U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 27.
U.S. Route 27 marker
U.S. Route 27
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length190.785 mi[1] (307.039 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end US 27 at Tennessee state line
Major intersections
North end US 27 at Ohio state line
Location
CountiesMcCreary, Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, Pendleton, Campbell
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 26→ KY 28

U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in Kentucky runs 190.785 miles (307.039 km) from the Tennessee border to the Ohio border at Cincinnati. It crosses into the state in the Lake Cumberland area, passing near or through many small towns, including Somerset, Stanford, and Nicholasville. The road then passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including past the University of Kentucky (UK) and Transylvania University. North of Lexington it passes through Cynthiana and Falmouth before entering Campbell County and passing through many Northern Kentucky suburbs before ending at the Ohio state line on the Taylor Southgate Bridge in Cincinnati.

Route description[]

US 27 crosses into Kentucky entering the Daniel Boone National Forest in the Strunk community, just south of Pine Knot. Heading north, US 27 turns into a four-lane highway entering Somerset. US 27 is the main highway running through Somerset. The route continues as a four-lane highway almost to the Pulaski-Lincoln county line, and again has four lanes through Stanford. It veers northeast to Lancaster then northwest to the site of Camp Dick Robinson at KY 34, becoming four-lane. Entering Jessamine County, the road crosses the Kentucky River. It westerly bypasses the central business district of Nicholasville. Once in Fayette County, US 27 turns into a six-lane highway passing many shopping destinations in Lexington. Passing The Summit at Fritz Farm, Fayette Mall, and Lexington Green, Nicholasville Road is one of the busiest roads in Lexington. The road becomes South Limestone Street upon reaching Cooper Drive. At the University of Kentucky's UK hospital complex it turns west on four-lane Virginia Avenue, then joins US 68 (Broadway) for its northeasterly journey through Lexington's central business district and the horse-farm country of Fayette and Bourbon counties. The conjoined routes separate on the south side of Paris, where 27 follows the town bypass and heads north to Cynthiana, Falmouth and Newport. It then crosses the Ohio River into Cincinnati.

Major intersections[]

Note: The 2018 rerouting of US 27 at the University of Kentucky campus makes milepoints north of that inaccurate. Decimals for MP 112-113 have been deleted.

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
McCreary​0.0000.000 US 27 southContinuation into Tennessee
Strunk1.8683.006 west (Ross Road)Southern end of KY 1470 overlap
2.3153.726 east (Marsh Creek Road)Northern end of KY 1470 overlap
Pine Knot4.2886.901
 KY 92 east to I-75		Southern end of KY 92 overlap
4.6087.416 east / KY 1651 northWestern terminus of KY 2792; southern terminus of KY 1651
6.99111.251 south (Appletree Road)Northern terminus of KY 1567
Stearns7.75912.487 KY 92 westNorthern end of KY 92 overlap
Whitley City9.09314.634 KY 478 (Williamsburg Street)
Marshes Siding10.79417.371 KY 700
​12.29919.793 KY 1651 southNorthern terminus of KY 1651
​15.05124.222 east (Beulah Heights Road)Western terminus of KY 1045
​16.87727.161 (The Day Ridge Road)
Parkers Lake17.38027.970
 KY 90 east (Cumberland Falls Road) to I-75		Southern end of KY 90 overlap
20.06832.296
Pulaski​27.38644.073 south (Keno Road)Northern terminus of KY 751
​28.16945.334 west (Garland Road)Eastern terminus of KY 804
Burnside30.38848.905 north (West Lakeshore Drive)Southern terminus of western branch of KY 2295
30.65749.338 north (East Lakeshore Drive)Southern terminus of eastern branch of KY 2295
31.01749.917 north (East French Street/West French Street)
31.40650.543

 (KY 2295C) to 		Connector road to KY 2295
31.453–
31.719		50.619–
51.047		Bridge over the Cumberland River
31.97451.457 KY 1247 east / KY 90 west – Monticello, Interchange; Northern end of KY 90 overlap
​33.53453.968 westEastern terminus of KY 2301
​34.44755.437 KY 914 (Southeastern Bypass)
Somerset34.61255.703 west (Slate Branch Road)Southern end of KY 1642 overlap
35.11456.511 east (Parkers Mill Road)Northern end of KY 1642 overlap
35.97957.903 north (Monticello Street) – , Lake Cumberland Regional AirportSouthern terminus of KY 2292
36.57858.867 KY 2297 east (UK Drive)Western terminus of KY 2297
37.47660.312

 east to 		Connector road to KY 2299
37.58760.490 southNorthern terminus of KY 2299; only accessible from US 27 north
37.71260.692 (Oak Hill Road)
38.40761.810 south (Langdon Street) – Northern terminus of KY 2298
39.03462.819
 KY 80 Bus. (Ogden Street/Bobtown Road) – Russell Springs, Pulaski County Park, Mill Springs Battlefield NHL		KY 80 Bus. only signed eastbound for northbound traffic; no left turn from south US 27 to east KY 80 Bus.
39.10662.935

