U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 23.
U.S. Route 23 marker
U.S. Route 23
Country Music Highway
US 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length157.765 mi[1] (253.898 km)
Major junctions
South end US 23 at Virginia state line
Major intersections
North end US 23 at Ohio state line
Location
CountiesLetcher, Pike, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Boyd, Greenup
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 22→ I-24

U.S. Route 23 (US 23) is a 157.765-mile-long (253.898 km) United States Numbered Highway in the state of Kentucky. It travels from the Virginia commonwealth line near Jenkins to the Ohio state line west of South Shore via Jenkins, Pikeville, Coal Run Village, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, Louisa, Catlettsburg, Ashland, Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, Greenup, and South Shore.

Route description[]

US 23 enters Kentucky at the Virginia state line southeast of Jenkins. After a little over a mile, it intersects US 119 at a partial interchange on the Jenkins city line, and US 119 runs concurrently with US 23. The highway then head in a northeasterly direction, bypassing Jenkins. The two then meet US 460 at another partial interchange along the Levisa Fork in extreme southern Pikeville, and US 460 also joins the concurrency. The highway bypasses Pikeville along the Pikeville Cut-Through before US 119 splits off to the east. US 23/US 460 begins running northeast through Coal Run Village and around both Prestonsburg and Paintsville, where US 460 splits off to the west northwest of Paintsville. US 23 then begins running northeastward, before easing into a northerly direction, bypassing Louisa, after which it begins paralleling the Big Sandy River. The route intersects Interstate 64 (I-64) next to the Catlettsburg Refinery before entering the town of Catlettsburg, where it begins a concurrency with US 60. The highway continues north before curving to the northwest to enter Ashland, where US 60 splits off. After Ashland, US 23 continues to run northwestward, paralleling the Ohio River, and running through or around the towns of Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, and Greenup. After Greenup, it switches to a more northward direction in parallel with the Ohio River before making a sharp change to the west, after which it enters South Shore. Just west of South Shore, US 23 meets the eastern terminus of the eastern segment of Kentucky Route 8 (HY 8), where it turns north and crosses into Portsmouth, Ohio, via the U.S. Grant Bridge across the Ohio River.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Pound Gap0.0000.000 US 23 south – Pound, NortonContinuation into Virginia
Kentucky–Virginia line
LetcherJenkins1.142–
1.285		1.838–
2.068		 US 119 south – Whitesburg, HarlanPartial interchange; southern end of US 119 concurrency
1.5002.414 east (C&O Railroad Road)Western terminus of KY 3086
2.4603.959
 To  – Jenkins, Fleming-Neon		Interchange via connector road and northbound entrance ramp
Pike​10.66317.160 northSouthern terminus of KY 3527
Dorton11.65518.757 westEastern terminus of KY 805
​15.29124.608 KY 611 southNorthern terminus of KY 611
​19.11130.756 west (Penny Highway)Eastern terminus of KY 1469
​21.18734.097 southNorthern terminus of KY 2167
​22.50336.21515 KY 3174 eastInterchange; western terminus of KY 3174; Future rerouting of US 460 east; Corridor Q
Pikeville26.104–
26.374		42.010–
42.445		 US 460 east (Shelbiana Road) / KY 80 eastInterchange; southern end of US 460/KY 80 concurrency
30.26048.699 KY 1426 west (Island Creek Road)Southern end of KY 1426 concurrency
30.38248.895 northAt-grade intersection; south end of freeway; southern terminus of KY 3496
30.89749.72423 KY 1426 east (Hambley Boulevard) – Downtown PikevilleInterchange; northern end of KY 1426 concurrency
31.66550.96024  – PikevilleNorth end of freeway
32.14451.731 southPartial interchange includes northbound entrance ramp
32.92852.992 southNorthern terminus of KY 3495
33.61054.090 US 119 north / Cassidy Boulevard – Meta, Williamson WVNorthern end of US 119 concurrency
​34.69755.839 east (Stone Coal Road)Western terminus of KY 3227
​36.78359.197 north (Cowpen Road)Southern terminus of KY 2061
​38.92262.639 east (Senator Kelsey E Friend Boulevard)Western terminus of KY 3218
​40.12564.575 east (Hurricane Road)Western terminus of KY 1384
FloydHarold41.01666.009
 KY 680 west to KY 979 south		Eastern terminus of KY 680
​42.57068.510 westEastern terminus of KY 2557
Banner49.10579.027 KY 1426 east – DanaWestern terminus of KY 1426
Allen50.68581.570  – Allen, Martin
Watergap52.92285.170 KY 80 west / KY 302 north – Martin, HazardInterchange; northern end of KY 80 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 302
​53.63286.312 northSouthern terminus of KY 3384
Prestonsburg55.84789.877 KY 114 – Prestonsburg, LexingtonInterchange; future eastern terminus of Mountain Parkway
​57.63692.756 west (Abbott Creek Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1427
​57.95293.265 south (University Drive)Northern terminus of KY 1428
​60.21896.911 (Little Paint Road)
​60.59297.513
 KY 3 north (Bays Branch Road) to 		Southern terminus of KY 3
Johnson​62.269100.212 southNorthern terminus of KY 1100
