U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky

(Redirected from U.S. Highway 23 (Kentucky))

U.S. Route 23 (US 23) is a 157.765-mile-long (253.898 km) United States Numbered Highway in the state of Kentucky. It travels from the Virginia state line near Jenkins to the Ohio state line west of South Shore via Jenkins, Pikeville, Coal Run Village, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, Louisa, Catlettsburg, Ashland, Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, Greenup, and South Shore.

U.S. Route 23 marker
U.S. Route 23
Country Music Highway
Map
US 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length157.765 mi[1] (253.898 km)
Major junctions
South end US 23 at Virginia state line near Jenkins
Major intersections
North end US 23 at Ohio state line in Portsmouth, OH
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesLetcher, Pike, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Boyd, Greenup
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 22 I-24

Route description

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US 23 enters Kentucky at the Virginia state line southeast of Jenkins. After a little over a mile (1.6 km), it intersects US 119 at a partial interchange on the Jenkins city line, and US 119 runs concurrently with US 23. The highway then head in a northeasterly direction, bypassing Jenkins. The two then meet US 460 at another partial interchange along the Levisa Fork in extreme southern Pikeville, and US 460 also joins the concurrency. The highway bypasses Pikeville along the Pikeville Cut-Through before US 119 splits off to the east. US 23/US 460 begins running northeast through Coal Run Village and around both Prestonsburg and Paintsville, where US 460 splits off to the west northwest of Paintsville. US 23 then begins running northeastward, before easing into a northerly direction, bypassing Louisa, after which it begins paralleling the Big Sandy River. The route intersects Interstate 64 next to the Catlettsburg Refinery before entering the town of Catlettsburg, where it begins a concurrency with US 60. The highway continues north before curving to the northwest to enter Ashland, where US 60 splits off. After Ashland, US 23 continues to run northwestward, paralleling the Ohio River and running through or around the towns of Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, and Greenup. After Greenup, it switches to a more northward direction in parallel with the Ohio River before making a sharp change to the west, after which it enters South Shore. Just west of South Shore, US 23 meets the eastern terminus of the eastern segment of Kentucky Route 8, where it turns north and crosses into Portsmouth, Ohio, via the U.S. Grant Bridge across the Ohio River.

History

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Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Pound Gap0.0000.000 
 
US 23 south – Pound, Norton
Continuation into Virginia
KentuckyVirginia line
LetcherJenkins1.142–
1.285
1.838–
2.068
 
 
US 119 south – Whitesburg, Harlan
Partial interchange; southern end of US 119 concurrency
1.5002.414 
 
KY 3086 east (C&O Railroad Road)
Western terminus of KY 3086
2.4603.959 
 
To KY 805 – Jenkins, Fleming-Neon
Interchange via connector road and northbound entrance ramp
Pike10.66317.160 
 
KY 3527 north
Southern terminus of KY 3527
Dorton11.65518.757 
 
KY 805 west
Eastern terminus of KY 805
15.29124.608 
 
KY 611 south
Northern terminus of KY 611
19.11130.756 
 
KY 1469 west (Penny Highway)
Eastern terminus of KY 1469
21.18734.097 
 
KY 2167 south
Northern terminus of KY 2167
22.50336.21515 
 
KY 3174 east
Interchange; western terminus of KY 3174; Future rerouting of US 460 east; Corridor Q
Pikeville26.104–
26.374
42.010–
42.445
 
 
 
 
US 460 east (Shelbiana Road) / KY 80 east
Interchange; southern end of US 460/KY 80 concurrency
30.26048.699 
 
KY 1426 west (Island Creek Road)
Southern end of KY 1426 concurrency
30.38248.895 
 
KY 3496 north
At-grade intersection; south end of freeway; southern terminus of KY 3496
30.89749.72423 
 
KY 1426 east (Hambley Boulevard) – Downtown Pikeville
Interchange; northern end of KY 1426 concurrency
31.66550.96024  KY 1384 – PikevilleNorth end of freeway
32.14451.731 
 
KY 1460 south
Partial interchange includes northbound entrance ramp
32.92852.992 
 
KY 3495 south
Northern terminus of KY 3495
33.61054.090 
 
US 119 north / Cassidy Boulevard – Meta, Williamson WV
Northern end of US 119 concurrency
34.69755.839 
 
KY 3227 east (Stone Coal Road)
Western terminus of KY 3227
36.78359.197 
 
KY 2061 north (Cowpen Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2061
38.92262.639 
 
KY 3218 east (Senator Kelsey E Friend Boulevard)
Western terminus of KY 3218
40.12564.575 
 
KY 1384 east (Hurricane Road)
Western terminus of KY 1384
FloydHarold41.01666.009 
 
 
 
 
KY 680 west to KY 979 south
Eastern terminus of KY 680
42.57068.510 
 
KY 2557 west
Eastern terminus of KY 2557
Banner49.10579.027 
 
KY 1426 east – Dana
Western terminus of KY 1426
Allen50.68581.570  KY 1428 – Allen, Martin
Watergap52.92285.170 
 
 
 
KY 80 west / KY 302 north – Martin, Hazard
Interchange; northern end of KY 80 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 302
53.63286.312 
 
KY 3384 north
Southern terminus of KY 3384
Prestonsburg55.84789.877  KY 114 – Prestonsburg, LexingtonInterchange; future eastern terminus of Mountain Parkway
57.63692.756 
 
KY 1427 west (Abbott Creek Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 1427
57.95293.265 
 
