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U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 23.

U.S. Route 23 (US 23) is a 157.765-mile-long (253.898 km) United States Numbered Highway in the state of Kentucky. It travels from the Virginia state line near Jenkins to the Ohio state line west of South Shore via Jenkins, Pikeville, Coal Run Village, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, Louisa, Catlettsburg, Ashland, Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, Greenup, and South Shore.

U.S. Route 23 marker
U.S. Route 23
Country Music Highway
Map
US 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length157.765 mi[1] (253.898 km)
Major junctions
South end US 23 at Virginia state line near Jenkins
Major intersections
North end US 23 at Ohio state line in Portsmouth, OH
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesLetcher, Pike, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Boyd, Greenup
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 22→ I-24

Route description

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US 23 enters Kentucky at the Virginia state line southeast of Jenkins. After a little over a mile (1.6 km), it intersects US 119 at a partial interchange on the Jenkins city line, and US 119 runs concurrently with US 23. The highway then head in a northeasterly direction, bypassing Jenkins. The two then meet US 460 at another partial interchange along the Levisa Fork in extreme southern Pikeville, and US 460 also joins the concurrency. The highway bypasses Pikeville along the Pikeville Cut-Through before US 119 splits off to the east. US 23/US 460 begins running northeast through Coal Run Village and around both Prestonsburg and Paintsville, where US 460 splits off to the west northwest of Paintsville. US 23 then begins running northeastward, before easing into a northerly direction, bypassing Louisa, after which it begins paralleling the Big Sandy River. The route intersects Interstate 64 next to the Catlettsburg Refinery before entering the town of Catlettsburg, where it begins a concurrency with US 60. The highway continues north before curving to the northwest to enter Ashland, where US 60 splits off. After Ashland, US 23 continues to run northwestward, paralleling the Ohio River and running through or around the towns of Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, and Greenup. After Greenup, it switches to a more northward direction in parallel with the Ohio River before making a sharp change to the west, after which it enters South Shore. Just west of South Shore, US 23 meets the eastern terminus of the eastern segment of Kentucky Route 8, where it turns north and crosses into Portsmouth, Ohio, via the U.S. Grant Bridge across the Ohio River.

History

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Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Pound Gap0.0000.000 
  US 23 south – Pound, Norton		Continuation into Virginia
Kentucky–Virginia line
LetcherJenkins1.142–
1.285		1.838–
2.068		 
  US 119 south – Whitesburg, Harlan		Partial interchange; southern end of US 119 concurrency
1.5002.414 
  KY 3086 east (C&O Railroad Road)		Western terminus of KY 3086
2.4603.959 
  To KY 805 – Jenkins, Fleming-Neon		Interchange via connector road and northbound entrance ramp
Pike​10.66317.160 
  KY 3527 north		Southern terminus of KY 3527
Dorton11.65518.757 
  KY 805 west		Eastern terminus of KY 805
​15.29124.608 
  KY 611 south		Northern terminus of KY 611
​19.11130.756 
  KY 1469 west (Penny Highway)		Eastern terminus of KY 1469
​21.18734.097 
  KY 2167 south		Northern terminus of KY 2167
​22.50336.21515 
  KY 3174 east		Interchange; western terminus of KY 3174; Future rerouting of US 460 east; Corridor Q
Pikeville26.104–
26.374		42.010–
42.445		 
  
  US 460 east (Shelbiana Road) / KY 80 east		Interchange; southern end of US 460/KY 80 concurrency
30.26048.699 
  KY 1426 west (Island Creek Road)		Southern end of KY 1426 concurrency
30.38248.895 
  KY 3496 north		At-grade intersection; south end of freeway; southern terminus of KY 3496
30.89749.72423 
  KY 1426 east (Hambley Boulevard) – Downtown Pikeville		Interchange; northern end of KY 1426 concurrency
31.66550.96024  KY 1384 – PikevilleNorth end of freeway
32.14451.731 
  KY 1460 south		Partial interchange includes northbound entrance ramp
32.92852.992 
  KY 3495 south		Northern terminus of KY 3495
33.61054.090 
  US 119 north / Cassidy Boulevard – Meta, Williamson WV		Northern end of US 119 concurrency
​34.69755.839 
  KY 3227 east (Stone Coal Road)		Western terminus of KY 3227
​36.78359.197 
  KY 2061 north (Cowpen Road)		Southern terminus of KY 2061
​38.92262.639 
  KY 3218 east (Senator Kelsey E Friend Boulevard)		Western terminus of KY 3218
​40.12564.575 
  KY 1384 east (Hurricane Road)		Western terminus of KY 1384
FloydHarold41.01666.009 
  
