Kentucky Route 7
Kentucky Route 7 (KY 7) is a 203.073-mile-long (326.814 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
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Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 203.073 mi[1] (326.814 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
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North end | East First Avenue in South Shore | |||
Location | ||||
Counties | Perry, Letcher, Knott, Floyd, Magoffin, Morgan, Elliott, Carter, Greenup | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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 | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Perry | Jeff | 0.000 | 0.000 | Southern terminus | |
0.397 | 0.639 | Road connecting KY 15 with northbound KY 7 | |||
Viper | 2.534 | 4.078 | Northern terminus of KY 1165 | ||
Fusionia | 7.425 | 11.949 | Western terminus of KY 2447 | ||
| 9.999 | 16.092 | Southern terminus of KY 1165 | ||
| 11.438 | 18.408 | Eastern terminus of KY 669 | ||
Letcher | Ulvah | 14.705 | 23.665 | Northern terminus of KY 1103 | |
Blackey | 18.850 | 30.336 | Southern terminus of KY 3408 | ||
19.467 | 31.329 | Western terminus of KY 588 | |||
Letcher | 20.649 | 33.231 | Northern terminus of KY 2036 | ||
Isom | 27.067 | 43.560 | South end of KY 15/KY 160 overalp | ||
27.727 | 44.622 | North end of KY 15/KY 160 overlap | |||
| 32.254 | 51.908 | Northern terminus of KY 931 | ||
Colson | 33.101 | 53.271 | Eastern terminus of KY 1410 | ||
Deane | 38.795 | 62.435 | Northern terminus of KY 317 | ||
Knott | Hall | 43.624 | 70.206 | Southern terminus of KY 1498 | |
Kite | 46.593 | 74.984 | Eastern terminus of KY 582 | ||
| 52.720 | 84.845 | Western terminus of KY 1091 | ||
| 57.183 | 92.027 | Northern terminus of KY 899 | ||
Floyd | Wayland | 59.916 | 96.425 | Southern terminus of KY 1086 | |
Lackey | 62.606 | 100.755 | South end of KY 550 overlap | ||
Garrett | 63.197 | 101.706 | South end of KY 777 overlap | ||
63.466 | 102.139 | North end of KY 777 overlap | |||
63.654 | 102.441 | ||||
| 65.163 | 104.870 | North end of KY 550 overlap | ||
| 67.983 | 109.408 | Northern terminus of KY 2029 | ||
Magoffin | | 72.537 | 116.737 | Northern terminus of KY 3336 | |
| 78.231 | 125.901 | Western terminus of KY 404 | ||
| 79.314 | 127.644 | Eastern terminus of KY 542 | ||
| 83.327 | 134.102 | Western terminus of KY 1734 | ||
| 85.402 | 137.441 | Southern terminus of KY 1766 | ||
Swampton | 86.310 | 138.902 | Northern terminus of KY 1471 | ||
Royalton | 88.331 | 142.155 | South end of KY 867 overlap | ||
Sublett | 89.063 | 143.333 | North end of KY 867 overlap | ||
| 93.730 | 150.844 | Northern terminus of KY 1090 | ||
Salyersville | 93.943– 94.038 | 151.187– 151.339 | Interchange; Mountain Parkway exit 75 | ||
95.110 | 153.065 | South end of US 460 concurrency | |||
95.413 | 153.552 | Western terminus of KY 40 | |||
| 96.716 | 155.649 | Eastern terminus of KY 30 | ||
| 97.631 | 157.122 | Southern terminus of KY 2019 | ||
| 102.036 | 164.211 | Eastern terminus of KY 134 | ||
Edna | 102.872 | 165.556 | South end of KY 1081 overlap | ||
Wonnie | 104.666 | 168.444 | North end of KY 1081 overlap | ||
Morgan | | 107.728 | 173.371 | Western terminus of KY 1081 | |
