northern terminus of KY 913
Middletown287.649462.926
 KY 1819 south (North Watterson Trail)		Northern terminus of KY 1819
289.843–
290.028		466.457–
466.755

 I-265 (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841 to I-64 / I-71		I-265 exit 27
Louisville292.692471.042Eastwood Cut Off Road (KY 2841 east)Western terminus of unsigned KY 2841
292.878471.341 KY 1531 (Johnson Road / Eastwood Fisherville Road)
295.262475.178Eastwood Cut Off Road (KY 2841 west) – Post OfficeEastern terminus of unsigned KY 2841
ShelbySimpsonville298.391480.214
 KY 1848 north (3rd Street)		Western end of KY 1848 concurrency
298.965481.138

 KY 1848 south (Simpsonville Buck Creek Road) to I-64		Eastern end of KY 1848 concurrency
Shelbyville303.673488.714
 KY 55 to I-64 – Lake Shelby Campground, Jeptha Creed Distillery, Shelbyville, Taylorsville		Western end of KY 55 business concurrency
304.519490.076
 KY 2862 south (Old Finchville Road)		Northern terminus of KY 2862
304.749490.446
 KY 2861 south (Mack Walters Road)		Northern terminus of KY 2861
305.061490.948
 KY 53 north (Smithfield Road) – La Grange		Western end of KY 53 concurrency
305.919492.329North 7th Street – Eminence, New Castle, Clear Creek ParkFormer KY 55 north; becomes KY 2584 north of the city
306.747493.661


 KY 53 south (Mt. Eden Road) / KY 55 Bus. north (Boone Station Road) – Eminence, Bagdad, Cropper		Eastern end of KY 53 concurrency;southern end of KY 55 business route
​308.228496.045
 KY 1871 north (Rocket Lane) – Shelby County High School		Southern terminus of KY 1871
​310.064499.000
 KY 714 south (Hempridge Road)		Northern terminus of KY 714
​314.687506.440
 KY 395 (Elmburg Road / Waddy Road) to I-64 – Waddy, Harrisonville
Peytona317.465510.910 KY 1472 (Mink Run Road)
Graeffenburg318.329512.301
 KY 2256 west (Graeffenburg Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 2256
Franklin​318.827513.102
 KY 151 south		Northern terminus of KY 151
Bridgeport321.282517.053 KY 1665 (Bridgeport-Benson Road) – Bridgeport
​323.537520.682 KY 2817 (Cardwell Lane)
Frankfort324.508522.245Airport Road – Capital City Airport
324.695522.546
 US 127 (West Plaza Connector Road / Louisville Road) to I-64 – Historic Downtown Frankfort, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Lawrenceburg		Frankfort Regional Medical Center to the south
325.496523.835
 KY 2771 east (Lafayette Drive) – Kentucky Capitol		Western terminus of KY 2771
326.287525.108

 KY 1211 north (Taylor Drive) to US 421		Southern terminus of KY 1211
326.482525.422Bridge Street – Singing Bridge
326.640525.676
 KY 2259 south (Shelby Street)		Northern terminus of KY 2259
326.718525.802
 KY 420 south (Capitol Avenue) – Kentucky Capitol		Western end of KY 420 concurrency
326.773–
326.907		525.890–
526.106		War Mothers Memorial Bridge over the Kentucky River
326.921526.128
 KY 420 north (West Main Street)		Eastern end of KY 420 concurrency
327.369526.849 KY 1784 (Old Glenns Creek Road)
327.703527.387

 KY 1659 south (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) to University Drive / I-64 – Lexington, Kentucky State University		Northern terminus of KY 1659; KSU directly north of intersection
329.032529.526


 US 421 north / US 460 east to US 127 – Civic Center Complex, Georgetown, Liberty Hall, Old State Capitol, Kentucky Historic Museum		Western end of US 421 concurrency
330.484531.862


 US 421 south (Leestown Pike) / KY 676 west (East-West Connector) to US 127 – Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Museum, KSU, Historic Downtown, Lexington		Eastern end of US 421 concurrency
330.731532.260
 KY 2821 south (Hanly Lane)		Northern terminus of KY 2821
Jett331.617–
331.765		533.686–
533.924		 I-64 – Louisville, LexingtonI-64 exit 58
​331.964534.244
 KY 1681 west (Duncan Road) – Millville		Western end of KY 1681 concurrency
​332.327534.828
 KY 1681 east (Old Frankfort Pike)		Eastern end of KY 1681 concurrency
Woodford​332.643535.337
 KY 3361 north (Old Versailles Road)		Southern terminus of KY 3361
​334.541538.392
 KY 3360 south (Grassy Springs Road)		Northern terminus of KY 3360
McKees Crossroads335.783540.390
 KY 1685 (Steele Road) to I-64
Versailles339.965547.121
 US 62 east (Midway Road) – Midway, Midway University		Western end of US 62 concurrency
340.333547.713


