Kentucky Route 550

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Kentucky Route 550 marker
Kentucky Route 550
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length43.212 mi[1] (69.543 km)
Existedc. 1979-80–present
Major junctions
West end KY 15 / KY 80 at Hazard
Major intersections
East end KY 80 / Judge Road at Eastern
Location
CountiesPerry, Knott, Floyd
Highway system
← KY 549→ KY 551

Kentucky Route 550 (KY 550) is a 43.212 miles (69.543 km) state highway in eastern Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Routes 15 and 80 in northwestern Hazard to Kentucky Route 80 and Judge Road in Eastern via Darfork, Dwarf, Fisty, Carrie, Hindman, Garner, Mousie, Lackey, Garrett, and Eastern.

Route description[]

The route begins at an interchange-type junction of KY 80 and KY 15 at Hazard. It runs concurrently with KY 476 for most of its course through eastern Perry County. At Dwarf, KY 550 separates and moves into Knott County. It then goes to the county seat of Hindman, where it meets KY 160. It then has a runs concurrently with KY 7 after it enters Floyd County. It crosses KY 80 for the second time while concurrent with KY 7. KY 550 continues into southern Floyd County until reaching its eastern terminus at a third intersection with KY 80 at the town of Eastern.[2]

History[]

Most of KY 550 is an original, old alignment of KY 80. KY 550 was first designated along this roadway when KY 80 was rerouted to a four-lane divided highway in the late 1970s.[3][4]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PerryHazard0.000–
0.104		0.000–
0.167		 KY 15 / KY 80 (Combs Road)Western terminus; continues as KY 80 west beyond KY 15 / KY 80 east
​0.8761.410Park Avenue Connector ( east)Western terminus of KY 3194
​2.4974.019 KY 476 south (North Main Street) / south (Upper Second Creek Road)West end of KY 476 overlap; northern terminus of KY 1440
​3.4555.560 eastWestern terminus of KY 1088
​4.4437.150 south (Hardburly Road)West end of KY 1146 overlap
​4.7687.673 northEast end of KY 1146 overlap
​8.21713.224 KY 476 northEast end of KY 476 overlap
Knott​9.55115.371 north (Trace Branch Road)Southern terminus of KY 2102
Fisty10.47316.855 KY 721 southNorthern terminus of KY 721
​13.50321.731 north (Montgomery Creek Road)Southern terminus of KY 1102
Carrie16.74326.945 south (Mill Creek Road)Northern terminus of KY 3392
​18.03329.021 south (Big Branch Road)Northern terminus of KY 1231
​18.92330.454 north (Ogden Branch Road)Southern terminus of KY 2759
Hindman21.12333.994 KY 160 eastWest end of KY 160 overlap
21.27334.236 KY 160 west (Hindman Bypass)East end of KY 160 overlap
​23.12337.213 west (Possum Trot Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1098
​24.99340.222 east (Spruce Pine Road)Western terminus of KY 1697
Mousie31.05749.981 westEastern terminus of KY 1087
FloydLackey36.26458.361 KY 7 southWest end of KY 7 overlap
Garrett36.85559.312 KY 777 north (Stone Coal Road)West end of KY 777 overlap
37.12459.745 KY 777 south (Bridge Street)East end of KY 777 overlap
37.31260.048

 KY 80 Conn. to KY 80 – Hindman, Prestonsburg
Hueysville38.82162.476 KY 7 north (Raccoon Road)East end of KY 7 overlap
​40.71765.528 northSouthern terminus of KY 850
Eastern42.76568.824
 To KY 80
43.21269.543 KY 80 / Judge RoadEastern terminus; continues as Judge Road beyond KY 80
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. pp. 55, 72, 73.[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Kentucky Department of Transportation (1976). Kentucky Official Highway and Parkway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Transportation.
  4. ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1984). Kentucky Official Highway Map and Vacation Guide (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

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