 
  KY 680 west to KY 979 south		Eastern terminus of KY 680
​42.57068.510 
  KY 2557 west		Eastern terminus of KY 2557
Banner49.10579.027 
  KY 1426 east – Dana		Western terminus of KY 1426
Allen50.68581.570  KY 1428 – Allen, Martin
Watergap52.92285.170 
  
  KY 80 west / KY 302 north – Martin, Hazard		Interchange; northern end of KY 80 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 302
​53.63286.312 
  KY 3384 north		Southern terminus of KY 3384
Prestonsburg55.84789.877  KY 114 – Prestonsburg, LexingtonInterchange; future eastern terminus of Mountain Parkway
​57.63692.756 
  KY 1427 west (Abbott Creek Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 1427
​57.95293.265 
  KY 1428 south (University Drive)		Northern terminus of KY 1428
​60.21896.911  KY 1100 (Little Paint Road)
​60.59297.513 
  
  KY 3 north (Bays Branch Road) to KY 1100		Southern terminus of KY 3
Johnson​62.269100.212 
  KY 1100 south		Northern terminus of KY 1100
Paintsville64.119103.190 
  KY 1750 south		Northern terminus of KY 1750
64.540103.867 
  KY 1428 north		Southern terminus of KY 1428
66.169106.489  KY 825Partial interchange includes northbound entrance ramp
68.858110.816 
   US 460 west / KY 40 – Salyersville, Paintsville		Interchange; northern end of US 460 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
69.075111.165  
 
  KY 40 to US 460 west – Paintsville, Salyersville		Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
​70.099112.813 
  KY 321 south		Northern terminus of KY 321
​71.117114.452 
  KY 201 north		Southern terminus of KY 201
Nippa73.326118.007 
  KY 1559 west		Eastern terminus of KY 1559
​73.789118.752 
  KY 993 south		Northern terminus of KY 993
​78.269125.962 
  KY 3224 south (Wiley Branch Spur)		Northern terminus of KY 3224
Lawrence​83.908135.037 
  KY 645 east		Western terminus of KY 645
​84.989136.777 
  KY 1760 north		Southern terminus of KY 1760
​85.508137.612 
  KY 581 south		Northern terminus of KY 581
​89.740144.423 
  KY 2038 east (McClure Branch Road)		Western terminus of KY 2038
​93.657150.726 
  KY 2565 north		Southern terminus of KY 2565
​93.933151.171 
  KY 3395 west (Isaac Branch Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 3395
​95.965154.441 
  KY 32 Connector south to KY 32		Northern terminus of KY 32 Connector
​97.407156.761  KY 3
​100.627161.943 
  KY 3398 west (Fuller Branch Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 3398
​107.534173.059 
  KY 707 south		Northern terminus of KY 707
Boyd​110.987178.616  KY 752 (Durbin Road)
​114.098183.623  KY 757 (Whites Creek Road)
​115.043185.144 
  KY 2842 east		Western terminus of KY 2842
​118.521190.741 
  KY 3 south		Northern terminus of KY 3
​118.593–
118.733		190.857–
191.082		  I-64 – Huntington, LexingtonI-64 exit 191
​119.009191.526 
  KY 538 west (Lake Bonita Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 538
Catlettsburg120.393193.754  KY 3294 (36th Street)
120.473193.882 
  US 60 east (35th Street)		Southern end of US 60 concurrency
121.533195.588 
  KY 2535 east (23rd Street)		Western terminus of KY 2535
121.653195.782 
  KY 168 north		Southern terminus of KY 168
122.206196.671 
  KY 3294 west (Center Street)		Eastern terminus of KY 3294
Ashland125.019201.199 
 