 US 60 Bus. east / US 62 west – Visitors Center, Historic District, Bluegrass Railroad Museum		Eastern end of US 62 concurrency; western end of Versailles business route
341.788550.054

 US 60 Bus. west (Lexington Road)		Eastern terminus of Versailles business route
​343.686553.109
 Bluegrass Parkway west – Lawrenceburg, Elizabethtown		Eastern terminus of Bluegrass Parkway
​345.015555.248 KY 1967 (Shannon Road)
FayetteLexington345.780556.479
 KY 1968 east (Parkers Mill Road)		Western terminus of KY 1968
347.352559.009
 KY 1969 north (Rice Road) – Keeneland		Southern terminus of KY 1969
348.578560.982 Man o' War BoulevardAccess to Blue Grass Airport
349.893–
350.261		563.098–
563.690

 KY 4 (New Circle Road) to I-75 / I-64		Interchange
350.714564.419
 KY 1968 west (Parkers Mill Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 1968
353.156568.349
 KY 922 south (Oliver Lewis Way)		Western end of KY 922 concurrency
353.331568.631
 KY 1681 west (Manchester Street)		Eastern terminus of KY 1681
353.485568.879


 US 25 north (West Main Street) / US 421 north / KY 922 north (Newtown Pike)		Eastern end of KY 922 concurrency; western end of US 25/US 421 concurrency
353.986569.685


 US 25 north / US 60 west / US 421 north		Western end of one-way section
354.113569.890

 US 27 (South Broadway) / US 68 to US 60 west
354.859571.090
 US 25 / US 60 west / US 421		Eastern end of one-way section; eastern end of US 25/US 421 concurrency
357.142–
357.234		574.764–
574.912		 KY 4 (New Circle Road)Interchange
359.056–
359.203		577.845–
578.081
 I-75 to I-64 – Richmond, Knoxville, Ashland, Cincinnati, Louisville		I-75 Exit 110; I-64 one mile to the north
360.413580.028 KY 1425 (Man o' War Boulevard)Northern terminus of KY 1425
362.698583.706 KY 1973 (North Cleveland Road)
363.509585.011
 KY 859 north (Haley Road) – Bluegrass Station, Avon		Southern terminus of KY 859
364.971587.364
 KY 1923 south (Combs Ferry Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1923
ClarkOld Pine Grove367.350591.193
 KY 1678 north		Southern terminus of KY 1678
Winchester370.399596.099Hospital Drive – Clark Regional Medical Center
370.974597.025
 KY 1958 (Bypass Road) to I-64
372.971600.239


 KY 627 (Maple Street) / US 60 Truck to I-64 / Mountain Parkway – Bluegrass Community and Technical College
373.325600.808 KY 89 (Washington Street)
373.473601.047
 KY 15 south (Winn Avenue)		Northern terminus of KY 15
374.465602.643 KY 1958 (Veterans Memorial Parkway)
​376.924606.600
 KY 1961 north (Wades Mill Road)		Southern terminus of KY 1961
​380.242–
380.442		611.940–
612.262		 I-64 – Lexington, AshlandI-64 exit 101
Montgomery​386.532622.063
 KY 2346 north (Airport Road) – Mount Sterling-Montgomery County Airport		Southern terminus of KY 2346
​387.773624.060
 KY 686 (Indian Mound-Mt. Sterling Bypass / Bypass Road) to I-64		St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital to the north
Mount Sterling388.288624.889
 KY 713 west (Samuels Avenue)		Western end of KY 713 concurrency
388.519625.261

 US 460 east / KY 11 south (South Bank Street)		Western end of US 460/KY 11 concurrency
388.590625.375


