U.S. Route 79 in Kentucky
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 21.319 mi[1] (34.310 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
  US 79 / SR 13 at Tennessee state line | |||
 US 41 near Guthrie | ||||
| North end: |
 US 431 in Russellville | |||
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U.S. Route 79 (US 79) enters Kentucky from Tennessee in Todd County west of Guthrie and runs northeast into Logan County, terminating at a junction with US 431 in Russellville.
Route description
US 79 in Kentucky begins at the Tennessee state line west of Guthrie and travels northeast, forming a junction with US 41 0.497 miles (0.800 km) from the state line. The route continues to the northeast, passing north of Guthrie and Allensville in rural areas of Todd County. 10.606 miles (17.069 km) from the Kentucky-Tennessee border, US 79 crosses into Logan County where it becomes known as Clarksville Road. The route continues northeast through rural areas of Logan County until it comes to its northern terminus at US 431 on the south side of Russellville 10.713 miles (17.241 km) from the Todd County line. US 79 remains a two-lane road throughout Kentucky.
History
The current route in Kentucky was paved by 1939 but was not signed as US 79.[2] By 1958, the current route was signed as US 79, although, it extended a bit further northeast into Russellville.[3] The current northern terminus at US 431 was created by 1999 with the construction of the Russellville Bypass.[4]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Todd | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 79 south (SR 13) to I-24 – Clarksville | Tennessee state line | |
| Guthrie | 0.281 | 0.452 |    KY 181 north / KY 2128 east to KY 294 / US 41 north – Elkton, Trenton, Hopkinsville | ||
| 0.497 | 0.800 | US 41 to KY 181 north – Trenton, Hopkinsville, Downtown Guthrie, Robert Penn Warren Birthplace Museum | |||
| 1.864 | 3.000 |  KY 346 (North Ewing Street) | |||
| 3.973 | 6.394 |  KY 848 | |||
| 8.792 | 14.149 |  KY 102 | |||
| Logan | 12.570 | 20.229 |  KY 775 | ||
| Old Volney | 14.084 | 22.666 |  KY 1309 (Old Volney Road) | ||
| 15.792 | 25.415 |  KY 1151 | South end of KY 1151 overlap | ||
| 15.834 | 25.482 | KY 1151 (Union Church Road) | North end of KY 1151 overlap | ||
| Cave Springs | 17.957 | 28.899 |  KY 1041 (Watermelon Road) | ||
| Russellville | 21.319 | 34.310 | US 431 – Adairville, Lewisburg, Lake Malone State Park | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning". Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Kentucky (PDF) (Map) (1939 ed.). 1 inch:12 miles. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey. Kentucky State Highway Department. 1939. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Logan County (PDF) (Map) (1958 ed.). 1 inch:125000 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey. Kentucky State Highway Department. 1958. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Kentucky (PDF) (Map) (1999 ed.). 1 inch:12 miles. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey. Kentucky State Highway Department. 1999. Retrieved July 22, 2014.