Kentucky Route 171 (KY 171) is a 28.702-mile (46.191 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Route 106 northeast of Elkton to U.S. Route 62 in southeast Greenville.

Kentucky Route 171 marker
Kentucky Route 171
Map
KY 171 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length28.702 mi[1] (46.191 km)
Existed1929[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end KY 106 near Elkton
North end US 62 in Greenville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesTodd, Muhlenberg
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 170 KY 172

Route description

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KY 171 starts at a junction with KY 106 between Elkton and Claymour. It goes in a westerly path to intersect KY 181, and then turns north-northwest to Allegre where it intersects KY 507 (Pilot Rock Road)] It then goes further north to intersect KY 107 at Kirkmansville. The route then enters Muhlenberg County and traverses the community of Weir. It meets its end in the southern outskirts of Greenville at a junction with U.S. Route 62 (US 62).

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Todd0.0000.000  KY 106 (Blue and Gray Park Road / Sharon Grove Road)Southern terminus
1.6392.638  KY 181 (Greenville Road)
3.9396.339 
 
KY 508 west (Liberty-Britman Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 508
Allegre7.54212.138  KY 507 (Pilot Rock Road / Claymour-Russellville Road)
Kirkmansville13.74922.127  KY 107 (Clifty-Kirkmansville Road)
Muhlenberg18.73830.156 
 
KY 831 east
Western terminus of KY 831
20.33732.729 
 
KY 853 west
Eastern terminus of KY 853
20.58633.130 
 
KY 600 south
Northern terminus of KY 600
25.77841.486 
 
KY 1473 south
Northern terminus of KY 1473
Greenville28.70246.191  US 62 (Hopkinsville Street)Northern terminus
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 November 4, 2015.
  2. ^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1937). Todd County Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1937 ed.). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved January 22, 2019.