U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
to the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
coast in
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
.
The highway's eastern terminus is in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...
, where it is known as Pacific Avenue, in the city's Oceanfront resort district at the intersection of 5th Street and Winston-Salem Avenue. Its original western terminus was in
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...
; it was then extended to
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, but in 1964, it was truncated to end southwest of
Brenda, Arizona
Brenda is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. It is located approximately east of Quartzsite and northeast of Interstate 10 on U.S. Route 60. Its population was 466 as of the ...
, at an
interchange with
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
(I-10) after the US 60 highway designation was
removed from California. I-10 replaced US 60 from
Beaumont, California
Beaumont is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located at the summit of the San Gorgonio Pass, between the San Bernardino Mountains and Mount San Gorgonio to the north, and the San Jacinto Mountains and San Jacinto Peak to th ...
, to Arizona, and
California State Route 60 (SR 60) replaced US 60 from Los Angeles to Beaumont.
Route description
, -
,
AZ
, 368
, 592
, -
,
NM
, 366
, 590
, -
,
TX
, 225
, 362
, -
,
OK
, 355
, 571
, -
,
MO
, 341
, 549
, -
,
IL
, 1
, 2
, -
,
KY
, 489
, 787
, -
,
WV
, 179
, 288
, -
,
VA
, 302
, 486
, -
, Total
, 2,655
, 4,273
Arizona
The westernmost stretch of US 60, to the
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
state line, has been replaced by
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
(I-10). The western terminus of US 60 is near
Brenda
Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language.
Origin
The overall accepted origin for the female name Brenda is the Old Nordic male name ''Brandr'' meaning both ''torch'' and ''sword'': evidently the male name Brandr took root in areas ...
, from where it travels northeast to
Wickenburg
Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa and Yavapai counties, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 7,474, up from 6,363 in 2010.
History
The Wickenburg area, along with much of the Southwest, became part of ...
. Once US 60 enters
Surprise, it carries the name
Grand Avenue through the
Phoenix metropolitan area
The Phoenix Metropolitan Area – also the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley, or Metro Phoenix (known by most locals simply as “the Valley”) – is the largest metropolitan area in the Southwestern United States, centered on the city ...
before joining
I-17 I17 may also refer to:
* Interstate 17, an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States
* Japanese submarine ''I-17'', a B1 type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Polikarpov I-17, a Soviet single ...
and I-10 in
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
for approximately . In
Tempe, US 60 exits I-10 and becomes the
Superstition Freeway
U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is an east–west United States Highway within Arizona. The highway runs for from a junction with Interstate 10 near Quartzsite to the New Mexico State Line near Springerville. As it crosses the state, US 60 ov ...
, a significant part of the
Phoenix freeway system that serves cities such as
Mesa
A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by ...
,
Gilbert Gilbert may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
*Gilbert (surname), including a list of people
Places Australia
* Gilbert River (Queensland)
* Gilbert River (South ...
, and
Apache Junction
Apache Junction is a city in Pinal and Maricopa counties in the state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,499, most of whom lived in Pinal County. It is named for the junction of the Apache Trail and Old West Highway. Th ...
. East of the Phoenix area, US 60 bears roughly east-northeast through mountainous areas, passing through
Globe
A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. A model globe ...
,
Show Low
Show Low is a city in Navajo County, Arizona. It lies on the Mogollon Rim in east central Arizona, at an elevation of 6,345 feet (1,934 m). The city was established in 1870 and incorporated in 1953. According to the 2010 census, the population ...
, and
Springerville before entering
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
.
New Mexico
US 60 enters New Mexico in
Catron County east of Springerville, Arizona. The road makes an arc through Catron County, with the apex at
Quemado, avoiding
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and
Escondido Mountain. East of
Pie Town, the road crosses the
Continental Divide
A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not ...
. Between the Divide and
Datil, US 60 cuts through
Cibola National Forest
The Cibola National Forest (pronounced SEE-bo-lah) is a 1,633,783 acre (6,611.7 km2) United States National Forest in New Mexico, USA. The name Cibola is thought to be the original Zuni Indian name for their pueblos or tribal lands. The name was ...
. In Datil, US 60 serves as the eastern terminus of
NM-12.
East of Datil, US 60 traverses the northern end of the
Plains of San Augustin
The Plains of San Agustin (sometimes listed as the Plains of San Augustin) is a region in the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico in the San Agustin Basin, south of U.S. Highway 60. The area spans Catron and Socorro Counties, about 50 miles ...
, then crosses the county line into
Socorro County
Socorro County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,866. The county seat is Socorro. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties of New Mexico Territory. Socorro wa ...
. The road bisects the
Very Large Array
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is a centimeter-wavelength radio astronomy observatory located in central New Mexico on the Plains of San Agustin, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, ~ west of Socorro. The VLA comprises twen ...
complex, and a track used in rearranging the antennas that make up the Array crosses the highway. into the county,
the highway passes through
Magdalena.
