Kentucky Route 550 (KY 550) is a 43.212 miles (69.543 km) state highway in eastern Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Routes 15 and 80 in northwestern Hazard to Kentucky Route 80 and Judge Road in Eastern via Darfork, Dwarf, Fisty, Carrie, Hindman, Garner, Mousie, Lackey, Garrett, and Eastern.
 Kentucky Route 550 | ||||
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 KY 550 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 43.212 mi[1] (69.543 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1979-80–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   KY 15 / KY 80 at Hazard | |||
| East end | KY 80 / Judge Road at Eastern | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Perry, Knott, Floyd | |||
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Route description
editThe route begins at an interchange-type junction of KY 80 and KY 15 at Hazard. It runs concurrently with KY 476 for most of its course through eastern Perry County. At Dwarf, KY 550 separates and moves into Knott County. It then goes to the county seat of Hindman, where it meets KY 160. It then has a runs concurrently with KY 7 after it enters Floyd County. It crosses KY 80 for the second time while concurrent with KY 7. KY 550 continues into southern Floyd County until reaching its eastern terminus at a third intersection with KY 80 at the town of Eastern.[2]
History
editMost of KY 550 is an original, old alignment of KY 80. KY 550 was first designated along this roadway when KY 80 was rerouted to a four-lane divided highway in the late 1970s.[3][4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Perry | Hazard | 0.000– 0.104 | 0.000– 0.167 | KY 15 / KY 80 (Combs Road) | Western terminus; continues as KY 80 west beyond KY 15 / KY 80 east |
| | 0.876 | 1.410 | Park Avenue Connector (KY 3194 east) | Western terminus of KY 3194 | |
| | 2.497 | 4.019 |    KY 476 south (North Main Street) / KY 1440 south (Upper Second Creek Road) | West end of KY 476 overlap; northern terminus of KY 1440 | |
| | 3.455 | 5.560 |   KY 1088 east | Western terminus of KY 1088 | |
| | 4.443 | 7.150 |  KY 1146 south (Hardburly Road) | West end of KY 1146 overlap | |
| | 4.768 | 7.673 |  KY 1146 north | East end of KY 1146 overlap | |
| | 8.217 | 13.224 | KY 476 north | East end of KY 476 overlap | |
| Knott | | 9.551 | 15.371 |  KY 2102 north (Trace Branch Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2102 |
| Fisty | 10.473 | 16.855 |  KY 721 south | Northern terminus of KY 721 | |
| | 13.503 | 21.731 |  KY 1102 north (Montgomery Creek Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1102 | |
| Carrie | 16.743 | 26.945 |  KY 3392 south (Mill Creek Road) | Northern terminus of KY 3392 | |
| | 18.033 | 29.021 |  KY 1231 south (Big Branch Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1231 | |
| | 18.923 | 30.454 |  KY 2759 north (Ogden Branch Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2759 | |
| Hindman | 21.123 | 33.994 |  KY 160 east | West end of KY 160 overlap | |
| 21.273 | 34.236 |  KY 160 west (Hindman Bypass) | East end of KY 160 overlap | ||
| | 23.123 | 37.213 |  KY 1098 west (Possum Trot Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1098 | |
| | 24.993 | 40.222 |  KY 1697 east (Spruce Pine Road) | Western terminus of KY 1697 | |
| Mousie | 31.057 | 49.981 |  KY 1087 west | Eastern terminus of KY 1087 | |
| Floyd | Lackey | 36.264 | 58.361 |  KY 7 south | West end of KY 7 overlap |
| Garrett | 36.855 | 59.312 |  KY 777 north (Stone Coal Road) | West end of KY 777 overlap | |
| 37.124 | 59.745 | KY 777 south (Bridge Street) | East end of KY 777 overlap | ||
| 37.312 | 60.048 |   KY 80 Conn. to KY 80 – Hindman, Prestonsburg | |||
| Hueysville | 38.821 | 62.476 | KY 7 north (Raccoon Road) | East end of KY 7 overlap | |
| | 40.717 | 65.528 |  KY 850 north | Southern terminus of KY 850 | |
| Eastern | 42.765 | 68.824 | To KY 80 | ||
| 43.212 | 69.543 | KY 80 / Judge Road | Eastern terminus; continues as Judge Road beyond KY 80 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. pp. 55, 72, 73.[full citation needed]
- ^ Kentucky Department of Transportation (1976). Kentucky Official Highway and Parkway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Transportation.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1984). Kentucky Official Highway Map and Vacation Guide (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.