Kentucky Route 70
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 294.962 mi[1] (474.695 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 US 60 in Smithland | |||
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 US 127 in Liberty | ||||
| East end: |
 US 150 near Brodhead | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Livingston, Crittenden, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Butler, Edmonson, Barren, Metcalfe, Green, Taylor, Casey, Pulaski, Lincoln, Rockcastle | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Kentucky Route 70 is a long east-east state highway that originates at a junction with US 60 in Smithland in Livingston County, just east of the Ohio River. The route continues through the counties of Crittenden, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Butler, Edmonson, Barren, Barren, Metcalfe, Green, Taylor, Casey, Pulaski, Lincoln and back into Pulaski again to terminate at a junction with U.S. 150 near Maretburg in Rockcastle.
Route description[2]
Livingston County
Kentucky Route 70 begins in the Livingston County seat of Smithland, Kentucky, originating at a junction with US Route 60. It travels eastward to a junction with KY 866, and reaches a dead end at Tiline, along the Cumberland River.[3] KY 70 does not connect from there to Dycusburg, not since the ferry service at that point was discontinued in 1951.[4][5]
Crittenden and Caldwell counties
KY 70 returns to life at Dycusburg, on the Crittenden County side of the river. KY 295 ends at that same point. KY 70 moves on to join US Route 641 and Kentucky Route 91 in southern Crittenden County, and all three routes enters Caldwell County near the community of Frederica. KY 70 and 91 departs from US 641, and then the two state routes split not too long after. Highway 91 goes southeast for Princeton, while KY 70 continues due east to go through mainly rural sections of northern Caldwell County, intersecting Kentucky Route 293 just northeast of Princeton.[6]
Hopkins and Muhlenberg counties[7]
KY 70 crosses the Tradewater River into Hopkins County. It intersects Kentucky Route 109 at Beulah, and then reaches Madisonville, the Hopkins County seat. It gets co-signed with U.S. Route 41 in downtown Madisonville before breaking off and then traverses the Exit 42 interchange of the Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway (part of the future routing of Interstate 69 (I-69) on the east side. It intersects Kentucky Route 85 just east of town before KY 70 enters Muhlenberg County, while KY 85 goes into McLean County.
After entering Muhlenberg County, KY 70 goes through mainly northern areas of that county, including intersections with Kentucky Routes 175, and 181, before reaching the Central City area, where it would join US Route 431 for a little while.
In Central City, US 431 and KY 70 both meet US Route 62, and then traverse the exit 58 interchange of the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway (also known as the WK Parkway). That interchange was a former toll booth site until the 1987 discontinuation of the WK Parkway's toll plazas.[8]
Both US Route 431 and KY 70 would run concurrently from Central City through the intersection of KY 176 in Drakesboro, all the way to about 2 miles (3.22 km) south of Drakesboro. All parts of US 431's concurrency with KY 70 is designated as part of a Kentucky Scenic Byway.[9]
KY 70 breaks off from US 431 at that point south of Drakesboro, and will provide a scenic drive from there, past the old site of the Rochester Dam before crossing the Mud River into Butler County. Steam from the Tennessee Valley Authority's Paradise Coal-firing plant can be seen from the highway between Drakesboro and Rochester.
Butler County[10]
In Butler County, Kentucky Route 70 intersects KY 369 while going through Rochester. It then intersects Kentucky Route 106 (KY 106/Huntsville-Quality Road) not too far southeast of there, and would then go on to the communities of South Hill and Dunbar.
Not too far east of Dunbar, KY 70 enters the city of Morgantown, and intersect the Exit 29 (formerly exit 27) interchange of the Natcher Parkway. That intersection opened during the 1999-2000 fiscal year.[11] Between the Natcher Parkway and US 231/KY 79, KY 70 is known as Veterans Way.
