Kentucky Route 163
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 29.402 mi[1] (47.318 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 SR 51 at the Tennessee State Line south of Hestand | |||
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 KY 90 at Beaumont | ||||
| North end: |
  US 68 / KY 80 / East Stockton Street in Edmonton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Monroe, Metcalfe | |||
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Kentucky Route 163 (KY 163) is a 29.402-mile-long (47.318 km) state highway that traverses through two counties in south-central Kentucky. It runs from Tennessee State Route 51 at the Kentucky-Tennessee border south of Hestand to U.S. Route 68, Kentucky Route 80, and East Stockton Street in Edmonton via Tompkinsville.
Route description
The highway starts in the city of Edmonton, the Metcalfe County seat at an intersection with U.S. Route 68 (US 68) and KY 80. KY 163 goes on a southerly track and intersects KY 90 in the unincorporated community of Beaumont. KY 163 then enters Monroe County not too long after crossing KY 90. It then meets KY 100 and KY 63 in Tompkinsville. KY 163 then heads southeast passing through Hestand before reaching the Tennessee state line where it ends and becomes State Route 51
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Monroe | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 51 (Tompkinsville Highway) | Southern terminus at state line | |
| Hestand | 3.227 | 5.193 |  KY 216 east (Vernon Road) | Western terminus of KY 216 | |
| 6.153 | 9.902 |  KY 3144 west (Cape Harlan Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3144 | ||
| Tompkinsville | 8.530 | 13.728 |   KY 100 east / KY 1446 south (North Magnolia Street) | South end of KY 100 overlap; northern terminus of KY 1446 | |
| 8.586 | 13.818 |  KY 63 / KY 100 west (West Fourth Street / North Main Street) | North end of KY 100 overlap | ||
| 8.646 | 13.914 |  KY 2166 north (Columbia Street) / Kentucky Street | Southern terminus of KY 2166 | ||
| 9.866 | 15.878 | KY 2166 south (Columbia Street) | Northern terminus of KY 2166 | ||
| 9.947 | 16.008 |   KY 1049 north (Radio Station Road) / KY 2165 east (Armory Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1049; western terminus of KY 2165 | ||
| 11.235 | 18.081 |  KY 2768 west | Eastern terminus of KY 2768 | ||
| 14.881 | 23.949 | KY 1049 south (Radio Station Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1049 | ||
| 16.573 | 26.672 |  KY 678 west (Homer Bartley Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 678 | ||
| Metcalfe | 20.371 | 32.784 |  KY 1520 south (Roy Lee Humes Road) / Roy Lee Humes Road | Northern terminus of KY 1520 | |
| 21.089 | 33.939 | KY 90 (Summer Shade Road) | |||
| Edmonton | 29.332 | 47.205 |  KY 496 south (East Hamilton Street) / West Hamilton Street | Northern terminus of KY 496 | |
| 29.402 | 47.318 | US 68 / KY 80 (West Stockton Street / North Main Street) / East Stockton Street | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Division of Planning (July 5, 2015). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.