U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky

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US 27.svg

U.S. Route 27

U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky
US 27 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length201.120 mi [1]  (323.671 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) [2] [3] –present
Major junctions
South endUS 27.svg US 27 at Tennessee state line near Strunk
Major intersections
North endUS 27.svg US 27 at Ohio state line in Covington
Location
Country United States
State Kentucky
Counties McCreary, Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, Pendleton, Campbell
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
Elongated circle 26.svg KY 26 Elongated circle 28.svg KY 28

U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in Kentucky runs 201.120 miles (323.671 km) from the Tennessee border to the Ohio border at Cincinnati. It crosses into the state in the Lake Cumberland area, passing near or through many small towns, including Somerset, Stanford, and Nicholasville. The road then passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including past the University of Kentucky (UK) and Transylvania University. North of Lexington, it passes through Cynthiana and Falmouth before entering Campbell County and passing through many Northern Kentucky suburbs before ending at the Ohio state line on the Taylor–Southgate Bridge in Cincinnati.

Contents

Route description

US 27 crosses into Kentucky entering the Daniel Boone National Forest in the Strunk community, just south of Pine Knot. Heading north, US 27 turns into a four-lane highway in Burnside. US 27 is the main highway running through Somerset. The route continues as a four-lane highway almost to the PulaskiLincoln county line and again has four lanes through Stanford. It veers northeast to Lancaster then northwest to the site of Camp Dick Robinson at Kentucky Route 34, becoming four lanes. Entering Jessamine County, the road crosses the Kentucky River. It westerly bypasses the central business district of Nicholasville. Once in Fayette County, US 27 turns into a six-lane highway passing many shopping destinations in Lexington. Passing The Summit at Fritz Farm, Fayette Mall, and Lexington Green, Nicholasville Road is one of the busiest roads in Lexington. The road becomes South Limestone Street upon reaching Cooper Drive. At UK's Albert B. Chandler Hospital, it turns west on four-lane Virginia Avenue, then joins US 68 (Broadway) for its northeasterly journey through Lexington's central business district and the horse-farm country of Fayette and Bourbon counties. The conjoined routes separate on the north side of Paris, where US 27 splits from the town bypass and heads north to Cynthiana, Falmouth, and Newport. It then crosses the Ohio River into Cincinnati.