KY 70 runs concurrently with US Route 231 and Kentucky Route 79 from there, over the Green River into the community of Aberdeen. In Aberdeen, KY 70 actually departs US 231 a little bit after KY 79 does. KY 70 then intersects KY 79 for a final time, continuing east from Aberdeen through Jetson, and then Roundhill, where it intersects Kentucky Route 185.[12]
Edmonson, Barren, and Metcalfe counties[13]
After the intersection with KY 185, KY 70 immediately enters Edmonson County. KY 70 then rolls onward towards the communities of Huff and Windyville. It then meets KY 259, and then KY 70 and 259 will run concurrently to cross the Green River at Brownsville, the Edmonson County seat. This will be KY 70's second crossing of the Green River. The two state routes run concurrently throughout the city of Brownsville, and splits just south of the Edmonson County High School on the south side of town.[14]
KY 70 is the main route through Mammoth Cave National Park in Edmonson and Barren Counties. KY 70 traverses the Mammoth Cave National Park before entering Barren County, traversing the exit 53 interchange of Interstate 65, and meeting Kentucky Route 90 and then US Route 31W in Cave City, which is the core part of a tourism hotbed in Barren County because of the close proximity to the Mammoth Cave National Park.[15][16]
Most of KY 70 from Brownsville to Cave City is designated as an official Kentucky Scenic Byway. KY 70 from the Mammoth Cave park's southeast boundary to the junction with KY 90 is part of the Cordell Hill Scenic Byway, most of which is the core route of the annual Roller Coaster Yard Sale, which includes parts of KY 90 and KY 63 in the southern part of the state.[17]
After departing Cave City, KY 70 eventually crosses US Route 31E, and heads for Hiseville, and then crosses into the northern part of Metcalfe County. Once it crosses into Metcalfe County, it will go through Sulphur Well. Beyond that point, KY 70 will join US Route 68.[18]
Green and Taylor counties
Both KY 70 and US Route 68 will run concurrently going through northern Metcalfe County before entering Green County and go through Exie, and Greensburg to cross the Green River (this is KY 70's third Green River crossing). Taylor County. In Campbellsville, KY 70's companionship with US 68 ends, and KY 70 goes back to being a standalone highway. Kentucky Route 55 will begin to follow US 68 from here to Lebanon.[19]
KY 70, alone, will go through eastern Taylor County towards Mannsville.
Casey, Lincoln, Pulaski, and Rockcastle counties[20]
Kentucky Route 70 reaches Casey County, where it will reach Liberty, Kentucky, cross the Green River for a fourth and final time, and intersect US Route 127. After that KY 70 traverses mainly rural areas of Casey, and then Lincoln and Pulaski Counties. US Route 27 will cross KY 70 near Eubank, just north of Science Hill.
KY 70 will reach its eastern terminus at a junction with US Route 150 in the Rockcastle County community of Broadhead, just west of the Mount Vernon and Renfro Valley areas.
Route concurrencies[21]
KY 70 includes concurrent designations with these routes:
- U.S. 641 and KY 91 from Fredonia to a point about two miles (3 km) north
- KY 293 for about one mile (1.6 km) near Fryer in Caldwell County
- KY 85 from Madisonville to a point about three miles (5 km) east
- Alt U.S. 41 through downtown Madisonville
- U.S. 431 from Central City to a point about two miles (3 km) south of Drakesboro
- U.S. 231 and KY 79 from Morgantown to a point about three miles (5 km) north
- Kentucky Route 259 from the north side of Brownsville, through downtown, to a point on the southern edge of Brownsville
- U.S. 68 from Sulphur Well (Metcalfe County), through Green County onward to Campbellsville
History
Kentucky Route 70 was one of the many charter routes when the Kentucky State Highway system was first started in the 1920s and 1930s.[22]
The low underpass under railroad tracks near Eubank just west of the US 27 junction has been closed and bypassed with a highway overpass just north of old route. The new roadway is wider and has no restrictions.
Improvements were completed in Liberty in early 2013 to widen KY 70 from near Green River bridge, to Connector Road, as part of the Dry Ridge Hill reconstruction project. Future plans include major upgrades further east past High School with improvements ending near KY 501.
