▁route ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁trunc ated ▁to ▁Br enda , ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁US   6 0 ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁O w ens bor o , ▁while ▁US   6 0 ▁B yp ass ▁( W end ell ▁H . ▁Ford ▁Express way ) ▁sk irt ed ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁its ▁south . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁O w ens bor o ▁and ▁state ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁requested ▁the ▁de comm ission ing ▁of ▁US   6 0 ▁within ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁State ▁Highway ▁and ▁Transport ation ▁Official s ▁approved ▁the ▁request , ▁making ▁the ▁express way ▁the ▁main ▁line ▁of ▁US   6 0 . ▁As ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁sign age ▁has ▁been ▁changed , ▁and ▁US   6 0 ▁now ▁sole ly ▁follows ▁the ▁express way ▁around ▁O w ens bor o . ▁ ▁Es pecially ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁US   6 0 ▁has ▁been ▁largely ▁replaced ▁by ▁I - 6 4 ▁for ▁long ▁distance ▁travel , ▁since ▁both ▁routes ▁follow ▁each ▁other ▁through ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁area . ▁However , ▁several ▁cities ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁rely ▁on ▁US   6 0 ▁to ▁connect ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Inter state . ▁By ▁contrast , ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁US   6 0 ▁is ▁not ▁pa ired ▁with ▁an ▁Inter state ▁Highway ▁and ▁serves ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁independent ▁purpose , ▁connecting ▁communities ▁located ▁along ▁and