Kentucky Route 87

Kentucky Route 87
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length:	28.141 mi[1] (45.289 km)
Section 1
Length:	21.954 mi (35.332 km)
North end:	US 31E in Lucas
Major junctions:	KY 100 at Fountain Run
South end:	Akersville Road at the Kentucky-Tennessee state line
Section 2
Length:	6.187 mi (9.957 km)
North end:	SR 261 at the Kentucky-Tennessee state line
South end:	KY 63 / KY 100 in Gamaliel
Location
Counties:	Barren, Allen, Monroe
Highway system
Highways in Kentucky Interstates US State Parkways ← KY 86 KY 88 →

Kentucky Route 87 (KY 87) is a rural secondary state highway that traverses three counties in south-central Kentucky. It has two disconnected sections, one that goes from the Barren River Lake State Park to the Tennessee state line via Fountain Run, and the other near Gamaliel.

Route description

Section 1

KY 87 starts at a junction with U.S. Route 31E (US 31) opposite the entrance of the Barren River Lake State Park near the Barren County community of Lucas. The highway traverses the two communities of Austin and Tracy and has intersections with KY 921 in Tracy. It enters Monroe County and intersects KY 100, a Kentucky Scenic Byway, at Fountain Run.

After Fountain Run, KY 87 continues south, and runs right on Monroe County's western boundary with Allen County, Kentucky before this county line reaches the Tennessee state line. The connection into Macon County, Tennessee, is a local-maintenance road. This section from Lucas to the state line is 21.954 miles (35.332 km) long.

Section 2

Tennessee State Route 261 (SR 261) crosses the state line and becomes the second segment of KY 87 southwest of Gamaliel. KY 87 is known as Bugtussle Road, and KY 87 officially ends at an intersection with KY 63 at Gamaliel just south of KY 63’s junction with KY 100. This second segment of highway runs for 6.187 miles (9.957 km).^[2]

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