Kentucky Route 40

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Kentucky Route 40 marker
Kentucky Route 40
KY 40 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length42.339 mi[1][2][3] (68.138 km)
Major junctions
West end US 460 / KY 7 in Salyersville
East endVirginia Avenue in Kermit, WV
Location
CountiesMagoffin, Johnson, Martin
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 39→ US 41

Kentucky Route 40 (KY 40) is a 42.339-mile-long (68.138 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway begins at an intersection with US 460/KY 7 in Salyersville, within Magoffin County, then continues eastward through Paintsville, within Johnson County. KY 40 ends in Martin County at an intersection with KY 292 and an access bridge to US 52 at the West Virginia state line.

Route description[]

History[]

KY 40 originally extended west to Frankfort. US 460 replaced the entire route west of Paintsville in the 1940s. Around 1980, it was moved onto a new alignment east of Salyersville, and KY 40 was extended back west.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
MagoffinSalyersville0.0000.000
 US 460 (South Church Street/West Maple Street) / KY 7 to Mountain Parkway – West Liberty, Paintsville
1.1101.786 east (Mashfork Road)Western terminus of KY 2020
Falcon4.5677.350 west (Mine Fork Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1081
​6.43810.361 north (Litteral Fork Road)Southern terminus of KY 1437
Johnson​7.87412.672 eastEastern terminus of KY 825
Oil Springs8.47313.636 KY 580 eastWestern end of KY 580 overlap
​8.61413.863 KY 580 westEastern end of KY 580 overlap
Barnetts Creek12.04619.386 KY 580 west – Paintsville Lake State ParkEastern terminus of KY 580
​13.40721.576 west – Paintsville Lake State ParkEastern terminus of KY 2275
​13.46021.662 KY 172 west – Flat Gap, Sandy HookEastern terminus of KY 172
Paintsville14.88023.947 US 23 north – AshlandInterchange; only northbound 23 can be accessed from 40 - the ramp to southbound 23 is off 460
15.01424.163

 US 460 west to US 23 south / US 460 east – Salyersville, Prestonsburg, Louisa
15.45924.879 KY 321
16.83127.087
 south (College Street)		Eastern terminus of KY 321 Bus.
17.45428.089 south (Depot Road)Northern terminus of KY 1428
17.47328.120 KY 581 north – , Johnson County Thealka ParkSouthern terminus of KY 581
17.81228.666 south (Ponderosa Drive)Northern terminus of KY 3388
18.74430.166 south – Van LearWestern end of KY 1107 overlap
​19.27731.023 south – Woodland Estates
​19.46931.332 north (Main Street)Eastern end of KY 1107 overlap
Meally20.31232.689 south (Dicey Branch)Northern terminus of KY 3389
​25.15640.485 north – OffuttSouthern terminus of KY 2040
Boons Camp26.71642.995 south (Greasy Creek Road)Northern terminus of KY 1596
​28.85846.442 north – Whitehouse, Southern terminus of KY 3390
MartinTomahawk34.35955.295 south (Rockhouse Road)Northern terminus of KY 1224
35.90957.790 north (Milo Road)Southern terminus of KY 1884
​38.17561.437 KY 645 – Paintsville, Louisa, Prestonsburg
Inez39.21963.117 KY 3 north (Rockcastle Road) – , LouisaWestern end of KY 3 overlap
39.37963.374 KY 3 south (Holy Street)Eastern end of KY 3 overlap
39.86964.163 north (Turkey Creek Road)Western end of KY 908 overlap
​40.90565.830 KY 645 westInterchange
​40.93965.885 south (Coldwater Road)Eastern end of KY 908 overlap
​44.49971.614 south (Little Rockcastle Road)Northern terminus of KY 2032
Beauty47.26576.066 north (Big Elk Road)Southern terminus of KY 2031
Warfield48.53578.110 KY 292 north (Riverfront Road)Western end of KY 292 overlap
​49.24579.252 KY 292 southEastern end of KY 292 overlap
​49.27079.292Virginia Avenue - Kermit, WVWest Virginia state line ( over Tug Fork)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Popular culture[]

The highway is the subject of the Ricky Skaggs song "Highway 40 Blues." According to songwriter Larry Cordle, "A lot of people who hear it think it's about Interstate 40, which runs right through Nashville, but I actually wrote it about that little state highway in Kentucky."[4]

See also[]

  • Blank shield.svg U.S. roads portal
  • Flag of the United States.svg United States portal

References[]

  1. ^ "Magoffin County State Secondary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  2. ^ "Johnson County State Secondary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "Martin County State Secondary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  4. ^ Canfield, Jack (2011). Chicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music: The Inspirational Stories behind 101 of Your Favorite Country Songs. Chicken Soup for the Soul. p. 150. ISBN 9781935096672.

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