Kentucky Route 453

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Kentucky Route 453 (KY 453) is a 16.040-mile-long (25.814 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from The Trace at the northern entrance of Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area south of Grand Rivers to U.S. Route 60 and North Court Street in Smithland.

Kentucky Route 453 marker
Kentucky Route 453
Map
KY 453 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length16.040 mi[1] (25.814 km)
Major junctions
South endLand Between the Lakes National Recreation Area north entrance / The Trace near Grand Rivers
Major intersections US 62 / US 641 near Grand Rivers
I-24 / I-69 near Grand Rivers
North end US 60 / North Court Street in Smithland
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesLyon, Livingston
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 452 KY 454

Route description

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KY 453 in Smithland

KY 453 starts in Smithland in Livingston County at an intersection with U.S. Route 60 (US 60). It goes on a southeasterly path out of town, and has an intersection with Interstate 24 (I-24)/Interstate 69 (I-69), and then US 62 and US 641 in the Lake City–Grand Rivers vicinity, the village between the two lakes, Lake Barkley (Cumberland River) to the east, and Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River) to the west. The highway ends at the bridge over the canal connecting the lakes just south of the county line into Lyon County, for the road continuing south of that bridge enters the U.S. Forest Service-owned Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, and becomes "The Trace".

History

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The highway between Smithland and the area just west of Iuka was originally a part of KY 50 from 1929 until sometime in the mid-1930s, US 62 until the mid-1950s, and KY 93 until sometime before 1970, while the rest of the route to the present-day US 62/641 alignment was signed as KY 482.[2] KY 453 was extended to its pre-2000 length in 1967.[3][4]

KY 453 was extended south to the US 68 corridor just west of Golden Pond sometime around 1956. KY 453 would later be extended south of US 68 to the Tennessee state line between 1957 and 1960, replacing the original KY 289 designation in that area.[2][5]

Before the Land Between The Lakes Recreation Area was in the hands of the USDA, the Tennessee Valley Authority owned the recreation area, and KY 453 continued southward through the area to the Tennessee state line.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Lyon0.0000.000Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area north entrance / The Trace southSouthern terminus; continues as The Trace beyond entrance
Livingston3.372–
3.393
5.427–
5.461
   US 62 / US 641Interchange
4.775–
4.800
7.685–
7.725
   I-24 / I-69 – Paducah, NashvilleI-24/I-69 exit 31
4.9677.994Forrest Road (KY 6004 west)Eastern terminus of KY 6004
5.6889.154 
 
KY 2225 north (Jake Dukes Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2225
8.68113.971 
 
KY 93 south (Iuka Road)
Northern terminus of KY 93
10.06516.198 
 
KY 1889 north (Heater Store Road) / Bloodworth Road
Southern terminus of KY 1889
11.73118.879 
 
KY 937 west (Cutoff Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 937
Smithland15.94225.656 
 
KY 967 south (Wilson Avenue)
South end of KY 967 overlap
15.96425.692 
 
KY 967 north (State Street)
North end of KY 967 overlap
16.04025.814  US 60 (Adair Street) / North Court StreetNorthern terminus; continues as North Court Street beyond US 60
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 28, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kentucky Department of Highways (1957). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. § C5.
  3. ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1967). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. § C5.
  4. ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1968). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. § C5.
  5. ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1954). Trigg County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
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