 US 460 west / KY 11 north (North Maysville Street) to I-64		Eastern end of US 460/KY 11 concurrency; access to CHI St. Joseph Health - St. Joseph Mt. Sterling hospital
388.758625.645 KY 713 (South Queen Street)Eastern end of KY 713 concurrency
​389.340626.582Old Owingsville RoadFormer KY 647 east
​390.647628.685
 KY 686 west (Indian Mound-Mt. Sterling Bypass)		Eastern terminus of KY 686
Ewington391.713630.401
 KY 1331 east (Old Owingsville Road)		Western terminus of KY 1331; former KY 647 west
​392.036–
392.188		630.921–
631.165		 I-64I-64 exit 113
Montgomery–Bath
county line		Flat Creek395.557636.587
 KY 537 west (Van Thompson Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 537
Bath​398.115640.704
 KY 1198 west		Eastern terminus of KY 1198
Owingsville402.493647.750

 KY 36 east to I-64		Western end of KY 36 concurrency
402.895648.397
 KY 36 west – Sharpsburg, Carlisle		Eastern end of KY 36 concurrency
​403.276649.010
 KY 111 north (Hillsboro Road)		Southern terminus of KY 111
​405.103651.950
 KY 1269 east (Peasticks Road)		Western terminus of KY 1269
​405.196–
405.333		652.100–
652.320		 I-64 – Lexington, AshlandI-64 Exit 123
​406.793654.670
 KY 965 south (Hart Pike)		Northern terminus of KY 965
​411.069661.551
 KY 211 north (Moores Ferry Road)		Western end of KY 211 concurrency
Salt Lick411.932662.940
 KY 211 south (Main Street) – Frenchburg, Daniel Boone National Forest		Eastern end of KY 211 concurrency
​414.582667.205
 KY 826 east (Cave Run Lake Road) – Cave Run Lake		Western terminus of KY 826
RowanFarmers415.481668.652
 KY 2522 east (Old US 60)		Western terminus of KY 2522
Bath415.859669.260
 KY 801 to I-64 – Cave Run Lake		Traffic circle
Rowan416.011669.505
 Old KY 801 (KY 1722 north)		Southern terminus of KY 1722
416.287669.949 KY 2522 (Old US 60)
416.524670.330
 KY 2522 west (Old US 60)		Eastern terminus of KY 2522
Lakeview Heights418.469673.461
 KY 3319 north (Bluestone Road)		Southern terminus of KY 3319
Brandy421.475678.298
 KY 2342 north (Baldridge Road)		Southern terminus of KY 2342
Morehead422.762680.369
 KY 519 south (Clearfield Road) – Post Office, West Liberty		Northern terminus of KY 519
423.277681.198
 KY 32 west (Flemingsburg Road)		Western end of KY 32 concurrency; access to St. Claire Regional Medical Center
424.038682.423University Boulevard – Morehead State University
425.346684.528
 KY 36 east (Christy Creek Road) – Sandy Hook		Eastern end of KY 36 concurrency
Gates428.519689.634
 KY 799 north (Big Perry Road)		Southern terminus of KY 799
Hays Crossing430.114692.201
 KY 174 east (Haldeman Road)		Western terminus of KY 174
Carter​433.095696.999
 KY 3296 south (Trumbo Hill Road)		Northern terminus of KY 3296
Upper Tygart436.109701.849
 KY 1662 north		Southern terminus of KY 1662
Globe438.219705.245
 KY 1626 south		Northern terminus of KY 1626
​439.211706.842
 KY 2078 east		Western terminus of KY 2078
​441.020709.753
 KY 174 west		Eastern terminus of KY 174
Olive Hill441.222710.078
 KY 2531 north (Clark Hill Road)		Southern terminus of KY 2531
441.648710.764
 KY 2078 east (Barker Street)		Western terminus of KY 2078
441.792710.995


 KY 2 east / KY 986 east (Olive Hill Fire Station Service Road) to I-64		Western terminus of KY 2 and KY 986; hospital and I-64 via KY 2
442.520712.167
 KY 2529 north		Southern terminus of KY 2529
443.518713.773
 KY 1025 north		Southern terminus of KY 1025
​444.039714.612
 KY 3298 south		Northern terminus of KY 3298
​444.636715.572
 KY 6063 south		Northern terminus of KY 6063
Counts Crossroads445.553717.048
 KY 182 south (Grahin Road)		Western end of KY 182 concurrency
​446.029–
446.159		717.814–
718.023		 I-64 – Ashland, LexingtonI-64 exit 161
​446.245718.162