| 108.939 | 175.320 | Northern terminus of KY 1000 | ||
| 111.580 | 179.571 | Northern terminus of KY 364 | ||
West Liberty | 118.562 | 190.807 | Western terminus of KY 172 | ||
118.682 | 191.000 | ||||
118.951 | 191.433 | ||||
119.481 | 192.286 | ||||
119.543 | 192.386 | North end of US 460 concurrency | |||
| 121.033 | 194.784 | Southern terminus of KY 519 | ||
Pomp | 122.066 | 196.446 | Western terminus of KY 1161 | ||
Wrigley | 126.253 | 203.185 | |||
Elliott | | 131.612 | 211.809 | Southern terminus of KY 173 | |
Little Sandy | 132.609 | 213.413 | Northern terminus of KY 702 | ||
Faye | 133.715 | 215.193 | South end of KY 650 overlap | ||
134.174 | 215.932 | North end of KY 650 overlap | |||
Sandy Hook | 136.530 | 219.724 | Eastern terminus of KY 556 | ||
136.660 | 219.933 | South end of KY 32 overlap | |||
136.901 | 220.321 | ||||
136.982 | 220.451 | ||||
138.210 | 222.427 | Eastern terminus of KY 557 | |||
Newfoundland | 140.396 | 225.945 | North end of KY 32 overlap | ||
Green | 141.923 | 228.403 | Eastern terminus of KY 504; prison directly to the east | ||
| 142.308– 142.466 | 229.023– 229.277 | Bridge over the Little Sandy River | ||
| 142.519 | 229.362 | Northern terminus of KY 706 | ||
| 142.900 | 229.975 | Southern terminus of KY 885 | ||
| 145.789 | 234.625 | Northern terminus of KY 409 | ||
| 147.519 | 237.409 | Northern terminus of KY 3353 | ||
Carter | | 148.509 | 239.002 | Grayson Lake State Park | |
| 149.391 | 240.422 | Eastern terminus of KY 986 | ||
| 150.949 | 242.929 | Eastern terminus of KY 3295 | ||
| 152.756 | 245.837 | Western terminus of KY 1496 | ||
| 153.880 | 247.646 | Southern terminus of KY 1444 | ||
| 153.995 | 247.831 | Southern terminus of KY 1661 | ||
| 157.124 | 252.867 | Northern terminus of KY 1661 | ||
Grayson | 157.656 | 253.723 | Western terminus of KY 773 | ||
158.832 | 255.615 | South end of KY 1 concurrency; US 60 both ways, KY 1 to the east | |||
159.345 | 256.441 | Academic Parkway – Kentucky Christian University | |||
160.358– 160.526 | 258.071– 258.342 | Interchange; I-64 exit 172 | |||
160.624 | 258.499 | Eastern terminus of KY 1947 | |||
| 160.887 | 258.923 | Southern terminus of the AA Highway/KY 9 | ||
Pactolus | 161.682 | 260.202 | North end of KY 1 concurrency | ||
| 162.127 | 260.918 | Northern terminus of KY 1959 | ||
| 166.605 | 268.125 | South end of KY 9/AA Highway concurrency | ||
| 167.617 | 269.753 | North end of KY 9/AA Highway concurrency | ||
Gesling | 172.252 | 277.213 | South end of KY 2 concurrency | ||
| 175.503 | 282.445 | |||
| 175.932 | 283.135 | Eastern terminus of KY 1773 | ||
Greenup | Kehoe | 176.973 | 284.810 | ||
| 182.988 | 294.491 | North end of KY 2 concurrency | ||
| 188.551 | 303.443 | Eastern terminus of KY 2070 | ||
Lynn | 190.257 | 306.189 | Western terminus of KY 827 | ||
| 193.649 | 311.648 | |||
| 198.628 | 319.661 | Eastern terminus of KY 3308 | ||
Sunshine | 201.830 | 324.814 | Northern terminus of KY 784 | ||
South Shore | 202.730 | 326.262 | Eastern terminus of KY 2540 | ||
203.040 | 326.761 | ||||
203.073 | 326.814 | 5th Avenue / South Shore Drive | Northern terminus of KY 7; road continues north as Main Street for approximately 0.3 miles before ending | ||
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 April 3, 2017.