Kentucky Route 118

Kentucky Route 118
Tim Couch Pass
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 3.524 mi[1] (5.671 km)
Major junctions
West end: Hal Rogers Pkwy. west of Hyden
East end: US 431 / KY 80 in Hyden
Location
Counties: Leslie
Highway system

Highways in Kentucky
Interstates • US • State • Parkways

← KY 117 US 119 →

Kentucky Route 118 (KY 118), also known as the Hyden Spur and the Tim Couch Pass, is a 3.524 mile (5.671 km) long state highway in southeastern Kentucky, running entirely in Leslie County. The route originates at Exit 44 of the Hal Rogers Parkway near the unincorporated community of Thousandsticks, and connects with US 421 in the county seat of Hyden.

Contents

Route description

The road, a modern two-lane road with an extra climbing lane where necessary, was originally the Hyden Spur of the Daniel Boone Parkway (now the Hal Rogers Parkway). Shortly after exiting the parkway, the road climbs a large hill for roughly a mile (1.6 km). The last mile into Hyden is a 7% downhill grade, with a runaway truck ramp near its end at US 421.

The road is also known as Tim Couch Pass, after the former University of Kentucky and NFL quarterback, who is a Hyden native.[2]

Major intersections

KYTC measures KY 118 from east to west.

The entire route is in Leslie County.

Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Hyden 0.000 US 421 / KY 80  
  3.449 KY 3424  
  3.524 Hal Rogers Pkwy.  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". http://apps.transportation.ky.gov/DMI_Reports/Official_MP_RL_params.aspx. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Road renamed 'Tim Couch Pass'". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 19, 2000. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/01/19/loc_road_renamed_tim.html. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 

External links