It then enters the county seat of
Socorro, where it meets
Interstate 25
Interstate 25 (I-25) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. I-25 stretches from I-10 at Las Cruces, New Mexic ...
. US 60 heads north, beginning a concurrency with the Interstate.
US 60 splits off from I-25 near
Bernardo
Bernardo is a given name and less frequently an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. Possibly from the Germanic "Bernhard".
Given name People
* Bernardo the Japanese (died 1557), early Japanese Christian convert and disciple of Saint Fra ...
, about north of Socorro. It turns back eastward, rising through
Abo Pass at the southern end of the
Manzano Mountains
The Manzano Mountains are a small mountain range in the central part of the US State of New Mexico. They are oriented north–south and are 30 miles long. The center of the range lies due east of the town of Belen. The name "Manzano" is Spani ...
before crossing into
Torrance County
Torrance County is a List of counties in New Mexico, county located in the center of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 16,383. The county seat is Estancia, New Mexico, Estancia.
T ...
and passing through
Mountainair
Mountainair is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was founded in 1902 by John Corbett, Colonel E. C. Manning, and Elias S. Stover. The population was 928 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 cen ...
, where it intersects
NM-55. After passing through
Willard, it sets out across the
Pedernal Hills. In
Encino, it begins a concurrency with
US-285. Just after crossing into
Guadalupe County,
US-54 joins the concurrency. The three highways pass through
Vaughn and then go their separate ways, with US 285 heading southeast towards the direction of
Roswell, US 54 heading northeast towards both
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name for Saint Rose.
Santa Rosa may also refer to:
Places Argentina
*Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city
* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
*Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* Sa ...
and
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
, and US 60 heading east towards
Clovis.
US 60 angles southeast toward
Yeso, entering
De Baca County en route. Curving back towards the east, the road enters
Fort Sumner
Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo.
History
On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the construction of For ...
, the county seat, later.
Just west of town, it serves as the northern terminus of
NM-20, and in Fort Sumner proper, it begins a concurrency with
US-84, which will persist for the remainder of the routes' miles in New Mexico. East of town the two highways encounter
NM-212, a spur to Fort Sumner State Monument, and
NM 252 in
Taiban.
US 60/84 passes through
Tolar
Tolar (german: Thaler, links=no) or Jáchymovský tolar is the Czech language, Czech name for the silver coin minted in Kingdom of Bohemia from 1520 until 1672 in Jáchymov (German: ''Joachimsthal''). On obverse of the coin is depicted Saint Jo ...
near the De Baca–
Roosevelt County line. The two routes do not stay in Roosevelt County for long, however, proceeding into
Curry County west of
Melrose. The highways pass through Melrose,
St. Vrain, and
Grier before widening out to a four-lane highway as they approach
Clovis, the Curry County seat. In Clovis, the home of
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately southwest of Clovis, New Mexico. It is under the jurisdiction of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The host unit at Cannon is the 27th Special Operation ...
, the highways meet up with
US-70, which joins the concurrency. The three highways proceed through
Texico, and then cross the state line near
Farwell, Texas
Farwell is a city in and the county seat of Parmer County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,363 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the Texas-New Mexico border with the city of Texico, New Mexico, across the border.
History
Fa ...
.
For the distance of more than 300 miles (480 km) between Abo Pass and Amarillo, the highway parallels the
Southern Transcon
The Southern Transcon is a main line of BNSF Railway comprising 11 subdivisions between Southern California and Chicago, Illinois. Completed in its current alignment in 1908 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, when it opened the Belen C ...
, one of the busiest
transcontinental railroads in the west.
Texas
US 60 runs in a northeasterly direction across the
Texas Panhandle
The Texas Panhandle is a region of the U.S. state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. The panhandle is a square-shaped area bordered by New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north and east. It is adjacent to ...
. It enters the state as a four-lane divided highway at
Farwell on the Texas-New Mexico border, and heads northeast, intersecting
U.S. Route 385
U.S. Route 385 (US 385) is a spur of U.S. Route 85 that runs for 1,206 miles (1,941 km) from Deadwood, South Dakota to Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Route description
, -
, TX
, 545
, 877
, -
, OK
, 36
, 58
, -
, CO
, 317
, 510 ...
at
Hereford
Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...
. At
Canyon
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
, the route begins a concurrency with both
U.S. Route 87
U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south United States highway (though it is signed east–west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas, making it the longest north-south roa ...
and
Interstate 27
Interstate 27 (I-27) is an Interstate Highway, entirely in the US state of Texas, running north from Lubbock to I-40 in Amarillo. These two cities are the only control cities on I-27; other cities and towns served by I-27 include (from south ...
; the three routes are united to
Amarillo
Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County. It is the List of cities in Texas by population, 14th-most populous city in Texas and th ...
.
