U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia
Midland Trail | ||||
US 60 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by WVDOH | ||||
Length | 177.8 mi[1] (286.1 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | West Virginia | |||
Counties | Wayne, Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, Fayette, Greenbrier | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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 Huntington, Charleston, and White Sulphur Springs. The route exits the state into Virginia, running concurrently with Interstate 64 (I-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, a National Scenic Byway.
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Route description
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The Midland Trail is a National Scenic Byway which follows US 60 through a portion of the Southern West Virginia between Charleston and Sam Black Church. It was part of the longer transcontinental Midland Trail. In this area, the Midland Trail follows the route of the historic James River and Kanawha Turnpike, an early road linking canals in the James River in Virginia with the navigable portion of the Kanawha River in West Virginia.[citation needed]
The Midland Trail crosses some of the most rugged terrain of the Mountain State. The trail extends for approximately 100 miles (160 km) from White Sulphur Springs in the east to Charleston in the west. The trail is believed to have been originally carved into the mountains by buffalo and native peoples. In 1790, George Washington ordered the trail cleared. The trail came to be traveled by stage coaches and soldiers in the Civil War.[citation needed]
Prior to 1988, the Midland Trail was heavily traveled, particularly by commercial vehicles, including large trucks transporting coal and timber. Traffic was significantly reduced in 1988 when the final section of I-64 was completed.[citation needed]
Although considerably shorter than the Interstate Highway routing via the West Virginia Turnpike, these days, the Midland Trail serves mostly local traffic and shunpikers seeking a bucolic interlude. [citation needed] It passes through both the Kanawha River Valley and the plateau high above. Due to the mountain switchbacks and long, steep grades, drivers of recreational vehicles and inexperienced drivers are advised to use extra caution, particularly during inclement weather conditions.[citation needed]
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Big Sandy River | 0.000– 0.085 | 0.000– 0.137 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Kentucky | |
Billy C. Clark Bridge | |||||
Wayne | Kenova | 1.2 | 1.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of WV 75; serves Tri-State Airport |
Cabell | Huntington | 6.5– 6.6 | 10.5– 10.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange |
8.5 | 13.7 | ![]() | One-way street, inbound access only, at-grade intersection eastbound; entrance-only interchange westbound; west end of overlap with WV 527 | ||
8.6 | 13.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of overlap with WV 527; eastbound access only | ||
8.8 | 14.2 | ![]() ![]() | Signed westbound only | ||
9.5 | 15.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of WV 10 at US 60 west | ||
![]() ![]() | Westbound access only; southern terminus of WV 2 | ||||
11.6 | 18.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 5th Avenue east | |||
Barboursville | 14.7– 15.1 | 23.7– 24.3 | ![]() | I-64 exit 15 | |
16.5 | 26.6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of WV 10 Alt | ||
18.2 | 29.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 193 | ||
20.2 | 32.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
| 20.8 | 33.5 | ![]() | ||
| 21.4 | 34.4 | ![]() | ||
Ona | 23.0 | 37.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Milton | 27.2 | 43.8 | ![]() | ||
27.5 | 44.3 | ![]() ![]() | |||
28.0 | 45.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Culloden | 29.3 | 47.2 | ![]() | ||
31.0 | 49.9 | ![]() | |||
Putnam | Hurricane | 32.9 | 52.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 34 Bus |
34.2 | 55.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | West end of WV 34 overlap | ||
34.4– 34.6 | 55.4– 55.7 | ![]() ![]() | East end of WV 34 overlap | ||
| 38.8 | 62.4 | ![]() | ||
| 39.6 | 63.7 | ![]() | ||
| 41.3 | 66.5 | ![]() | ||
Kanawha | | 41.3 | 66.5 | ![]() | |
Amandaville | 43.7 | 70.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() | |||
46.7 | 75.2 | Walnut Street (CR CR 160/7) | |||
| 48.2 | 77.6 | ![]() | ||
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 exit 54 | ||
52.3 | 84.2 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of WV 601 | ||
52.5 | 84.5 | ![]() ![]() | I-64 exit 54 | ||
54.2 | 87.2 | ![]() ![]() | |||
South Charleston–Charleston line | 55.0– 55.1 | 88.5– 88.7 | ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of WV 25 | ||
55.9 | 90.0 | ![]() ![]() | |||
55.9 | 90.0 | End one-way segment | |||
57.0 | 91.7 | Begin one-way segment | |||
57.5 | 92.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
58.3 | 93.8 | Dickinson Street | |||
58.6 | 94.3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
58.6 | 94.3 | End one-way segment | |||
59.6 | 95.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | East end of I-64/I-77 overlap; I-64/I-77 exit 96 | |
| 63.8 | 102.7 | ![]() | ||
Malden | 64.3– 64.5 | 103.5– 103.8 | ![]() | Interchange | |
| 72.8– 73.4 | 117.2– 118.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Cedar Grove | 76.8 | 123.6 | ![]() | ||
Smithers | 85.0– 85.3 | 136.8– 137.3 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | |
Fayette | Smithers | 85.7 | 137.9 | ![]() | |
Gauley Bridge | 95.8 | 154.2 | Main Street (CR 16/5) | ||
95.9– 96.0 | 154.3– 154.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() | East end of WV 16 overlap | |
Hico | 111.5– 111.8 | 179.4– 179.9 | ![]() | ||
| 118.7 | 191.0 | ![]() ![]() | West end of WV 41 overlap | |
| 121.2 | 195.1 | ![]() ![]() | East end of WV 41 overlap | |
Greenbrier | Rainelle | 131.9 | 212.3 | ![]() ![]() | West end of WV 20 overlap |
132.6 | 213.4 | ![]() | |||
Charmco | 136.4 | 219.5 | ![]() ![]() | East end of WV 20 overlap | |
| 146.2 | 235.3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 146.4– 146.5 | 235.6– 235.8 | ![]() | I-64 exit 156 | |
| 152.7 | 245.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of WV 12 | |
| 152.8 | 245.9 | ![]() | ||
Lewisburg | 163.3 | 262.8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
163.8 | 263.6 | ![]() | |||
Caldwell | 166.6 | 268.1 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of WV 63; Rich Creek VA only signed westbound | |
White Sulphur Springs | 173.7 | 279.5 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of WV 92 | |
| 174.1– 175.0 | 280.2– 281.6 | ![]() ![]() | 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 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; northern terminus of WV 311; I-64 exit 183 | |
| 177.8 | 286.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Virginia | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Google Maps Directions" (Map). Google Maps. Google. June 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Midland Trail National Scenic Highway WV Rt.60
- Hawk's Nest State Park
- New River CVB Guide to Ansted, WV
- Biographical item on William Jordan, an African-American photographer that includes the Gauley Mountain Coal Company startup timeframe
- West Virginia Coal Mines site
- Chicago Dragoons
- New River Gorge website
- National Park Service - New river Gorge National River
- Roads To the Future - New River Gorge Bridge webpage
- U.S. Route 60
- Transportation in Cabell County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Fayette County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Greenbrier County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Putnam County, West Virginia
- Transportation in Wayne County, West Virginia
- U.S. Highways in West Virginia