Kentucky Route 185
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 33.509 mi[1] (53.928 km) | |||
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| South end: |
  US 68/KY 80 in Bowling Green | |||
 KY 70 at Roundhill | ||||
| North end: |
  US 62/KY 79 in Caneyville | |||
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| Counties: | Butler, Edmonson, Grayson, Warren | |||
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Kentucky Route 185 is a north–south state highway traversing four counties in south-central Kentucky.
Route description
Route 185 begins at a junction with the cojoined US 68/KY 80 just north of downtown Bowling Green.
It continues on past the community of Richardsville before passing into eastern Butler County.
KY 185 bridges the Green River before passing into Butler County. Just before entering the northwestern side of Edmonson County, KY 185 junctions with KY 70, in the community of Roundhill.
After this junction, KY 185 continues north until it passes into Grayson County. The route traverses the Western Kentucky Parkway via an overpass, shortly before reaching its northern terminus in the city of Caneyville at a junction with US 62 and KY 79.
History
KY 185’s run within Warren County was originally Kentucky Route 67 from the 1930s until the discontinuation of the Bear Creek Ferry around 1967/68. Ky 185’s original south end was at Glenmore. The original KY 67 ran KY 185’s present routing in Warren County, goes northeast to meet the ferry and enters Edmonson County near Segal and ended at Windyville, Kentucky at a junction with KY 70. The ferry provided a more direct route from Bowling Green to western Edmonson County. After the de-commission of the ferry, KY 185 was extended to its current routing. [2] [3] [4] The current Kentucky Route 67 is now designated to follow the Industrial Parkway in Boyd and Greenup Counties in northeastern Kentucky just west of Ashland.
From 1967/68 until around 2010, KY 185’s southern terminus was at US 68’s junction with Kentucky Route 234 near the L&N Depot in Bowling Green. KY 185 ends at its current south terminus when US 68/KY 80 was rerouted onto the Vietnam Veterans Blvd (originally KY 880), and the other US 68 alignment was re-designated as US Route 68 Business.
Major Intersections
KY 185 has intersections with these routes:
- US Route 68/Kentucky Route 80 (Veterans Memorial Hwy.) in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
- Kentucky Route 526 in northern Warren County
- Kentucky Route 263 (Richardsville Road) near Richardsville
- Kentucky Route 1749 near Glenmore, Warren county
- Kentucky Route 70 at Roundhill, Butler County, Kentucky
- Kentucky Route 238 (Sunfish School Road) at Big Reedy, Edmonson County
- Kentucky Route 411 near Ready, Grayson County.
- Kentucky Route 79 and US Route 62 in Caneyville, Grayson County.
The only time KY 185 gets co-signed with any other route is the brief multiplex with Kentucky Route 238 for 0.2 miles near Big Reedy (northwest Edmonson County).
Points of interest along route
- Shanty Hollow Lake near Anna (Ky. Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife)
- The Corner Market at Roundhill