At Amarillo, the road crosses
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
and has a short concurrency with
Historic US 66 on Amarillo Boulevard. The road continues as a divided highway, heading northeast to
Pampa
The Pampas (from the qu, pampa, meaning "plain") are fertile South American low grasslands that cover more than and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and Brazil ...
, where the road goes to two lanes. At
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
, the route briefly returns to four-lane status and forms a concurrency with
U.S. Route 83
U.S. Route 83 (US 83) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that extends in the central United States. Only four other north–south routes are longer: US 1, US 41, US 59, and US 87, while US ...
. US 60 leaves Texas for Oklahoma east of
Higgins.
Oklahoma
Except for three short sections near
Enid,
Vinita, and
Ponca City
Ponca City ( iow, Chína Uhánⁿdhe) is a city in Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The city was named after the Ponca tribe. Ponca City had a population of 25,387 at the time of the 2010 census- and a population of 24,424 in the 2020 ...
, US 60 is a two-lane highway its entire length across Oklahoma. It enters the state west of
Arnett and travels east to
Orienta where it begins a concurrency with
U.S. Highway 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of the ...
. At Enid, it leaves the concurrency with US-412 and begins another with
U.S. Highway 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
with which it is united for . Near
Tonkawa
The Tonkawa are a Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma. Their Tonkawa language, now extinct, is a linguistic isolate.
Today, Tonkawa people are enrolled in the federally recognized Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
...
, US 60 has an interchange with
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border ...
.
At
Ponca City
Ponca City ( iow, Chína Uhánⁿdhe) is a city in Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The city was named after the Ponca tribe. Ponca City had a population of 25,387 at the time of the 2010 census- and a population of 24,424 in the 2020 ...
, US 60 enters
Osage County, leaving it at
Bartlesville
Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is north of Tulsa and south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Can ...
. From Vinita to
Afton, the highway has a concurrency with Historic
U.S. Highway 66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
and
U.S. Highway 69. The road meets
Interstate 44
Interstate 44 (I-44) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. Although it is nominally an east–west road as it is even-numbered, it follows a more southwest–northeast alignment. Its western terminus is in Wichita Fal ...
at Vinita and Afton. It passes through
Twin Bridges State Park
The Twin Bridges Area at Grand Lake State Park, previously Twin Bridges State Park, is a park on the north side of the Grand Lake o' the Cherokees in northeastern Oklahoma. It was named for the two bridges that carry U.S. Highway 60 over arms ...
about west of the Missouri state line.
Missouri
US 60 crosses southern
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
, south of
Interstate 44
Interstate 44 (I-44) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. Although it is nominally an east–west road as it is even-numbered, it follows a more southwest–northeast alignment. Its western terminus is in Wichita Fal ...
. It crosses the Missouri-Oklahoma state line near the Missouri town
Seneca
Seneca may refer to:
People and language
* Seneca (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
* Seneca people, one of the six Iroquois tribes of North America
** Seneca language, the language of the Seneca people
Places Extrat ...
. It is concurrent with
U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Can ...
from
Charleston
Charleston most commonly refers to:
* Charleston, South Carolina
* Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital
* Charleston (dance)
Charleston may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Charleston, South Australia
Canada
* Charleston, Newfoundlan ...
and spans the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
to enter Illinois. Prior to the creation of the U.S. Highway system, U.S. Route 60 was Route 16.
Between the Missouri-Oklahoma state line and south of Seneca and
Republic
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...
, US 60 is a two-lane highway, often splitting into alternating three-lane highways beginning at
Monett
Monett is the most-populous city in the Barry County, Missouri, Barry and Lawrence County, Missouri, Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The city is located in the Ozark Mountains, Ozarks, just south of Interstate 44 in Missouri, Inte ...
. At
Republic
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...
, the road becomes a four-lane divided highway, turning southeast onto the
James River Freeway
James River Freeway is a freeway located largely on the south side of Springfield, Missouri. Its western terminus is at Interstate 44 (I-44) north of Brookline and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 65 (US 65) in southeastern Springfiel ...
in the
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
city limits.
Most of the route east of Springfield is four-lane divided and several stretches are freeway-graded. On July 9, 2010, The
Missouri Department of Transportation
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT, ) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Missouri under the guidance of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission. MoDOT designs, ...
(MoDOT) finished the process of upgrading US 60 to four lanes along a segment between the towns of
Willow Springs and
Van Buren
Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...
. This project's overall completion indicates that US 60 is now a four-lane facility from Springfield to
Charleston
Charleston most commonly refers to:
* Charleston, South Carolina
* Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital
* Charleston (dance)
Charleston may also refer to:
Places Australia
* Charleston, South Australia
Canada
* Charleston, Newfoundlan ...
, a distance of approximately . A stretch of US 60 from east of US 65 in Springfield to Rogersville has been in long range plans on being upgraded to freeway status, therefore removing all at-grade crossings, installing overpasses and interchanges, and access roads.
