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U.S. Route 60

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The Midland Trail
Route information
Existed1926–present
Location
Major citiesVirginia Beach; Richmond; Charleston, WV; Huntington, WV; Lexington, KY; Louisville; Springfield, MO; Amarillo; Phoenix
U.S. Highway system


United States Highway 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. Despite the "0" in its number, indicating a transcontinental designation, the 1926 route ended in Missouri at the intersection with Route 66. In fact, Route 66 was almost given the US 60 designation, which would have made it more difficult for Bobby Troup to write a song about "getting kicks" on the route.

Termini

As of 2005, the highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia at the south end of Pacific Avenue (South end of Rudee Inlet bridge). Its western terminus was originally in Los Angeles but was moved to east of Quartzsite, Arizona at an intersection with Interstate 10 after the highway was decommissioned through California starting in 1964. US 60 signage can be seen at this intersection which is about 5 miles (8 km) west of Brenda, Arizona. I-10 and California State Highway 60 replaced US 60 from Arizona to Los Angeles.

Historic termini

In the original 1926 routing, US 60's western terminus was in Springfield, Missouri at its intersection with Route 66.

Original alignment as proposed US 62

During the fight over the numbering of the Chicago-Los Angeles Highway (which became US 66), the Virginia Beach to Springfield (MO) road was proposed as US 62. Proposed US 62 followed US 60 from Virginia Beach to Poplar Bluff, MO, but did not continue across southern Missouri on the accepted US 60 alignment. Instead, it followed what is now U.S. Highway 160 to Doniphan, Missouri State Highway 142 to Thayer, U.S. Highway 63 to the junction with Missouri State Highway 14 north of West Plains, and Missouri 14 to Ozark where it ended at what was once U.S. Highway 65 (now Business 65) south of the town (this intersection is now in the city limits of Ozark). The realignment was part of the compromise over the US 60 vs. US 62 numbering (for further see Cyrus Avery).

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

Business US 60

There are numerous sections of Business US 60. The business route for Aurora runs several miles through rural areas primarily to the west of the city (in addition, it passes through Verona).

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