Reconstruction of KY 70 west of Liberty from KY 1547 to KY 206 area near Creston. Further plans would create a more direct route for KY 70 to connect Liberty to Campbellsville
KY 70 was and still is the main route through Mammoth Cave National Park in Barren and Edmonson counties.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Livingston | Smithland | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 60 | Western terminus | ||
| 6.850 | 11.024 |  KY 2232 south (Sugar Creek Road) | Northern terminus of KY-2232 | ||||
| 11.386 | 18.324 |  KY 866 south (Paradise Road)/Tyline Road | KY-70 ends in Livingston County at this point | ||||
| Gap in route due to closure of ferry (Tyline Road follows former KY-70 route east to river) | |||||||
| Crittenden | Dycusburg | 11.386 | 18.324 |  KY 295 south | Northern terminus of KY-295; KY-70 continues at this point | ||
| 11.822 | 19.026 |  KY 902 east (Fredonia Road) | Western terminus of KY-902 | ||||
| Frances | 16.805 | 27.045 |  KY 855 north | Begin concurrency with KY-855 | |||
| 17.381 | 27.972 | KY 855 south | End KY-855 concurrency | ||||
  US 641 / KY 91 north | Beginning of concurrency with US-641 and KY-91 | ||||||
| Caldwell | Fredonia | 23.652 | 38.064 | KY 902 west (Bakers Lane) | Beginning of KY-902 concurrency | ||
| 23.773 | 38.259 | KY 902 east (Piney Lane) | Ending of KY-902 concurrency | ||||
| 23.997 | 38.619 | US 641 south (Cassidy Avenue) | End of concurrency with US-641 | ||||
| 24.489 | 39.411 | KY 91 east (Marion Road) | End of KY-91 concurrency | ||||
| Flat Rock | 29.408 | 47.328 |  KY 1077 north (Rowland Cemetery Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1077 | |||
| 33.185 | 53.406 |  KY 139 (Farmersville Road) | |||||
| Fryer | 37.936 | 61.052 |  KY 293 south | Beginning of KY-293 concurrency | |||
| 38.920 | 62.636 | KY 293 north | End of KY-293 concurrency | ||||
| Hopkins | 40.972 | 65.938 |  KY 291 north (Dalton Road) | Southern terminus of KY-291 | |||
| 45.244 | 72.813 |  KY 2273 west (Fergustown Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-2273 | ||||
| Beulah | 46.823 | 75.354 |  KY 109 (Rabbit Ridge Road/Charleston Road) | ||||
| Richland | 52.058 | 83.779 |  KY 1337 east (Earlington Road) | Western terminus of KY-1337 | |||
| Madisonville | 56.970 | 91.684 |  KY 1302 west (Pleasant View Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-1302 | |||
| 57.459 | 92.471 |  KY 2274 south (Legion Drive) | Northern terminus of KY-2774 | ||||
| 58.380 | 93.954 |   US 41 south (South Main Street) / KY 481 south (East McLaughlin Avenue) | Beginning of concurrency with US-41; northern terminus of KY-481 | ||||
| 59.103 | 95.117 |  US 41 north (North Main Street) / KY 262 west (West Center Street) | End of concurrency with US-41; eastern terminus of KY-262 | ||||
| 61.598 | 99.132 |  Pennyrile Parkway south – Hopkinsville | Exit from SB Pennyrile Parkway and ramps to SB Pennyrile Parkway | ||||
| 61.742 | 99.364 |  KY 254 north (Brown Road) to Pennyrile Parkway north – Henderson | Exit from NB Pennyrile Parkway; ramp to NB is off 254 | ||||
| 64.156 | 103.249 |  KY 1221 south (Pond River-Colliers Road) | Northern terminus of KY-1221 | ||||
| 65.199 | 104.928 |  KY 85 east (Anton Road) – Sacramento | KY-70 turns right (east) along Central City Road here; Anton Road continues straight as KY-85; western terminus of KY-85 | ||||
| Muhlenberg | Earles | 75.192 | 121.010 |  KY 175 south | Beginning of KY-175 concurrency | ||
| 74.082 | 119.223 | KY 175 north | Ending of KY-175 concurrency | ||||
| 78.610 | 126.511 |   KY 181 to Western Kentucky Parkway – Greenville | |||||
| Central City | 83.055 | 133.664 |   US 431 north (Phillip Stone Way) / KY 304 east (Front Street) | Begin concurrency with US-431; western terminus of KY-304 | |||
