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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 27.

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U.S. Route 27

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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

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.

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 Pulaski–Lincoln 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
McCreary​0.0000.000
 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
Pulaski​27.38644.073
 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
Lincoln​54.16987.177
 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
Jessamine​95.163153.150
 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
Pendleton​159.869257.284
 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
Campbell​180.832291.021
 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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