Kentucky Route 7 (KY 7) is a 203.073-mile-long (326.814 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Route description

Kentucky Route 7 begins at a junction with KY 15 at Jeff in Perry County. The route continues through the cities of Blackey in Letcher County, Wayland in Floyd County, Salyersville in Magoffin County, West Liberty in Morgan County, Sandy Hook in Elliott County, Grayson in Carter County, and South Shore in Greenup County, where the route terminates at East First Avenue a short distance north of US 23.

History

Beginning in the early 1960s, KY 7 was relocated near Bruin when a portion of the Little Sandy River was impounded to create Grayson Lake. To facilitate a growing number of recreational enthusiasts, KY 7 was reconstructed on a new two-lane alignment from the northern edge of the Grayson Lake recreational area to Grayson between 1965 and 1975.

The route between Salyersville and Grayson was designated a part of the London-Ashland Highway in the mid-1990s. The designation extends along KY 7 and KY 30 between Interstate 64 in Grayson to Interstate 75 in London.[citation needed] As such, much of KY 7 between the southern boundary of Grayson Lake to Sandy Hook has been upgraded or relocated to a new alignment. The new alignments feature a 60 mph (97 km/h) design speed, full 12-foot (3.7 m) shoulders, and 12-foot (3.7 m) travel lanes.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
PerryJeff0.0000.000KY 15 – Whitesburg, HazardSouthern terminus
0.3970.639KY 7 Conn. northRoad connecting KY 15 with northbound KY 7
Viper2.5344.078KY 1165 south (Left Fork Maces Creek Road)Northern terminus of KY 1165
Fusionia7.42511.949KY 2447 east (Kodak-Fusionia Road)Western terminus of KY 2447
​9.99916.092KY 1165 northSouthern terminus of KY 1165
​11.43818.408KY 699 west – Leatherwood Battlefield, BrashearvilleEastern terminus of KY 669
LetcherUlvah14.70523.665KY 1103 south – Lilley Cornett WoodsNorthern terminus of KY 1103
Blackey18.85030.336KY 3408 northSouthern terminus of KY 3408
19.46731.329KY 588 eastWestern terminus of KY 588
Letcher20.64933.231KY 2036 southNorthern terminus of KY 2036
Isom27.06743.560KY 15 / KY 160 north – Hazard, JacksonSouth end of KY 15/KY 160 overalp
27.72744.622KY 15 / KY 160 south – Whitesburg, JenkinsNorth end of KY 15/KY 160 overlap
​32.25451.908KY 931 southNorthern terminus of KY 931
Colson33.10153.271KY 1410 westEastern terminus of KY 1410
Deane38.79562.435KY 317 south – Fleming-NeonNorthern terminus of KY 317
KnottHall43.62470.206KY 1498 north – WheelwrightSouthern terminus of KY 1498
Kite46.59374.984KY 582 westEastern terminus of KY 582
​52.72084.845KY 1091 east (Old House Branch Road)Western terminus of KY 1091
​57.18392.027KY 899 south – Alice Lloyd CollegeNorthern terminus of KY 899
FloydWayland59.91696.425KY 1086 northSouthern terminus of KY 1086
Lackey62.606100.755KY 550 westSouth end of KY 550 overlap
Garrett63.197101.706KY 777 northSouth end of KY 777 overlap
63.466102.139KY 777 southNorth end of KY 777 overlap
63.654102.441KY 80 Conn. to KY 80 – Hindman, Prestonsburg
Hueysville65.163104.870KY 550 eastNorth end of KY 550 overlap
​67.983109.408KY 2029 southNorthern terminus of KY 2029
Magoffin​72.537116.737KY 3336 southNorthern terminus of KY 3336
​78.231125.901KY 404 east (Howard Branch Road)Western terminus of KY 404
​79.314127.644KY 542 westEastern terminus of KY 542
​83.327134.102KY 1734 east (Salt Lick Road)Western terminus of KY 1734
​85.402137.441KY 1766 north (Puncheon Creek Road)Southern terminus of KY 1766
Swampton86.310138.902KY 1471 south (Half Mountain Road)Northern terminus of KY 1471
Royalton88.331142.155KY 867 eastSouth end of KY 867 overlap
Sublett89.063143.333KY 867 westNorth end of KY 867 overlap
​93.730150.844KY 1090 south (Lakeville Road)Northern terminus of KY 1090
Salyersville93.943– 94.038151.187– 151.339Mountain Parkway – Campton, Prestonsburg, LexingtonInterchange; Mountain Parkway exit 75
95.110153.065US 460 east (Parkway Drive) to KY 114 – Burning Fork, Staffordsville, PaintsvilleSouth end of US 460 concurrency
95.413153.552KY 40 east (Maple Street) – FalconWestern terminus of KY 40
​96.716155.649KY 30 west – JacksonEastern terminus of KY 30
​97.631157.122KY 2019 north (Elk Creek Road)Southern terminus of KY 2019
​102.036164.211KY 134 west – AdaleEastern terminus of KY 134