| 84.430 | 135.877 |  US 62 west (Everly Brothers Boulevard) | Begin concurrency with US-62 | ||||
| 84.515 | 136.014 |  KY 277 north (West Reservoir Avenue) | Southern terminus of KY-277 | ||||
| 85.298 | 137.274 |  KY 2103 north (Ash Street) | Southern terminus of KY-2103 | ||||
| 85.889 | 138.225 |  US 62 east (Everly Brothers Parkway) / KY 1031 north (South 2nd Street) – Beaver Dam | End concurrency with US-62; 1031 follows former routing of US-431; 62 continues straight ahead while 431/70 turn right (62 to Beaver Dam) | ||||
| 86.589 | 139.351 | Western Kentucky Parkway west – Paducah | Exit 58 from WB parkway and ramp to WB parkway | ||||
| 86.689 | 139.512 | Western Kentucky Parkway – Elizabethtown | Exit 58 from EB parkway and ramp to EB parkway | ||||
| 86.917 | 139.879 |  KY 604 east | Western terminus of KY-604 | ||||
| 87.629 | 141.025 |  KY 2107 south | Northern terminus of KY-2107 | ||||
| 92.115 | 148.245 |    KY 2107 Conn. to KY 2107 north | Connector road to KY-2107, primarily for traffic heading south on 431/70 | ||||
| 92.185 | 148.357 | KY 2107 north | No access to 2107 North from SB 431/70; southern terminus of KY-2107 | ||||
| Drakesboro | 92.700 | 149.186 |  KY 176 – Greenville, Paradise | Boulevard = WB, Avenue = EB | |||
| Browder | 94.333 | 151.814 | US 431 south – Dunmor, Lewisburg, Russellville | End concurrency with US-431 | |||
| Ennis | 98.193 | 158.026 |  KY 2270 south | Northern terminus of KY-2270 | |||
| Butler | Rochester | 102.734 | 165.334 |   KY 2263 north (Russellville Street) to KY 369 | Southern terminus of KY-2263 | ||
| 103.312 | 166.265 |  KY 369 north (Russellville Street) to KY 1117 | Southern terminus of KY-2263 | ||||
| 105.066 | 169.087 |  KY 106 south (Huntsville-Quality Road) – Quality | Northern terminus of KY-106 | ||||
| 108.472 | 174.569 |  KY 3205 south | Northern terminus of KY-3205 | ||||
| Morgantown | 112.133 | 180.461 |  KY 2267 south (Dunbar-Leetown Road) | Northern terminus of KY-2267 | |||
| 112.709 | 181.388 | KY 1117 west (Provo Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-1117 | ||||
| 115.016 | 185.100 |  KY 1468 east (Gardner Lane Road) | Western terminus of KY-1468 | ||||
| 115.512 | 185.899 |  Natcher Parkway south – Bowling Green | Exit 29 from southbound Natcher Parkway and ramps to Natcher Parkway South | ||||
| 115.612 | 186.059 | Natcher Parkway north – Owensboro | Exit 29 from northbound Natcher Parkway and ramps to Natcher Parkway North | ||||
| 117.013 | 188.314 |   KY 403 north (Logansport Road) / KY 2162 east (Old Logansport Road) | Beginning of brief concurrency of KY-403; western terminus of KY-2161 | ||||
| 117.103 | 188.459 |   US 231 / KY 79 / KY 403 south | End KY-403 concurrency; begin concurrency with US-231 and KY-79 | ||||
| Aberdeen | 118.916 | 191.377 | KY 79 north (Caneyville Road) – Caneyville | End KY-79 concurrency | |||
| 119.163 | 191.774 |  KY 1328 east (Leonard Oak Road) | Western terminus of KY-1328 | ||||
| 119.874 | 192.919 | US 231 north (Beaver Dam Road) – Beaver Dam | End of concurrency with US-231 | ||||
| 120.605 | 194.095 | KY 79 (Caneyville Road) | |||||
| Huldeville | 124.776 | 200.808 |  KY 340 north (Brooklyn Road) | Southern terminus of KY-340 | |||
| Jetson | 129.635 | 208.627 | KY 1328 west (Millshed Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-1328 | |||
| Whittinghill | 130.457 | 209.950 |  KY 411 north (Love Lee Road) | Southern terminus of KY-411 | |||
| Roundhill | 135.432 | 217.957 |  KY 185 – Big Reedy, Bowling Green | ||||
| Edmonson | Huff | 139.293 | 224.170 |  KY 187 north (Sunfish Road) – Sunfish, Leitchfield | Southern terminus of KY-187 | ||
| 141.820 | 228.237 |  KY 655 east (Segall Road) | Western terminus of KY-655 | ||||
| Windyville | 142.796 | 229.808 | KY 655 (Segall Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-655 | |||