 KY 80 / Hal Rogers Parkway to I-75 / Cumberland Parkway		Western terminus of Hal Rogers Parkway
39.74963.970 KY 2227 north (Old US Highway 27) / north (Clifty Road) – North 27 Antique MallSouthern terminus of KY 2227; southern terminus of KY 3091
​41.58366.921 Cumberland Parkway west – Bowling GreenExit 88 from Cumberland Parkway; eastern terminus of Cumberland Parkway
​41.75467.197 southNorthern terminus of KY 1674
Norwood43.13569.419 KY 1247
Science Hill44.89472.250 KY 635 (Main Street)
​48.06277.348 KY 452
​48.80278.539 KY 1247
​50.29180.936 KY 1247
Eubank52.07983.813 KY 70 – Eubank
Lincoln​54.33187.437 KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
​54.53887.770 KY 1247 northNorthern end of KY 1247 overlap
​55.75289.724
 KY 328 east / west (Old Waynesburg Road) to KY 1247		Southern end of KY 328 overlap
​55.93090.011 KY 1247 southSouthern end of KY 1247 overlap
​56.24890.522 KY 328 west / KY 1247 north – WaynesburgNorthern end of KY 328 and KY 1247 overlaps
​58.77194.583 (Greenbriar Road)
​60.34197.109 KY 501 west (King's Mountain Road)
​61.16698.437 KY 1247 (Old Somerset Road)
​61.93999.681 KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
​62.00299.783 KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
​63.962102.937 KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
​64.290103.465 KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
​64.907104.458 KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
​64.941104.512 KY 643 east / KY 1247 northNorthern end of KY 1247 overlap
​65.299105.089 west (Skyline Drive)Eastern terminus of KY 3249
​68.689110.544 KY 698 south (Mason Gap Road)Northern terminus of KY 698
​68.816110.749 KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road North)Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
Stanford69.512111.869 KY 1247 north (Somerset Street)Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
70.354113.224 KY 78 (Main Street) – Hustonville, Stanford Business District
70.848114.019 KY 1247 south (Somerset Street)Northern terminus of KY 1247
71.113114.445
 US 150 to US 127
71.276114.708 KY 590 north
GarrardLancaster77.308124.415 KY 39 south (Industrial Road)Southern end of KY 39 overlap
78.136125.748
 KY 52 to I-75 – Richmond, Danville
78.165125.794Public Square
78.233125.904 KY 39 north (East Maple Avenue)
​79.448127.859 west (Sugar Creek Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1355
Davistown85.480137.567 KY 34 (Chenault Bridge Road)
Bryantsville86.765139.635 north (Sutton Lane)Southern terminus of KY 753
​86.993140.002 east (Mt. Hebron Road)Western terminus of KY 1355
​88.928143.116 KY 152 westEastern terminus of KY 152
​90.509145.660 north (Rogers Road)Southern terminus of KY 1845
Kentucky River91.659–
91.866		147.511–
147.844		Bridge over the Kentucky River
Jessamine​95.163153.150 south (Sugar Creek Pike)Southern end of KY 1268 overlap
​95.620153.885 north (Bethel Road)Northern end of KY 1268 overlap
Nicholasville97.113156.288 east (Hoover Pike)Western terminus of KY 3374
97.805157.402
 US 27 Bus. north		Southern end of Nicholasville US 27 Bus.
99.847160.688
 KY 29 to US 68 – Wilmore, Nicholasville		Interchange
101.554163.435 KY 169 (Keene Road)
102.621165.152
 US 27 Bus. south – Nicholasville		Northern terminus of Nicholasville US 27 Bus.
104.602168.341 west (Catnip Hill Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3375
106.239170.975 east (Ash Grove Pike)Southern end of KY 1980 overlap
106.601171.558 west (Brannon Road)Northern end of KY 1980 overlap
FayetteLexington109.305–
109.589		175.909–
176.366		 KY 4 (New Circle Road)Exit 19 from KY 4
112180Virginia AvenueUS 27 follows Virginia Avenue west to Broadway, US 68
113182 US 68 westSouthern end of US 68 overlap
113182 US 60 east (West Maxwell Street)Southern end of US 60 overlap
113182 US 60 west (West High Street) – Rupp Arena
113.507182.672 US 60 east / US 25 south / US 421 south (West Vine Street)Northern end of US 60 overlap
113.569182.772 US 25 north / US 421 north (West Main Street) – Mary Todd Lincoln House
115.522185.915 KY 4 (West New Circle Road)
116.579–
116.710		187.616–
187.827		 I-75 north / I-64 east – Knoxville, Ashland, Cincinnati, LouisvilleExit 113 off I-75/I-64 and ramp to 75S/64E
119.100191.673 east (Johnston Road)Western terminus of KY 3367
119.820192.832 KY 1973 west (Iron Works Pike)Southern end of KY 1973 overlap
121.333195.267 KY 1973 east (Muir Station Road)Northern end of KY 1973 overlap
BourbonHutchison113.951183.386 north (Hutchison Road)Southern terminus of KY 1939
Paris119.444192.226 (Hume Bedford Pike/Bethlehem Road)
119.604192.484
 US 68 Bus. east (Main Street)		Southern terminus of US 68 Bus.
121.152194.975 US 460 (Georgetown Road/West 8th Street) – Georgetown, Paris
122.590197.289 US 68 east (Martin Luther King Boulevard) / US 27 north (Cynthiana Road) – Maysville, CynthianaNorthern end of US 68 overlap
125.423201.849 south (Clay Kiser Road)Northern terminus of KY 1876
​127.740205.578 east (Mt. Carmel Road)Western terminus of KY 1893
HarrisonLair130.404209.865 west (Edgewater Pike)Southern end of KY 982 overlap
​130.927210.707 east – Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport
Cynthiana132.408213.090
 US 27 Bus. north / US 62		Traffic circle
133.019214.073 KY 32
134.268216.083 KY 356
135.139217.485

