Kentucky Route 7
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 202.559 mi[1] (325.987 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 KY 15 in Jeff | |||
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  US 60 / KY 1 in Grayson | ||||
| North end: | East First Avenue in South Shore | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Perry, Letcher, Knott, Floyd, Magoffin, Morgan, Elliott, Carter, Greenup | |||
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Kentucky Route 7 (KY 7) is a 202.559 mile long state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Route description
Kentucky Route 7 begins at a junction with KY 15 at Jeff in Perry County. The route continues through the cities of Blackey in Letcher County, Wayland in Floyd County, Salyersville in Magoffin County, West Liberty in Morgan County, Sandy Hook in Elliott County, Grayson in Carter County, and South Shore in Greenup County, where the route terminates at East First Avenue a short distance north of US 23.
History
Beginning in the early 1960s, KY 7 was relocated near Bruin when a portion of the Little Sandy River was impounded to create Grayson Lake. To facilate a growing number of recreational enthusiasts, KY 7 was reconstructed on a new two-lane alignment from the northern edge of the Grayson Lake recreational area to Grayson between 1965 and 1975.
The route between Salyersville and Grayson was designated a part of the London-Ashland Highway in the mid-1990s. The designation extends along KY 7 and KY 30 between Interstate 64 in Grayson to Interstate 75 in London. As such, much of KY 7 between the southern boundary of Grayson Lake to Sandy Hook has been upgraded or relocated to a new alignment. The new alignments feature a 60 mph (97 km/h) design speed, full 12-foot (3.7 m) shoulders, and 12-foot (3.7 m) travel lanes.
Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | Jeff | 0.00 | 0.00 | KY 15 | Southern terminus |
| Viper | 2.534 | 4.078 |  KY 1165 | Northern terminus of KY 1165 | |
| Fusonia | 7.425 | 11.949 |  KY 2447 | Western terminus of KY 2447 | |
| 9.999 | 16.092 | KY 1165 | Southern terminus of KY 1165 | ||
| 11.438 | 18.408 |  KY 699 | Northern terminus of KY 699 | ||
| Letcher | Ulvah | 13.705 | 22.056 |  KY 1103 | Northern terminus of KY 1103 |
| 18.85 | 30.34 |  KY 3408 | Western terminus of KY 3408 | ||
| Blackey | 19.467 | 31.329 |  KY 588 | Western terminus of KY 588 | |
| Letcher | 20.649 | 33.231 |  KY 2036 | Western terminus of KY 2036 | |
| Isom | 27.067 | 43.560 | KY 15 | Southern end of KY 15 overlap | |
| 27.727 | 44.622 | KY 15 | Northern end of KY 15 overlap | ||
| 32.254 | 51.908 |  KY 931 | Northern terminus of KY 931 | ||
| Colson | 33.101 | 53.271 |  KY 1410 | Eastern terminus of KY 1410 | |
| Deane | 38.795 | 62.435 |  KY 317 | Northern terminus of KY 317 | |
| Knott | 43.624 | 70.206 |  KY 1498 | Western terminus of KY 1498 | |
| Kite | 46.563 | 74.936 |  KY 582 | Eastern terminus of KY 582 | |
| 52.72 | 84.84 |  KY 1091 | Northern terminus of KY 1091 | ||
| 57.183 | 92.027 |  KY 899 | Northern terminus of KY 899 | ||
| Floyd | Wayland | 59.916 | 96.425 |  KY 1086 | Western terminus of KY 1086 |
| Lackey | 62.606 | 100.755 |  KY 550 | Southern end of KY 550 overlap | |
| Garrett | 63.197 | 101.706 |  KY 777 | Southern end of KY 777 overlap | |
| 63.466 | 102.139 | KY 777 | Northern end of KY 777 overlap | ||
| 65.163 | 104.870 | KY 550 | Northern end of KY 550 overlap | ||
| 67.983 | 109.408 |  KY 2029 | Northern terminus of KY 2029 | ||
| Magoffin | 72.537 | 116.737 |  KY 3336 | Eastern terminus of KY 3336 | |
| 78.231 | 125.901 |  KY 404 | Western terminus of KY 404 | ||
| 79.314 | 127.644 |  KY 542 | Eastern terminus of KY 542 | ||
| 83.327 | 134.102 |  KY 1734 (Salt Lick Branch) | Wesetern terminus of KY 1734 | ||