At
Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
, US 60 meets
Missouri Route 5
Missouri Route 5 is the longest state highway in Missouri and the only Missouri state highway to traverse the entire state. It is part of a three state, 650 mile highway 5. To the north, it continues into Iowa as Iowa Highway 5 and to the south ...
, which runs south towards
Ava. U.S. 60 is briefly concurrent with Route 5 north of Mansfield, after which Route 5 continues north towards
Hartville. On the southeast side of
Cabool US 60 encounters
US Route 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US  ...
and continues as a concurrency to
Willow Springs, where the two routes separate with Route 60 continuing east to
Mountain View and Route 63 continues south toward
West Plains
West Plains is a city in, and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census.
History
The history of West Plains can be traced back to 1832, when settler Josiah Howell (after whom Howell ...
.
US 60 intersects
Interstate 55
Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...
and
Interstate 57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 essen ...
just southeast of
Sikeston
Sikeston is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way ...
. It 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
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
, US 60 is now concurrent with
U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Can ...
and - for a short distance -
Route 77.
William Jefferson Blythe Jr., the biological father of former U.S. president
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
, died on Route 60 (now
Route 114) outside of
Sikeston, Missouri
Sikeston is a city located both in southern Scott County and northern New Madrid County, in the state of Missouri, United States. It is situated just north of the "Missouri Bootheel", although many locals consider Sikeston a part of it. By way o ...
after being thrown from his car and drowning in a drainage ditch.
Illinois
U.S. 60 continues its concurrency with
U.S. Highway 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...
for its entire length, , in Illinois.
[Illinois Technology Transfer Center]
T2 GIS Data
Retrieved June 2, 2006. As documented in Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Lengths/Illinois. The routes enter Illinois at its very southern tip between the
Mississippi
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and
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
rivers.
The concurrent routes pass
Fort Defiance, which lies at the lowest and southernmost point of
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
, then intersect with
U.S. 51 south of
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
, turning eastward along with southbound U.S. 51 to cross the
Ohio River
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into Kentucky.
Kentucky
US 60, along with US 51 and US 62, crosses into the Commonwealth of Kentucky from
Cairo, Illinois
Cairo ( ) is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County.
The city is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Fort Defiance, a Civil War camp, was built here in 1862 by Union General Ulysses ...
. US 60 splits off from this concurrency at
Wickliffe, and heads northeast towards
Paducah
Paducah ( ) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky. The largest city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, Missour ...
. US 60 has an interchange with
Interstate 24
Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It runs diagonally from I-57, south of Marion, Illinois, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at I-75. It travels through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, ...
and enters the city along with Business Loop 24. US 60 joins US 62 once again, and the routes head out of Paducah. US 60 splits off to the northeast and crosses the
Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other names, ...
, while US 62 heads southeast and serves as the western terminus of
US 68
U.S. Route 68 (US 68) is a United States highway that runs for from northwest Ohio to Western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at US 62 in Reidland, Kentucky. Its present northern terminus is at Interstate 75 in Findlay, Ohio, though ...
.
From there, US 60 follows the
Ohio River
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, traveling through the city of
Smithland, and junctions
US 641
U.S. Route 641 (US 641) is a U.S. Route in Tennessee and Kentucky. It runs for from US 64 south of Clifton, Tennessee to an intersection with US 60 in Marion, Kentucky. While it is considered a spur route of U.S. Route 41, t ...
at
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*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
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. US 60 continues northeast to
Morganfield
Morganfield is a home rule-class city in Union County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 3,285 as of the year 2010 U.S. census.
Name
The city was named for Revolutionary War General Daniel Morg ...
, and then to
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, where it joins alternate US 41. The two routes head to the other side of Henderson, where they have an interchange with
US 41
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. Currently, Kentucky's segment of Interstate 69 ends south of Henderson, but once connected with the mainline in Interstate 69 in Indiana, Indiana, the interstate will be concurrent with US 41 and share the interchange with US 60. From there, US 60 heads east towards the city of Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro.
US 60 becomes an expressway, the Wendell H. Ford Expressway, traversing around the south side of the city of Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro. The route serves as the eastern terminus of the Audubon Parkway (future I-69 spur), as well as the northern terminus of U.S. Route 431, US 431. U.S. Route 231, US 231 joins US 60 and the routes serve as the northern terminus of Interstate 165 (Kentucky), I-165 (formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway). The routes travel north, leaving Owensboro, towards Maceo, Kentucky, Maceo. At Maceo, US 60 splits from US 231 and heads east along the Ohio River traveling through the cities of Lewisport, Kentucky, Lewisport, Hawesville, Kentucky, Hawesville, and Cloverport, Kentucky, Cloverport. The route then goes southeast to Hardinsburg, Kentucky, Hardinsburg, and then traverses northeast to U.S. Route 31W, US 31W north of Fort Knox.