 US 27 Conn. east to KY 36		Signed as US 27C; short connector road between US 27 and KY 36
135.966218.816
 US 27 Bus. south		Northern end of US 27 Bus.
​144.610232.727 west – BerryEastern terminus of KY 1032
​146.040235.029 KY 1284 east (Sunrise-Richland Road) – Western terminus of KY 1284
​147.046236.648 southNorthern terminus of KY 1744
Pendleton​149.628240.803 north (Rankin Mill Road)Southern terminus of KY 1053
​154.206248.171 south (Broadford Road)Northern terminus of KY 1053
Falmouth155.675250.535 KY 22 east (Main Street) – Kincaid Lake State Park, Kincaid Regional TheaterSouthern end of KY 22 overlap
​157.109252.842 KY 330 westEastern terminus of KY 330
​159.061255.984 KY 22 west – WilliamstownNorthern end of KY 22 overlap
​159.442256.597 west (Lightfoot Fork Road)Eastern terminus of KY 1657
​160.583258.433 KY 17 north – Animal Shelter, Bethel Cemetery and ChurchSouthern terminus of KY 17
​165.926267.032 KY 177 north – ButlerSouthern terminus of KY 177
​166.212267.492 eastWestern terminus of KY 3162
​167.069268.871 southNorthern terminus of KY 3149
Campbell​170.591274.540 KY 154 east (Peach Grove Road)Western terminus of KY 154
171.498275.999 north (Kenton Station Road)Southern terminus of KY 1936
​173.188278.719 east (Race Track Road)Western terminus of KY 824
Claryville175.624282.639 KY 915 north (Camel Crossing)Southern terminus of KY 915
176.959284.788 KY 536 west (Creektrace Road)Eastern terminus of KY 536
Alexandria178.162286.724 KY 10 (West Main Street/East Main Street) – Alexandria City Building
178.462287.207 east (Tollgate Road)Western terminus of KY 2924
179.981289.651 KY 709 north (East Alexandria Pike)Southern terminus of KY 709
Cold Spring181.736–
181.936		292.476–
292.798
 KY 9 (AA Hwy.) to I-275 – Maysville, Wilder		Exit 14 from KY 9/AA Hwy.
183.878295.923 south (Pooles Creek Road) / KY 8 east (Industrial Road)Northern terminus of KY-1998. Southern end of KY-8 concurrency. Prior to 2018, KY-1998 continued north along Industrial Road.
184.265296.546 north (ML Collins Boulevard)Southern terminus of KY 2345
184.448296.840 west (Johns Hill Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3490
Highland Heights184.743297.315 west (Louie B Nunn Drive)Eastern terminus of KY 2298
184.849297.486

 KY 471 north to I-471 north / I-275 – Airport, Newport, Cincinnati, Columbus, OH		Unsigned route connecting US 27 with I-471;
Fort Thomas186.678300.429 west (South Fort Thomas Avenue)Eastern terminus of KY 1120
186.963300.888 KY 445 south (Grandview Avenue)Northern terminus of KY 445
187.639–
187.781		301.976–
302.204
 I-471 to I-275 – Cincinnati, Alexandria		Exit 2 from I-471
187.867302.343 KY 1632 west (Moock Road) – WilderEastern terminus of KY 1632
Newport189.316304.675 east (Carothers Road)Western terminus of KY 1892
189.686305.270 (East 10th Street)
190.201306.099
 (East 4th Street)		Former Kentucky Route 8. Business route ends one block west at the intersection with York.
190.297306.253 KY 8 (Third Street) – Newport on the LeveeNorthern end of KY 8 overlap
190.371306.372 KY 8 west (York Street)Northern end of KY 8 overlap
Ohio River190.484306.554Taylor Southgate Bridge
CampbellNewport190.785307.039 US 27 north – CincinnatiContinuation into Ohio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access

References[]

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  1. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved April 15, 2015 – via University of North Texas Libraries.


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