U.S. Route 460 in Kentucky

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 460 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 460.
U.S. Route 460 marker
U.S. Route 460
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Major junctions
West end US 60 / US 421 in Frankfort
Major intersections
East end US 460 at the Virginia state line
Location
CountiesFranklin, Scott, Bourbon, Montgomery, Menifee, Morgan, Magoffin, Johnson, Floyd, Pike
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 459→ KY 461

U.S. Route 460 (US 460) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Frankfort, Kentucky, to Norfolk, Virginia. In the U.S. state of Kentucky, US 460 extends from Frankfort, Kentucky and ends at the Virginia state line.

Route description[]

U. S. Route 460 runs through downtown Georgetown, Kentucky.

US 460 now begins when it splits from US 60 a few miles east of downtown Frankfort. It is a winding two-lane highway with no shoulders and intersects US 62 and I-75 at Georgetown. It proceeds to Paris, where it serves as the town's "Main Street" and intersects US 27 and US 68.

US 460 and KY 11 at I-64

The next major intersection is with I-64 in Mount Sterling. It proceeds through Frenchburg and West Liberty. In Salyersville, the Mountain Parkway ends by merging onto it. It is a 3-lane highway for 14 miles and then it merges with US 23 in Paintsville. US 460 East follows US-23 South through Prestonsburg and Pikeville. The route enters the southwestern part of Virginia.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
FranklinFrankfort0.0000.000 US 60 / US 421Western terminus
​0.9651.553
Forks of Elkhorn2.3103.718
​4.7907.709
​5.1218.241
Scott​6.99211.253
​7.55312.155 KY 1973 southNorthern terminus of KY 1973
​13.16921.193 KY 227 northSouthern terminus of KY 227
Georgetown13.69422.038
 US 460 Byp. east		Western terminus of US 460 Byp.
15.72625.309 US 25
16.93427.253
 US 62 / US 460 Byp. west		Eastern terminus of US 460 Byp.
17.33527.898 I-75 north / I-75 exit 125, southern terminus of KY 2906
​20.25632.599 KY 922
Bourbon25.16640.501 KY 353
​27.29643.929 southWestern end of KY 1876 concurrency
​27.33643.993 northEastern end of KY 1876 concurrency
Paris31.46850.643 US 27 / US 68
32.87552.907
 US 68 Bus. west		Western end of US 68 Bus. concurrency
32.92252.983
 US 68 Bus. east		Eastern end of US 68 Bus. concurrency
​34.13554.935 KY 537
​41.97167.546
North Middletown42.62368.595 KY 57 south / Western end of KY 57 concurrency
42.83068.928 KY 57 northEastern end of KY 57 concurrency
Montgomery​47.69776.761
Mt. Sterling53.02185.329 KY 11Western end of KY 11 concurrency
53.684–
53.806		86.396–
86.592		 I-64I-64 exit 110
54.00286.908 KY 686Western terminus of KY 686
55.25488.923 US 60
KY 713 eastWestern terminus of KY 713
55.67989.607 KY 11 southEastern end of KY 11 concurrency
56.40590.775 KY 686
​58.12693.545 KY 646 northWestern end of KY 646 concurrency
​58.19593.656 KY 646 southEastern end of KY 646 concurrency
​62.953101.313 KY 213 northWestern end of KY 213 concurrency
​63.114101.572 KY 213 southEastern end of KY 213 concurrency
​63.829102.723 KY 599
​64.440103.706
Menifee​67.873109.231 KY 713 eastWestern end of KY 713 concurrency
​ KY 713 westEastern end of KY 713 concurrency
​75.307121.195 KY 713 westEastern terminus of KY 713
​76.527123.158 KY 36 westEastern terminus of KY 36
78.006125.538
​80.429129.438 KY 77 south / northNorthern terminus of KY 77, southern terminus of KY 1242
​82.413132.631
​83.005133.584
​84.449135.907
​84.628136.196
​85.164137.058
​86.109138.579
Morgan​87.035140.069
Ezel89.695144.350 eastWestern terminus of KY 2497
89.734144.413 eastWestern terminus of KY 2496
89.951144.762 westEastern terminus of KY 2497
90.139145.065 KY 1010 southNorthern terminus of KY 1010
​90.463145.586 eastWestern terminus of KY 772
​91.780147.706 westEastern terminus of KY 946
Mize95.517153.720 KY 203 southNorthern terminus of KY 203
​97.362156.689 KY 705
​99.690160.436 KY 205 southNorthern terminus of KY 36
​102.022164.188 KY 191 west / eastEastern terminus of KY 191, western terminus of KY 2498
​103.725166.929 westEastern terminus of KY 2498
​104.229167.740
​ KY 7 northWestern end of KY 7 concurrency
​104.410168.032
​104.940168.885
​105.209169.317
​105.329169.511 KY 172 northSouthern terminus of KY 172
​110.311177.528 KY 364 southNorthern terminus of KY 364
​112.952181.779
​114.163183.728
Magoffin​117.225188.655
​119.019191.543
​119.855192.888 KY 134 westEastern terminus of KY 134
​124.260199.977
​125.175201.450 KY 30 westEastern terminus of KY 30
​126.478203.547 KY 40 eastWestern terminus of KY 40
​126.781204.034 KY 7 southEastern end of KY 7 concurrency
​127.826205.716
​129.381208.219
​129.502208.413
​129.906209.063 KY 114 eastWestern terminus of KY 114
​130.761210.439
​132.064212.536
Johnson​135.990218.855
​138.011222.107 KY 580
​142.743229.723
Paintsville143.469230.891 US 23 southWestern end of US 23 concurrency
143.515230.965

 KY 40 to US 23 north / US 460 west		Access to northbound US 23 via KY 40 north

 To 		Partial interchange
northSouthern terminus of KY 1428
southNorthern terminus of KY 1750
​ westEastern terminus of KY 1100
Floyd​ KY 3 northSouthern terminus of KY 3
​
​ southNorthern terminus of KY 1428
​ westEastern terminus of KY 1427
Prestonsburg KY 114Interchange, future eastern terminus of Mountain Parkway
northSouthern terminus of KY 3384
KY 80 west / KY 302 northWestern end of KY 80 concurrency, southern terminus of KY 302, interchange
Banner KY 1426 eastWestern terminus of KY 1426
​ westEastern terminus of KY 2557
Harold
 KY 680 west to KY 979 south		Eastern terminus of KY 680
eastWestern terminus of KY 1384
​ eastWestern terminus of KY 3218
​ northSouthern terminus of KY 2061
​ eastWestern terminus of KY 3227
​ US 119 northWestern end of US 119 concurrency
​ southNorthern terminus of KY 3495
​ southNorthern terminus of KY 1460, partial interchange
​ Interchange
​ KY 1426 eastWestern end of KY 1426 concurrency, interchange
​ northSouthern terminus of KY 3496
​ KY 1426 westEastern end of KY 1426 concurrency, interchange
​ US 23 south / US 119 southEastern end of US 23 and US 119 concurrency
Pike KY 122 westEastern terminus of KY 122
northSouthern terminus of KY 1460
​ south (Greasy Creek Rd.)Northern terminus of KY 3226
​ northSouthern terminus of KY 1441
 / northSouthern terminus of KY 1789
​ KY 195 southNorthern terminus of KY 195
Belcher KY 80 eastEastern end of KY 80 concurrency
​ southWestern end of KY 1373 concurrency
​ northEastern end of KY 1373 concurrency
Mouthcard northSouthern terminus of KY 1499
​ US 460Continuation into Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access

References[]

  1. ^ "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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