U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky

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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]
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 60 at Illinois state line
Major intersections US 51 / US 62 in Wickliffe
I-24 / US 45 / US 62 in Paducah
US 641 / KY 91 / KY 120 in Marion
US 41 / I-69 in Henderson
US 431 in Owensboro
I-165 in Owensboro
I-264 in Louisville
I-265 / KY 841 in Louisville
I-64 in Frankfort
I-75 in Lexington
East end US 60 at West Virginia state line
Location
CountiesBallard, McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Union, Henderson, Daviess, Hancock, Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Jefferson, Shelby, Franklin, Woodford, Fayette, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Rowan, Carter, Boyd
Highway system
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← 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.

Route description[]

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 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[]

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[]

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Ohio River0.000–
0.904		0.000–
1.455		 US 51 north / US 60 / US 62 westContinuation into Cairo, Illinois
Cairo Ohio River Bridge
BallardWickliffe4.6537.488

 US 51 south / US 62 east / Great River Road south (Fourth Street) to KY 121 / KY 286 – Bardwell, Fulton, Columbus Belmont State Park		East end of US 51 / US 62 / Great River Road overlap
5.1718.322 north (County Farm Road north)Southern terminus of KY 1186
​6.46810.409 south (County Farm Road south)Northern terminus of KY 1186
8.58513.816 south (Crews Road)Northern terminus of KY 1280
​8.91314.344 east (Tabor Road)Western terminus of KY 1368
Barlow11.05317.788North 4th Street ( north)Southern terminus of KY 1776
11.22818.070 north (North 6th Street)Southern terminus of KY 1105
La Center15.29824.620 south (Coffee Drive)Northern terminus of KY 802
15.40024.784 KY 358 west (Bluegrass Drive)Western end of KY 358 concurrency
15.48324.917 KY 358 east (Bandana Road) – Bandana, Business DistrictEastern end of KY 358 concurrency
16.62826.760 east (Oak Street)Western terminus of KY 1774
​17.26827.790 KY 310 north (Turner Landing Road) – OscarSouthern terminus of KY 310
Kevil20.46832.940 east (Wallace Avenue)Western terminus of KY 1791
20.48932.974 KY 473 south (Gage Road)Western end of KY 473 concurrency
20.62033.185 KY 473 north (New Liberty Church Road)Eastern end of KY 473 concurrency
21.43334.493 north (Apperson Road)Western end of KY 2532 concurrency
McCracken​21.63634.820 south (County Line Road)Eastern end of KY 2532 overlap
​22.49636.204 north (Rice Spring Road)Southern terminus of KY 995
​23.60337.985 north (Hobbs Road) – USECSouthern terminus of KY 1154
​24.20838.959Magruder Road (KY 3520 east)Western terminus of KY 3520
​25.01940.264 KY 726 (Kelley Road)
​25.51341.059 (Metro Lake Road) – Future City, TVA Shawnee
​27.09943.612 KY 724 (Steele Road) – General Aviation
​27.76244.679 KY 305 (Cairo Road) – General Aviation / Airport Terminal
​29.04446.742 (Mayfield-Metro Road)
​30.00448.287 KY 3529 south (Maxon Road)Northern terminus of KY 3529
​30.72149.441 KY 3520 west (Old Highway 60)Eastern terminus of KY 3529
Paducah31.17750.175 (Olivet Church Road)
32.214–
32.376		51.843–
52.104		 I-24 – St. Louis, NashvilleI-24 exit 4; western end of I-24 Bus. concurrency
34.09554.871 KY 731 south (North 32nd Street)Northern terminus of KY 731
34.76455.947
 US 60 Bus. east / I-24 BL east (Park Avenue)		Eastern end of I-24 Bus. concurrency
34.99256.314 US 45 north (H.C. Mathis Drive)Western end of US 45 concurrency
35.68057.421
 US 45 Bus. north (Washington Street)		Southern terminus of US 45 Bus.
35.92857.821
 US 45 south / US 62 west (Jackson Street) to I-24		Eastern end of US 45 concurrency; western end of US 62 concurrency
36.82659.266 south (Mayfield Road)Northern terminus of KY 994
38.85062.523 KY 284 east (Bridge Street)Western terminus of KY 284
40.07864.499