| 143.904 | 231.591 |  KY 1365 north (Grassland-Black Gold Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1365 | ||||
| Brownsville | 145.394 | 233.989 |  KY 259 north – Bee Spring, Leitchfield | Begin KY-259 concurrency | |||
| 146.074 | 235.083 |  KY 183 north (Lock Road) | Southern terminus of KY-183 | ||||
| 147.843 | 237.930 | KY 259 south (South Main Street) – Rhoda, Smiths Grove, Bowling Green | End concurrency with KY-259 | ||||
| Mammoth Cave | 152.517 | 245.452 |  KY 2325 south (Silent Grove Church Road) | Northern terminus of KY-2325 | |||
| 157.617 | 253.660 | Mammoth Cave Parkway north – Tours/Visitor Center | Main entrance to Mammoth Cave NP; beginning of concurrency with Mammoth Cave Parkway | ||||
| 160.117 | 257.683 |   Mammoth Cave Parkway to KY 255 south / I-65 – Park City | End concurrency with Mammoth Cave Parkway; begin concurrency with KY-255 | ||||
| Barren | 161.890 | 260.537 | KY 255 north – Frozen Niagara Entrance, Mammoth Cave Tours/Visitors Center | End concurrency with KY-255 | |||
| Cave City | 165.303 | 266.029 | I-65 south – Nashville | Exit from I-65 South and ramps to I-65 South | |||
| 165.403 | 266.190 | I-65 north – Louisville | Exit from I-65 North and ramps to I-65 North | ||||
| 165.548 | 266.424 |  KY 90 east – Glasgow | Western terminus of KY-90; 70 turns north here while 90 begins directly east | ||||
| 166.966 | 268.706 |  US 31W | |||||
| 167.645 | 269.798 |  KY 2195 east (Old Lexington Road) | Western terminus of KY-2195 | ||||
| 168.601 | 271.337 |  KY 685 south (Wilson Road) | Northern terminus of KY-685 | ||||
| 172.063 | 276.909 |  US 31E – Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Glasgow | |||||
| Hiseville | 175.336 | 282.176 |  KY 740 | ||||
| 176.635 | 284.266 |  KY 314 north (Center Road) | Southern terminus of KY-314 | ||||
| 177.167 | 285.123 |  KY 2131 west (Corral Hill-Halfway Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-2131 | ||||
| Metcalfe | Knob Lick | 182.340 | 293.448 |   KY 640 south / KY 2435 north | Northern terminus of KY-640; southern terminus of KY-2435 | ||
| 182953 | 294,434 |  KY 1243 north | Southern terminus of KY-1243 | ||||
| 186.457 | 300.073 |  KY 869 north | Southern terminus of KY-869 | ||||
| 195.326 | 314.347 |  US 68 west – Edmonton | Beginning of concurrency with US-68 | ||||
| Green | 197.933 | 318.542 |  KY 729 north (Little Barren Road) | Southern terminus of KY-729 | |||
| 202.083 | 325.221 |  KY 487 north (Little Barren Road) | Southern terminus of KY-487 | ||||
| 203.606 | 327.672 |  KY 218 west – Horse Cave | Eastern terminus of KY-218 | ||||
| Greensburg | 209.461 | 337.095 |  KY 61 south – Columbia | Begin concurrency with KY-61 | |||
| 210.892 | 339.398 |  KY 417 east (Legion Park Road) | Western terminus of KY-417 | ||||
| 211.794 | 340.849 | KY 61 west – Hodgenville | End concurrency with KY-61 | ||||
| 214.135 | 344.617 |  KY 793 west | Eastern terminus of KY-793 | ||||
| Taylor | 215.948 | 347.535 |  KY 2764 west | Eastern terminus of KY-2764 | |||
| 216.297 | 348.096 |  KY 883 north | Southern terminus of KY-883 | ||||
| Campbellsville | 219.893 | 353.883 |  KY 323 (Friendship Pike/West Main Street) | Friendship Pike to the west, West Main Street to the east | |||
| 220.788 | 355.324 |  KY 55 south – Columbia, Green River Reservoir State Park /  KY 210 west – Hodgenville | Begin concurrency with KY-55; eastern terminus of KY-210 | ||||
| 221.585 | 356.606 | KY 323 west (North Columbia Avenue) | Eastern terminus of KY-323 | ||||
| 221.725 | 356.832 |  KY 527 north (North Central Avenue) / US 68 east / KY 55 north (East Broadway Street) | End concurrency with US-68/KY-55; 70 continues to the east on South Central Avenue | ||||
