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User: Where Does US 460 run

Where Does US 460 run

Assistant: US 460 is one of those sneaky-important highways that quietly stitches together a big chunk of Appalachia and the Mid-A…

US 460 is one of those sneaky-important highways that quietly stitches together a big chunk of Appalachia and the Mid-Atlantic.

Here’s the clean run-down 👇

🇺🇸 US Route 460 – Full Run

US 460 runs east–west across:

Kentucky → Virginia → West Virginia → Virginia (again) → Virginia Beach, VA

Total length: ~500 miles

📍 Western Terminus (Start)

Near Frankfort, Kentucky

It begins at an interchange with US 60, right in the Bluegrass region.

From there it heads southeast into the Appalachian coalfield region.

🏔️ Through West Virginia

It clips the southern tip of West Virginia, passing near:

• Bluefield, WV
• Princeton, WV

This is rugged, mountainous, beautiful, and very much coal country.

🏛️ Across Virginia (the big stretch)

Virginia is where 460 really stretches its legs. Major stops:

• Tazewell
• Richlands
• Appomattox
• Lynchburg
• Blackstone
• Petersburg

Here it transitions from mountain road → rolling Piedmont → flat Tidewater.

🌊 Eastern Terminus (Finish)

Virginia Beach, Virginia

It ends at US 58 / I-264 just minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. You can literally take 460 from the Kentucky hills to the beach.

Why 460 matters

It’s one of the main truck and freight corridors connecting:

• Coal & timber regions
• Central Virginia manufacturing
• Hampton Roads ports & shipyards

A whole lot of Virginia’s quiet economy rides on this road.

If you’re asking because you’re driving it, working near it, or hearing about the 460 Corridor project — tell me what angle you’re coming from and I can zoom in.

User: How bout U S 60

How bout U S 60

Assistant: Ohhh, US-60 is an old-school heavyweight.

Ohhh, US-60 is an old-school heavyweight. That road has history and serious mileage behind it.

Here’s the full picture 👇

🇺🇸 US Route 60 – The Long Haul

US 60 runs almost coast-to-coast:

Virginia Beach, VA → Los Angeles, CA

Total length: ~2,670 miles One of the longest US highways ever designated.

🌊 Eastern Terminus (Start)

Virginia Beach, Virginia

It starts literally at the Atlantic Ocean and immediately becomes a main spine across eastern Virginia.

🏛️ Through Virginia

Major VA cities it hits:

• Williamsburg
• Richmond
• Lexington
• Buena Vista
• Covington

In early America, this was a primary western migration and trade route through the mountains.

🏔️ Appalachia & Ohio Valley

It continues through:

• West Virginia – Charleston, Huntington
• Ohio – Portsmouth, Columbus
• Indiana – Corydon
• Illinois – near Cairo

This was the east-west road before the Interstates took over.

🌾 Great Plains to the Rockies

• Missouri
• Oklahoma
• Texas Panhandle
• New Mexico
• Arizona – Flagstaff, Winslow (yes, that Winslow)

This is classic Route-66-style America.

🌴 Western Terminus (Finish)

Los Angeles, California

It ends at Interstate 10, just miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Why US-60 is legendary

• Originally intended to be Route 66 (political fight changed that)
• Was the main US highway across the southern U.S.
• Pre-Interstate freight + military logistics backbone
• Runs Atlantic → Pacific like a true national artery

Fun contrast

| Road | Character | | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | US-460 | Appalachian freight & Tidewater connector | | US-60 | Continental-scale migration, military, and commerce corridor |

If you’re mapping, traveling, researching family history, or tracking an old property corridor — tell me what you’re working on and I can zoom into specific counties, mileposts, or historical alignments.