Kentucky Route 63

Kentucky Route 63 (KY 63) is a north–south state highway that traverses Monroe and Barren counties in south central Kentucky.

Kentucky Route 63
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	35.783 mi[1] (57.587 km)
Major junctions
North end	US 31E Bus. in Glasgow
	KY 1324 at Temple Hill KY 100 / KY 163 in Tompkinsville KY 87 / KY 100 at Gamaliel
South end	SR 56 just south of Gamaliel
Location
Counties	Barren, Monroe
Highway system
Highways in Kentucky Interstate US State Parkways ← US 62 I-64 →

Route description

KY 63 starts at the Tennessee state line at the northern terminus of Tennessee State Route 56. Just north of that point is Gamaliel, where it intersects Bugtussle Road (KY 87 section 2), and begins its concurrency with KY 100. The two routes have intersections with KY 1860, and KY 1366 during the concurrency from Gamaliel to Tompkinsville. The two routes split at their junction with KY 163 in Tompkinsville.

KY 63 turns northwestward to the KY 678 junction at Mount Hermon. After entering Barren County, it meets KY 1324 at Temple Hill. KY 63 continues northwest to Glasgow, traversing the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway via an overpass. The route ends with U.S. 31E Business just south of the Barren County Courthouse. A few KY 63 trailblazer signs are posted in a few locations in that city.

Most of the KY 63 corridor is recognized as a Kentucky Scenic Byway, which signifies that KY 63 provides a scenic drive through most of its course in Monroe and Barren counties. Also, KY 63, along with the first 10 miles (16 km) of KY 90 and parts of KY 70 between Mammoth Cave National Park and Cave City are parts of the "Cordell Hull Scenic Highway".

History

Since 1986, KY 63, along with KY 90 northwest of Glasgow, is the core route of the annual Roller Coaster Yard Sale.[2]

Points of interest along the route

• Barren County Fairgrounds, Temple Hill

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Monroe	​	0.000	0.000	SR 56 south (Gamaliel Road) / Ivan Holcomb Road	Continuation into Tennessee as TN-56
	Gamaliel	1.211	1.949	KY 87 north (West Main Street)	Southern terminus of KY 87
		1.300	2.092	KY 100 west (Fountain Run Road)	South end of KY 100 overlap
	​	6.271	10.092	KY 1860 east (Red Hill-Harlan Crossroads Road) – Harlan Crossroads	Western terminus of KY 1860
	​	8.089	13.018	KY 1366 west (County House Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 1366
	Tompkinsville	9.457	15.220	KY 100 east (East 4th Street) / KY 163 – Tompkinsville-Monroe County Airport	North end of KY 100 overlap; 163 to the north and east; 100 to the east; 63 goes west; hospital and airport to the east
		9.516	15.315	KY 2172 north (Spruce Street)	Southern terminus of KY 2172
		9.625	15.490	KY 2172 (South Jackson Street/North Jackson Street)
	​	10.815	17.405	KY 859 north (Sulphur Lick Road)	Southern terminus of KY 859
	​	13.440	21.630	KY 2452 north (Sand Lick Road)	Southern terminus of KY 2452
	Mud Lick	16.158	26.004	KY 870 south (Mud Lick-Flippin Road)	Northern terminus of KY 870
	Mount Hermon	20.816	33.500	KY 678 west (Stringtown-Flippin Road) – Flippin	South end of KY 678 overlap
		20.836	33.532	KY 678 east (Mount Hermon Road)	North end of KY 678 overlap
Barren	​	21.959	35.340	KY 820 west (Etoile Road) – Etoile	Eastern terminus of KY 820
	​	26.816	43.156	KY 1324 south (Temple Hill Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1324
	Glasgow	35.783	57.587	US 31E Bus. (South Green Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Division of Planning (June 13, 2007). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
2. Roller Coaster Yard Sale Brochure

External links

• KY 63 at Kentucky Roads