History

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
McCreary 0.0000.000South plate.svg
US 27.svg
US 27 south
Continuation into Tennessee
Strunk 1.8683.006West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1470.svg
KY 1470 west (Ross Road)
Southern end of KY 1470 overlap
Silerville 2.3153.726East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1470.svg
KY 1470 east (Marsh Creek Road)
Northern end of KY 1470 overlap
Pine Knot 4.2886.901East plate.svg
Elongated circle 92.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
KY 92 east to I-75
Southern end of KY 92 overlap
4.6087.416East plate.svg
Elongated circle 2792.svg
North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1651.svg
KY 2792 east / KY 1651 north
Western terminus of KY 2792; southern terminus of KY 1651
6.99111.251South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1567.svg
KY 1567 south (Appletree Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1567
Stearns 7.75912.487West plate.svg
Elongated circle 92.svg
KY 92 west
Northern end of KY 92 overlap
Whitley City 9.09314.634Elongated circle 478.svg KY 478 (Williamsburg Street)
Marshes Siding 10.79417.371Elongated circle 700.svg KY 700
12.29919.793South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1651.svg
KY 1651 south
Northern terminus of KY 1651
15.05124.222East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1045.svg
KY 1045 east (Beulah Heights Road)
Western terminus of KY 1045
16.87727.161Elongated circle 927.svg KY 927 (The Day Ridge Road)
Parkers Lake 17.38027.970East plate.svg
Elongated circle 90.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
KY 90 east (Cumberland Falls Road) to I-75
Southern end of KY 90 overlap
Greenwood 20.06832.296Elongated circle 2282.svg KY 2282
Pulaski 27.38644.073South plate.svg
Elongated circle 751.svg
KY 751 south (Keno Road)
Northern terminus of KY 751
28.16945.334West plate.svg
Elongated circle 804.svg
KY 804 west (Garland Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 804
Burnside 30.38848.905North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2295.svg
KY 2295 north (West Lakeshore Drive)
Southern terminus of western branch of KY 2295
30.65749.338North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2295.svg
KY 2295 north (East Lakeshore Drive)
Southern terminus of eastern branch of KY 2295
31.01749.917North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2294.svg
KY 2294 north (East French Street/West French Street)
31.40650.543Connector plate.svg
Elongated circle 2295.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 2295.svg
KY 2295 Conn. (KY 2295C) to KY 2295
Connector road to KY 2295
31.453–
31.719
50.619–
51.047
Bridge over the Cumberland River
31.97451.457East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
West plate.svg
Elongated circle 90.svg
KY 1247 east / KY 90 west Monticello, Woodson Bend Resort
Interchange; Northern end of KY 90 overlap
33.53453.968West plate.svg
Elongated circle 2301.svg
KY 2301 west
Eastern terminus of KY 2301
34.44755.437Elongated circle 914.svg KY 914 (Southeastern Bypass)
Somerset 34.61255.703West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1642.svg
KY 1642 west (Slate Branch Road)
Southern end of KY 1642 overlap
35.11456.511East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1642.svg
KY 1642 east (Parkers Mill Road)
Northern end of KY 1642 overlap
35.97957.903North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2292.svg
Airport Sign.svg KY 2292 north (Monticello Street) Bourbon, Lake Cumberland Regional Airport
Southern terminus of KY 2292
36.57858.867East plate.svg
Elongated circle 2297.svg
KY 2297 east (UK Drive)
Western terminus of KY 2297
37.47660.312East plate.svg
Connector plate.svg
Elongated circle 2299.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 2299.svg
KY 2299 Conn. east to KY 2299
Connector road to KY 2299
37.58760.490South plate.svg
Elongated circle 2299.svg
KY 2299 south
Northern terminus of KY 2299; only accessible from US 27 north
37.71260.692Elongated circle 1577.svg KY 1577 (Oak Hill Road)
38.40761.810South plate.svg
Elongated circle 2298.svg
Hospital sign.svg KY 2298 south (Langdon Street) Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Northern terminus of KY 2298
39.03462.819Business plate.svg
Elongated circle 80.svg
KY 80 Bus. (Ogden Street/Bobtown Road) Russell Springs, Pulaski County Park, Mill Springs Battlefield NHL
KY 80 Bus. only signed eastbound for northbound traffic; no left turn from south US 27 to east KY 80 Bus.
39.10662.935Elongated circle 80.svgHal Rogers Parkway.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
To plate blue.svg
Cumberland Parkway.svg
KY 80  / Hal Rogers Parkway to I-75  / Cumberland Parkway
Western terminus of Hal Rogers Parkway
39.74963.970North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2227.svg
North plate.svg
Elongated circle 3091.svg
KY 2227 north (Old US Highway 27) / KY 3091 north (Clifty Road) – North 27 Antique Mall
Southern terminus of KY 2227; southern terminus of KY 3091