US 60 joins U.S. Route 31W, US 31W, and the routes travel north to the city of Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville. US 60 creates an alternate route, traveling through the south side of Louisville, while US 60 travels through the north side. The routes head north through the city, having an interchange with Interstate 264 (Kentucky), I-264 along the way. At Bernheim Lane, US 31W splits off US 60 and parallels on the west side, while US 60 continues north, traveling further into the city. US 60 joins U.S. Route 150, US 150, and the routes travel east out of the downtown area. The routes junction U.S. Route 31E, US 31E, and US 60 goes north on US 31E, while US 150 goes south on US 31E. Then, US 60 turns off onto U.S. Route 42, US 42, has an interchange with Interstate 64, and then splits off of US 42 and heads out of Louisville. Before leaving, Alternate US 60 joins back, and US 60 has an interchange with I-264 once more, and then with Interstate 265, I-265.
US 60 parallels Interstate 64 as the route travels east through Shelbyville, Kentucky, Shelbyville, and on into the capital city of Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort. Here, US 60 junctions U.S. Route 127, US 127, and heads on east into the city. US 60 crosses the Kentucky River and continues east to U.S. Route 421, US 421 and U.S. Route 460, US 460. US 60 joins US 421, and the routes travel south for a bit, and then US 421 splits off of US 60 and heads east. US 60 heads southeast, crossing over to the south side of Interstate 64. US 60 joins U.S. Route 62, US 62 once again in a strange concurrency (US 60 is heading east while US 62 is heading west, and vice versa). US 60 quickly splits off at Versailles, Kentucky, Versailles, and then the route travels east towards Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington.
US 60 enters Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington after having an interchange with Kentucky Route 4 (KY 4). US 60 goes into the city, joining
US 68
U.S. Route 68 (US 68) is a United States highway that runs for from northwest Ohio to Western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at US 62 in Reidland, Kentucky. Its present northern terminus is at Interstate 75 in Findlay, Ohio, though ...
for a block, and then turns south onto U.S. Route 25, US 25 and U.S. Route 421, US 421. The three routes travel through downtown Lexington, and then US 60 splits off and heads east out of the city. On its way out, US 60 has an interchange with Special routes of U.S. Route 421, US 421 By-Pass and then with Interstate 75.
US 60 continues on east, paralleling Interstate 64. The route travels through Winchester, Kentucky, Winchester, and then junctions US 460 in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Mount Sterling. After leaving the city, US 60 crosses over to the north side of Insterstate 64, creating an interchange. From here, US 60 travels through the cities of Owingsville, Kentucky, Owingsville, Morehead, Kentucky, Morehead, and Grayson, Kentucky, Grayson, before turning northeast to head to the city of Ashland, Kentucky, Ashland. In the city, US 60 joins U.S. Route 23, US 23, and the two routes head south along the
Ohio River
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. The routes continue to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Catlettsburg, where US 60 leaves US 23 and heads east, crossing over the Big Sandy River (Ohio River), Big Sandy River on the Billy C. Clark Bridge into the state of West Virginia.
West Virginia
In West Virginia, US 60 largely follows the path of the Midland Trail. It enters the state at Kenova, West Virginia, Kenova by crossing over the Big Sandy River (Ohio River), Big Sandy River from the city of Catlettsburg, Kentucky. From there, it heads through Huntington, West Virginia, Huntington east to Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston.
From Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston, US 60 heads southeast on its own course apart from Interstate 64, its replacement. The road first follows the Kanawha River to its source at Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, Gauley Bridge, where US 60 then climbs out of the river valley and follows a twisting path through Rainelle, West Virginia, Rainelle and back to Interstate 64 at Sam Black Church, West Virginia, Sam Black Church. This stretch was the last section of US 60 to be bypassed by the Interstate system in West Virginia. I-64 between Beckley, West Virginia, Beckley and Sam Black Church, West Virginia, was not completed and open to traffic until July 15, 1988 Due to its location, many miles away from I-64, US 60 still serves a large amount of traffic through the central part of the state, even though I-64 has replaced the highway for most through traffic. From the early 1970s, when I-64 was completed through Charleston to the West Virginia Turnpike until 1988, all east-west I-64 traffic was routed onto the mostly two lane U.S. 60 from Charleston to Sam Black Church where I-64 resumed. During this time U.S. 60 was signed by W.V.D.O.T. with a U.S. 60 shield and a "to I-64(east or west)" sign in order to assure travelers they would eventually return to the interstate highway by following the federal designated route. This stretch of highway from Charleston to Sam Black Church is significant as it was the second to last segment of U.S. highway to be replaced by an interstate (of the original 1960s grid plan).
From Sam Black Church, West Virginia, Sam Black Church east through Lewisburg, West Virginia, Lewisburg to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, White Sulphur Springs, US 60 lives in the shadow of I-64 and carries a very small amount of traffic. Just east of White Sulphur Springs, US 60 joins I-64 for the last in the state before they enter
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
at Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia-Virginia), Allegheny Mountain.
