U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky

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U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in Kentucky runs 201.120 miles (323.671 km) from the Tennessee border to the Ohio border at Cincinnati. It crosses into the state in the Lake Cumberland area, passing near or through many small towns, including Somerset, Stanford, and Nicholasville. The road then passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including past the University of Kentucky (UK) and Transylvania University. North of Lexington, it passes through Cynthiana and Falmouth before entering Campbell County and passing through many Northern Kentucky suburbs before ending at the Ohio state line on the Taylor–Southgate Bridge in Cincinnati.

U.S. Route 27 marker
U.S. Route 27
Map
US 27 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length201.120 mi[1] (323.671 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end US 27 at Tennessee state line near Strunk
Major intersections
North end US 27 at Ohio state line in Covington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesMcCreary, Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, Pendleton, Campbell
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 26 KY 28

Route description

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US 27 crosses into Kentucky entering the Daniel Boone National Forest in the Strunk community, just south of Pine Knot. Heading north, US 27 turns into a four-lane highway in Burnside. US 27 is the main highway running through Somerset. The route continues as a four-lane highway almost to the PulaskiLincoln county line and again has four lanes through Stanford. It veers northeast to Lancaster then northwest to the site of Camp Dick Robinson at Kentucky Route 34, becoming four lanes. Entering Jessamine County, the road crosses the Kentucky River. It westerly bypasses the central business district of Nicholasville. Once in Fayette County, US 27 turns into a six-lane highway passing many shopping destinations in Lexington. Passing The Summit at Fritz Farm, Fayette Mall, and Lexington Green, Nicholasville Road is one of the busiest roads in Lexington. The road becomes South Limestone Street upon reaching Cooper Drive. At UK's Albert B. Chandler Hospital, it turns west on four-lane Virginia Avenue, then joins US 68 (Broadway) for its northeasterly journey through Lexington's central business district and the horse-farm country of Fayette and Bourbon counties. The conjoined routes separate on the north side of Paris, where US 27 splits from the town bypass and heads north to Cynthiana, Falmouth, and Newport. It then crosses the Ohio River into Cincinnati.

History

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Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
McCreary0.0000.000 
 
US 27 south
Continuation into Tennessee
Strunk1.8683.006 
 
KY 1470 west (Ross Road)
Southern end of KY 1470 overlap
Silerville2.3153.726 
 
KY 1470 east (Marsh Creek Road)
Northern end of KY 1470 overlap
Pine Knot4.2886.901 
 
 
 
KY 92 east to I-75
Southern end of KY 92 overlap
4.6087.416 
 
 
 
KY 2792 east / KY 1651 north
Western terminus of KY 2792; southern terminus of KY 1651
6.99111.251 
 
KY 1567 south (Appletree Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1567
Stearns7.75912.487 
 
KY 92 west
Northern end of KY 92 overlap
Whitley City9.09314.634  KY 478 (Williamsburg Street)
Marshes Siding10.79417.371  KY 700
12.29919.793 
 
KY 1651 south
Northern terminus of KY 1651
15.05124.222 
 
KY 1045 east (Beulah Heights Road)
Western terminus of KY 1045
16.87727.161  KY 927 (The Day Ridge Road)
Parkers Lake17.38027.970 
 
 
 
KY 90 east (Cumberland Falls Road) to I-75
Southern end of KY 90 overlap
Greenwood20.06832.296  KY 2282
Pulaski27.38644.073 
 
KY 751 south (Keno Road)
Northern terminus of KY 751
28.16945.334 
 
KY 804 west (Garland Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 804
Burnside30.38848.905 
 
KY 2295 north (West Lakeshore Drive)
Southern terminus of western branch of KY 2295
30.65749.338 
 
KY 2295 north (East Lakeshore Drive)
Southern terminus of eastern branch of KY 2295
31.01749.917 
 
KY 2294 north (East French Street/West French Street)
31.40650.543 
 
 
 
KY 2295 Conn. (KY 2295C) to KY 2295
Connector road to KY 2295
31.453–
31.719
50.619–
51.047
Bridge over the Cumberland River
31.97451.457 
 
 
 
