Kentucky Route 2 is an east–west state highway extending 36.887 miles (59.361 km) across northeast Kentucky. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in Olive Hill, Carter County. The eastern terminus is at Kentucky Route 2541 in Greenup, Greenup County a short distance east of US 23.
 Kentucky Route 2 | ||||
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 KY 2 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 36.887 mi[1][2] (59.364 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 60 in Olive Hill | |||
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| East end |  KY 2541 in Greenup | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Carter, Greenup | |||
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Route description
editStarting at US 60 in Olive Hill, KY 2 meanders northwestward. As the route meets I-64 at a diamond interchange and KY 59 after that, it then meanders northeastward. On its way, it meets KY 1704, then KY 1025, then Wesleyville, then KY 182 (which forms a brief concurrency with KY 2), KY 396, and then KY 474 in Carter. East of Carter, it then begins to run concurrently with KY 7. Going further northeast, they then meet KY 9 (AA Highway), then KY 1773, and then KY 784. After that, both routes split off in a different direction, ending the concurrency. For KY 2, it then intersects KY 1459, KY 3307, KY 2433, and US 23. Going further, the route ends at KY 2541 in Greenup.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Carter | Olive Hill | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 60 | Western terminus |
| | 2.944 | 4.738 |  I-64 | Exit 158 | |
| | 3.093 | 4.978 |  KY 59 | Southern terminus of KY 59 | |
| | 4.218 | 6.788 |  KY 1704 | Western terminus of KY 1704 | |
| | 6.412 | 10.319 |  KY 1025 | Northern terminus of KY 1025 | |
| | 9.703 | 15.615 |  KY 182 (Carter Caves Road) | Western end of KY 182 overlap | |
| | 10.134 | 16.309 | KY 182 (Carter Caves Road) | Eastern end of KY 182 overlap | |
| | 11.217 | 18.052 |  KY 396 | Eastern terminus of KY 396 | |
| Carter | 12.952 | 20.844 |  KY 474 | Eastern terminus of KY 474 | |
| Gesling | 14.907 | 23.990 |  KY 7 | Western end of KY 7 overlap | |
| | 18.158 | 29.222 |  AA Hwy (KY 9) | ||
| | 18.587 | 29.913 |  KY 1773 | Eastern terminus of 1773 | |
| Greenup | Kehoe | 19.628 | 31.588 |  KY 784 (Three Prong Road) | |
| | 25.643 | 41.268 | KY 7 | Eastern end of KY 7 overlap | |
| | 31.731 | 51.066 |  KY 1459 (Low Gap Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1459 | |
| | 32.578 | 52.429 |  KY 3307 | Southern terminus of KY 3307 | |
| | 34.879 | 56.132 |  KY 2433 (West Howl Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2433 | |
| Greenup | 36.614 | 58.925 |  US 23 | ||
| 36.887 | 59.364 | KY 2541 (Main Street) | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Overview map of KY 2" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
Further reading
edit- "State Primary Road System in Carter County" (PDF). (1.77 MB)
- "State Primary Road System in Greenup County" (PDF). (2.12 MB)