  US 23 Bus. north		Southern terminus of US 23 Bus.; northbound outbound access and southbound inbound access only
126.8204.1 
  
  US 60 west / US 23 Truck (11th Street)		One-way street, inbound access only from US 60
126.863204.166 
  
  US 60 west (10th Street) to US 52		One-way street, outbound access only to US 60 east; northern end of US 60 concurrency
127.050204.467 
 
  US 23 Bus. south		Northern terminus of US 23 Bus.; southbound outbound access and northbound inbound access only
West Mall EntranceInterchange; to Ashland Town Center; northbound exit only
128.411206.657 
  KY 168 south (Hoods Creek Pike) / Russell Road		Northern terminus of KY 168
Westwood128.806207.293 
  KY 5 south (Bellefonte Princess Road)		Northern terminus of KY 5
GreenupRussell129.299208.087 
  KY 693 west (Diederich Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of KY 693
130.224209.575 
  KY 1725 south (Ashland Drive)		Northern terminus of KY 1725
131.020210.856 
  KY 244 west (Belfont Street) / Oakley C. Collins Bridge Road		Eastern terminus of KY 224; southern terminus of the Oakley C. Collins Bridge (Ironton-Russell Bridge)
131.069210.935 
  KY 750 west (Kenwood Drive)		Eastern terminus of KY 750
131.652211.873 
  KY 2543 east (Ferry Street)		Western terminus of KY 2543
Flatwoods132.143212.664 
  KY 207 south (Argillite Road)		Northern terminus of KY 207
Raceland133.295214.518 
  KY 3105 west (Winters Drive) / Winters Drive		Eastern terminus of KY 3105
133.509214.862  KY 750 (Pond Run Road)
​135.558218.159 
  KY 693 west (Chinns Bridge Road) / Chinns Branch Road
Wurtland136.581219.806  KY 503 (Uhlens Branch Road)
136.950220.400  
  KY 67 (Industrial Parkway) to I-64
137.061220.578 
  KY 3105 east (Wurtland Avenue)		Western terminus of KY 3105
Greenup138.638223.116 
  KY 410 north (Main Street)		Southern terminus of KY 410
139.253224.106 
  
  KY 1 south (Kentucky Road) / KY 2541 north (Walnut Street)		Northern terminus of KY 1; southern terminus of KY 2541
140.179225.596  KY 2 (Washington Street)
140.738226.496 
  KY 2541 south		Northern terminus of KY 2541
​140.898226.753 
  KY 3307 south (Whetstone Road)		Northern terminus of KY 3307
​141.609227.898 
  KY 827 west (Coal Branch Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 827
Lloyd143.050230.217 
  KY 3116 north (Ohio River Road)		Southern terminus of KY 3116
​145.510234.176  AA Hwy (KY 10) – Maysville, Alexandria, Vanceburg, Portsmouth Oh.Access road to the Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge
​146.524235.808 
  KY 3116 south (Ohio River Road)		Northern terminus of KY 3116
​148.011238.201 
  KY 1043 north (Linneman Lane)		Southern terminus of KY 1043
​152.544245.496 
  KY 3117 west		Eastern terminus of KY 3117
​153.038246.291 
  KY 2542 north (Johnson Lane)		Southern terminus of KY 2542
​153.448246.951 
  KY 3117 east		Western terminus of KY 3117
​153.864247.620 
  KY 1043 south		Northern terminus of KY 1043
South Shore155.726250.617 
  KY 1082 west (KZ Ratliff Lane)		Eastern terminus of KY 1082
155.942250.964  KY 7 (Main Street)
​157.765253.898 
 
  
  
  US 23 Truck north / KY 8 west to US 52 – Vanceburg		Southern terminus of US 23 Truck; eastern terminus of KY 8; southern terminus of the U.S. Grant Bridge
Ohio RiverU.S. Grant Bridge
Kentucky–Ohio line
 
  US 23 north (Chillicothe Street)		Continuation into Ohio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
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