 KY 2933 east / KY 2934 west		Western terminus of KY 2933; eastern terminus of KY 2934
​446.848719.132
 KY 209 north		Southern terminus of KY 209
​447.563720.283
 KY 182 north (Carter Caves Road) – Carter Caves State Resort Park		Eastern end of KY 182 concurrency
​451.846727.176
 KY 6228 west (Aden Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 6228
​453.996730.636
 KY 1947 east		Western terminus of KY 1947
Grayson456.715735.012
 KY 1 north / KY 7 – Greenbo Lake State Resort Park, Grayson Lake State Park, Little Sandy Correctional Complex		Western end of KY 1 concurrency; parks to the north
456.862735.248
 KY 3297 east (Robert and Mary Avenue)		Western terminus of KY 3297
457.407736.125
 KY 1 south – East Carter High School		Eastern end of KY 1 concurrency
459.592739.642
 KY 3297 west (East Midland Trail)		Eastern terminus of KY 3297
​463.321745.643
 KY 207 south		Western end of KY 207 concurrency
​463.352745.693
 KY 207 north		Eastern end of KY 207 concurrency
​467.576752.491
 KY 854 east – Rush		Western terminus of KY 854
BoydCoalton467.689–
467.916		752.672–
753.038		 I-64 – Ashland, LexingtonI-64 exit 181
468.552754.061
 KY 966 south (South Big Run Road)		Northern terminus of KY 966
Princess468.961754.720
 KY 5 north		Southern terminus of KY 5
​471.645759.039


 KY 180 south / KY 3294 east (Cannonsburg Road) to I-64 – Louisa		Northern terminus of KY 180; western terminus of KY 3294
​472.697760.732
 KY 3291 south		Northern terminus of KY 3291
Rockdale473.177761.505
 KY 538 east (Shopes Creek Road)		Western terminus of KY 538
​473.270761.654
 KY 3533 north (Halee Road)		Southern terminus of KY 3533
​475.638765.465
 KY 716 north – Boyd County War Memorial		Southern terminus of KY 716
Ashland476.239766.432
 KY 1012 north (Boy Scout Drive)		Southern terminus of KY 1012
476.497766.848
 KY 766 west (Bob McCullough Drive)		Eastern terminus of KY 766
477.260768.076
 KY 1134 west (Winslow Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 1134
477.776768.906
 KY 2534 east (Berry Street)		Western terminus of KY 2534
478.590770.216 KY 168 (Blackburn Avenue)
479.804772.170




 US 23 Spur north (Winchester Avenue east) / US 23 Bus. south to US 52 – Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge to West Virginia		Bridge is one-way outbound; western end of US 23 business concurrency
479.889772.306




 US 23 Spur south (Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge) / US 60 west (12th Street) to I-64 west		Southern end of Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge from West Virginia
480.030772.533
 US 23 north (Greenup Avenue) – Greenup		Eastern end of US 23 business concurrency; western end of US 23 concurrency
481.784775.356

 US 23 Bus. north		Southern terminus of US 23 business route; westbound outbound access and eastbound inbound access only
Catlettsburg484.597779.883
 KY 3294 west (Center Street)		Eastern terminus of KY 3294
485.150780.773
 KY 168 north		Southern terminus of KY 168
485.270780.966
 KY 2535 east (23rd Street)		Western terminus of KY 2535
486.250782.544
 KY 1174 east (34th Street)		Western terminus of KY 1174
486.330782.672
 US 23 south (Court Street) – Louisa		Eastern end of US 23 concurrency
486.435782.841 KY 3294 (Oakland Avenue)
Big Sandy River486.577–
486.801		783.070–
783.430		The Billy C. Clark Bridge

 US 60 east (Chestnut Street)		Continuation into West Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Map of U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Joint Board on Interstate Highways (1925). Report of Joint Board on Interstate Highways, October 30, 1925, Approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, November 18, 1925 (Report). Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture. OCLC 733875457, 55123355, 71026428. Retrieved November 14, 2017 – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ a b c Weingroff, Richard F. (April 7, 2011). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  5. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. ^ Weingroff, Richard (June 18, 2003). "U.S. Route 666: "Beast of a Highway"?". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Arizona Department of Transportation (2008). "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Phoenix: Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2008.

Further reading

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  • Kelly, Susan Croce (Winter 2015). "'Kentucky Was Ignored Completely': Governor William J. Fields, the Midland Trail, and the Numbering of Highway 60". Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 113 (1). Kentucky Historical Society: 3–26. doi:10.1353/khs.2015.0031.
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