U.S. Highway 60
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US 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 destination, which would have made it more difficult for Bobby Troup to write a song about "getting kicks" on the route.
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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.
States Traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
- Virginia (via the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel)
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- Illinois (less than one mile (1.6 km) through Cairo, Illinois, between the Ohio River and the Mississippi River)
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- New Mexico
- Arizona
Related US Routes
- United States Highway 160
- United States Highway 260
- United States Highway 360
- United States Highway 460
- List of United States Highways
Sources
- Endpoints of US highways (http://www.geocities.com/usend6069/End060/end060.htm) (used with permission)