U.S. Route 127 | ||||
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US 127 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 207.680 mi[1] (334.229 km) | |||
Existed | November 11, 1926[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Kentucky | |||
Counties | Clinton, Russell, Casey, Lincoln, Boyle, Mercer, Anderson, Franklin, Owen, Gallatin, Boone, Kenton | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 127 (US 127) in Kentucky runs 207.7 miles (334.3 km) from the Tennessee state line in rural Clinton County to the Ohio state line in Cincinnati. The southern portion of the route is mostly rural, winding through various small towns along the way. It later runs through the state capital of Frankfort before continuing north, eventually passing through several Cincinnati suburbs in Northern Kentucky, joining US 42 near Warsaw and US 25 in Florence before crossing the Ohio River via the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge.
Route description
US 127 enters the state at Static on the state line separating Pickett County, Tennessee, from Clinton County, Kentucky, where it intersects Tennessee State Route 111 (SR 111, formerly SR 42) and Kentucky Route 1076 (KY 1076). It passes through Albany with a business route and bypass. After that it briefly runs concurrently westward with KY 90 for 0.59 miles (0.95 km), then heads generally northward and crosses into Russell County, where it goes onto Wolf Creek Dam, which impounds Lake Cumberland, and passes State Resort Park. It passes through Jamestown with a business route and bypass, and then through Russell Springs, where it has a junction with the Cumberland Parkway. The highway then traverses Casey, western Lincoln, and Boyle Counties, including the communities of Liberty, Hustonville, and Danville, respectively. After Danville, where it has a bypass with US 150, it goes north to Harrodsburg (Mercer County), Lawrenceburg (Anderson County), both with bypasses and business routes, and then Franklin County, the home of the state capital city of Frankfort.[4]
After the capital, US 127 then passes through Owen and Gallatin counties, including the city of Owenton. After its junction with Interstate 71 (I-71), US 127 joins US 42 east of Warsaw. The highway then travels into Boone County, where it has a junction with I-75/I-71 before entering the city of Florence, and then enters Kenton County, and goes through the cities of Erlanger and then Covington before it (during its concurrency with US 25) leaves the state by crossing the Ohio River into downtown Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.[4]
History
In 1958, US 127's southern terminus was relocated from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The highway's extension into Kentucky and Tennessee resulted in the decommissioning of the following roadways:
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Clinton–Pickett county line | Static | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Tennessee |
![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1076 | ||||
![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 111 | ||||
Clinton | | 1.640 | 2.639 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 3066 |
| 2.198 | 3.537 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 969 | |
| 3.008 | 4.841 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; southern terminus of US 127 Bus. | |
| 4.924 | 7.924 | ![]() | ||
| 6.190 | 9.962 | ![]() | ||
| 6.952 | 11.188 | ![]() ![]() | Access to Clinton County Hospital | |
| 9.313 | 14.988 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 127 Bus. | |
| 10.112 | 16.274 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 558 | |
Snow | 10.758 | 17.313 | ![]() | ||
| 11.049 | 17.782 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southend end of KY 90 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 754 | |
| 11.636 | 18.726 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northend end of KY 90 concurrency | |
| 12.292 | 19.782 | ![]() | ||
Ida | 12.999 | 20.920 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1590 | |
| 14.420 | 23.207 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 734 | |
Desda | 18.590 | 29.918 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 3063 | |
Russell | Manntown | 22.509 | 36.225 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1730 |
Freedom | 29.678 | 47.762 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 55 | |
Swellton | 30.654 | 49.333 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2284 | |
| 33.159 | 53.364 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 127 Bus. | |
| 34.162 | 54.978 | ![]() | ||
| 34.945 | 56.239 | ![]() | ||
Jamestown | 35.738 | 57.515 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 127 Bus. | |
Russell Springs | 38.204 | 61.483 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 3280 | |
38.507 | 61.971 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 430 | ||
39.307– 39.607 | 63.258– 63.741 | ![]() | Exit 62 on Cumberland Parkway | ||
39.740 | 63.955 | ![]() | |||
40.488 | 65.159 | ![]() | |||
40.631 | 65.389 | ![]() ![]() | |||
| 42.081 | 67.723 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1545 | |
Webbs Cross Roads | 43.736 | 70.386 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 76 concurrency | |
| 44.721 | 71.971 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 76 concurrency | |
