U.S. Route 60 in West Virginia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids U.S. Route 60
Midland Trail
US 60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	177.8 mi (286.1 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	US 60 in Catlettsburg, KY
	US 52 in Huntington I‑64 in Barboursville I‑64 in South Charleston US 119 in Charleston Invalid type: I-Toll / Invalid type: I-Toll in Charleston US 19 at Hico I‑64 near Sam Black Church US 219 in Lewisburg WV 92 in White Sulphur Springs I‑64 near White Sulphur Springs
East end	I-64 / US 60 near Callaghan, VA
Location
Counties:	Wayne, Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, Fayette, Greenbrier
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced West Virginia Routes State • County ← WV 59 WV 61 →

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.

View west along US 60 at CR 60/14 departing White Sulphur Springs

US 60 crossing the Kanawha River at the Patrick Street Bridge in Charleston

Route description

A sign for Midland Trail in Ansted

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.

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.

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.

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. 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.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
0.000	US 60 west (35th Street)	Continuation into Kentucky
Billy C. Clark Bridge
Wayne	Kenova	1.2	1.9	WV 75 east (14th Street) to I‑64	Western terminus of WV 75; serves Tri-State Airport
Cabell	Huntington	6.5– 6.6	10.5– 10.6	US 52 to I‑64 – Ironton OH	Interchange
		8.5	13.7	WV 527 (5th Street)	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	WV 527 (6th Street) to I‑64	East end of overlap with WV 527; eastbound access only
		8.8	14.2	8th Street to WV 527	Signed westbound only
		9.5	15.3	WV 10 south (Hal Greer Boulevard) to I‑64	Northern terminus of WV 10 at US 60 west
				WV 2 north (3rd Avenue east) – Point Pleasant	Westbound access only; southern terminus of WV 2
		11.6	18.7	US 60 west (31st Street north) to WV 2 Invalid type: road to SR 7 – Proctorville 5th Avenue east
	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 89⁄60 (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 25⁄7 (Bill Blenko Drive) / CR 15 (Smith Street)
		28.0	45.1	CR 13 to I‑64
	Culloden	29.3	47.2	CR 60⁄39 (Morris Memorial Hospital Road)
		31.0	49.9	CR 25⁄1 (James River Turnpike Road)
Putnam	Hurricane	32.9	52.9	Invalid type: WV-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 60⁄13 (Hodges Road)
	​	39.6	63.7	CR 60⁄13 (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 60⁄14 (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 60⁄14 (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 60⁄12 (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 60⁄32 (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 60⁄4 (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 60⁄10 (Sinking Creek Road)
	Lewisburg	163.3	262.8	US 219 (Jefferson Street) to I‑64
		163.8	263.6	CR 45⁄1 (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