41.58366.921West plate blue.svg
Cumberland Parkway.svg
Cumberland Parkway west Bowling Green
Exit 88 from Cumberland Parkway; eastern terminus of Cumberland Parkway
41.75467.197South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1674.svg
KY 1674 south
Northern terminus of KY 1674
Norwood 43.13569.419Elongated circle 1247.svg KY 1247
Science Hill 44.89472.250Elongated circle 635.svg KY 635 (Main Street)
48.06277.348Elongated circle 452.svg KY 452
48.80278.539Elongated circle 1247.svg KY 1247
50.29180.936Elongated circle 1247.svg KY 1247
Eubank 52.07983.813Elongated circle 70.svg KY 70  Eubank
Lincoln 54.16987.177South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
54.33187.437North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
54.53887.770South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
54.77988.158North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
55.75289.724East plate.svg
Elongated circle 328.svg
West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3276.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 328 east / KY 3276 west (Old Waynesburg Road) to KY 1247
Southern end of KY 328 overlap
55.93090.011South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
56.24890.522West plate.svg
Elongated circle 328.svg
North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 328 west / KY 1247 north Waynesburg
Northern end of KY 328 and KY 1247 overlaps
58.77194.583Elongated circle 1781.svg KY 1781 (Greenbriar Road)
60.34197.109West plate.svg
Elongated circle 501.svg
KY 501 west (King's Mountain Road)
61.16698.437Elongated circle 1247.svg KY 1247 (Old Somerset Road)
61.93999.681South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
62.00299.783North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
63.962102.937South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
64.290103.465North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
64.907104.458South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
64.941104.512East plate.svg
Elongated circle 643.svg
North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 643 east / KY 1247 north
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
65.299105.089West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3249.svg
KY 3249 west (Skyline Drive)
Eastern terminus of KY 3249
68.689110.544South plate.svg
Elongated circle 698.svg
KY 698 south (Mason Gap Road)
Northern terminus of KY 698
68.816110.749South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road North)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
Stanford 69.512111.869North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 north (Somerset Street)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
70.354113.224Elongated circle 78.svg KY 78 (Main Street) Hustonville, Stanford Business District
70.848114.019South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1247.svg
KY 1247 south (Somerset Street)
Northern terminus of KY 1247
71.113114.445US 150.svgTo plate.svg
US 127.svg
US 150 to US 127
71.276114.708North plate.svg
Elongated circle 590.svg
Hospital sign.svg KY 590 north
Garrard Lancaster 77.308124.415South plate.svg
Elongated circle 39.svg
KY 39 south (Industrial Road)
Southern end of KY 39 overlap
78.136125.748Elongated circle 52.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
KY 52 to I-75  Richmond, Danville
78.165125.794Public Square
78.233125.904North plate.svg
Elongated circle 39.svg
KY 39 north (East Maple Avenue)
79.448127.859West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1355.svg
KY 1355 west (Sugar Creek Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 1355
Davistown 85.480137.567Elongated circle 34.svg KY 34 (Chenault Bridge Road)
Bryantsville 86.765139.635North plate.svg
Elongated circle 753.svg
KY 753 north (Sutton Lane)
Southern terminus of KY 753
86.993140.002East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1355.svg
KY 1355 east (Mt. Hebron Road)
Western terminus of KY 1355
88.928143.116West plate.svg
Elongated circle 152.svg
KY 152 west
Eastern terminus of KY 152
90.509145.660North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1845.svg
KY 1845 north (Rogers Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1845
Kentucky River 91.659–
91.866
147.511–
147.844
Bridge over the Kentucky River
Jessamine 95.163153.150South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1268.svg
KY 1268 south (Sugar Creek Pike)
Southern end of KY 1268 overlap
95.620153.885North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1268.svg
KY 1268 north (Bethel Road)
Northern end of KY 1268 overlap
Nicholasville 97.113156.288East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3374.svg
KY 3374 east (Hoover Pike)
Western terminus of KY 3374
97.353156.674East plate.svg
Elongated circle 2827.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 29.svg
KY 2827 east to KY 29
97.805157.402North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 27.svg
US 27 Bus. north (South Main Street)
Southern end of Nicholasville US 27 Bus.