 I-24 BL / US 60 Bus. west / KY 1954 south (Wayne Sullivan Drive / Puryear Drive) to I-24		Eastern terminus of US 60 Bus.; northern terminus of KY 1954
Reidland41.83267.322Business accessInterchange; former US 60 east; closed to thru traffic
42.54768.473 US 62 eastEastern end of US 62 overlap
Tennessee River42.985–
43.510		69.178–
70.023		George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge
LivingstonLedbetter KY 6074Former US 60 west
​49.26579.284 north (Jim Wilson Loop)Southern terminus of KY 3489
​50.65881.526 south (Jim Wilson Loop)Northern terminus of KY 3489
​51.16382.339 east (Cutoff Road)
Smithland54.79888.189 KY 967 north (Wilson Avenue)Southern terminus of KY 967
55.14788.750 KY 453 south (Court Street) –
55.27188.950 KY 967 south (Mill Street)Northern terminus of KY 967
55.39889.154 KY 70 east (Tiline Road) – TilineWestern terminus of KY 70
​55.684–
56.028		89.615–
90.168		 over Cumberland River
​58.46094.082 KY 137 north (River Road) – , Southern terminus of KY 137
Burna63.178101.675 west (Maxfield Road)Eastern terminus of KY 763
63.767102.623 KY 135 north (Carrsville Road)Southern terminus of KY 135
64.000102.998 east (Cedar Grove Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1433
Salem70.613113.641 KY 133 north (Lola Road) – CarrsvilleWestern end of KY 133 concurrency
70.752113.864 KY 723 (Hayden Avenue)
71.063114.365 KY 133 south (Shelby Road)Eastern end of KY 133 concurrency
Crittenden​72.991117.468 south (Tyners Chapel Road)Northern terminus of KY 855
​77.303124.407 KY 297 north / south – ToluSouthern terminus of KY 297
​79.511127.961 northSouthern terminus of KY 1668
Marion80.493129.541 north (Old Salem Road)Southern terminus of KY 981
81.582131.294
 US 641 south / KY 91 south (South Main Street) to I-69		Western end of KY 91 concurrency
81.754131.570 KY 506 south (East Depot Street)Northern terminus of KY 506
81.879131.771 KY 91 north / KY 120 east (Bellville Street)Eastern end of KY 91 concurrency
​87.578140.943 north (Seminary Loop)Southern terminus of KY 1901
Mattoon88.025141.663 KY 654
89.632144.249 KY 365 north – SturgisSouthern terminus of KY 365
UnionSullivan96.833155.838 KY 109 south – ProvidenceWestern end of KY 109 concurrency
96.940156.010 KY 141 northSouthern terminus of KY 141
​98.362158.298 eastWestern end of KY 923 concurrency
​98.499158.519 westEastern end of KY 923 concurrency
Sturgis100.995162.536 KY 365 south (Monroe Street)Northern terminus of KY 365
101.067162.652 KY 109 north (5th Street) – Shawneetown BridgeEastern end of KY 109 concurrency
​102.317164.663 KY 270 eastWestern end of KY 270 concurrency
​102.593165.107 KY 270 westEastern end of KY 270 concurrency
​105.911170.447 eastWestern terminus of KY 950
​107.547173.080 eastWestern terminus of KY 1176
108.685174.912 KY 492 southNorthern terminus of KY 492
​110.808178.328
 east / north – Shawneetown Bridge, James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum, , Moffitt Lake Recreation Area		Western terminus of US 60 Business route; southern terminus of KY 3393
Morganfield111.735179.820 KY 56 / KY 130 south (Main Street)Western end of KY 130 concurrency
112.072180.362 KY 130 north (Airline Road) – UniontownEastern end of KY 130 concurrency
112.168180.517 KY 359 north (North Morgan Street)Southern terminus of KY 359
112.333180.782 south (East Waverly Street)Northern terminus of KY 2091
113.447182.575