Virginia
In Virginia, U.S. Route 60 runs west to east through the central part of the state, generally close to and paralleling the Interstate 64 (Virginia), Interstate 64 corridor, except for the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and in the South Hampton Roads area.
Between Lexington, Virginia, Lexington in the Shenandoah Valley and Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, I-64 uses a lower elevation crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains located about further north, where it runs parallel to U.S. Route 250 (Virginia), U.S. Route 250 through Rockfish Gap. In contrast, through this section, the older US 60 is mostly a rural two-lane road. With the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains at a higher altitude in more rugged terrain, US 60 in this area offers much more challenging and weather-sensitive driving conditions, as well as a history of many crashes in the years before I-64 was completed.
East of north–south U.S. Route 29 (which runs parallel to the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge), the older US 60 and I-64 gradually converge as they pass through the rolling hills of the rocky Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region in an easterly direction to reach the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, Fall Line at Richmond, where they again become very close.
From Richmond east to the harbor area near the mouth of Hampton Roads, US 60 again essentially parallels I-64 through Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg and the Historic Triangle region, extending down the Virginia Peninsula east to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel which it shares with I-64. Along the way, a notable section of Huntington Ave in Newport News carries US 60 in both directions overlapping, and is possibly the only example of a highway in the United States with such a configuration. A few miles south of the bridge-tunnel, in Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk, US 60 diverges to the east to follow the south shoreline of the Chesapeake Bay through Ocean View, Virginia, Ocean View and past the south entrance to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel to reach Cape Henry. There it curves south to run along the
Atlantic Ocean
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shoreline to end near the south end of the Virginia Beach resort strip.
History
Historical California alignment
U.S. Route 60 has been fully decommissioned in California since 1972, when Interstate 10 was completed in California. It had a clear east-west orientation and was so signed.
Between downtown Los Angeles (its western terminus at its interchange with Interstates 5 and 10) it had an existence separate from U.S. Routes 70 and 99, lying to its south. US 60 passed through Pomona, California, Pomona and Riverside, California, Riverside, meeting US 70 and US 99 near Beaumont, California, Beaumont, east of which it coincided with US 70 and US 99 as far to the east as Indio, California, Indio. East of Indio, US 99 separated from US 60 and US 70, both continuing through the Mojave Desert to the Arizona state line at the Colorado River near Blythe, California, Blythe almost entirely as a two-lane highway.
After the Great Renumbering of 1964, US 60 remained intact east of Beaumont, but for only eight years. Meanwhile, US 70 and US 99 had disappeared completely in Southern California. West of Beaumont, the route that had been US 60 was re-signed as State Route 60 (California), State Route 60 (although often on a somewhat different alignment than the current California 60, as the new freeway had not yet been completed). East of Beaumont, US 60 remained in existence while Interstate 10 supplanted it, with the course of US 60 being moved to Interstate 10 and some sections of the old highway being demolished. In 1972, California decommissioned whatever remained of US 60 within the state as the last segments of Interstate 10 were opened. Parts of old US 60 (which in places coincided with US 70 and US 99) remain as business loops of Interstate 10 in Indio and Blythe.
US 60 had its beginnings in the Midland Trail, an auto trail organized in 1912 by residents of Grand Junction, Colorado. The next year, this route was considered but rejected for the Lincoln Highway, after which the Midland Trail Association laid out and marked its own transcontinental highway, eventually connecting Newport News, Virginia with Los Angeles, California. When the Joint Board on Interstate Highways published its preliminary plan for a system of interstate routes in 1925, the Midland Trail was split among many numbers, including US 52, 52, 62, US 150, 150, US 50, 50, and US 40, 40. East of Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, where it would become US 60, it was assigned parts of 52 and 62. Route 52 began at Newport News and followed the Midland Trail to Richmond, VA, Richmond, but took a more southerly route to Lexington, Virginia. The trail was used again through West Virginia to Huntington, WV, Huntington, where Route 52 split to the northwest. Route 62 began at Ashland, Kentucky (near Huntington) and followed the Midland Trail across northeastern Kentucky to Louisville, where the trail crossed the
Ohio River
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and became Route 150. Route 62 continued southwest along the south bank of the Ohio River to Wickliffe, KY, Wickliffe in western Kentucky, and then crossed the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
at the Ohio's mouth. The final portion of Route 62 crossed southern
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
to Springfield, MO, Springfield on an existing main highway that had been numbered 16 by the state.
[Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via th]
Broer Map Library
/ref>[Report of Joint Board on Interstate Highways, October 30, 1925, Approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, November 18, 1925]
Kentucky Governor William J. Fields objected to the Joint Board's plan, which took most major east–west routes (multiples of ten) to the East Coast of the United States, East Coast, but sent Route 60 from Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
northeast to end in Chicago, leaving none to cross Kentucky, the only Mississippi Valley state without such a route. Proposals were considered for splitting US 60 into 60N and 60E at Springfield (MO) or using 62 for the Chicago route; Missouri had already prepared maps that showed the original plans for 60 and 62. The final plan, agreed to by the affected states, assigned US 66 to the Los Angeles-Chicago highway and US 60 to the route from Springfield to Virginia Beach (extended from Newport News), absorbing all of 62 and part of 52 from the 1925 plan.[Richard F. Weingroff]
From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System
[United States Numbered Highways, ''American Highways'' (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AASHO), April 1927]
Although US 60 initially stretched less than halfway across the country, due to its late creation, it was soon extended west to Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
. One auto trail — the Atlantic and Pacific Highway - and three other U.S. Highways played a part in this extension. The Atlantic and Pacific Highway had been organized in 1921, and connected New York City with Los Angeles. The original alignment of U.S. Route 70 entered Clovis, New Mexico from the east, as it does now, but continued west to Holbrook, Arizona. Crossing US 70 at Clovis was the El Paso, Texas, El Paso-Amarillo
Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County. It is the List of cities in Texas by population, 14th-most populous city in Texas and th ...
U.S. Route 366 (1926), U.S. Route 366. Finally, U.S. Route 164 was created by 1928, stretching northeast and east from Amarillo to U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 81 in Enid, Oklahoma. The American Association of State Highway Officials approved the first part of the extension in May 1930, following the rest of Missouri's Route 16 to the Oklahoma state line, and several state highways to Enid, before absorbing US 164 to a terminus at Amarillo. The remainder to Los Angeles was approved at AASHO's June 1931 meeting, and involved a number of other changes. US 60 replaced US 366 from Amarillo to Clovis, where it continued west along US 70 to Springerville, Arizona. The remainder of US 70 to Holbrook, Arizona became a new U.S. Route 260, while US 60 followed the Atlantic and Pacific Highway, which it had picked up at Vaughn, New Mexico, southwest and west through Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
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* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
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to Los Angeles. US 70 was not truncated to Clovis, but was instead redirected southwest along US 366 to El Paso, and later reached Los Angeles itself, though most of the route west of Globe, Arizona overlap (road), overlapped US 60.
After the Interstate Highway System was signed into law in 1956, the Midland Trail portion of US 60, from Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville east to the Hampton Roads area, was bypassed by Interstate 64. From Phoenix
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* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
west to Los Angeles
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, Interstate 10 paralleled and, for the most part, replaced US 60. I-10 and I-64 were mostly completed by the late 1970s, though part of Interstate 64 in West Virginia, built on a new alignment east from Beckley, West Virginia, Beckley, did not bypass the old winding US 60 until July 15, 1988. California decommissioned its portion of US 60 in 1972; most was replaced by I-10, while the independent piece in the Los Angeles area became State Route 60 (California), State Route 60.[California Highways and Public Works]
Route Renumbering
March–April 1964 In 1982, the portion overlap (road), overlapping I-10 in western Arizona was removed. US 60 between Phoenix and Louisville remains a major regional corridor in most places, and is not paralleled by an Interstate for any significant length.
Major intersections
;Arizona
: southwest of Brenda
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Origin
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: in Wickenburg
Wickenburg is a town in Maricopa and Yavapai counties, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 7,474, up from 6,363 in 2010.
History
The Wickenburg area, along with much of the Southwest, became part of ...
: in Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Phoenix. The highways travel concurrently to Tempe.
: in Globe
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: in Springerville. The highways travel concurrently through the town.
;New Mexico
: in Socorro. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of Abeytas, New Mexico, Abeytas.
: in Encino. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Vaughn.
: southwest of Vaughn. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of Vaughn.
: in Fort Sumner
Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo.
History
On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the construction of For ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Texico.
: in Clovis. The highways travel concurrently to Texico.
;Texas
: in Hereford
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: in Canyon
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. The highways travel concurrently to Amarillo
Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County. It is the List of cities in Texas by population, 14th-most populous city in Texas and th ...
.
: north of Canyon. The highways travel concurrently to Amarillo.
: in Amarillo. US 60/US 287 travels concurrently through the city.
: south-southwest of Canadian
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. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Canadian.
;Oklahoma
: west of Arnett. The highways travel concurrently to east of Arnett.
: west-southwest of Seiling, Oklahoma, Seiling
: in Seiling. US 60/US 270 travels concurrently through the city. US 60/US 281 travels concurrently to Chester, Oklahoma, Chester.
: in Orienta. The highways travel concurrently to Enid.
: in Enid. The highways travel concurrently to Pond Creek, Oklahoma, Pond Creek.
: in Enid. The highways travel concurrently to west of Pond Creek.
: in Tonkawa
The Tonkawa are a Native American tribe indigenous to present-day Oklahoma. Their Tonkawa language, now extinct, is a linguistic isolate.