99.847160.688Elongated circle 29.svgTo plate.svg
US 68.svg
KY 29 to US 68  Wilmore, Nicholasville
Interchange
101.554163.435Elongated circle 169.svgHospital sign.svg KY 169 (Keene Road)St. Joseph Jessamine Hospital just south of intersection
102.621165.152South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 27.svg
US 27 Bus. south Nicholasville
Northern terminus of Nicholasville US 27 Bus.
104.602168.341West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3375.svg
KY 3375 west (Catnip Hill Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3375
106.239170.975East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1980.svg
KY 1980 east (Ash Grove Pike)
Southern end of KY 1980 overlap
106.601171.558West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1980.svg
KY 1980 west (Brannon Road)
Northern end of KY 1980 overlap
Fayette Lexington 107.117172.388 Man o' War Boulevard
109.395–
109.589
176.054–
176.366
Elongated circle 4.svg KY 4 (New Circle Road)Exit 19 from KY 4
112.725181.413West plate.svg
US 68.svg
US 68 west (South Broadway Street)
Southern end of US 68 overlap
113.279182.305Elongated circle 922.svg KY 922 (Oliver Lewis Way)Southern end of US 68 overlap
113.749183.061South plate.svg
US 25.svg
East plate.svg
US 60.svg
South plate.svg
US 421.svg
US 25 south / US 60 east / US 421 south (West Vine Street)
One-way east
113.810183.159North plate.svg
US 25.svg
West plate.svg
US 60.svg
North plate.svg
US 421.svg
US 25 north / US 60 west / US 421 north (West Main Street) Mary Todd Lincoln House
One-way west
115.761186.299Elongated circle 4.svg KY 4 (West New Circle Road)
116.820–
116.951
188.004–
188.214
North plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
East plate blue.svg
I-64.svg
I-75 north / I-64 east Knoxville, Ashland, Cincinnati, Louisville
Exit 113 off I-75/I-64 and ramp to 75S/64E
119.341192.061East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3367.svg
KY 3367 east (Johnston Road)
Western terminus of KY 3367
120.061193.219West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1973.svg
KY 1973 west (Iron Works Pike)
Southern end of KY 1973 overlap
121.574195.654East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1973.svg
KY 1973 east (Muir Station Road)
Northern end of KY 1973 overlap
Bourbon Hutchison 124.201199.882North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1939.svg
KY 1939 north (Hutchison Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1939
Paris 129.685208.708Elongated circle 1939.svg KY 1939 (Hume Bedford Pike/Bethlehem Road)
129.845208.965East plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 68.svg
Hospital sign.svg US 68 Bus. east (Main Street)
Southern terminus of US 68 Bus.
131.393211.457US 460.svg US 460 (Georgetown Road/West 8th Street) Georgetown, Paris
131.811212.129East plate.svg
US 68.svg
North plate.svg
US 27.svg
US 68 east (Martin Luther King Boulevard) / US 27 north (Cynthiana Road) Maysville, Cynthiana
Northern end of US 68 overlap
Ewalt Crossroads 135.664218.330South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1876.svg
KY 1876 south (Clay Kiser Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1876
137.981222.059East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1893.svg
KY 1893 east (Mt. Carmel Road)
Western terminus of KY 1893
Harrison Lair 140.845226.668West plate.svg
Elongated circle 982.svg
KY 982 west (Edgewater Pike)
Southern end of KY 982 overlap
141.158227.172East plate.svg
Elongated circle 982.svg
Airport Sign.svg KY 982 east Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport
Cynthiana 142.649229.571North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 27.svg
West plate.svg
US 62.svg
US 27 Bus. north / US 62 west Cynthiana, Georgetown
Traffic circle; southern end of US 62 overlap
143.260230.555Elongated circle 32.svg KY 32
144.508232.563Elongated circle 356.svg KY 356
145.180233.645East plate.svg
Connector plate.svg
US 27.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 36.svg
US 27 Conn. east to KY 36
Signed as US 27C; short connector road between US 27 and KY 36
146.207235.297South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 27.svg
East plate.svg
US 62.svg
US 27 Bus. south / US 62 east
Northern end of US 27 Bus.; northern end of US 62 overlap
154.851249.209West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1032.svg
KY 1032 west Berry
Eastern terminus of KY 1032
156.281251.510East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1284.svg
KY 1284 east (Sunrise-Richland Road) Sunrise
Western terminus of KY 1284
157.287253.129South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1744.svg
KY 1744 south
Northern terminus of KY 1744
Pendleton 159.869257.284North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1053.svg
KY 1053 north (Rankin Mill Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1053
164.447264.652South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1053.svg
KY 1053 south (Bradford Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1053
Falmouth 165.916267.016East plate.svg
Elongated circle 22.svg
