U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky
This article is about the section of U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 27.
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Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Existed: | November 11, 1926[1][2] – present | |||
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Counties: | McCreary, Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, Pendleton, Campbell | |||
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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, Ohio. It crosses into the state in the Lake Cumberland area, passing near or through many small towns, including Somerset, Stanford, Nicholasville. The road then passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including directly past University of Kentucky 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
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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McCreary | | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Continuation into Tennessee |
Strunk | 1.868 | 3.006 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1470 overlap | |
Silerville | 2.315 | 3.726 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1470 overlap | |
Pine Knot | 4.288 | 6.901 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 92 overlap | |
4.608 | 7.416 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 2792; southern terminus of KY 1651 | ||
6.991 | 11.251 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1567 | ||
Stearns | 7.759 | 12.487 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 92 overlap | |
Whitley City | 9.093 | 14.634 | ![]() | ||
Marshes Siding | 10.794 | 17.371 | ![]() | ||
| 12.299 | 19.793 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1651 | |
| 15.051 | 24.222 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1045 | |
| 16.877 | 27.161 | ![]() | ||
Parkers Lake | 17.380 | 27.970 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 90 overlap | |
Greenwood | 20.068 | 32.296 | ![]() | ||
Pulaski | | 27.386 | 44.073 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 751 |
| 28.169 | 45.334 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 804 | |
Burnside | 30.388 | 48.905 | ![]() | Southern terminus of western branch of KY 2295 | |
30.657 | 49.338 | ![]() | Southern terminus of eastern branch of KY 2295 | ||
31.017 | 49.917 | ![]() | |||
31.406 | 50.543 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Connector road to KY 2295 | ||
31.453– 31.719 | 50.619– 51.047 | Bridge over the Cumberland River | |||
31.974 | 51.457 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; Northern end of KY 90 overlap | ||
| 33.534 | 53.968 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 2301 | |
| 34.447 | 55.437 | ![]() | ||
Somerset | 34.612 | 55.703 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1642 overlap | |
35.114 | 56.511 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1642 overlap | ||
35.979 | 57.903 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2292 | ||
36.578 | 58.867 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 2297 | ||
37.476 | 60.312 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Connector road to KY 2299 | ||
37.587 | 60.490 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2299; only accessible from US 27 north | ||
37.712 | 60.692 | ![]() | |||
38.407 | 61.810 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2298 | ||
39.034 | 62.819 | ![]() ![]() | Traffic from US 27 north to KY 80 west directed west here; KY 80 Bus, only signed eastbound for northbound traffic; no left turn from south US 27 to east KY 80 Bus. | ||
39.106 | 62.935 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | No sign for KY 80 west on US 27 north | ||
39.749 | 63.970 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2227; southern terminus of KY 3091 | ||
| 41.583 | 66.921 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 88 from Cumberland Parkway; eastern terminus of Cumberland Parkway; western terminus of Hal Rogers Parkway; exit 0 from Hal Rogers Parkway | |
| 41.754 | 67.197 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1674 | |
Norwood | 43.135 | 69.419 | ![]() | ||
Science Hill | 44.894 | 72.250 | ![]() | ||
| 48.062 | 77.348 | ![]() | ||
| 48.802 | 78.539 | ![]() | ||
| 50.291 | 80.936 | ![]() | ||
Eubank | 52.079 | 83.813 | ![]() | ||
Lincoln | | 54.331 | 87.437 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| 54.538 | 87.770 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 55.752 | 89.724 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 328 overlap | |
| 55.930 | 90.011 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 56.248 | 90.522 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 328 and KY 1247 overlaps | |
| 58.771 | 94.583 | ![]() | ||
| 60.341 | 97.109 | ![]() | ||
| 61.166 | 98.437 | ![]() | ||
| 61.939 | 99.681 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 62.002 | 99.783 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 63.962 | 102.937 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 64.290 | 103.465 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 64.907 | 104.458 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 64.941 | 104.512 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
| 65.299 | 105.089 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 3249 | |
| 68.689 | 110.544 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 698 | |
| 68.816 | 110.749 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
Stanford | 69.512 | 111.869 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap | |
70.354 | 113.224 | ![]() | |||
70.848 | 114.019 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1247 | ||
71.113 | 114.445 | ![]() ![]() | |||
71.276 | 114.708 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Garrard | Lancaster | 77.308 | 124.415 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 39 overlap |
78.136 | 125.748 | ![]() ![]() | |||
78.165 | 125.794 | Public Square | |||
78.233 | 125.904 | ![]() | |||
| 79.448 | 127.859 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1355 | |
Davistown | 85.480 | 137.567 | ![]() | ||
Bryantsville | 86.765 | 139.635 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 753 | |
| 86.993 | 140.002 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1355 | |
