Kentucky Route 160

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Kentucky Route 160

Kentucky Route 160
KY 160 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length61.146 mi [1]  (98.405 km)
Major junctions
South end Virginia 160.svg SR 160 near Appalachia, VA
Major intersections US 119.svg US 119 in Cumberland
Elongated circle 80.svg KY 80 near Hindman
North end Elongated circle 1087.svg KY 1087 in Vest
Location
Country United States
State Kentucky
Counties Harlan, Letcher, Knott
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
Elongated circle 159.svg KY 159 Elongated circle 161.svg KY 161

Kentucky Route 160, also known as KY 160, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It runs from the Virginia state line, where the roadway continues east to Appalachia, Virginia as State Route 160, north via Lynch, Benham, Clutts, Cumberland, Sand Hill, Gordon, Linefork, Kings Creek, Premium, and Hot Spot to Kentucky Route 15 at Van. KY 160 overlaps KY 15 through Isom to Cody, where it splits to run via Carr Creek, Brinkley, and Hindman, ending at Kentucky Route 1087 at Vest. Due to the mountainous terrain and numerous tight bends. KY 160 is signposted closed to tractor-trailers from Lynch to the Virginia state line.

View north at the south end of KY 160 at SR 160 at the Virginia state line in Harlan County 2017-06-12 13 14 55 "Welcome to Kentucky" sign along northbound Kentucky State Route 160 just north of the Virginia state line in Harlan County, Kentucky.jpg
View north at the south end of KY 160 at SR 160 at the Virginia state line in Harlan County

KY 160 is part of the State Primary System from Virginia to the U.S. Highway 119 interchange in Cumberland, the State Secondary System from US 119 to KY 15 at Van and from KY 15 at Cody to Kentucky Route 80 north of Hindman, and the Rural Secondary System from KY 80 to KY 1087 at Vest. [2] [3] [4]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Harlan Black Mountain East plate.svg
Virginia 160.svg
SR 160 east
Virginia state line
Cumberland US 119.svg US 119 interchange
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1254.svg
KY 1254 east
West Main Street (KY 2179 south)
Sand Hill South plate.svg
Elongated circle 522.svg
KY 522 south
Letcher Little Shepherd Trailformer KY 1679 west
Little Shepherd Trailformer KY 1679 east
Gordon North plate.svg
Elongated circle 463.svg
KY 463 north Leatherwood
Linefork North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1103.svg
KY 1103 north Lilley Cornett Woods
Kings Creek North plate.svg
Elongated circle 931.svg
KY 931 north
West plate.svg
Elongated circle 588.svg
KY 588 west Blackey
south end of KY 588 overlap
Roxana North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2036.svg
KY 2036 north
Premium East plate.svg
Elongated circle 588.svg
KY 588 east Uz
north end of KY 588 overlap
Van South plate.svg
Elongated circle 15.svg
North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1811.svg
KY 15 south / KY 1811 north Whitesburg
south end of KY 15 overlap
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1148.svg
KY 1148 east Colson
Isom North plate.svg
Elongated circle 7.svg
KY 7 north Deane, Mountain Motor Speedway
south end of KY 7 overlap
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 7.svg
KY 7 south Letcher, Blackey, Leatherwood Battlefield, Brashearville
north end of KY 7 overlap
Knott North plate.svg
Elongated circle 15.svg
KY 15 north (Smithboro Road) Hazard, Carr Creek State Park, Carr Creek Dam
north end of KY 15 overlap
Littcarr East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1410.svg
KY 1410 east (Burgeys Creek Road)
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 582.svg
KY 582 east
Brinkley North plate.svg
Elongated circle 899.svg
KY 899 north Alice Lloyd College, Mallie
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 3391.svg
KY 3391 south
Hindman West plate.svg
Elongated circle 550.svg
KY 550 west Dwarf
south end of KY 550 overlap
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 550.svg
KY 550 east
north end of KY 550 overlap
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 2759.svg
KY 2759 south (Ogden Branch Road)
Elongated circle 80.svg KY 80  Hazard, Prestonsburg
Vest Elongated circle 1087.svg KY 1087
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning - Highway Information System Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  2. "Harlan County State Primary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (28.6 KB), current as of November 12, 2004
  3. "Letcher County State Primary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (24.3 KB), current as of April 15, 2005
  4. "Knott County State Primary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (17.7 KB), current as of December 19, 2003
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