Casey | Dunnville | 50.979 | 82.043 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 2310 |
51.417 | 82.748 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 1640 concurrency | ||
51.438 | 82.781 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 1640 concurrency | ||
| 54.065 | 87.009 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 910 | |
Liberty | 60.062 | 96.660 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 70 concurrency | |
61.220 | 98.524 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2313 | ||
61.643 | 99.205 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 70 Bus.; northern end of KY 70 concurrency | ||
62.539 | 100.647 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2314 | ||
65.825 | 105.935 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 817 | ||
| 66.745 | 107.416 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 1552 concurrency | |
| 67.902 | 109.278 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 1552 concurrency | |
| 70.615 | 113.644 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 906 | |
Lincoln | Hustonville | 74.981 | 120.670 | ![]() | |
75.619 | 121.697 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 2141 | ||
Milledgeville | 78.453 | 126.258 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1194 | |
| 79.764 | 128.368 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2141 | |
Boyle | Junction City | 83.083 | 133.709 | ![]() ![]() | Access to Stuart Powell Field |
Danville | 85.642 | 137.827 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 127 Byp. | |
87.602 | 140.982 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | KY 33 to the north; southern end of US 150/KY 34/KY 52 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 33 | ||
87.998 | 141.619 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 150/KY 34/KY 52 concurrencp | ||
90.283 | 145.296 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 127 Byp. | ||
90.413 | 145.506 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 2168 | ||
90.704 | 145.974 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1915 | ||
| 92.463 | 148.805 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1896 | |
Mercer | Harrodsburg | 95.072 | 153.004 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 127 Byp. |
95.245 | 153.282 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 598 | ||
96.921 | 155.979 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 68/KY 152 concurrency<--; access to X Hospital--> | ||
97.170 | 156.380 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 68 and KY 152 concurrency | ||
97.329 | 156.636 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 2329 | ||
97.661 | 157.170 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 1989 concurrency | ||
97.832 | 157.445 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 1989 concurrency | ||
98.849 | 159.082 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 127 Byp.; eastern terminus of KY 390 | ||
McAfee | 103.236 | 166.142 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1160 | |
| 104.248 | 167.771 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 1988 concurrency | |
| 106.619 | 171.587 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 1988 concurrency | |
Salvisa | 107.899 | 173.647 | ![]() | ||
| 109.918 | 176.896 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1987 | |
Anderson | | 111.660 | 179.699 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 513 concurrency |
| 111.757– 111.989 | 179.855– 180.229 | ![]() | Exit 59 on Bluegrass Parkway | |
| 112.324 | 180.768 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 513 concurrency | |
| 112.453 | 180.976 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 127 Byp. | |
Lawrenceburg | 115.458 | 185.812 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 3359 | |
116.093 | 186.834 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end US 62 concurrency | ||
116.629 | 187.696 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US 62 concurrency; eastern terminus of KY 44/US 62 truck route | ||
118.263 | 190.326 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 326 | ||
| 119.351 | 192.077 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 127 Byp.; eastern terminus of KY 151 | |
| 121.502 | 195.539 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 512 | |
Franklin | Farmdale | 122.361 | 196.921 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 2820 |
Evergreen | 123.798 | 199.234 | ![]() | ||
| 125.824– 126.182 | 202.494– 203.070 | ![]() | Exit 53 on I-64 | |
Frankfort | 127.768 | 205.623 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 676 | |
128.676 | 207.084 | ![]() | |||
128.821 | 207.317 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1005 | ||
130.116 | 209.401 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 421 concurrency | ||
130.524 | 210.058 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 420 | ||
132.319 | 212.947 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; end of US 421 concurrency | ||
133.254 | 214.452 | ![]() ![]() | |||
| 134.134 | 215.868 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 898 concurrency | |
| 136.599 | 219.835 | ![]() ![]() | End of KY 898 concurrency | |
| 137.334 | 221.018 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1262 | |
| 140.348 | 225.868 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2919 | |
Owen | | 145.602 | 234.324 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 368 |
