Kentucky Route 163

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Kentucky Route 163 marker
Kentucky Route 163
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length29.402 mi[1] (47.318 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 51 at the Tennessee State Line south of Hestand
Major intersections KY 63 / KY 100 in Tompkinsville
KY 90 at Beaumont
North end US 68 / KY 80 / East Stockton Street in Edmonton
Location
CountiesMonroe, Metcalfe
Highway system
← KY 162→ KY 164

Kentucky Route 163 (KY 163) is a 29.402-mile-long (47.318 km) state highway that traverses through two counties in south-central Kentucky. It runs from Tennessee State Route 51 at the Kentucky-Tennessee border south of Hestand to U.S. Route 68, Kentucky Route 80, and East Stockton Street in Edmonton via Tompkinsville.

Route description[]

The highway starts at the Tennessee state line in southern Monroe County on the road where going south, it continues as Tennessee State Route 51. KY 163 then heads southeast passing through Hestand before reaching the city of Tompkinsville, where it meets KY 100 and KY 63. KY 163 then enters Metcalfe County, and crosses KY 90 at Beaumont. KY 163 ends in the city of Edmonton at an intersection with U.S. Route 68 (US 68) and KY 80. Since the route of KY 163 was moved in 2020 to the 3.8 mile Tompkinsville Bypass,[2] KY 375 acts as a 3.3 mile alternate route of KY 163 in downtown Tompkinsville, as the north and south endpoints are at KY 163.[3]

Since 2002, the first 8.5 miles (13.7 km) of KY 163, along with the entire Tennessee Route 51 corridor, and several other routes, is part of the designated route of the annual Roller Coaster Yard Sale, an outdoor second-hand yard sale event that takes place in the first weekend of October.[4][5] The specified section of KY 163 is also part of the Cordell Hull Scenic Byway, one of Kentucky's Scenic Byway routes.

History[]

In addition to KY 163's current alignment through Monroe and southern Metcalfe Counties, KY 163 ran an additional 10 miles (16 km) to end at a junction with KY 70, another major state route, at Sulphur Well. KY 70 alone went northward to Greensburg (Green County) and Campbellsville (Taylor County) at that point. KY 163's northern terminus was relocated to its current location when US 68 was rerouted onto this route during the 1940s. Since then, KY 70 ran concurrent with US 68 all the way to Campbellsville.[6][7]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Monroe​0.0000.000 SR 51 (Tompkinsville Highway)Southern terminus at state line
Hestand3.2275.193 KY 216 east (Vernon Road)Western terminus of KY 216
​6.1539.902 west (Cape Harlan Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3144
Tompkinsville8.53013.728 KY 100 east / south (North Magnolia Street)South end of KY 100 overlap; northern terminus of KY 1446
8.58613.818 KY 63 / KY 100 west (West Fourth Street / North Main Street)North end of KY 100 overlap
8.64613.914 north (Columbia Street) / Kentucky StreetSouthern terminus of KY 2166
9.86615.878 south (Columbia Street)Northern terminus of KY 2166
9.94716.008 north (Radio Station Road) / east (Armory Road)Southern terminus of KY 1049; western terminus of KY 2165
​11.23518.081 westEastern terminus of KY 2768
​14.88123.949 south (Radio Station Road)Northern terminus of KY 1049
​16.57326.672 KY 678 west (Homer Bartley Road)Eastern terminus of KY 678
Metcalfe​20.37132.784 south (Roy Lee Humes Road) / Roy Lee Humes RoadNorthern terminus of KY 1520
​21.08933.939 KY 90 (Summer Shade Road)
Edmonton29.33247.205 KY 496 south (East Hamilton Street) / West Hamilton StreetNorthern terminus of KY 496
29.40247.318 US 68 / KY 80 (West Stockton Street / North Main Street) / East Stockton StreetNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b Division of Planning (July 5, 2015). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
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  6. ^ "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Archived from the original Archived 2002-08-27 at the Wayback Machine August 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Official 1939 Kentucky State Highway Map. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 16, 2016.


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