| 222.805 | 358.570 |  KY 372 south (Smith Ridge Road) | Northern terminus of KY-372 | ||||
| 223.606 | 359.859 |  KY 3518 north (Watertower Bypass) | |||||
| 225.893 | 363.540 |  KY 76 east (Kniffey Road) – Elkhorn, Pikes Ridge Recreation Area | Western terminus of KY-76 | ||||
| 226.752 | 364.922 |  KY 1799 north (Reids Chapel Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1799 | ||||
| Acton | 228.368 | 367.523 |   KY 1798 east (Stoner Creek Road) / KY 2784 north (Wooleyville Road) | Western terminus of KY-1798; southern terminus of KY-2784 | |||
| Mannsville | 231.637 | 372.784 |  KY 337 north (Bradfordsville Road) – Bradfordsville | Southern terminus of KY-337 | |||
| 231.957 | 373.299 |  KY 659 east (Raikes Hill Road) | Western terminus of KY-659 | ||||
| 234.824 | 377.913 | KY 1798 west (Stoner Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-1798 | ||||
| 235.682 | 379.293 |  KY 1752 west (Speck Ridge Road) / KY 659 west (Bass Ridge Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-1752; eastern terminus of KY-659 | ||||
| Casey | 236.660 | 380.867 |  KY 1742 south (Roley Road) | Begin concurrency with KY-1742 | |||
| 236.834 | 381.147 | KY 1742 north (Dry Creek Road) | End concurrency with KY-1742 | ||||
 KY 1859 north (Chicken Gizzard Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1859 | ||||||
| Clementsville | 240.297 | 386.721 |  KY 551 north (Possum Trot Road) | Begin concurrency with KY-551 | |||
| 240.345 | 386.798 | KY 551 south (Knifely Road) | End concurrency with KY-551 | ||||
| 243.677 | 392.160 |  KY 2970 south (Moxley Road) | Northern terminus of KY-2970 | ||||
| 244.663 | 393.747 |  KY 206 west | Eastern terminus of KY-206 | ||||
| 245.745 | 395.488 |  KY 1615 north | Southern terminus of KY-1615 | ||||
| 247.957 | 399.048 |  KY 1547 north (White Oak Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1547 | ||||
| Liberty | 249.271 | 401.163 |   KY 70 Bus. east (Campbell Street) | Western terminus of KY-70 Business. Former routing of KY-70 | |||
| 249.883 | 402.148 | US 127 south (Wallace Wilkinson Boulevard) | Begin concurrency with US-127 | ||||
| 251.464 | 404.692 | US 127 north (Wallace Wilkinson Boulevard) / KY 70 Bus. west (Campbellsville Street) | End concurrency with US-127; eastern terminus of KY-70 Business | ||||
| 252.302 | 406.041 |  KY 1649 east (Dry Ridge Road) | Western terminus of KY-1649 | ||||
| 252.539 | 406.422 |  KY 817 north | Southern terminus of KY-817 | ||||
| Yosemite | 258.691 | 416.323 |  KY 198 north | Southern terminus of KY-198 | |||
| 259.594 | 417.776 |  KY 501 north (Grove Ridge Road) | Begin concurrency with KY-501 | ||||
| 260.267 | 418.859 | KY 501 south | End concurrency with KY-501 | ||||
| 265.546 | 427.355 |  KY 837 | |||||
| Pulaski | 270.365 | 435.110 |  KY 635 east | Western terminus of KY-635 | |||
| Lincoln | 273.106 | 439.522 |  KY 328 east | Western terminus of KY-328 | |||
| Pulaski | Eubank | 275.592 | 443.522 |  KY 1247 | |||
| 278.132 | 447.610 |  US 27 – Stanford, Somerset | |||||
| Clarence | 283.424 | 456.127 |  KY 865 north | Southern terminus of KY-865 | |||
| 287.629 | 462.894 |  KY 3267 north (Arnie Gentry Road) | |||||
| Rockcastle | Willailla | 288.879 | 464.906 |  KY 3273 west (Owen School Road) | Beginning of concurrency with KY-3273 | ||
| 289.357 | 465.675 | KY 3273 east (Level Green Road) | End of concurrency with KY-3273 | ||||
| Quail | 290.544 | 467.585 |  KY 618 (Quail Road) | ||||
| 292.632 | 470.946 |  KY 1650 west | Eastern terminus of KY-1650 | ||||
| 294.962 | 474.695 | US 150 | Eastern terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Points of interest
These are just a few popular attractions along this route
- Charles Black City Park in Morgantown - home to the annual Green River Catfish Festival held in late June and early July.