KY 22 east (Main Street) Kincaid Lake State Park, Kincaid Regional Theater
Southern end of KY 22 overlap
167.350269.324West plate.svg
Elongated circle 330.svg
KY 330 west
Eastern terminus of KY 330
169.302272.465West plate.svg
Elongated circle 22.svg
Airport Sign.svg KY 22 west Williamstown
Northern end of KY 22 overlap
169.683273.078West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1657.svg
KY 1657 west (Lightfoot Fork Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 1657
170.824274.915North plate.svg
Elongated circle 17.svg
KY 17 north – Animal Shelter, Bethel Cemetery and Church
Southern terminus of KY 17
176.167283.513North plate.svg
Elongated circle 177.svg
KY 177 north Butler
Southern terminus of KY 177
176.463283.990East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3162.svg
KY 3162 east
Western terminus of KY 3162
177.310285.353South plate.svg
Elongated circle 3149.svg
KY 3149 south
Northern terminus of KY 3149
Campbell 180.832291.021East plate.svg
Elongated circle 154.svg
KY 154 east (Peach Grove Road)
Western terminus of KY 154
Grant's Lick 181.739292.481North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1936.svg
KY 1936 north (Kenton Station Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1936
183.429295.200East plate.svg
Elongated circle 824.svg
KY 824 east (Race Track Road)
Western terminus of KY 824
Claryville 185.865299.121North plate.svg
Elongated circle 915.svg
KY 915 north (Camel Crossing)
Southern terminus of KY 915
187.200301.269West plate.svg
Elongated circle 536.svg
KY 536 west (Creektrace Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 536
Alexandria 188.403303.205Elongated circle 10.svg KY 10 (West Main Street/East Main Street) – Alexandria City Building
188.703303.688East plate.svg
Elongated circle 2924.svg
KY 2924 east (Tollgate Road)
Western terminus of KY 2924
190.222306.133North plate.svg
Elongated circle 709.svg
KY 709 north (East Alexandria Pike)
Southern terminus of KY 709
Cold Spring 191.977–
192.197
308.957–
309.311
AA Highway KY 9.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-275.svg
AA Hwy (KY 9) to I-275  Maysville, Wilder
Exit 14 from KY 9/AA Hwy.
194.119312.404South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1998.svg
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 8.svg
KY 1998 south (Pooles Creek Road) / KY 8 east (Industrial Road)
Northern terminus of KY-1998. Southern end of KY-8 concurrency. Prior to 2018, KY-1998 continued north along Industrial Road.
194.506313.027North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2345.svg
KY 2345 north (ML Collins Boulevard)
Southern terminus of KY 2345
194.689313.322West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3490.svg
KY 3490 west (Johns Hill Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3490
Highland Heights 194.984313.796West plate.svg
Elongated circle 2298.svg
KY 2298 west (Louie B Nunn Drive)
Eastern terminus of KY 2298
195.090313.967North plate.svg
Elongated circle 471.svg
To plate blue.svg
North plate blue.svg
I-471.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-275.svg
KY 471 north to I-471 north / I-275  Airport, Newport, Cincinnati, Columbus, OH
Unsigned route connecting US 27 with I-471;
Fort Thomas 196.919316.910West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1120.svg
KY 1120 west (South Fort Thomas Avenue)
Eastern terminus of KY 1120
197.204317.369South plate.svg
Elongated circle 445.svg
KY 445 south (Grandview Avenue)
Northern terminus of KY 445
197.880–
198.022
318.457–
318.686
I-471.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-275.svg
Hospital sign.svg I-471 to I-275  Cincinnati, Alexandria
Exit 2 from I-471
198.108318.824West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1632.svg
KY 1632 west (Moock Road) Wilder
Eastern terminus of KY 1632
Newport 199.565321.169East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1892.svg
Hospital sign.svg KY 1892 east (Carothers Road)
Western terminus of KY 1892
199.927321.751Elongated circle 1120.svg KY 1120 (East 10th Street)
200.538322.735Business plate.svg
Elongated circle 8.svg
KY 8 Bus. (East 3rd Street)
Former Kentucky Route 8; western terminus of KY 8 business route
200.626322.876Elongated circle 8.svg KY 8 (Third Street) Newport on the Levee Northern end of KY 8 overlap
Ohio River 200.719–
201.120
323.026–
323.671
Taylor Southgate Bridge
Campbell Newport 201.120323.671North plate.svg
US 27.svg
US 27 north Cincinnati
Continuation into Ohio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows a northwest–southeast route, and is signed north–south or east–west depending on the local orientation of the route. The highway's northwestern terminus is in Portal, North Dakota at the Canada–United States border, where it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 39. Its southeastern terminus is in Charleston, South Carolina, at Number 2 Meeting Street and White Point Garden along the Charleston Harbor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 25</span> Highway in the United States

