U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia
U.S. Route 60 (US 60) runs northwest to southeast across the central and southern portions of West Virginia. It runs from the Kentucky state line at Catlettsburg, Kentucky and Kenova. The road passes through the limits of the cities and towns of Kenova, Ceredo, Huntington, Barboursville, Milton, Hurricane, St. Albans, South Charleston, Charleston, Belle, Cedar Grove, Glasgow, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Ansted, Rainelle, Rupert, Lewisburg, and White Sulphur Springs, as well as in or near the smaller communities of Ona, Culloden, Amandaville, Jefferson, Malden, Rand, Dupont City, Diamond, Shrewsbury, Hugheston, London, Boomer, Falls View, Charlton Heights, Glen Ferris, Chimney Corner, Victor, Hico, Lookout, Hilton Village, Charmco, Hines, Crawley, Sam Black Church, Clintonville, Alta, and Caldwell. The route exits the state into Virginia concurrent with Interstate 64 east of White Sulphur Springs. Most of US 60's route through West Virginia is part of and even signed in several areas as the Midland Trail.
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| Midland Trail | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
| Length | 177.8 mi[1] (286.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 60 in Catlettsburg, KY | |||
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| East end |  I-64 / US 60 near Callaghan, VA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Wayne, Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, Fayette, Greenbrier | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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View west along US 60 at CR 60/14 departing White Sulphur Springs
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Big Sandy River | 0.000– 0.085 | 0.000– 0.137 | US 60 west (35th Street) | Continuation into Kentucky | |
| Billy C. Clark Bridge | |||||
| Wayne | Kenova | 0.3 | 0.48 |   CR 1 (Big Sandy River Road) / CR 6014 (Virginia Point Drive) | |
| 1.2 | 1.9 |  WV 75 east (14th Street) to I-64 / 14th Street | Western terminus of WV 75 | ||
| Cabell | Huntington | 6.5 | 10.5 |  US 52 south to I-64 – Charleston, Ashland KY | Western end of one-way segment |
| 6.6 | 10.6 | To US 52 north / 16th Street NW – Ironton OH | Direct access to US 52 north and from US 52 south on US 60 west | ||
| 8.5– 8.6 | 13.7– 13.8 |  WV 527 (6th Street) to I-64 | due to one-way streets, WV 527 south has a short overlap with US 60 east | ||
| 9.5 | 15.3 |  WV 10 south (Hal Greer Boulevard) to I-64 | Northern terminus of WV 10 at US 60 west | ||
| 11.3 | 18.2 | 29th Street (WV 101 south) | Northern terminus of WV 101 at US 60 west | ||
| 11.6 | 18.7 |  US 60 west (31st Street) to WV 2 north (3rd Avenue) To SR 7 (WV 106 north) – Proctorville | Southern terminus of SR 106; southern terminus of SR 2 at US 60 west; eastern end of one-way segment | ||
| 12.0 | 19.3 | 8th Avenue (WV 101 north) | Southern terminus of WV 101 | ||
| Barboursville | 14.7– 15.1 | 23.7– 24.3 | I-64 – Ashland KY, Charleston | I-64 exit 15 | |