KY 1247 east / KY 90 west – Monticello, Woodson Bend Resort
Interchange; Northern end of KY 90 overlap
33.53453.968 
 
KY 2301 west
Eastern terminus of KY 2301
34.44755.437  KY 914 (Southeastern Bypass)
Somerset34.61255.703 
 
KY 1642 west (Slate Branch Road)
Southern end of KY 1642 overlap
35.11456.511 
 
KY 1642 east (Parkers Mill Road)
Northern end of KY 1642 overlap
35.97957.903 
 
  KY 2292 north (Monticello Street) – Bourbon, Lake Cumberland Regional Airport
Southern terminus of KY 2292
36.57858.867 
 
KY 2297 east (UK Drive)
Western terminus of KY 2297
37.47660.312 
 
 
 
 
KY 2299 Conn. east to KY 2299
Connector road to KY 2299
37.58760.490 
 
KY 2299 south
Northern terminus of KY 2299; only accessible from US 27 north
37.71260.692  KY 1577 (Oak Hill Road)
38.40761.810 
 
  KY 2298 south (Langdon Street) – Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Northern terminus of KY 2298
39.03462.819 
 
KY 80 Bus. (Ogden Street/Bobtown Road) – Russell Springs, Pulaski County Park, Mill Springs Battlefield NHL
KY 80 Bus. only signed eastbound for northbound traffic; no left turn from south US 27 to east KY 80 Bus.
39.10662.935   
 
 
 
KY 80 / Hal Rogers Parkway to I-75 / Cumberland Parkway
Western terminus of Hal Rogers Parkway
39.74963.970 
 
 
 
KY 2227 north (Old US Highway 27) / KY 3091 north (Clifty Road) – North 27 Antique Mall
Southern terminus of KY 2227; southern terminus of KY 3091
41.58366.921 
 
Cumberland Parkway west – Bowling Green
Exit 88 from Cumberland Parkway; eastern terminus of Cumberland Parkway
41.75467.197 
 
KY 1674 south
Northern terminus of KY 1674
Norwood43.13569.419  KY 1247
Science Hill44.89472.250  KY 635 (Main Street)
48.06277.348  KY 452
48.80278.539  KY 1247
50.29180.936  KY 1247
Eubank52.07983.813  KY 70 – Eubank
Lincoln54.16987.177 
 
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
54.33187.437 
 
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
54.53887.770 
 
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
54.77988.158 
 
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
55.75289.724 
 
 
 
 
 
KY 328 east / KY 3276 west (Old Waynesburg Road) to KY 1247
Southern end of KY 328 overlap
55.93090.011 
 
KY 1247 south
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
56.24890.522 
 
 
 
KY 328 west / KY 1247 north – Waynesburg
Northern end of KY 328 and KY 1247 overlaps
58.77194.583  KY 1781 (Greenbriar Road)
60.34197.109 
 
KY 501 west (King's Mountain Road)
61.16698.437  KY 1247 (Old Somerset Road)
61.93999.681 
 
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
62.00299.783 
 
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
63.962102.937 
 
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
64.290103.465 
 
KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
64.907104.458 
 
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
64.941104.512 
 
 
 
KY 643 east / KY 1247 north
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
65.299105.089 
 
KY 3249 west (Skyline Drive)
Eastern terminus of KY 3249
68.689110.544 
 
KY 698 south (Mason Gap Road)
Northern terminus of KY 698
68.816110.749 
 
KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road North)
Southern end of KY 1247 overlap
Stanford69.512111.869 
 
KY 1247 north (Somerset Street)
Northern end of KY 1247 overlap
70.354113.224  KY 78 (Main Street) – Hustonville, Stanford Business District
70.848114.019 
 
KY 1247 south (Somerset Street)
Northern terminus of KY 1247
71.113114.445  
 
US 150 to US 127
71.276114.708 
 
  KY 590 north
GarrardLancaster77.308124.415 
 
KY 39 south (Industrial Road)
Southern end of KY 39 overlap
78.136125.748  
 
KY 52 to I-75 – Richmond, Danville
78.165125.794Public Square
78.233125.904 
 
KY 39 north (East Maple Avenue)
79.448127.859 
 
KY 1355 west (Sugar Creek Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 1355
Davistown85.480137.567  KY 34 (Chenault Bridge Road)
Bryantsville86.765139.635 
 