U.S. Route 25 or U.S. Highway 25 (US 25) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for 750 miles (1,210 km) in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia, from where it proceeds mostly due north, passing through the cities of Augusta, Georgia; Greenville, South Carolina; and Asheville, North Carolina, before dividing into two branches, known as US 25W and US 25E between Newport, Tennessee, and North Corbin, Kentucky. After passing through Richmond and Lexington, Kentucky, it reaches its northern terminus at Ohio state line in Covington, Kentucky. The route is an important crossing of the Appalachian Mountains, and it is covered by three of the corridors of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). When the highway was originally established in 1926, the route extended from North Augusta, South Carolina, to Port Huron, Michigan. The southern end was extended to its current terminus in 1936, while the northern end was truncated in 1974.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 9</span> Highway in Kentucky

Kentucky Route 9 is a 116.285-mile-long (187.143 km) state highway maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway extends from Grayson to Newport, roughly paralleling the Ohio River between Vanceburg and Newport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Circle Road</span> Highway in Lexington, Kentucky

New Circle Road, also known as Kentucky Route 4, is a Kentucky state highway that serves as an inner beltway around Lexington, which is part of the consolidated city-county government with Fayette County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 127</span> Highway in the United States

U.S. Route 127 (US 127) is a 758-mile-long (1,220 km) north–south U.S. Highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at US 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) near Grayling, Michigan. Since 1987, it has been the core of the annual World's Longest Yard Sale, also known as the Highway 127 Corridor Sale, which now stretches 690 miles (1,110 km) from Addison, Michigan, to Gadsden, Alabama. The sale, held every August, was started to demonstrate that the older U.S. Highway System has something to offer that the Interstate Highway System does not. In Michigan, US 127 tripled in length in 2002, taking mileage from its parent, US 27.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky</span> Highway in Kentucky

U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is a major U.S. Highway in the American state of Kentucky. In the early days of the U.S. Highway System, US 60 was originally to be numbered as US 62. Following extensive lobbying and complaints filed by Kentucky governor William J. Fields to the American Association of State Highway Officials, the route was re-designated as US 60 before the system was finalized. In Kentucky, US 60 parallels the Ohio River. US 60 enters Kentucky from Cairo, Illinois, traveling northeast to Louisville, then takes a direct eastward route to rejoin the Ohio River in downtown Ashland, Kentucky. Both US 60 and US 23 run concurrently from Ashland to Catlettsburg where US 60 turns east and enters Kenova, West Virginia. US 60 is the longest route in Kentucky, running 495 miles (797 km) across the width of the state, passing through 22 of Kentucky's counties and through the cities of Paducah, Henderson, Owensboro, Louisville, the state capital of Frankfort, and Lexington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 29</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 29 is an 11.324-mile-long (18.224 km) state highway located entirely within Jessamine County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway, maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, runs north from High Bridge, Kentucky through Wilmore before ending at Nicholasville. Within Wilmore, KY 29 intersects Kentucky Route 1268 and junctions with Kentucky Route 3433. The highway acts as the border between Asbury University and Asbury Theological Seminary. Just north of Wilmore, KY 29 merges with U.S. Route 68 for 0.590 miles (0.950 km) before leaving US 68 and turning east heading towards Nicholasville. KY 29 terminates at Kentucky Route 39 and U.S. Route 27 Business in downtown Nicholasville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 1974</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 1974, also known as Tates Creek Road, stretches from New Circle Road at its northern terminus and proceeds southeast towards Spears. It has become a popular commuting route from points south, especially with recent housing development south of Man o' War Boulevard that stretches to Kentucky Route 1980. KY 1974 was widened from two to four lanes south of Man o' War Boulevard to KY 1980 in the late 1990s. It becomes a rural two-lane road with very light traffic to its southern terminus with KY 169, which leads to the Valley View Ferry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Man o' War Boulevard</span>