 west to KY 56 – Shawneetown Bridge, James D. Veatch Camp Breckinridge Museum, , Moffitt Lake Recreation Area		Eastern terminus of US 60 Bypass
115.896186.517 south (East Road)Northern terminus of KY 2835
​116.411187.345 KY 141 north – UniontownWestern end of KY 141 concurrency
​117.098188.451 KY 141 southEastern end of KY 141 concurrency
Waverly117.451189.019 (West Main Street)
117.798189.578 KY 669 north (Depot Street)Southern terminus of KY 669
117.911189.759 west (North Maple Street)Eastern terminus of KY 2094
118.063190.004 northSouthern terminus of KY 760
Henderson​123.488198.735 south (Housebridge Road)Northern terminus of KY 1557
Corydon124.399200.201 KY 145 south (7th Street) / 7th StreetNorthern terminus of KY 145
124.827200.890 KY 266 (Second Street)
Henderson130.175209.496 KY 136 west / KY 425 east – AirportWestern end of KY 136 concurrency
131.748212.028
 US 41 Alt. south – Dixon, Providence		Western end of US 41 Alt. concurrency
133.190214.349 KY 136 east (Sand Lane)Eastern end of KY 136 concurrency
134.577216.581 KY 351 north (2nd Street)Southern terminus of KY 351
135.894218.700

 US 41 to I-69 / Audubon Parkway – Evansville, Madisonville		Interchange; US 41 exit 81; eastern end of US 41 Alt. concurrency. West end of Future I-69 overlap.