Today, Tonkawa people are enrolled in the federally recognized Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.
...
: in Tonkawa. The highways travel concurrently to Ponca City
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.
: east of Tonkawa. The highways travel concurrently to Ponca City.
: in Bartlesville
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. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Nowata, Oklahoma, Nowata
: west-southwest of Vinita. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Afton.
: in Vinita
: northeast of Afton. The highways travel concurrently for approximately .
: northeast of Afton
;Missouri
: in Neosho, Missouri, Neosho
: southwest of Springfield
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Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Springfield.
: in Springfield
: southeast of Cabool. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Willow Springs.
: south-southwest of Hendrickson, Missouri, Hendrickson. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Poplar Bluff. I-57/US 60 will travel concurrently to Sikeston.
: in Sikeston
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.
: on the Sikeston–Miner, Missouri, Miner city line. I-57/US 60 travels concurrently to Charleston
Charleston most commonly refers to:
* Charleston, South Carolina
* Charleston, West Virginia, the state capital
* Charleston (dance)
Charleston may also refer to:
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* Charleston, South Australia
Canada
* Charleston, Newfoundlan ...
.
: in Charleston. US 60/US 62 travels concurrently to Wickliffe, Kentucky, with a short Illinois
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segment in-between.
;Illinois
: in Cairo
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. The highways travel concurrently to Wickliffe, Kentucky.
;Kentucky
: in Paducah
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: in Paducah. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Paducah. US 60/US 62 travel concurrently to Riverview, McCracken County, Kentucky, Riverview.
: in Marion Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
Places Antarctica
* Mari ...
: in Henderson Henderson may refer to:
People
*Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname
*Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan
Places Argentina
*Henderson, Buenos Aires
Australia
*Henderson, Western Australia
Canada
*He ...
: in Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro
: in Owensboro. The highways travel concurrently to Maceo, Kentucky, Maceo.
: in Owensboro
: in Fort Knox. The highways travel concurrently to Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville.
: in Louisville
: in Shively, Kentucky, Shively
: in Louisville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Louisville. The highways travel concurrently for one block.
: in Louisville. US 31E/US 60 travel concurrently through the city.
: in Louisville
: in Louisville
: on the St. Matthews, Kentucky, St. Matthews–Louisville city line
: in Middletown, Kentucky, Middletown
: in Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort
: in Frankfort. US 60/US 421 travels concurrently through the city.
: southeast of Frankfort
: in Versailles, Kentucky, Versailles. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Lexington, Kentucky, Lexington. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Lexington. US 25/US 60/US 421 travels concurrently through the city.
: in Lexington
: northeast of Winchester, Kentucky, Winchester
: in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, Mt. Sterling. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: northeast of Mt. Sterling
: east-southeast of Owingsville, Kentucky, Owingsville
: northeast of Olive Hill, Kentucky, Olive Hill
: in Coalton, Kentucky, Coalton
: in Ashland, Kentucky, Ashland. The highways travel concurrently to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Catlettsburg.
;West Virginia
: in Huntington, West Virginia, Huntington
: in Barboursville, West Virginia, Barboursville
: in South Charleston, West Virginia, South Charleston
: in Charleston, West Virginia, Charleston
: in Charleston
: in Charleston. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Snow Hill, Kanawha County, West Virginia, Snow Hill.
: in Chelyan, West Virginia, Chelyan
: in Hico, West Virginia, Hico
: south-southeast of Crawley, West Virginia, Crawley
: in Lewisburg, West Virginia, Lewisburg
: east of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, White Sulphur Springs
: east-southeast of White Sulphur Springs. The highways travel concurrently to Callaghan, Virginia.
;Virginia
: in Covington. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of Clifton Forge, Virginia, Clifton Forge.
: in Mallow, Virginia, Mallow. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Lexington, Virginia, Lexington.
: southeast of Lexington
: southeast of Lexington
: in Buena Vista, Virginia, Buena Vista
: in Amherst, Virginia, Amherst
: in Sprouses Corner, Virginia, Sprouses Corner
: northwest of Powhatan, Virginia, Powhatan
: in Richmond, Virginia, Richmond
: in Richmond. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: east-southeast of Sandston, Virginia, Sandston
: in Newport News, Virginia, Newport News
: in Newport News
: in Newport News
: in Hampton, Virginia, Hampton. The highways travel concurrently to Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk.
: in Norfolk
: in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach
: in Virginia Beach
: 5th Street/General Booth Boulevard in Virginia Beach
See also
* U.S. Route 160
* U.S. Route 260
* U.S. Route 360
* U.S. Route 460
* Special routes of U.S. Route 60
References
External links
Endpoints of U.S. Highway 60
Illinois Highway Ends: US 60
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U.S. Route 60,
U.S. Highways in California, 60
Interstate 10, 060
United States Numbered Highway System, 60
U.S. Highways in West Virginia, 60