Kentucky Route 76 (KY 76) is a 36.714-mile-long (59.085 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from a boat ramp on Lake Cumberland west of Jabez to KY 70 northeast of Elk Horn via Eli, Neatsville, Knifley, and Yuma.[2]
 Kentucky Route 76 | ||||
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 KY 76 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 36.714 mi[1] (59.085 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Boat ramp on Lake Cumberland | |||
 KY 80 near Russell Springs US 127 near Russell Springs | ||||
| North end |  KY 70 near Elk Horn | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Russell, Taylor, Adair | |||
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Route description
editAfter it begins on the shore of Lake Cumberland, KY 76 goes into a northwesterly path towards Salem. It intersects KY 910 and goes over an overpass that carries the highway over the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway before intersecting KY 80. It runs concurrently with KY 80 for about 0.54 miles (0.87 km), KY 76 goes on to meet U.S. Route 127, and it runs concurrently with that route in a southerly path for 0.985 miles (1.585 km) before turning right. KY 76 enters Adair County, where it has a junction with Kentucky Routes 206 and 551 in the communities of Neatsville and Knifley, respectively. It enters Taylor County, and meets its northern terminus at its junction with KY 70 at Elk Horn, just east of Campbellsville.[2]
History
editKY 76 was originally an east–west highway going from KY 70 at Elk Horn to KY 206 at Neatsville, but followed a path into Casey County where it met US 127 at Dunnville. [3] KY 76 has long been rerouted to its current length and path at some point around 1962–63.[4]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Taylor | Lake Cumberland | 0.000 | 0.000 | Boat ramp | Southern terminus |
| | 1.227 | 1.975 |   KY 1383 south | Northern terminus of KY 1383 | |
| | 2.652 | 4.268 |  KY 1611 south | Northern terminus of KY 1611 | |
| | 4.625 | 7.443 |   KY 3278 north (Rex Roat-Butcher Road) / Old Eli Road | Southern terminus of KY 3278 | |
| | 5.830 | 9.382 |  KY 910 | ||
| | 7.516 | 12.096 |  KY 80 east | South end of KY 80 overlap | |
| | 7.985 | 12.851 |  KY 80 west | North end of KY 80 overlap | |
| | 11.498 | 18.504 | US 127 north | South end of US 127 overlap | |
| | 12.483 | 20.089 | US 127 south / Jericho Road | North end of US 127 overlap | |
| Adair | | 18.575 | 29.894 |  KY 206 west (Liberty Road) | South end of KY 206 overlap |
| | 19.794 | 31.855 |  KY 2289 north / Rogers Lane | Southern terminus of KY 2289 | |
| | 20.870 | 33.587 | KY 2289 south (Eunice-Dunnville Road) / Little Cake Road | Northern terminus of KY 2289 | |
| Neatsville | 21.467 | 34.548 | KY 206 east (Liberty Road) | North end of KY 206 overlap | |
| | 25.160 | 40.491 |  KY 1104 north (Caldwell Ridge Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1104 | |
| Knifley | 27.323 | 43.972 |  KY 551 (Knifley Road) | ||
| Taylor | | 35.024 | 56.366 |  KY 1752 east (Speck Ridge Road) | Western terminus of KY 1752 |
| | 36.714 | 59.085 | KY 70 (Elkhorn Road) | Northern terminus | |
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". Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 67.[full citation needed]
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map).[full citation needed]
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1964). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map).[full citation needed]