Paintsville64.119103.190 southNorthern terminus of KY 1750
64.540103.867 northSouthern terminus of KY 1428
66.169106.489 Partial interchange includes northbound entrance ramp
68.858110.816 US 460 west / KY 40 – Salyersville, PaintsvilleInterchange; northern end of US 460 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
69.075111.165
 KY 40 to US 460 west – Paintsville, Salyersville		Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
​70.099112.813 KY 321 southNorthern terminus of KY 321
​71.117114.452 KY 201 northSouthern terminus of KY 201
Nippa73.326118.007 westEastern terminus of KY 1559
​73.789118.752 southNorthern terminus of KY 993
​78.269125.962 south (Wiley Branch Spur)Northern terminus of KY 3224
Lawrence​83.908135.037 KY 645 eastWestern terminus of KY 645
​84.989136.777 northSouthern terminus of KY 1760
​85.508137.612 KY 581 southNorthern terminus of KY 581
​89.740144.423 east (McClure Branch Road)Western terminus of KY 2038
​93.657150.726 northSouthern terminus of KY 2565
​93.933151.171 west (Isaac Branch Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3395
​95.965154.441
 KY 32 Connector south to KY 32		Northern terminus of KY 32 Connector
​97.407156.761 KY 3
​100.627161.943 west (Fuller Branch Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3398
​107.534173.059 KY 707 southNorthern terminus of KY 707
Boyd​110.987178.616 (Durbin Road)
​114.098183.623 (Whites Creek Road)
​115.043185.144 eastWestern terminus of KY 2842
​118.521190.741 KY 3 southNorthern terminus of KY 3
​118.593–
118.733		190.857–
191.082		 I-64 – Huntington, LexingtonI-64 exit 191
​119.009191.526 KY 538 west (Lake Bonita Road)Eastern terminus of KY 538
Catlettsburg120.393193.754 KY 3294 (36th Street)
120.473193.882 US 60 east (35th Street)Southern end of US 60 concurrency
121.533195.588 east (23rd Street)Western terminus of KY 2535
121.653195.782 KY 168 northSouthern terminus of KY 168
122.206196.671 KY 3294 west (Center Street)Eastern terminus of KY 3294
Ashland125.019201.199
 US 23 Bus. north		Southern terminus of US 23 Bus.; northbound outbound access and southbound inbound access only
126.8204.1 US 60 (11th Street)One-way street, inbound access only from US 60
126.863204.166
 US 60 east (10th Street) to US 52		One-way street, outbound access only to US 60 east; northern end of US 60 concurrency
127.050204.467
 US 23 Bus. south		Northern terminus of US 23 Bus.; southbound outbound access and northbound inbound access only
West Mall EntranceInterchange; to Ashland Town Center; northbound exit only
128.411206.657 KY 168 south (Hoods Creek Pike) / Russell RoadNorthern terminus of KY 168
Westwood128.806207.293 KY 5 south (Bellefonte Princess Road)Northern terminus of KY 5
GreenupRussell129.299208.087 KY 693 west (Diederich Boulevard)Eastern terminus of KY 693
130.224209.575 south (Ashland Drive)Northern terminus of KY 1725
131.020210.856 KY 244 west (Belfont Street) / Oakley C. Collins Bridge RoadEastern terminus of KY 224; southern terminus of the Oakley C. Collins Bridge (Ironton-Russell Bridge)
131.069210.935 KY 750 west (Kenwood Drive)Eastern terminus of KY 750
131.652211.873 east (Ferry Street)Western terminus of KY 2543
Flatwoods132.143212.664 KY 207 south (Argillite Road)Northern terminus of KY 207
Raceland133.295214.518 west (Winters Drive) / Winters DriveEastern terminus of KY 3105
133.509214.862 KY 750 (Pond Run Road)
​135.558218.159 KY 693 west (Chinns Bridge Road) / Chinns Branch Road
Wurtland136.581219.806 KY 503 (Uhlens Branch Road)
136.950220.400
 KY 67 (Industrial Parkway) to I-64
137.061220.578 east (Wurtland Avenue)Western terminus of KY 3105
Greenup138.638223.116 KY 410 north (Main Street)Southern terminus of KY 410
139.253224.106 KY 1 south (Kentucky Road) / north (Walnut Street)Northern terminus of KY 1; southern terminus of KY 2541
140.179225.596 KY 2 (Washington Street)
140.738226.496 southNorthern terminus of KY 2541
​140.898226.753 south (Whetstone Road)Northern terminus of KY 3307
​141.609227.898 west (Coal Branch Road)Eastern terminus of KY 827
Lloyd143.050230.217 north (Ohio River Road)Southern terminus of KY 3116
​145.510234.176 KY 10 (AA Hwy.) – Maysville, Alexandria, Vanceburg, Portsmouth Oh.Access road to the Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge
​146.524235.808 south (Ohio River Road)Northern terminus of KY 3116
​148.011238.201 north (Linneman Lane)Southern terminus of KY 1043
​152.544245.496 westEastern terminus of KY 3117
​153.038246.291 north (Johnson Lane)Southern terminus of KY 2542
​153.448246.951 eastWestern terminus of KY 3117
​153.864247.620 southNorthern terminus of KY 1043
South Shore155.726250.617 west (KZ Ratliff Lane)Eastern terminus of KY 1082
155.942250.964 KY 7 (Main Street)
​157.765253.898

 US 23 Truck north / KY 8 west to US 52 – Vanceburg		Southern terminus of US 23 Truck; eastern terminus of KY 8; southern terminus of the U.S. Grant Bridge
Ohio RiverU.S. Grant Bridge
Kentucky–Ohio line
US 23 north (Chillicothe Street)Continuation into Ohio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access

See also[]

References[]

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  1. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

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