KY 100 highlighted in red | ||||
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Length | 102.060 mi [1] (164.250 km) | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Kentucky | |||
Counties | Logan, Simpson, Allen, Monroe, Cumberland | |||
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Kentucky Route 100 (KY 100) is a state highway in south-central Kentucky. It originates at a junction with U.S. Highway 79 in Russellville in Logan County. The route continues through Simpson, Allen and Monroe Counties to terminate at a junction with KY 90 near Waterview in Cumberland County.
According to the Caves, Lakes, and Corvettes regional brochure by the Kentucky Department of Tourism, the entire KY 100 corridor is considered a Kentucky Scenic Byway. [2]
Kentucky Route 100 was one out of many charter state highways when the statewide system of state highways began in the late 1920s into 1930. Its original western terminus was located near downtown Russellville, and its eastern terminus was originally located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Burkesville on KY 90. It originally went through unincorporated small communities such as Leslie and Arat. [3]
However, at some time between 1945 and 1958, [4] KY 100's final few miles and its eastern terminus were both rerouted to its current location with another intersection with KY 90 at Waterview, further west of Burkesville. KY 1205 and most of KY 691 are the current designations for the original KY 100 ending. The remaining parts of the original alignment in western Cumberland County are either no longer existing (especially the originally unpaved section) or they still exist, but is now maintained by the Cumberland County Road Department. [5]
In 2015, KY 100's western terminus was truncated to a crossroads intersection with U.S. Route 68 and US 68 Business on the east side of Russellville. This was done to reduce car accidents at the original west terminus, which was also where US 79's northern terminus was originally located. [6] In 2018, the western terminus was truncated again to Franklin Road's intersection with the then-new southern loop of the Russellville Bypass with the US 79 designation.
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Logan | Russellville | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY-100; road continues westward solely as Franklin Road |
| 4.148 | 6.676 | ![]() ![]() | West end of KY 663 concurrency | |
| 4.843 | 7.794 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2369 | |
| 6.390 | 10.284 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of KY 663 concurrency | |
Simpson | Middleton | 9.310 | 14.983 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 103 |
9.793 | 15.760 | ![]() | |||
Franklin | 17.802 | 28.650 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1008 | |
18.758 | 30.188 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 31W concurrency | ||
18.812 | 30.275 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 383 | ||
18.994 | 30.568 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 31W concurrency | ||
19.967 | 32.134 | ![]() ![]() | The Medical Center at Franklin to the south | ||
20.591 | 33.138 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | KY 585 one block north of intersection | ||
21.703– 21.798 | 34.928– 35.080 | ![]() | I-65 Exit 6 | ||
Hickory Flat | 25.232 | 40.607 | ![]() | ||
| 27.731 | 44.629 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2061 | |
Allen | | 31.351 | 50.455 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 482 |
| 33.945 | 54.629 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 2163 | |
| 38.232 | 61.528 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 585 | |
Scottsville | 40.666 | 65.446 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | The Medical Center at Scottsville to the north | |
41.112 | 66.163 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 3500 | ||
42.294 | 68.066 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2160 | ||
42.453 | 68.321 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 980; access to The Medical Center at Scottsville | ||
42.852 | 68.964 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 101 | ||
43.153 | 69.448 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 98 | ||
| 45.256 | 72.832 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1421 | |
| 49.358 | 79.434 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 671 | |
Holland | 51.618 | 83.071 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 99 | |
Monroe | Fountain Run | 57.909 | 93.196 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 98 |
58.346 | 93.899 | ![]() | |||
58.725 | 94.509 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 2170 | ||
Flippin | 63.564 | 102.296 | ![]() | ||
64.241 | 103.386 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 249 | ||
| 64.985 | 104.583 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1366 | |
Gamaliel | 71.206 | 114.595 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 792 | |
71.941 | 115.778 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of KY 63 concurrency | ||
| 76.912 | 123.778 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1860 | |
Tompkinsville | 78.280 | 125.979 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1366 | |
79.648 | 128.181 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of KY 375 concurrency; Eastern end of KY 63 concurrency | ||
79.704 | 128.271 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1446; Eastern end of KY 375 concurrency | ||
80.204 | 129.076 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3144; access to Monroe County Medical Center | ||
81.361 | 130.938 | ![]() | |||
| 82.071 | 132.080 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2441; access to Tompkinsville-Monroe County Airport | |
| 86.227 | 138.769 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 214 | |
| 90.882– 90.954 | 146.260– 146.376 | ![]() ![]() | Y junction; northern terminus of KY 2439 | |
Cumberland | | 97.214 | 156.451 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 3115 |
Waterview | 102.06 | 164.25 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 100 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Location | Franklin, Simpson County |
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Length | 3.418 mi [1] (5.501 km) |
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