| 16.5 | 26.6 |  WV 10 Alt. south (Davis Creek Road) – West Hamlin | Northern terminus of WV 10 Alt | ||
| 18.2 | 29.3 |  WV 193 north (Big Ben Bowen Highway) to I-64 / Tanyard Station Drive – WV Route 2 | Southern terminus of WV 193 | ||
| 20.2 | 32.5 |  CR 8960 (East Mall Road) to I-64 | |||
| | 20.8 | 33.5 |  CR 30 (Cyrus Creek Road) | ||
| | 21.4 | 34.4 |  CR 17 (Blue Sulphur Road) | ||
| Ona | 23.0 | 37.0 |  CR 29 (Fudges Creek Road) / CR 1 (Howells Mill Road) | ||
| Milton | 27.2 | 43.8 |  CR 9 (Newmans Branch Road) / James River Turnpike Road | ||
| 27.5 | 44.3 |   CR 257 (Bill Blenko Drive) / CR 15 (Smith Street) | |||
| 28.0 | 45.1 |  CR 13 to I-64 | |||
| Culloden | 29.3 | 47.2 |  CR 6039 (Morris Memorial Hospital Road) | ||
| 31.0 | 49.9 |  CR 251 (James River Turnpike Road) | |||
| Putnam | Hurricane | 32.9 | 52.9 |   WV 34 Bus. north (Main Street) – Downtown | Southern terminus of WV 34 Bus |
| 34.2 | 55.0 | WV 34 north (Midland Trail) to I-64 – Hurricane | West end of WV 34 overlap | ||
| 34.4– 34.6 | 55.4– 55.7 | WV 34 south (Chamblin Road) – Hamlin | East end of WV 34 overlap | ||
| | 38.8 | 62.4 |  CR 6013 (Hodges Road) | ||
| | 39.6 | 63.7 | CR 6013 (Hodges Road) | ||
| | 41.3 | 66.5 |  CR 46 (Scott Depot Road) | ||
| Kanawha | | 41.3 | 66.5 | CR 1 (Browns Creek Road) | |
| Amandaville | 43.7 | 70.3 |  WV 817 north (Old Route 35) to I-64 / CR 6014 (West Main Street) – Winfield | Southern terminus of WV 817 | |
| Coal River | 44.6– 44.7 | 71.8– 71.9 | Earl Henry Curnutte Bridge | ||
| St. Albans | 45.0 | 72.4 | Second Street (CR CR 6/16) | ||
| 45.1 | 72.6 |  WV 25 / Third Street (CR 6/15) | |||
| 46.7 | 75.2 | Walnut Street (CR CR 160/7) | |||
| | 48.2 | 77.6 | CR 6014 (Kanawha Terrace) | ||
| South Charleston | 50.9 | 81.9 | Rock Lake Drive | ||
| 51.1– 51.2 | 82.2– 82.4 | Dunbar Toll Bridge / Maple Street | |||
| 52.1– 52.2 | 83.8– 84.0 | I-64 east – Charleston | I-64 exit 54 | ||
| 52.3 | 84.2 |  WV 601 south (Jefferson Road) / Jefferson Road | Northern terminus of WV 601 | ||
| 52.5 | 84.5 | I-64 west – Huntington | I-64 exit 54 | ||
| 54.2 | 87.2 | To I-64 / Montrose Drive | |||
| South Charleston–Charleston line | 55.0– 55.1 | 88.5– 88.7 |  WV 61 south (MacCorkle Avenue SW) | Northern terminus of WV 61 | |
| Charleston | 55.1– 55.4 | 88.7– 89.2 | Patrick Street Bridge over Kanawha River | ||
| 55.5 | 89.3 | Kanawha Boulevard West | |||
| 55.6 | 89.5 | Fourth Avenue | |||
| 55.7 | 89.6 | Begin one-way segment | |||
| 55.8 | 89.8 | WV 25 west (Seventh Avenue) | Eastern terminus of WV 25 | ||
| 55.9 | 90.0 | US 60 west (Washington Street) | |||
| 55.9 | 90.0 | End one-way segment | |||
| 57.0 | 91.7 | Begin one-way segment | |||
| 57.5 | 92.5 |    US 119 (Pennsylvania Avenue) to I-64 / I-77 / I-79 – Beckley, Huntington | |||
| 58.3 | 93.8 | Dickinson Street | |||
| 58.6 | 94.3 | US 60 west (Washington Street East) to I-64 / I-77 / I-79 / Brooks Street | |||
| 58.6 | 94.3 | End one-way segment | |||
| 59.6 | 95.9 |  WV 114 (Greenbirer Street) to I-64 / I-77 / I-79 – Airport | Southern terminus of WV 114 | ||
| 59.7 | 96.1 | Quarrier Street | |||
