U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky

U.S. Route 60
Midland Trail[1]
US 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	494.876 mi[2] (796.426 km)
Existed	November 11, 1926–present
History	Was originally proposed as US 62
Major junctions
West end	US 51 / US 60 / US 62 at Illinois state line near Wickliffe
Major intersections	I-24 / US 45 / US 62 in Paducah I-69 / US 41 in Henderson 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 in Catlettsburg
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Ballard, McCracken, Livingston, Crittenden, Union, Henderson, Daviess, Hancock, Breckinridge, Meade, Hardin, Jefferson, Shelby, Franklin, Woodford, Fayette, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Rowan, Carter, Boyd
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 59 → KY 61

U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is a major U.S. Highway in the American state of Kentucky. In the early days of the U.S. Highway System, US 60 was originally to be numbered as US 62. Following extensive lobbying and complaints filed by Kentucky governor William J. Fields to the American Association of State Highway Officials, the route was re-designated as US 60 before the system was finalized. In Kentucky, US 60 parallels the Ohio River (the northern boundary of the state). US 60 enters Kentucky from Cairo, Illinois, traveling northeast to Louisville, then takes a direct eastward route (near Interstate 64, I-64) to rejoin the Ohio River in downtown Ashland, Kentucky. Both US 60 and US 23 run concurrently from Ashland to Catlettsburg where US 60 turns east and enters Kenova, West Virginia. US 60 is the longest route in Kentucky, running 495 miles (797 km) across the width of the state, passing through 22 of Kentucky's counties and through the cities of Paducah, Henderson, Owensboro, Louisville, the state capital of Frankfort, and Lexington.