| 88.928 | 143.116 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 152 | |
| 90.509 | 145.660 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1845 | |
Kentucky River | 91.659– 91.866 | 147.511– 147.844 | Bridge over the Kentucky River | ||
Jessamine | | 95.163 | 153.150 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1268 overlap |
| 95.620 | 153.885 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1268 overlap | |
Nicholasville | 97.113 | 156.288 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3374 | |
97.805 | 157.402 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of Nicholasville US 27 Bus. | ||
99.847 | 160.688 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange | ||
101.554 | 163.435 | ![]() | |||
102.621 | 165.152 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of Nicholasville US 27 Bus. | ||
104.602 | 168.341 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 3375 | ||
106.239 | 170.975 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1980 overlap | ||
106.601 | 171.558 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1980 overlap | ||
Fayette | Lexington | 109.305– 109.589 | 175.909– 176.366 | ![]() | Exit 19 from KY 4 |
112.770 | 181.486 | ![]() | KY 1974 to the east | ||
113.038 | 181.917 | ![]() | Southern end of US 68 overlap | ||
113.248 | 182.255 | ![]() | Southern end of US 60 overlap | ||
113.440 | 182.564 | ![]() | |||
113.507 | 182.672 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 60 overlap | ||
113.569 | 182.772 | ![]() ![]() | |||
115.522 | 185.915 | ![]() | |||
116.579– 116.710 | 187.616– 187.827 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 113 off I-75/I-64 and ramp to 75S/64E | ||
119.100 | 191.673 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3367 | ||
119.820 | 192.832 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 1973 overlap | ||
121.333 | 195.267 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 1973 overlap | ||
Bourbon | Hutchison | 113.951 | 183.386 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1939 |
Paris | 119.444 | 192.226 | ![]() | ||
119.604 | 192.484 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 68 Bus. | ||
121.152 | 194.975 | ![]() | |||
122.590 | 197.289 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 68 overlap | ||
Ewalt Crossroads | 125.423 | 201.849 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1876 | |
| 127.740 | 205.578 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1893 | |
Harrison | Lair | 130.404 | 209.865 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 982 overlap |
| 130.927 | 210.707 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Cynthiana | 132.408 | 213.090 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Traffic circle | |
133.019 | 214.073 | ![]() | |||
134.268 | 216.083 | ![]() | |||
135.139 | 217.485 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as US 27C; short connector road between US 27 and KY 36 | ||
135.966 | 218.816 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 27 Bus. | ||
| 144.610 | 232.727 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1032 | |
| 146.040 | 235.029 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1284 | |
| 147.046 | 236.648 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1744 | |
Pendleton | | 149.628 | 240.803 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1053 |
| 154.206 | 248.171 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1053 | |
Falmouth | 155.675 | 250.535 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 22 overlap | |
| 157.109 | 252.842 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 330 | |
| 159.061 | 255.984 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 22 overlap | |
| 159.442 | 256.597 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1657 | |
| 160.583 | 258.433 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 17 | |
| 165.926 | 267.032 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 177 | |
| 166.212 | 267.492 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3162 | |
| 167.069 | 268.871 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 3149 | |
Campbell | | 170.591 | 274.540 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 154 |
Grant's Lick | 171.498 | 275.999 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1936 | |
| 173.188 | 278.719 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 824 | |
Claryville | 175.624 | 282.639 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 915 | |
176.959 | 284.788 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 536 | ||
Alexandria | 178.162 | 286.724 | ![]() | ||
178.462 | 287.207 | ![]() | Western terminus of KY 2924 | ||
179.981 | 289.651 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 709 | ||
Cold Spring | 181.736– 181.936 | 292.476– 292.798 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 14 from KY 9/AA Hwy. | |
183.878 | 295.923 | ![]() | |||
184.265 | 296.546 | ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2345 | ||
184.448 | 296.840 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 3490 | ||
Highland Heights | 184.743 | 297.315 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 2298 | |
184.849 | 297.486 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Unsigned route connecting US 27 with I-471; | ||
Fort Thomas | 186.678 | 300.429 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1120 | |
186.963 | 300.888 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 445 | ||
187.639– 187.781 | 301.976– 302.204 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Exit 2 from I-471 | ||
187.867 | 302.343 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1632 | ||
Newport | 189.316 | 304.675 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1892 | |
189.686 | 305.270 | ![]() | |||
190.148 | 306.014 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 8 overlap | ||
190.201 | 306.099 | ![]() | KY 8 west one block west of intersection | ||
190.297 | 306.253 | ![]() | Southern end of KY 8 overlap | ||
190.371 | 306.372 | ![]() | Northern end of KY 8 overlap | ||
Ohio River | 190.484 | 306.554 | Taylor Southgate Bridge | ||
Campbell | Newport | 190.785 | 307.039 | ![]() | Continuation into Ohio |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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