KY 753 north (Sutton Lane)
Southern terminus of KY 753
86.993140.002 
 
KY 1355 east (Mt. Hebron Road)
Western terminus of KY 1355
88.928143.116 
 
KY 152 west
Eastern terminus of KY 152
90.509145.660 
 
KY 1845 north (Rogers Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1845
Kentucky River91.659–
91.866
147.511–
147.844
Bridge over the Kentucky River
Jessamine95.163153.150 
 
KY 1268 south (Sugar Creek Pike)
Southern end of KY 1268 overlap
95.620153.885 
 
KY 1268 north (Bethel Road)
Northern end of KY 1268 overlap
Nicholasville97.113156.288 
 
KY 3374 east (Hoover Pike)
Western terminus of KY 3374
97.353156.674 
 
 
 
KY 2827 east to KY 29
97.805157.402 
 
 
US 27 Bus. north (South Main Street)
Southern end of Nicholasville US 27 Bus.
99.847160.688  
 
KY 29 to US 68 – Wilmore, Nicholasville
Interchange
101.554163.435   KY 169 (Keene Road)St. Joseph Jessamine Hospital just south of intersection
102.621165.152 
 
 
US 27 Bus. south – Nicholasville
Northern terminus of Nicholasville US 27 Bus.
104.602168.341 
 
KY 3375 west (Catnip Hill Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3375
106.239170.975 
 
KY 1980 east (Ash Grove Pike)
Southern end of KY 1980 overlap
106.601171.558 
 
KY 1980 west (Brannon Road)
Northern end of KY 1980 overlap
FayetteLexington107.117172.388Man o' War Boulevard
109.395–
109.589
176.054–
176.366
  KY 4 (New Circle Road)Exit 19 from KY 4
112.725181.413 
 
US 68 west (South Broadway Street)
Southern end of US 68 overlap
113.279182.305  KY 922 (Oliver Lewis Way)Southern end of US 68 overlap
113.749183.061 
 
 
 
 
 
US 25 south / US 60 east / US 421 south (West Vine Street)
One-way east
113.810183.159 
 
 
 
 
 
US 25 north / US 60 west / US 421 north (West Main Street) – Mary Todd Lincoln House
One-way west
115.761186.299  KY 4 (West New Circle Road)
116.820–
116.951
188.004–
188.214
 
 
 
 
I-75 north / I-64 east – Knoxville, Ashland, Cincinnati, Louisville
Exit 113 off I-75/I-64 and ramp to 75S/64E
119.341192.061 
 
KY 3367 east (Johnston Road)
Western terminus of KY 3367
120.061193.219 
 
KY 1973 west (Iron Works Pike)
Southern end of KY 1973 overlap
121.574195.654 
 
KY 1973 east (Muir Station Road)
Northern end of KY 1973 overlap
BourbonHutchison124.201199.882 
 
KY 1939 north (Hutchison Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1939
Paris129.685208.708  KY 1939 (Hume Bedford Pike/Bethlehem Road)
129.845208.965 
 
 
  US 68 Bus. east (Main Street)
Southern terminus of US 68 Bus.
131.393211.457  US 460 (Georgetown Road/West 8th Street) – Georgetown, Paris
131.811212.129 
 
 
 
US 68 east (Martin Luther King Boulevard) / US 27 north (Cynthiana Road) – Maysville, Cynthiana
Northern end of US 68 overlap
Ewalt Crossroads135.664218.330 
 
KY 1876 south (Clay Kiser Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1876
137.981222.059 
 
KY 1893 east (Mt. Carmel Road)
Western terminus of KY 1893
HarrisonLair140.845226.668 
 
KY 982 west (Edgewater Pike)
Southern end of KY 982 overlap
141.158227.172 
 
  KY 982 east – Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport
Cynthiana142.649229.571 
 
 
 
 
US 27 Bus. north / US 62 west – Cynthiana, Georgetown
Traffic circle; southern end of US 62 overlap
143.260230.555  KY 32
144.508232.563  KY 356
145.180233.645 
 
 
 
 
US 27 Conn. east to KY 36
Signed as US 27C; short connector road between US 27 and KY 36
146.207235.297 
 