 I-69 north to I-64 / I-465		Future I-69 Bridge North to Indiana. East end of Future I-69 overlap.
​140.721226.468 south (Rucker Road #1)Northern terminus of KY 2183
​141.871228.319 north – BaskettWestern end of KY 1078 overlap
​142.398229.167 southEastern end of KY 1078 concurrency
​142.976230.098 east (Old U.S. 60)Western terminus of KY 2243
Spottsville145.034233.410 south / westSouthern terminus of KY 1078; eastern terminus of KY 2243
​145.043–
145.251		233.424–
233.759		 over the Green River
145.599234.319 eastWestern terminus of KY 811
Reed148.431238.877 west (St. Augustine Church Road)Eastern terminus of KY 811
​149.355240.364 west (St. Augustine Church Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3344
Daviess​151.956244.549 southNorthern terminus of KY 3236
Stanley155.231249.820
 south to French Island Road / Audubon Parkway		Northern terminus of KY 1554
​157.498253.468 KY 279
​160.290257.962 KY 3067 north (Booth Field Road) – Ben Hawes City ParkSouthern terminus of KY 3067
​160.752258.705 south (Worthington Road)
Owensboro161.097259.260 KY 331 north – Owensboro, , At-grade intersection; west end of freeway; southern terminus of KY 331
161.464259.851 Audubon Parkway west – HendersonExit 10
162.408261.370 KY 81 (West Parrish Avenue) – Owensboro, Calhoun, AirportExit 11
163.260262.742 KY 2698 (Carter Road) – OwensboroExit 12
165.112265.722 US 431 (Frederica Street / KY 2831 north) – Owensboro, LivermoreExit 14
167.086268.899 US 231 south (New Hartford Road / KY 2155 north) – OwensboroExit 16; Western end of US 231 concurrency
168.166270.637 I-165 south – Bowling GreenExit 17; I-165 exits 70A-B; trumpet interchange; formerly the Natcher Parkway.
169.383272.596 KY 54 (East Parrish Avenue) – Owensboro, LeitchfieldExit 18
​170.783274.849 KY 603Exit 19; former routing of US 60
​172.997278.412 KY 144Exit 21
​174.534280.885Hawes BoulevardAt-grade intersection; eastern end of freeway
​178.628287.474
 US 231 north to I-64 – Rockport		Eastern end of US 231 concurrency
Maceo179.650289.119 KY 334 east
HancockLewisport185.029297.775 KY 657 (4th Street) – Lewisport
​188.890303.989 north (Commonwealth Aluminum Road) – AirportSouthern terminus of KY 1957
​190.514306.603 north (Adair Road)Southern terminus of KY 1605
​190.938307.285 KY 3543 north (Industrial Park Road)Southern terminus of KY 3543
​191.353307.953 KY 271 southNorthern terminus of KY 271
​193.748311.807 KY 3101 north – Hawesville Business DistrictSouthern terminus of KY 3101
Hawesville194.336312.753
 KY 69 north / west (Madison Street) to I-64 – Lincoln Trail Bridge, Hawesville Business District		Western end of KY 69 concurrency; eastern terminus of KY 1389
194.442312.924 south (Pellville Street)Northern terminus of KY 2181
194.878313.626 east (Indian Lake Drive)Western terminus of KY 3199
​195.876315.232 KY 69 southEastern end of KY 69 concurrency
​197.762318.267 west (Indian Lake Drive)Western end of KY 3199 concurrency
​198.112318.830 northSouthern terminus of KY 1406
​199.316320.768 eastEastern end of KY 3199 concurrency
Breckinridge​202.443325.800 KY 144 west – KnottsvilleWestern end of KY 144 concurrency
Cloverport202.851326.457
 US 60 Bus. east – Cloverport Business District, Cloverport Historic District		Western terminus of US 60 Business
204.153328.552 KY 105 (Elm Street) – Cloverport
205.035329.972
 US 60 Bus. west – Cloverport Business District		Eastern terminus of US 60 Business
​207.730334.309 KY 144 east – Stephensport, Eastern end of KY 144 concurrency
Hardinsburg214.527345.248 (Second Street) – Hardinsburg Business District
216.062347.718 KY 259 north / KY 261 – Fordsville, Rough River Dam State Resort Park, West end of KY 259 overlap
216.815348.930Old U.S. 60 – Hardinsburg Business District, ,
Harned217.985350.813 west (Fairgrounds Road) – Hardinsburg
219.096352.601 KY 79 south / KY 259 south – Leitchfield, Rough River Dam State Resort ParkEastern end of KY 259 concurrency; western end of KY 79 concurrency
219.566353.357 eastWestern terminus of KY 1401
Garfield222.986358.861 KY 86 west (Garfield–Lodisburg Road)Western end of KY 86 concurrency
224.387361.116
 KY 86 east to US 62		Eastern end of KY 86 concurrency
​228.527367.779 KY 333 east (Dents Bridge Road) – Western end of KY 333 concurrency
​228.880368.347 KY 333 west (Webster–Basin Springs Road) – WebsterEastern end of KY 333 concurrency
Irvington231.060371.855 KY 79 north – Brandenburg, Ohio River Bridge, Downtown AreaEastern end of KY 79 concurrency
231.351372.323
 (Woodlawn Street) to KY 79 north
Meade​235.068378.305 KY 428 west (Guston Road) – Guston
​236.180380.095 north (Stringtown Road)Western end of KY 941 concurrency
​236.203380.132 south (Miller Road)Eastern end of KY 941 concurrency
​239.659385.694 west (Stith Valley Road)Western end of KY 1238 concurrency
​239.692385.747 east (Garrett Road)Eastern end of KY 1238 concurrency
Hog Wallow241.553388.742 KY 144 / KY 313 south (Brandenburg Road / Joe Prather Highway) – Brandenburg, Vine GroveNorthern terminus of KY 313
​243.521391.909 south (Short Hunt Road)Northern terminus of KY 2726
​245.118394.479 south (Fort Avenue)Northern terminus of KY 1882
Fort Knox248.539399.985 US 31W south (Dixie Highway) / Baker Road – Radcliff, Elizabethtown, Patton Museum, Baker Gate, Chaffee Gate & Western end of US 31W concurrency
Muldraugh248.934400.620Brandenburg Station Road – Fort Knox truck routeInterchange
250.249402.737 south (West Garnettsville Road) / KY 1638 west (Old Mill Road) – Brandenburg
HardinWest Point253.958408.706
 US 31W Bus. north / Louisville and Nashville Turnpike – Bridges to the Past		Southern terminus of US 31W Business
255.315410.890Salt River Drive – Fort Duffield
255.689411.492
 US 31W Bus. south (Main Street)		Northern terminus of US 31W Business
Salt River255.729–
255.897		411.556–
411.826
JeffersonLouisville257.730414.776 KY 44 east (Stites Station Road) – ShepherdsvilleWestern terminus of KY 44
262.753422.860 KY 1849 west (Moorman Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1849
263.053423.343

