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Kentucky Route 76

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Kentucky Route 76 marker
Kentucky Route 76
Map
KY 76 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length36.714 mi[1] (59.085 km)
Major junctions
South endBoat ramp on Lake Cumberland
Major intersections KY 80 near Russell Springs
US 127 near Russell Springs
North end KY 70 near Elk Horn
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesRussell, Taylor, Adair
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 75→ KY 77

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]

Route description

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After 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

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KY 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

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
TaylorLake Cumberland0.0000.000Boat rampSouthern terminus
​1.2271.975
 KY 1383 south		Northern terminus of KY 1383
​2.6524.268
 KY 1611 south		Northern terminus of KY 1611
​4.6257.443
 KY 3278 north (Rex Roat-Butcher Road) / Old Eli Road		Southern terminus of KY 3278
​5.8309.382 KY 910
​7.51612.096
 KY 80 east		South end of KY 80 overlap
​7.98512.851
 KY 80 west		North end of KY 80 overlap
​11.49818.504
 US 127 north		South end of US 127 overlap
​12.48320.089
 US 127 south / Jericho Road		North end of US 127 overlap
Adair​18.57529.894
 KY 206 west (Liberty Road)		South end of KY 206 overlap
​19.79431.855
 KY 2289 north / Rogers Lane		Southern terminus of KY 2289
​20.87033.587
 KY 2289 south (Eunice-Dunnville Road) / Little Cake Road		Northern terminus of KY 2289
Neatsville21.46734.548
 KY 206 east (Liberty Road)		North end of KY 206 overlap
​25.16040.491
 KY 1104 north (Caldwell Ridge Road)		Southern terminus of KY 1104
Knifley27.32343.972 KY 551 (Knifley Road)
Taylor​35.02456.366
 KY 1752 east (Speck Ridge Road)		Western terminus of KY 1752
​36.71459.085 KY 70 (Elkhorn Road)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ^ a b DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 67.[full citation needed]
  3. ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map).[full citation needed]
  4. ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1964). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map).[full citation needed]
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