Kentucky Route 160
Kentucky Route 160 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 61.146 mi[1] (98.405 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SR 160 near Appalachia, VA | |||
US 119 in Cumberland KY 80 near Hindman | ||||
North end | in Vest | |||
Location | ||||
Counties | Harlan, Letcher, Knott | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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, , Gordon, Linefork, , Premium, and Hot Spot to Kentucky Route 15 at . KY 160 overlaps KY 15 through Isom to , where it splits to run via , , and Hindman, ending at 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.
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[]
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Harlan | Black Mountain | SR 160 east | Virginia state line | ||
Cumberland | US 119 | interchange | |||
east | |||||
West Main Street ( south) | |||||
KY 522 south | |||||
Letcher | | Little Shepherd Trail | former west | ||
| Little Shepherd Trail | former east | |||
Gordon | KY 463 north – Leatherwood | ||||
Linefork | north – | ||||
north | |||||
| KY 588 west – Blackey | south end of KY 588 overlap | |||
Roxana | north | ||||
Premium | KY 588 east – Uz | north end of KY 588 overlap | |||
KY 15 south / north – Whitesburg | south end of KY 15 overlap | ||||
| east – | ||||
Isom | KY 7 north – Deane, | south end of KY 7 overlap | |||
| KY 7 south – Letcher, Blackey, , | north end of KY 7 overlap | |||
Knott | | KY 15 north (Smithboro Road) – Hazard, Carr Creek State Park, Carr Creek Dam | north end of KY 15 overlap | ||
Littcarr | east (Burgeys Creek Road) | ||||
| KY 582 east | ||||
north – Alice Lloyd College, Mallie | |||||
| south | ||||
Hindman | KY 550 west – Dwarf | south end of KY 550 overlap | |||
KY 550 east | north end of KY 550 overlap | ||||
| south (Ogden Branch Road) | ||||
| KY 80 – Hazard, Prestonsburg | ||||
Vest | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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
- ^ "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
- ^ "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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