| 59.8 | 96.2 | Kanawha Boulevard East | |||
| | 61.8– 62.7 | 99.5– 100.9 | I-64 west / I-77 north | West end of I-64/I-77 overlap; no access from I-64 east/I-77 south to US 60 west or from US 60 east to I-64 west/I-77 north; I-64/I-77 exit 97 | |
| | 62.9– 63.5 | 101.2– 102.2 | I-64 east / I-77 south – Beckley | East end of I-64/I-77 overlap; I-64/I-77 exit 96 | |
| | 63.8 | 102.7 |  CR 73 (Campbells Creek Drive) | ||
| Malden | 64.3– 64.5 | 103.5– 103.8 |  CR 6012 (Midland Trail) – Malden, Rand | Interchange | |
| | 72.8– 73.4 | 117.2– 118.1 | To WV 61 / I-64 / I-77 – Chelyan | ||
| Cedar Grove | 76.8 | 123.6 |  CR 81 (Belle Creek Road) – Cedar Grove | ||
| Smithers | 85.0– 85.3 | 136.8– 137.3 | To WV 61 (WV 6 south / Montgomery Bridge) – Montgomery | Interchange | |
| Fayette | Smithers | 85.7 | 137.9 |  CR 2 (Cannelton Hollow Road) / Greyhound Lane / Michigan Avenue | |
| Gauley Bridge | 95.8 | 154.2 | Main Street (CR 16/5) | ||
| 95.9– 96.0 | 154.3– 154.5 |   WV 16 north / WV 39 east – Gauley Bridge | West end of WV 16 overlap; western terminus of WV 39 | ||
| Gauley Bridge | 96.0– 96.1 | 154.5– 154.7 | Sgt. Scott Angel Memorial Bridge over Gauley River | ||
| Chimney Corner | 100.7 | 162.1 | WV 16 south – Fayetteville | East end of WV 16 overlap | |
| Hico | 111.5– 111.8 | 179.4– 179.9 |  US 19 – Beckley, New River Bridge, Summersville | ||
| | 118.7 | 191.0 |  WV 41 north – Mount Nebo | West end of WV 41 overlap | |
| | 121.2 | 195.1 | WV 41 south (Stanaford Road) – Clifftop | East end of WV 41 overlap | |
| Greenbrier | Rainelle | 131.9 | 212.3 |  WV 20 south (South Sewell Street) | West end of WV 20 overlap |
| 132.6 | 213.4 |  CR 6032 (James River and Kanawha Turnpike) | |||
| Charmco | 136.4 | 219.5 | WV 20 north (Coalfield Trail) | East end of WV 20 overlap | |
| | 146.2 | 235.3 |   CR 25 (Smoot Road) / CR 604 (Gray Gables Road) | ||
| | 146.4– 146.5 | 235.6– 235.8 | I-64 – Beckley, Lewisburg | I-64 exit 156 | |
| | 152.7 | 245.7 |  WV 12 south (Alta Drive) to I-64 | Northern terminus of WV 12 | |
| | 152.8 | 245.9 |  CR 6010 (Sinking Creek Road) | ||
| Lewisubrg | 163.3 | 262.8 |  US 219 (Jefferson Street) to I-64 | ||
| 163.8 | 263.6 |  CR 451 (Holt Lane) | |||
| Caldwell | 166.6 | 268.1 |  WV 63 west – Organ Cave, Rich Creek VA | Eastern terminus of WV 63; Rich Creek VA only signed westbound | |
| White Sulphur Springs | 173.7 | 279.5 |  WV 92 north (Pocahontas Trail) – Green Bank | Southern terminus of WV 92 | |
| | 174.1– 175.0 | 280.2– 281.6 | I-64 west | West end of I-64 overlap; access only from US 60 east to I-64 east and from I-64 west to US 60 west; I-64 exit 181 | |
| | 176.9 | 284.7 |  WV 311 south – Crows | Interchange; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; northern terminus of WV 311; I-64 exit 183 | |
| | 177.8 | 286.1 | I-64 east / US 60 east – Lexington | Continuation into Virginia | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Google (June 28, 2020). "Google Maps Directions" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
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