U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky

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U.S. Highway 23
Formed: late 1920s
South end: US 23 near Pound, VA
North end: US 23 in Portsmouth, OH
Numbered highways in Kentucky
< KY 22 I-24 >
Interstates - U.S. Highways - State Highways

U.S. Route 23 runs north-south through the eastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky, forming the northern part of Corridor B of the Appalachian Development Highway System.

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[edit] History

The following highways form an older route of US 23:[1]

  • Kentucky Route 3086, near Payne Gap (just north of Virginia) to Jenkins
  • Kentucky Route 805, Jenkins to Dorton
  • Kentucky Route 610, Dorton to north of Virgie
  • Kentucky Route 122, north of Virgie to Shelbiana
  • Former U.S. Highway 23 Business through Pikeville
  • Kentucky Route 1428, Allen to Prestonsburg
  • Kentucky Route 321, Prestonsburg to north of Paintsville
  • Kentucky Route 2565 into Louisa from the south
  • Kentucky Route 3, Louisa to south of [[Catlettsburg,
  • Kentucky Route 3294, Catlettsburg, Kentucky Kentucky|Catlettsburg]][2]
U.S. 23 in Pike County south of Pikeville.
U.S. 23 in Pike County south of Pikeville.

[edit] Counties

US 23 passes through the following cities and counties:

[edit] Intersections with other U.S. and Interstate Highways

[edit] References

  1. ^ USGS topographic maps
  2. ^ 1931 Map of Ohio Showing State Highway System (MrSID format)
Preceded by
Virginia
U.S. Route 23
Kentucky
Succeeded by
Ohio