 KY 841 east (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 1934 north (Greenbelt Highway) to I-265 / I-65 – Riverport		KY 841 Exit 1
263.403423.906 KY 907 north (Valley Station Road)Southern terminus of KY 907; access to KentuckyOne Health Medical Center Jewish Southwest
267.503430.504 KY 1931 (Greenwood Road / St. Andrews Church Road) – Riverport
Louisville–Shively line269.050432.994 KY 2051 north (Rockford Lane)Southern terminus of KY 2051
Shively270.358–
270.670		435.099–
435.601		 I-264 (Watterson Expressway) – Airport, Churchill DownsI-264 exit 8
271.153436.378
 US 60 Alt. east (7th Street Road) / KY 2049 west (Crums Lane)		No left turn from either direction of US 60; western terminus of US 60 Alt.; eastern terminus of KY 2049
Louisville273.547440.231 KY 2054 (Algonquin Parkway)
275.463443.315 US 150 east (West Broadway)Western end of US 150 concurrency
276.105444.348 US 150 west (Dr. W.J. Hodge Street)Eastern end of US 150 concurrency
277.155446.038
 I-64 to I-65 / Roy Wilkins Avenue – New Albany, St. Louis, Lexington		I-64 exit 4; no direct access from I-64 west to US 60 or I-64 east to US 60 west; no access from US 60 west to Roy Wilkins Avenue
277.757447.007 KY 1020 south (Third Street)Northern terminus of KY 1020
277.848447.153 US 31 north (Second Street / Clark Bridge)Eastern end of US 31W concurrency; western end of US 31E concurrency
278.408448.054

 KY 61 south (Preston Street) to I-64 / I-71
278.848448.762 US 31E south (Baxter Avenue)No access from US 60 west to US 31E south
279.266449.435 US 31E north / US 42 eastEastern end of US 31E concurrency; western end of US 42 concurrency; left two lanes go to 31E, right two lanes go to 42
279.888450.436 I-64I-64 exit 7
280.071450.731 US 42 east (Mellwood Avenue)Eastern end of US 42 concurrency
282.806455.132Cannons Lane (KY 2048 south)
283.530456.297
 US 60 Alt. west (Lexington Road)		Eastern terminus of US 60 Alt.
St. Matthews283.614456.432
 KY 1932 (Chenoweth Lane / Breckenridge Lane) to KY 1447		No left turn from either direction
283.773456.688Willis Avenue (KY 2241)
Louisville285.508–
285.715		459.481–
459.814

 I-264 (Watterson Expressway) to I-64 / I-71 – Lexington, Airport		I-264 exit 20
Louisville285.836460.008 KY 146 east (New La Grange Road) – LyndonWestern terminus of KY 146
Hurstbourne–Lyndon–
Louisville tripoint		287.828463.214
 KY 1747 (Hurstbourne Parkway) to I-64
Douglass Hills289.544465.976 KY 913 south (Blankenbaker Parkway)Northern terminus of KY 913
Middletown289.746466.301 KY 1819 south (North Watterson Trail)
291.755469.534 east (North English Station Road)Western terminus of KY 3084
292.041–
292.125		469.994–
470.130

 I-265 / KY 841 (Gene Snyder Freeway) to I-64 / I-71		I-265 exit 27
Louisville294.789474.417Eastwood Cut-Off Road (KY 2841 east)
294.975474.716 KY 1531 (South Johnson Road)
295.359475.334Eastwood Cut-Off Road (KY 2841 west)
ShelbySimpsonville300.488483.589 KY 1848 north (Todds Point Road)Western end of KY 1848 concurrency
301.012484.432
 KY 1848 south to I-64		Eastern end of KY 1848 concurrency
​305.770492.089
 KY 55 (Freedom's Way / Taylorsville Road) to I-64 – Shelbyville, Taylorsville		Western end of KY 55 Bus. concurrency
Shelbyville306.616493.451 KY 2862 south (Old Finchville Road)Northern terminus of KY 2862
306.846493.821Mack Walters Road (KY 2861 south)
307.158494.323 KY 53 north (Smithfield Road) – La GrangeWestern end of KY 53 concurrency
308.016495.704North 7th Street - Eminence, New Castle, Former KY 55 north
308.844497.036

 KY 53 south / KY 55 Bus. north (Boone Station Road) to I-64 – Eminence, Cropper, Bagdad		Eastern end of KY 53 / KY 55 Bus. concurrency
​310.324499.418 KY 1871 north (Rocket Lane)Southern terminus of KY 1871
​312.161502.374 KY 714 southNorthern terminus of KY 714
Peytona316.784509.814
 KY 395 to I-64 – Bagdad, , Waddy
319.562514.285 KY 1472 (Mink Run Road)
320.426515.676Crab Orchard Road (KY 2256 west)
Franklin​320.940516.503
 KY 151 south to I-64		NOrthern terminus of KY 151
Bridgeport323.389520.444 (Bridgeport Road) – Bridgeport
Frankfort325.644524.073 south (Cardwell Lane)Northern terminus of KY 2817
326.615525.636Airport Road – Capital City Airport
326.802525.937

