ways ▁ending ▁with ▁the ▁number ▁" 0 " ▁were ▁planned ▁through ▁his ▁state . ▁Major ▁U . S . ▁High ways ▁ending ▁in ▁" 0 " ▁were ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁main ▁east - west ▁routes ▁of ▁the ▁system . ▁The ▁two ▁closest ▁major ▁east - west ▁routes , ▁US   5 0 ▁and ▁US   7 0 , ▁were ▁planned ▁to ▁run ▁through ▁states ▁located ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁Field s ▁therefore ▁proposed ▁the ▁US   6 0 ▁design ation ▁be ▁re - rout ed ▁through ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Field s ' ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁number ing ▁plan ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁arranged ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁State ▁Highway ▁Official s ▁( A AS HO ) ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁Att ending ▁was ▁C yrus ▁A very , ▁an ▁A AS HO ▁committee ▁leader ▁representing ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁route . ▁A very ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁Field s ' ▁compla int ▁and ▁stated ▁the ▁US   6 0 ▁design ation ▁should ▁remain ▁on ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁route . ▁Following ▁the ▁meeting , ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁decided ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁US   6 0 ▁design ation ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁route , ▁taking ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁A very . ▁The ▁Committee ▁however , ▁did ▁attempt ▁to ▁rect ify ▁Kentucky ' s ▁compla ints ▁by ▁extending ▁the ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁US   6 2 ▁from ▁its ▁endpoint ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia ▁near ▁Ash