Man o' War Boulevard, named after the racehorse Man o' War, is an almost 17-mile (27 km) urban arterial, circling Lexington, Kentucky to its south. Its western terminus is at US 60 / Keeneland Boulevard at Keeneland Race Course's main entrance, from which the highway heads southeast, intersecting with US 68, US 27, and other roads. It then turns east and northeast, intersecting KY 1974, US 25/US 421, and I-75, before ending at US 60 at Brighton. The majority of the road is a four-lane divided highway with curbs and sidewalks maintained by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, but the 1.429-mile (2.300 km) portion east of I-75 is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as Supplemental Road Kentucky Route 1425, and only carries two lanes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania Route 281</span> State highway in Pennsylvania, US

Pennsylvania Route 281 is a 45.8-mile-long (73.7 km) state highway located in Fayette and Somerset counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is the West Virginia state line near Markleysburg, where the road becomes West Virginia Route 26. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 30 in Stoystown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pennsylvania Route 653</span> State highway in Pennsylvania, US

Pennsylvania Route 653 (PA 653) is a 26-mile-long (42 km) state highway that is located in Fayette and Somerset counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Interstate 75 in Kentucky</span> Interstate Highway in Kentucky

Interstate 75 (I-75) runs from near Williamsburg to Covington by way of Lexington in the US state of Kentucky. I-75 enters the Cumberland Plateau region from Tennessee, then descends into the Bluegrass region through the Pottsville Escarpment before crossing the Ohio River into Ohio. I-75 follows along the U.S. Route 25 (US 25) corridor for the entire length of Kentucky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 17</span> Highway in Kentucky

Kentucky Route 17 (KY 17) is a 34.660-mile-long (55.780 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It connects U.S. Route 27 in rural Pendleton County to the Ohio state line in Covington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 25 in Kentucky</span> Highway in Kentucky

U.S. Route 25 (US 25) runs for 176.882 miles (284.664 km) across the state of Kentucky from the split between US 25E and US 25W in North Corbin to US 42/US 127 at the Ohio state line in Covington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 62 in Kentucky</span> Highway in Kentucky

U.S. Route 62 (US 62) in Kentucky runs for a total of 391.207 miles (629.587 km) across 20 counties in western, north-central, and northeastern Kentucky. It enters the state by crossing the Ohio River near Wickliffe, then begins heading eastward at Bardwell, and traversing several cities and towns across the state up to Maysville, where it crosses the Ohio River a second time to enter the state of Ohio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 127 in Tennessee</span> Highway in Tennessee, United States

U.S. Route 127 in Tennessee is a 129.5-mile-long (208.4 km) United States Numbered Highway from Chattanooga to the Kentucky state line at Static. The highways connects through Dunlap, Pikeville, Crossville, and Jamestown. Throughout its length, US 127 straddles the line between East Tennessee and Middle Tennessee.

References

  1. 1 2 "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration . Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC   32889555 . Retrieved November 7, 2013 via Wikimedia Commons.
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