0 ▁before ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁final ized . ▁In ▁Kentucky , ▁US   6 0 ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁( the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁state ). ▁US   6 0 ▁enters ▁Kentucky ▁from ▁C airo , ▁Illinois , ▁travel ing ▁n ortheast ▁to ▁Louis ville , ▁then ▁takes ▁a ▁direct ▁east ward ▁route ▁( near ▁Inter state ▁ 6 4 , ▁I - 6 4 ) ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Ash land , ▁Kentucky . ▁Both ▁US   6 0 ▁and ▁US   2 3 ▁run ▁concurrent ly ▁from ▁Ash land ▁to ▁Cat lett s burg ▁where ▁US   6 0 ▁turns ▁east ▁and ▁enters ▁Ken ova , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁US ▁ 6 0 ▁is ▁concurrent ▁with ▁US   5 1 ▁and ▁US   6 2 ▁from ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River ▁bridge ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁W ick l iffe . ▁At ▁W ick l iffe , ▁US   6 0 ▁separ ates ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁routes ▁and ▁heads ▁generally ▁n ortheast ▁toward ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pad uc ah . ▁Between ▁W ick l iffe ▁and ▁Pad uc ah , ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Bar low , ▁La ▁Center ▁and ▁Ke vil ▁are ▁situated ▁along ▁the ▁route . ▁ ▁In ▁Pad uc ah , ▁US   6 0 ▁intersect s ▁with ▁I - 2 4 , ▁and ▁I - 2 4 ' s ▁business ▁loop ▁enters ▁the ▁city ▁concurrent ▁with ▁US   6 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁mid town ▁area , ▁the