| 85.402 | 137.441 |  KY 1766 (Puncheon Creek Road) | Western terminus of KY 1766 | ||
| Swampton | 86.310 | 138.902 |  KY 1471 (Half Mountain Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1471 | |
| Royalton | 88.331 | 142.155 |  KY 867 | Southern end of KY 867 overlap | |
| Skaggs | 89.063 | 143.333 | KY 867 | Northern end of KY 867 overlap | |
| Salyersville | 93.730 | 150.844 |  KY 1090 | Eastern terminus of KY 1090 | |
| 93.992 | 151.265 |  B.T. Combs Mountain Pkwy. | Exit 75 | ||
| 95.110 | 153.065 |  US 460 (West Maple Street) | Southern end of US 460 overlap | ||
| Morgan | West Liberty | 117.580 | 189.227 | US 460 (Prestonsburg Street) | Northern end of US 460 overlap |
| 120.247 | 193.519 |  KY 519 | Southern terminus of KY 519 | ||
| 121.220 | 195.085 |  KY 1161 | Northern terminus of KY 1161 | ||
| Wrigley | 125.467 | 201.920 |  KY 711 (Redwine Road) | ||
| Elliott | 130.286 | 209.675 |  KY 173 | Southern terminus of KY 173 | |
| Little Sandy | 131.823 | 212.149 |  KY 702 (Neal Howards Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 702 | |
| Faye | 132.929 | 213.928 |  KY 650 (Doctors Bridge Road) | Southern end of KY 650 overlap | |
| 133.388 | 214.667 | KY 650 (Wells Creek Road) | Northern end of KY 650 overlap | ||
| Sandy Hook | 135.744 | 218.459 |  KY 556 | Eastern terminus of KY 556 | |
| 135.874 | 218.668 |  KY 32 (Brown Ridge Road) | Southern end of KY 32 overlap | ||
| 136.115 | 219.056 |  KY 2526 (Kentucky Avenue) | Western terminus of KY 2526 | ||
| 136.196 | 219.186 | KY 2526 (Kentucky Avenue) | Eastern terminus of KY 2526 | ||
| 137.424 | 221.162 |  KY 557 (Fannin Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 557 | ||
| Newfoundland | 139.610 | 224.681 | KY 32 (Brown Ridge Road) | Northern end of KY 32 overlap | |
| Green | 141.140 | 227.143 |  KY 504 | Eastern terminus of KY 504 | |
| 141.733 | 228.097 |  KY 706 | Northern terminus of KY 706 | ||
| 142.114 | 228.710 |  KY 885 (Bear Flats Road) | Southern terminus of KY 885 | ||
| 145.003 | 233.360 |  KY 409 (Bruin Road) | Southern terminus of KY 409 | ||
| 146.733 | 236.144 |  KY 3353 (Horton Flats Road) | Northern terminus of KY 3353 | ||
| Carter | 148.605 | 239.157 |  KY 986 | Eastern terminus of KY 986 | |
| 150.163 | 241.664 |  KY 3295 (Rattlesnake Ridge) | Northern terminus of KY 3295 | ||
| 151.970 | 244.572 |  KY 1496 | Western terminus of KY 1496 | ||
| 153.094 | 246.381 |  KY 1444 | Western terminus of KY 1444 | ||
| 153.209 | 246.566 |  KY 1661 | Southern terminus of KY 1661 | ||
| 156.338 | 251.602 | KY 1661 | Northern terminus of KY 1661 | ||
| Grayson | 156.779 | 252.311 |  KY 773 | Northern terminus of KY 773 | |
| 158.046 | 254.350 | US 60 / KY 1 | Southern end of KY 1 overlap | ||
| 160.204 | 257.823 | KY 1 | Northern end of KY 1 overlap | ||
| Lindsey Chapel | 161.341 | 259.653 |  KY 1959 | Northern terminus of KY 1959 | |
| 165.987 | 267.130 |  KY 9 | Southern end of KY 9 overlap | ||
| 166.999 | 268.759 | KY 9 | Northern end of KY 9 overlap | ||
| 171.466 | 275.948 |  KY 2 | Southern end of KY 2 overlap | ||
| Greenup | 182.202 | 293.226 | KY 2 | Northern end of KY 2 overlap | |
| 187.765 | 302.178 |  KY 2070 (Big White Oak Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 2070 | ||
| 189.471 | 304.924 |  KY 827 (Coal Bridge Road) | Southern terminus of KY 827 | ||
| 192.863 | 310.383 |  KY 10 (AA Highway) | |||
| 197.842 | 318.396 |  KY 3308 | Eastern terminus of KY 3308 | ||
| Sunshine | 201.044 | 323.549 |  KY 784 | Eastern terminus of KY 784 | |
| South Shore | 201.944 | 324.997 |  KY 2540 | Eastern terminus of KY 2540 | |
| 202.254 | 325.496 |  US 23 | |||
| 202.559 | 325.987 | East First Avenue | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 2, 2013.