Kentucky Route 1 (KY 1) is a 48.486-mile-long (78.031 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It originates at a junction with KY 3, one mile (1.6 km) east of Cadmus in Lawrence County. The route continues through Grayson in Carter County to terminate at US 23 in Greenup in Greenup County. Part of the highway is co-signed with the Jenny Wiley Trail. Segments of KY 1 are built upon the old Eastern Kentucky Railroad. KY 1 follows parts of the Little Sandy River and parts of a smaller fork of the Little Sandy called the Little Fork upstream of Grayson.
 Kentucky Route 1 | ||||
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 KY 1 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 48.486 mi[1][2][3] (78.031 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  KY 3 east of Cadmus | |||
  US 60 / KY 7 in Grayson I-64 in Grayson AA Hwy (KY 9) in Grayson | ||||
| North end |   US 23 / KY 2541 in Greenup | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Lawrence, Carter, Greenup | |||
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Kentucky Route 1 allows access to Greenbo Lake State Resort Park and River Bend Golf Course, as well to the Oldtown Covered Bridge and the Jesse Stuart Nature Preserve. For general travel between Grayson and Greenup, Kentucky Route 67 is suggested over the much narrower and twisting Route 1.
Caney Falls, on the Little Fork of the Little Sandy, is to the south of Route 1, between Grayson and Route 3.
Route description
editThe route originates at a junction with KY 3, one mile (1.6 km) east of Cadmus in Lawrence County and winds southwest for 3.640 miles (5.858 km) until it meets KY 828 and turns more toward the west. At KY 201 in Webbville KY 1 turns toward the northwest, then toward the north in Carter County. In Grayson KY 1 overlaps with US 60, crosses over Interstate 64, meets the eastern terminus of KY 9 (AA Highway), and intersects with KY 7. Roughly 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Grayson, KY 1 enters Greenup County. 17.134 miles (27.575 km) north of the Carter-Greenup County line KY 1 meets its northern terminus at US 23 in Greenup just south of the Ohio River.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lawrence | | 0.00 | 0.00 | KY 3 – Ashland, Louisa | Southern terminus |
| | 3.640 | 5.858 |   KY 828 south | north terminus of KY 828 | |
| Webbville | 12.820 | 20.632 |  KY 201 south – Blaine | Northern terminus of KY 201 | |
| Carter | | 14.163 | 22.793 |   KY 486 west | Eastern terminus of KY 486 |
| Willard | 15.299 | 24.621 |   KY 1496 east | Southern end of KY 1496 overlap | |
| 15.982 | 25.721 | KY 1496 west | Northern end of KY 1496 overlap | ||
| Hitchins | 21.049 | 33.875 |  KY 773 (Kouns Road) | ||
| Grayson | 24.786 | 39.889 | US 60 east – Ashland | south end of US 60 overlap | |
 KY 3297 east (Robert & Mary Avenue) | |||||
| 25.478 | 41.003 | US 60 west (Main Street) / KY 7 south (Carol Malone Boulevard) – Olive Hill, Sandy Hook, Grayson Lake State Park, Carter Caves State Resort Park | Northern end of US 60 overlap/Southern end of KY 7 overlap | ||
| 26.375 | 42.446 | I-64 – Lexington, Ashland | I-64 exit 172 | ||
 KY 1947 | |||||
| | 26.841 | 43.196 |  AA Hwy (KY 9) north – Vanceburg, Maysville | south terminus of KY 9 | |
| Pactolus | 27.636 | 44.476 | KY 7 north | Northern end of KY 7 overlap | |
| 27.768 | 44.688 |  KY 1910 east | Western terminus of KY 1910 | ||
| Greenup | Hopewell | 31.930 | 51.386 |  KY 3306 east (Tunnel Branch Road) | Western terminus of KY 3306 |
| | 32.556 | 52.394 |  KY 784 north (Lost Creek Road) | south terminus of KY 784 | |
| | 40.937 | 65.882 |  KY 1711 west (Greenbo Road) – Greenbo Lake State Resort Park | Eastern terminus of KY 1711 | |
| | 42.180 | 67.882 |  KY 1459 (Low Gap Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1459 | |
| Argillite | 42.740 | 68.783 |  KY 207 south | Southern end of KY 207 overlap | |
| | 44.002 | 70.814 | KY 207 north | Northern end of KY 207 overlap | |
| | 46.566 | 74.941 |  KY 2433 west – W Hollow | east terminus of KY 2433 | |
| Greenup | 48.486 | 78.031 | US 23 / KY 2541 north | Northern 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 July 2, 2013.
- ^ Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
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)
- "State Primary Road System in Lawrence County" (PDF). (1.73 MB)