| 146.217 | 235.313 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 607 | |
| 148.265 | 238.609 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 3523 | |
| 148.763 | 239.411 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 355 | |
| 150.851 | 242.771 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 845 | |
Owenton | 156.806 | 252.355 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 22/KY 227 concurrency | |
157.298 | 253.147 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1287 | ||
157.370 | 253.262 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 22 concurrency | ||
158.024 | 254.315 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 2354 | ||
158.276 | 254.721 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3095 | ||
159.337 | 256.428 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 227 concurrency | ||
Long Ridge | 161.075 | 259.225 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 845 | |
161.392 | 259.735 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 36 concurrency | ||
| 164.200 | 264.254 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 36 concurrency | |
| 165.231 | 265.914 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3102 | |
Sparta | 165.933 | 267.043 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 35 | |
| 167.545 | 269.638 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1316 | |
Gallatin | Glencoe | 172.033 | 276.860 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 467 concurrency |
172.100 | 276.968 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 467 concurrency | ||
172.523 | 277.649 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 16 | ||
173.070 | 278.529 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 455 concurrency | ||
173.153 | 278.663 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 455 concurrency | ||
174.036– 174.170 | 280.084– 280.299 | ![]() | Exit 62 on I-71 | ||
| 175.879 | 283.050 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3002 | |
| 177.499 | 285.657 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 42 concurrency | |
| 178.671 | 287.543 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1992 | |
| 180.794 | 290.960 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 562 | |
Boone | | 182.936 | 294.407 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 2850 |
| 184.806 | 297.416 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 14 | |
Beaverlick | 187.716 | 302.100 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 338 concurrency; 338 to the west, 1292 to the east | |
| 188.264 | 302.982 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 338 concurrency | |
Union | 191.419 | 308.059 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 3060 | |
192.222 | 309.351 | ![]() | |||
Florence | 195.099 | 313.981 | ![]() | ||
195.455 | 314.554 | ![]() | Hopeful Church Road to the west, Weaver Road to the east | ||
195.980 | 315.399 | Mall Road – Florence Mall | Former KY 3157 | ||
196.501– 196.852 | 316.238– 316.803 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 180 on I-71/I-75 | ||
196.975 | 317.001 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1829 | ||
197.878 | 318.454 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of concurrency with US 25 | ||
198.279 | 319.099 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1017 | ||
Kenton | Erlanger | 199.780 | 321.515 | ![]() | |
Crestview Hills | 201.243– 201.458 | 323.869– 324.215 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 83 on I-275 | |
Lakeside Park | 201.910 | 324.943 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 1303 | |
202.371 | 325.685 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 371 concurrency | ||
202.455 | 325.820 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 371 concurrency | ||
Fort Mitchell | 203.506– 203.635 | 327.511– 327.719 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 188 on I-75 | |
Fort Wright | 204.544 | 329.182 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of KY 1072 concurrency | |
204.699 | 329.431 | ![]() ![]() | Northern end of KY 1072 concurrency | ||
Covington | 206.412– 206.460 | 332.188– 332.265 | ![]() ![]() | Exit 191 on I-75 | |
207.072 | 333.250 | 5th Street (KY 8 east) | One-way street | ||
207.154 | 333.382 | 4th Street (KY 8 west) | One-way street | ||
Ohio River | 207.500– 207.572 | 333.939– 334.055 | ![]() ![]() | Clay Wade Bailey Bridge; northern end of US 25 concurrency; northern terminus of US 25 at state line | |
207.572 | 334.055 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Ohio | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business and bypass routes
References
- 1 2 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). 1:150,000. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. pp. 23–3, 26, 36–7, 51, 67, 84. ISBN 9780899333403. OCLC 744625634.
- ↑ Kentucky Department of Highways (1948). Owen County Road Map (Map). 1:125,000. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved June 26, 2012 – via University of Kentucky map archives.
- ↑ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways.
- ↑ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1962). Official Kentucky Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways.
- ↑ Sanderson, Dale (November 14, 2009). "End of US Highway 127". US Ends.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012.