 US 127 to I-64 / Bluegrass Parkway – Lawrenceburg		Frankfort Regional Medical Center to the south
327.503527.065Lafayette Drive ( east) – Kentucky Capitol
328.394528.499
 north (Taylor Avenue) to US 421		Southern terminus of KY 1211
328.589528.813Bridge Streetto Singing Bridge
328.747529.067Shelby Street (KY 2259 south)
328.825529.193 KY 420 south (Capital Avenue) – Kentucky CapitolWestern end of KY 420 concurrency
328.880–
329.014		529.281–
529.497		War Mothers Memorial Bridge over the Kentucky River
329.028529.519 KY 420 north (West Main Street)Eastern end of KY 420 concurrency
329.746530.675 south (Glenns Creek Road)Northern terminus of KY 1784
329.810530.778
 south (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) to University Boulevard / I-64 – Lexington, Kentucky State University		Northern terminus of KY 1659; KSU to the north on University Boulevard
331.139532.917
 US 421 north / US 460 to US 127 – Civic Center Complex, Georgetown, Liberty Hall, Old State Capitol, Kentucky Historic Museum		Western end of US 421 concurrency;Cloverleaf interchange
332.582535.239

 US 421 south / KY 676 west to US 127 south / I-64 – Lexington, Kentucky State University		Interchange; eastern end of US 421 concurrency
332.838535.651Hanly Lane ( south)
Jett333.724–
333.872		537.077–
537.315		 I-64 – Lexington, LouisvilleI-64 exit 58
​344.071553.729 KY 1681 west (Duncan Road) – MillvilleWestern end of KY 1681 concurrency
​334.434538.219 KY 1681 east (Old Frankfort Pike)Eastern end of KY 1681 concurrency
Woodford​344.750554.821Old Versailles Road ( north)
​336.648541.782 south (Grassy Springs Road)Northern terminus of KY 3360
337.890543.781
 (Steele Road) to I-64
Versailles342.072550.512 US 62 east (Midway Road) – Midway, Midway UniversityWestern end of US 62 concurrency
342.440551.104
 US 62 west / US 60 Bus. east (Frankfort Street) – Versailles		Eastern end of US 62 concurrency; western terminus of US 60 Bus.
343.895553.445
 US 60 Bus. west (Lexington Street) – Versailles		Eastern terminus of US 60 Bus.
​345.793556.500 Bluegrass Parkway west – Lawrenceburg, ElizabethtownBluegrass Parkway exit 72; eastern terminus of Bluegrass Parkway
347.122558.639 KY 1967 (Pisgah Pike / Shannon Run Road)
FayetteLexington347.887559.870 KY 1968 east (Parkers Mill Road)Western terminus of KY 1968
349.467562.413 north (Rice Road)Southern terminus of KY 1969
350.685564.373Man o' War Boulevard/Keeneland Boulevard – Airport, KeenelandAirport to the south, Keeneland to the north
351.998–
352.398		566.486–
567.130

 KY 4 (New Circle Road) to I-64 / I-75		KY 4 exit 5
352.821567.810 KY 1968 west (Parkers Mill Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1968
354.524570.551 KY 1723 north (South Forbes Road)Southern terminus of KY 1723
355.263571.740

 KY 922 north (Oliver Lewis Way) to I-75 / I-64		Southern terminus of KY 922
355.492572.109Jefferson Street (KY 1928 north) to Cox StreetWestbound access only; southern terminus of KY 1928
355.666572.389 US 27 south / US 68 west (South Broadway) / Maxwell Street – UKWestern end of US 27 / US 68 concurrency; UK straight ahead on Maxwell Street
355.848572.682 US 60 west (West High Street) – Rupp Arena
362.283583.038 US 25 north / US 421 north (West Main Street) / US 27 north / US 68 east (North Broadway) – Lexington Legends Whitaker Ballpark, Transylvania University, Opera HouseEastern end of US 27 / US 68 concurrency; western end of US 25 / US 421 concurrency; short overlap of US 60 west / US 25 south / US 421 south
362.999584.190 US 25 south / US 421 south (East Main Street) – Ashland Henry Clay estateEastern end of US 25 / US 421 concurrency
364.873–
364.929		587.206–
587.296		 KY 4 (New Circle Road)KY 4 exit 13
366.843–
367.000		590.377–
590.629
 I-75 to I-64 – Ashland, Cincinnati, Louisville, Richmond, Knoxville		I-75 exit 110
368.210592.577 KY 1425 south (Man o' War Boulevard)Northern terminus of KY 1425
370.495596.254 KY 1973 (North Cleveland Road)
371.306597.559
 KY 859 north to I-64 – Bluegrass Station, 		Southern terminus of KY 859
372.768599.912 east (Combs Ferry Road)Western terminus of KY 1923
Clark357.147574.772 north (Clintonville Road)Southern terminus of KY 1678
Winchester378.771609.573

