Finding US 60

<body text="#000000" link="#008000" vlink="#800000" alink="#FF0000" bgcolor="#FF9191" background="../US6/backgrounds/red_mar.gif"> <table align="left" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="3"> <tr>  <td width="120" rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><font face="arial,helvetica"> <img src="../US50/logos/6_shield.gif" alt="[US 6]" WIDTH="107" HEIGHT="105"> <br> <b><font color="9a0000">Introduction</font><br> <font color="ffffff">South</font><br> <font color="ffffff">East</font><br> <font color="ffffff">Photographs</font><br> <br> <a href="../US50/index.html"><font color="ffffff">US Highways Page</font></a><br> <br> <a href="../US50/index.html#list"><font color="ffffff">List of California US Highways</font></a><br> <br> </font><font color="ffffff" face="arial,helvetica"><a href="../casey/index.html">Casey's Page</a></font><font face="arial,helvetica"><br> <br> </font></b></td>  <td width="10" rowspan="2"></td>  <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr>  <td align="center" colspan="2"><b><font size="+4">US Highway 6</font></b><br> <br> <font color="#FF0000"><h1>The Midland Trail</font> </h1> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><h2 align="left">BACKGROUND</h2> </td>  <td rowspan="2" valign="middle" align="left"><font size="4">US 6 was the longest US Highway, once going 3517 miles coast to coast from Long Beach to Provincetown on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Today it remains the second longest, being only 116 miles shorter than US 20. US 6 seems more of a Frankenstein's monster of highways than a single route. For one thing, it heads north - south in some places, east - west in others as then again going diagonally. For this reason, it is in apparent violation of highway numbering convention as it starts in Cape Cod, north of all but US 2 and US 4 then ends in Long Beach south of US 70. It is generally agreed the US 6 is not a violation since its general route is east - west (hence the even number) and its number permits crossover. US 6 offers the best cross section of the United States possible, going through arid desert, rugged mountains, the Great Plains, and the forested land of the northeast United States.</font></td> </tr>  <tr> <td align="center"><img src="../US50/us_pix/Midland_sign.jpg" align="top" align="left" valign="top" alt="[US 6 Midland Trail Sign]" WIDTH="220" HEIGHT="317"><br> <br> <font face="arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Midland Trail Sign</b> </font><br>  </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><img src="../US50/backgrounds/red_hr.gif" WIDTH="98%" HEIGHT="3"></td> </tr> <tr> <td><h2><br> US 6 AT A GLANCE<img src="../US50/us_pix/6_pics/chpw_cover-red_rock_1958.jpg" alt="chpw_cover-red_rock_1958.jpg (53248 bytes)" align="right" WIDTH="310" HEIGHT="410"></h2> <h3>Original Routing</h3> <p>US 6 originally ended in Denver, Colorado in 1926. Sometime between 1935 and 1938 it was extended west to the Los Angeles area. It started at the Long Beach traffic circle then headed north away from Los Angeles<a href="#note_1"><sup><sup>1</sup></sup></a>. It was co-signed with US 395 to Bishop, where it diverged. From there it mostly followed its current course with only few exceptions. Its eastern terminus was, and still remains, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. </p> <h3>Current Status Outside of California</h3> <p>US 6 is completely intact outside of California. In some states, such as Colorado and Utah, US 6 has been co-routed with Interstates with no visible sign that it exists, but it remains a through route. </p> <h3>Current Status in California</h3> <p>On July 1, 1964, US 6 was almost completely eliminated in California. Only a small portion, from Bishop to the Nevada border, a distance of approximately 40 miles remains. Portions of US 6 remain as signed highways including SR-1, I-110, I-5, SR-14 and US 395. In my opinion, US 6 should have been retained, at least through the I-5/SR-14 junction north of San Fernando. </p> <h3>Intersections With Other US Highways</h3> <ul> <li>Co-signed with US 91 from the Long Beach traffic circle to the junction with SR-15 (now I-710). <i>Note: This routing of US 91 existed from 1947 to 1961.</i></li> <li>Co-signed with US 101A from the Long Beach traffic circle to the junction with SR-11 (now I-710).</li> <li>Intersection with US 101 northwesterly of downtown Los Angeles.</li> <li>US 66: <ul> <li>Pre 1940: Intersection at Figueroa St. (US 6) and Sunset Blvd. (US 66).</li> <li>1940 - 1964: Co-signed along the Pasadena Fwy from US 101 to Ave 26.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Co-signed with US 99 from northwesterly of downtown Los Angeles to the current I-5/SR-14 interchange.</li> <li>Co-signed with US 466 through Mojave</li> <li>Co-signed with <b>US 395</b> from Brady (north of Inyonkern) to Bishop</li> <ul> <b><p>**</b> Since July 1, 1964, the western terminus of US 6 has been marked by the intersection with <b>US 395</b> in Bishop. </p> </ul> <li>Co-signed with <b>US 95</b> from Coaldale, NV to Tonopah, NV. </li> </ul> <p align="center"><img src="../US50/backgrounds/red_hr.gif" WIDTH="98%" HEIGHT="3"></p> <h2>US 6 GUIDE</h2> <p align="left"><font size="4">South: Long Beach to US 395 (Under Construction)</p> <font size="4"><p align="left">North: US 395 to Nevada Border (Future)</p> <p align="center"><img src="../US50/backgrounds/red_hr.gif" WIDTH="98%" HEIGHT="3"></p> <h2>US 6 PHOTO ALBUM</h2> <p>Under Construction </font></p> </font><p align="center"><img src="../US50/backgrounds/red_hr.gif" WIDTH="98%" HEIGHT="3"><font size="4"><br> </p> <h2>US 6 VIRTUAL TOUR</h2> <p>Mike Ballard has created a "Virtual Tour" for US 6 in the Santa Clarita area. It currently extends from the US 6 / US 99 (I-5/SR-14) interchange to Palmdale. The tour includes many pictures of key points along the route and describes the route and local history in detail. </p> <p><a href="http://www.smartlink.net/~mapmaker/us6intro.htm">US 6 Tour:</a> Covers the pre-1938 alignment and the one in use until 1964.</p> </font><p align="center"><img src="../US50/backgrounds/red_hr.gif" WIDTH="98%" HEIGHT="3"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120" align="left" valign="top"></td> <td width="5"></td> <td><a href="../US50/index.html"><img src="../US50/logos/small_hcuh_banner.gif" border="0" alt="[Historic Highways Logo]" WIDTH="173" HEIGHT="67"> </a><br> <font size="4"><p>Go to the Historic California US Highways <a href="../US50/index.html">Main Page</a></font></td>  </tr> <tr colspan="2"> <td width="120"><b><font color="9a0000" size="4" face="arial,helvetica">Etcetera<b> </b></font></b></td> <td width="15"></td> <td><p align="center"><img src="../US50/backgrounds/red_hr.gif" WIDTH="98%" HEIGHT="3"></p> <address> <font size="2">If you have any questions, comments, or if you would like to send me any updates or pictures, please contact me at: <a href="mailto:casey@gbcnet.com">casey@gbcnet.com</a>. </font> </address> <address> <font size="2"><i>http://www.gbcnet.com/ushighways/US6.html</i> </font> </address> <p><font size="2"><a name="note_1"></a><sup><sup>1 </sup></sup>Whether this description of the routing is accurate remains unclear. I have seen maps that show US 6 being signed with US 91 and others that show it ending before the Long Beach Traffic Circle. I will update this as soon as I have concrete evidence proving one or the other. Until then I like to think they were co-signed.</font></td> </tr> </table> </body>