 
 
 
US 27 Bus. south / US 62 east
Northern end of US 27 Bus.; northern end of US 62 overlap
154.851249.209 
 
KY 1032 west – Berry
Eastern terminus of KY 1032
156.281251.510 
 
KY 1284 east (Sunrise-Richland Road) – Sunrise
Western terminus of KY 1284
157.287253.129 
 
KY 1744 south
Northern terminus of KY 1744
Pendleton159.869257.284 
 
KY 1053 north (Rankin Mill Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1053
164.447264.652 
 
KY 1053 south (Bradford Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1053
Falmouth165.916267.016 
 
KY 22 east (Main Street) – Kincaid Lake State Park, Kincaid Regional Theater
Southern end of KY 22 overlap
167.350269.324 
 
KY 330 west
Eastern terminus of KY 330
169.302272.465 
 
  KY 22 west – Williamstown
Northern end of KY 22 overlap
169.683273.078 
 
KY 1657 west (Lightfoot Fork Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 1657
170.824274.915 
 
KY 17 north – Animal Shelter, Bethel Cemetery and Church
Southern terminus of KY 17
176.167283.513 
 
KY 177 north – Butler
Southern terminus of KY 177
176.463283.990 
 
KY 3162 east
Western terminus of KY 3162
177.310285.353 
 
KY 3149 south
Northern terminus of KY 3149
Campbell180.832291.021 
 
KY 154 east (Peach Grove Road)
Western terminus of KY 154
Grant's Lick181.739292.481 
 
KY 1936 north (Kenton Station Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1936
183.429295.200 
 
KY 824 east (Race Track Road)
Western terminus of KY 824
Claryville185.865299.121 
 
KY 915 north (Camel Crossing)
Southern terminus of KY 915
187.200301.269 
 
KY 536 west (Creektrace Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 536
Alexandria188.403303.205  KY 10 (West Main Street/East Main Street) – Alexandria City Building
188.703303.688 
 
KY 2924 east (Tollgate Road)
Western terminus of KY 2924
190.222306.133 
 
KY 709 north (East Alexandria Pike)
Southern terminus of KY 709
Cold Spring191.977–
192.197
308.957–
309.311
  
 
AA Hwy (KY 9) to I-275 – Maysville, Wilder
Exit 14 from KY 9/AA Hwy.
194.119312.404 
 
 
 
KY 1998 south (Pooles Creek Road) / KY 8 east (Industrial Road)
Northern terminus of KY-1998. Southern end of KY-8 concurrency. Prior to 2018, KY-1998 continued north along Industrial Road.
194.506313.027 
 
KY 2345 north (ML Collins Boulevard)
Southern terminus of KY 2345
194.689313.322 
 
KY 3490 west (Johns Hill Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3490
Highland Heights194.984313.796 
 
KY 2298 west (Louie B Nunn Drive)
Eastern terminus of KY 2298
195.090313.967 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KY 471 north to I-471 north / I-275 – Airport, Newport, Cincinnati, Columbus, OH
Unsigned route connecting US 27 with I-471;
Fort Thomas196.919316.910 
 
KY 1120 west (South Fort Thomas Avenue)
Eastern terminus of KY 1120
197.204317.369 
 
KY 445 south (Grandview Avenue)
Northern terminus of KY 445
197.880–
198.022
318.457–
318.686
  
 
  I-471 to I-275 – Cincinnati, Alexandria
Exit 2 from I-471
198.108318.824 
 
KY 1632 west (Moock Road) – Wilder
Eastern terminus of KY 1632
Newport199.565321.169 
 
  KY 1892 east (Carothers Road)
Western terminus of KY 1892
199.927321.751  KY 1120 (East 10th Street)
200.538322.735 
 
KY 8 Bus. (East 3rd Street)
Former Kentucky Route 8; western terminus of KY 8 business route
200.626322.876  KY 8 (Third Street) – Newport on the LeveeNorthern end of KY 8 overlap
Ohio River200.719–
201.120
323.026–
323.671
Taylor Southgate Bridge
CampbellNewport201.120323.671 
 
US 27 north – Cincinnati
Continuation into Ohio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
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