 KY 1958 (Bypass Road) to I-64 / Mountain Parkway
380.768612.787


 KY 627 / east (South Maple Street) to I-64 / Mountain Parkway3
380.863612.940South Main Street ( south)
381.122613.356
 KY 89 / west (Washington Street)
381.270613.595 KY 15 south (Winn Avenue)Northern terminus of KY 15
382.258615.185 KY 1958 (Veterans Memorial Parkway)
​384.721619.148 north (Wades Mill Road)Southern terminus of KY 1961
​388.039–
388.139		624.488–
624.649		 I-64 – Mount Sterling, Ashland, Winchester, LexingtonI-64 exit 101
Montgomery394.329634.611 north – AirportSouthern terminus of KY 2346
Mount Sterling395.570636.608
 KY 686 to I-64		St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital to the north
396.085637.437 KY 713 west (Samuels Avenue)western end of KY 713 concurrency
396.316637.809 US 460 east / KY 11 south (South Bank Street)Western end of US 460 / KY 11 concurrency
396.387637.923
 US 460 west / KY 11 north (North Maysville Street) to I-64		Eastern end of US 460 / KY 11 concurrency; St. Joseph Mt. Sterling Hospital to the north
396.555638.193 KY 713 east (South Queen Street)Eastern end of KY 713 concurrency
​397.137639.130Old Owingsville RoadFormer east
​398.444641.233 KY 686 westEastern terminus of KY 686
399.510642.949 eastFormer west; western terminus of KY 1331
​399.833–
399.985		643.469–
643.713		 I-64I-64 exit 113
Bath403.354649.135 KY 537 westEastern terminus of KY 537
​406.612654.379 westEastern terminus of KY 1198
Owingsville410.280660.282
 KY 36 east (Slate Avenue) to I-64		Western end of KY 36 concurrency
410.692660.945 KY 36 west – Sharpsburg, CarlisleEastern end of KY 36 concurrency
​411.073661.558 KY 111 north – Hillsboro, FlemingsburgSouthern terminus of KY 111
​412.900664.498 east (Peasticks Road)
��412.965–
413.126		664.603–
664.862		 I-64 – Ashland, LexingtonI-64 exit 123
​414.590667.218 south (Hart Pike)Northern terminus of KY 965
​418.866674.099 KY 211 north (Moores Ferry Road)Western end of KY 211 concurrency
Salt Lick419.655675.369 KY 211 south (Main Street) – Frenchburg, Daniel Boone National ForestEastern end of KY 211 concurrency
​422.739680.332 south (Cave Run Lake Road) – Cave Run Lake
RowanFarmers423.348681.313 east (Mercantile Road)Western terminus of KY 2522
Bath423.645681.791
 to I-64 – Cave Run Lake
Rowan423.808682.053Old KY 801 ( north)
424.084682.497 (Mercantile Road)
424.321682.878 west (Mercantile Road)Eastern terminus of KY 2522
Lakeview Heights426.266686.009 north (Bluestone Road)Southern terminus of KY 3319
429.272690.846 east (Baldridge Road)Western terminus of KY 2342
Morehead430.559692.918 KY 519 south – West LibertyNorthern terminus of KY 519
431.074693.746
 KY 32 west (Flemingsburg Road) to I-64		Western end of KY 32 concurrency
431.835694.971University Boulevard – Morehead State University
433.143697.076 KY 32 east (Christy Creek Road) – Sandy HookEastern end of KY 32 concurrency
436.316702.183 northSouthern terminus of KY 799
437.911704.749 KY 174 east (Haldeman Road)Western terminus of KY 174
Carter​440.892709.547 south (Trumbo Road)Northern terminus of KY 3296
443.906714.397 north (Rayburn Fork Road)Southern terminus of KY 1662
446.016717.793 west (Dry Branch Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1626
​447.008719.390 eastWestern terminus of KY 2078
​448.817722.301 KY 174 west (Lawton Road)Eastern terminus of KY 174
Olive Hill449.019722.626 north (Clark Hill Road)Southern terminus of KY 2531
449.445723.312 westEastern terminus of KY 2078
449.589723.543
 KY 2 east to I-64		Western terminus of KY 2
449.792723.870Railroad Street ( east)
449.898724.041 east (Cross Street)Western terminus of KY 986; one-way southbound
450.127724.409 north (Mills Street)
450.262724.626Railroad Street ( west)one-way eastbound
450.317724.715Old US 60 ( north)
451.315726.321 northSouthern terminus of KY 1025
​451.836727.160 southNorthern terminus of KY 3298
453.350729.596 KY 182 south (Grahn Road)Western end of KY 182 concurrency
​453.767–
453.956		730.267–
730.571		 I-64 – Lexington, AshlandI-64 exit 161
​454.645731.680 KY 209 north (Cascade Road)Southern terminus of KY 209
​455.360732.831 KY 182 north (Carter Caves Road) – Carter Caves State Resort ParkEastern end of KY 182 concurrency
​461.793743.184 eastWestern terminus of KY 1947
Grayson464.542747.608
 KY 1 north / KY 7 (Carol Malone Boulevard) to I-64 – Grayson Lake State Park, Little Sandy Correctional Complex		Western end of KY 1 concurrency
467.289752.029 east (Robert & Mary Avenue)Western terminus of KY 3297
465.204748.673 KY 1 south (Hitchins Road)Eastern end of KY 1 concurrency
​467.289752.029 westEastern terminus of KY 3297
​471.118758.191 KY 207 southWestern end of KY 207 concurrency
​471.149758.241 KY 207 northEastern end of KY 207 concurrency
​474.373763.429 east – RushWestern terminus of KY 854
BoydCoalton475.486–
475.713		765.221–
765.586		 I-64 – Lexington, AshlandI-64 exit 181
476.349766.609 southNorthern terminus of KY 966
Princess477.758768.877 KY 5 northSouthern terminus of KY 5
​479.442771.587
 KY 180 south / KY 3294 east (Cannonsburg Road) to I-64 – Louisa		Northern terminus of KY 180; western terminus of KY 3294
​480.494773.280 south (Midland Trail Road)Northern terminus of KY 3291
Rockdale481.974775.662 KY 538 east (Shopes Creek Road) / Mead Springer RoadWestern terminus of KY 538
​483.435778.013 KY 716 north (Little Garner Road) – Southern terminus of KY 716
Ashland484.036778.980 KY 1012 south (Boy Scout Road)Northern terminus of KY 1012
484.294779.396 KY 766 west (Bob McCullough Drive)Eastern terminus of KY 766
485.057780.624 west (Winslow Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1134
485.573781.454 east (Berry Street)Western terminus of KY 2534
486.237782.523 KY 168 (Blackburn Avenue)
487.636784.774