- Mammoth Cave National Park (Official Page)
- Kentucky Action Park and Jesse James Riding Stables near Cave City is a major attraction in the region that identifies itself as a one-stop spot for family fun. The riding stable has won A Certificate of Excellence for 2012 by its guests, along with TripAdvisor.[23]
- Funtown Mountain (formerly Guntown Mountain) is a realistic replica of an Old West town accessible via a scenic skylift.[24]
- Dinosaur World just 100 yards west the I-65 Exit 53 interchange with KY 70.
- Lighthouse Restaurant - a roadside diner in Sulphur Well offering southern style dishes.[25]
Bannered routes
Kentucky Route 70 Business (Liberty)
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| Location: | Liberty, Casey County |
| Length: | 2.800 mi[1] (4.506 km) |
| Existed: | 2013–present |
Kentucky Route 70 Business is a business route of KY 70 in Liberty, Kentucky. It accounts with the old KY 70 alignment in downtown Liberty. It was formed after KY 70 was rerouted to a new junction with US Route 127. The business route starts just west of Liberty, and it goes through downtown to end at the intersection with US 127 and the re-routed regular KY 70, which resumes after the intersection. As mentioned earlier in this article, the regular alignment of KY 70 was rerouted to a new intersection with US 127, then it gets co-joined with US 127 north to re-join the original route of KY 70 near downtown Liberty.[26][27]
References
- 1 2 "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning - Highway Information System Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ↑ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2014 Official Kentucky Highway Map
- ↑ [DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). pp. 59-61]
- ↑ Official 1939 Kentucky State Highway Map Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Official 1957 Kentucky State Highway Map
- ↑ [DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). pp. 60-62]
- ↑ [DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). pp. 61-63]
- ↑ 1968 Official Kentucky Highway Map
- ↑ 2007 Official Kentucky Highway Map
- ↑ [DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). pp. 63-64]
- ↑ 1999 Official Kentucky Highway Map
- ↑ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2010, Fourth ed.). pp. 63-64.
- ↑ DeLorme. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2010, Fourth ed.). pp. 64-66
- ↑ Edmonson County Route Planning Map 1977
- ↑ Rand McNally. The 2014 Road Atlas (Map), pp. 43. Mammoth Cave N.P. Inset.
- ↑ Mammoth-Cave-National-Park-Map-Web.pdf Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Kentucky's Cave Country: Caves, Lakes, and Corvettes
- ↑ Barren County Route Planning Map 1996
- ↑ [DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). pp. 66-67]
- ↑ [DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). pp. 67, 68, and 69]
- ↑ [DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). pp. 60-69]
- ↑ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Official Kentucky State Highway Map (1939)
- ↑ Kentucky Action Park | Jesse James Riding Stables | Cave City KY
- ↑ Guntown Mountain - About Us
- ↑ Welcome to the Lighthouse
- ↑ 2013 Various KY pics April-June - 154 | Flickr - photo sharing!
- ↑ 2013 Various KY pics April-June - 159 | Flickr - photo sharing
External links
- State Primary Road System in Livingston County PDF (17.8 KB)
- State Primary Road System in Crittenden County PDF (9.54 KB)
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