Edna102.872165.556KY 1081 westSouth end of KY 1081 overlap
Wonnie104.666168.444KY 1081 eastNorth end of KY 1081 overlap
Morgan​107.728173.371KY 1081 eastWestern terminus of KY 1081
​108.939175.320KY 1000 south – CaneyNorthern terminus of KY 1000
​111.580179.571KY 364 southNorthern terminus of KY 364
West Liberty118.562190.807KY 172 east – Crocker, Patoker Branch, FairgroundsWestern terminus of KY 172
118.682191.000Dogwood Lane (KY 2499 south) – West Liberty Airport
118.951191.433Glenn Avenue (KY 2494 west)
119.481192.286Broadway Street (KY 2495 south)
119.543192.386US 460 west (Main Street) – FrenchburgNorth end of US 460 concurrency
​121.033194.784KY 519 north – MoreheadSouthern terminus of KY 519
Pomp122.066196.446KY 1161 eastWestern terminus of KY 1161
Wrigley126.253203.185KY 711
Elliott​131.612211.809KY 173 north – MoreheadSouthern terminus of KY 173
Little Sandy132.609213.413KY 702 southNorthern terminus of KY 702
Faye133.715215.193KY 650 north (Doctors Branch Road)South end of KY 650 overlap
134.174215.932KY 650 south (Welles Creek Road)North end of KY 650 overlap
Sandy Hook136.530219.724KY 556 west (North Ruin Road)Eastern terminus of KY 556
136.660219.933KY 32 east (Brown Ridge Road) – LouisaSouth end of KY 32 overlap
136.901220.321Kentucky Avenue (KY 2526 north)
136.982220.451Kentucky Avenue (KY 2526 south)
138.210222.427KY 557 west (Fannin Road)Eastern terminus of KY 557
Newfoundland140.396225.945KY 32 west (Brown Ridge Road) – MoreheadNorth end of KY 32 overlap
Green141.923228.403KY 504 west / Prison Road – Little Sandy Correctional ComplexEastern terminus of KY 504; prison directly to the east
​142.308– 142.466229.023– 229.277Bridge over the Little Sandy River
​142.519229.362KY 706 southNorthern terminus of KY 706
​142.900229.975KY 885 north (Bear Flats Road)Southern terminus of KY 885
​145.789234.625KY 409 south (Bruin Road)Northern terminus of KY 409
​147.519237.409KY 3353 south (Horton Flats Road)Northern terminus of KY 3353
Carter​148.509239.002Grayson Lake State Park
​149.391240.422KY 986 westEastern terminus of KY 986
​150.949242.929KY 3295 west (Rattlesnake Ridge Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3295
​152.756245.837KY 1496 east – Grayson Lake Wildlife Management AreaWestern terminus of KY 1496
​153.880247.646KY 1444 north (Mayhew Flats Road)Southern terminus of KY 1444
​153.995247.831KY 1661 northSouthern terminus of KY 1661
​157.124252.867KY 1661 southNorthern terminus of KY 1661
Grayson157.656253.723KY 773 eastWestern terminus of KY 773
158.832255.615US 60 / KY 1 south – Olive Hill, Hitchins, AshlandSouth end of KY 1 concurrency; US 60 both ways, KY 1 to the east
159.345256.441Academic Parkway – Kentucky Christian University
160.358– 160.526258.071– 258.342I-64 – Ashland, LexingtonInterchange; I-64 exit 172
160.624258.499KY 1947 westEastern terminus of KY 1947
​160.887258.923AA Hwy (KY 9) north – Vanceburg, MaysvilleSouthern terminus of the AA Highway/KY 9
Pactolus161.682260.202KY 1 northNorth end of KY 1 concurrency
​162.127260.918KY 1959 southNorthern terminus of KY 1959
​166.605268.125AA Hwy (KY 9) south – GraysonSouth end of KY 9/AA Highway concurrency
​167.617269.753AA Hwy (KY 9) north – Vanceburg, MaysvilleNorth end of KY 9/AA Highway concurrency
Gesling172.252277.213KY 2 west – CarterSouth end of KY 2 concurrency
​175.503282.445AA Hwy (KY 9) – Grayson, Vanceburg, Maysville
​175.932283.135KY 1773 westEastern terminus of KY 1773
GreenupKehoe176.973284.810KY 784 (Lost Creek Road/Three Prong Road)
​182.988294.491KY 2 east – GreenupNorth end of KY 2 concurrency
​188.551303.443KY 2070 west (Big White Oak Road)Eastern terminus of KY 2070
Lynn190.257306.189KY 827 east (Coal Branch Road) – GreenupWestern terminus of KY 827
​193.649311.648AA Hwy (KY 10) – Maysville, Vanceburg, Greenup
​198.628319.661KY 3308 westEastern terminus of KY 3308
Sunshine201.830324.814KY 784 south (White Oak Road)Northern terminus of KY 784
South Shore202.730326.262KY 2540 west (SM Roberson Drive)Eastern terminus of KY 2540
203.040326.761US 23 – Portsmouth, Ohio, Lloyd, Greenup
203.073326.8145th Avenue / South Shore DriveNorthern terminus of KY 7; road continues north as Main Street for approximately 0.3 miles before ending
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

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