 US 23 Bus. south (Winchester Avenue east) / Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge to US 52		Bridge is one-way, outbound access only; western end of US 23 Bus. concurrency
487.7784.9Ben Williamson Memorial BridgeOne-way, inbound access only
487.779785.004
 US 23 Bus. north (Winchester Avenue west)		Eastern end of US 23 Bus. concurrency
487.828785.083 US 23 north (Greenup Avenue west) – GreenupWestern end of US 23 concurrency
489.859788.352
 US 23 Bus. north		Southern terminus of US 23 Bus.; westbound outbound access and eastbound inbound access only
Catlettsburg492.672792.879 KY 3294 west (Center Street)Eastern terminus of KY 3294
493.225793.769 KY 168 north (Blackburn Avenue)Southern terminus of KY 168
493.345793.962 east (23rd Street)
494.405795.668
 US 23 south to I-64 – Louisa		Eastern end of US 23 concurrency
494.495795.813 KY 3294 (Oakland Avenue)
Big Sandy River494.632–
494.876		796.033–
796.426		The Billy C. Clark Bridge
US 60 east (Chestnut Street)Continuation into Kenova, West Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Google (August 20, 2019). "Map of U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  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[]

  • 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. Kentucky Historical Society. 113 (1): 3–26. doi:10.1353/khs.2015.0031.
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