KY 1428 south (University Drive)
Northern terminus of KY 1428
60.21896.911  KY 1100 (Little Paint Road)
60.59297.513 
 
 
 
KY 3 north (Bays Branch Road) to KY 1100
Southern terminus of KY 3
Johnson62.269100.212 
 
KY 1100 south
Northern terminus of KY 1100
Paintsville64.119103.190 
 
KY 1750 south
Northern terminus of KY 1750
64.540103.867 
 
KY 1428 north
Southern terminus of KY 1428
66.169106.489  KY 825Partial interchange includes northbound entrance ramp
68.858110.816 
 
  US 460 west / KY 40 – Salyersville, Paintsville
Interchange; northern end of US 460 concurrency; northbound exit and southbound entrance
69.075111.165  
 
 
KY 40 to US 460 west – Paintsville, Salyersville
Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
70.099112.813 
 
KY 321 south
Northern terminus of KY 321
71.117114.452 
 
KY 201 north
Southern terminus of KY 201
Nippa73.326118.007 
 
KY 1559 west
Eastern terminus of KY 1559
73.789118.752 
 
KY 993 south
Northern terminus of KY 993
78.269125.962 
 
KY 3224 south (Wiley Branch Spur)
Northern terminus of KY 3224
Lawrence83.908135.037 
 
KY 645 east
Western terminus of KY 645
84.989136.777 
 
KY 1760 north
Southern terminus of KY 1760
85.508137.612 
 
KY 581 south
Northern terminus of KY 581
89.740144.423 
 
KY 2038 east (McClure Branch Road)
Western terminus of KY 2038
93.657150.726 
 
KY 2565 north
Southern terminus of KY 2565
93.933151.171 
 
KY 3395 west (Isaac Branch Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3395
95.965154.441 
 
KY 32 Connector south to KY 32
Northern terminus of KY 32 Connector
97.407156.761  KY 3
100.627161.943 
 
KY 3398 west (Fuller Branch Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3398
107.534173.059 
 
KY 707 south
Northern terminus of KY 707
Boyd110.987178.616  KY 752 (Durbin Road)
114.098183.623  KY 757 (Whites Creek Road)
115.043185.144 
 
KY 2842 east
Western terminus of KY 2842
118.521190.741 
 
KY 3 south
Northern terminus of KY 3
118.593–
118.733
190.857–
191.082
  I-64 – Huntington, LexingtonI-64 exit 191
119.009191.526 
 
KY 538 west (Lake Bonita Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 538
Catlettsburg120.393193.754  KY 3294 (36th Street)
120.473193.882 
 
US 60 east (35th Street)
Southern end of US 60 concurrency
121.533195.588 
 
KY 2535 east (23rd Street)
Western terminus of KY 2535
121.653195.782 
 
KY 168 north
Southern terminus of KY 168
122.206196.671 
 
KY 3294 west (Center Street)
Eastern terminus of KY 3294
Ashland125.019201.199 
 
 
US 23 Bus. north
Southern terminus of US 23 Bus.; northbound outbound access and southbound inbound access only
126.8204.1 
 
 
 
US 60 west / US 23 Truck (11th Street)
One-way street, inbound access only from US 60
126.863204.166 
 
 
 
US 60 west (10th Street) to US 52
One-way street, outbound access only to US 60 east; northern end of US 60 concurrency
127.050204.467 
 
 
US 23 Bus. south
Northern terminus of US 23 Bus.; southbound outbound access and northbound inbound access only
West Mall EntranceInterchange; to Ashland Town Center; northbound exit only
128.411206.657 
 
KY 168 south (Hoods Creek Pike) / Russell Road
Northern terminus of KY 168
Westwood128.806207.293 
 
KY 5 south (Bellefonte Princess Road)
Northern terminus of KY 5
GreenupRussell129.299208.087 
 
KY 693 west (Diederich Boulevard)
Eastern terminus of KY 693
130.224209.575 
 
KY 1725 south (Ashland Drive)
Northern terminus of KY 1725
131.020210.856 
 
KY 244 west (Belfont Street) / Oakley C. Collins Bridge Road
Eastern terminus of KY 224; southern terminus of the Oakley C. Collins Bridge (Ironton-Russell Bridge)
131.069210.935 
 
KY 750 west (Kenwood Drive)
Eastern terminus of KY 750
131.652211.873 
 
KY 2543 east (Ferry Street)
Western terminus of KY 2543
Flatwoods132.143212.664 
 
KY 207 south (Argillite Road)
Northern terminus of KY 207
Raceland133.295214.518 
 
KY 3105 west (Winters Drive) / Winters Drive
Eastern terminus of KY 3105
133.509214.862  KY 750 (Pond Run Road)
135.558218.159 
 
KY 693 west (Chinns Bridge Road) / Chinns Branch Road
Wurtland136.581219.806  KY 503 (Uhlens Branch Road)
136.950220.400  
 
KY 67 (Industrial Parkway) to I-64
137.061220.578 
 
KY 3105 east (Wurtland Avenue)
Western terminus of KY 3105
Greenup138.638223.116 
 
KY 410 north (Main Street)
Southern terminus of KY 410
139.253224.106 
 
 
 
KY 1 south (Kentucky Road) / KY 2541 north (Walnut Street)
Northern terminus of KY 1; southern terminus of KY 2541
140.179225.596  KY 2 (Washington Street)
140.738226.496 
 
KY 2541 south
Northern terminus of KY 2541
140.898226.753 
 
KY 3307 south (Whetstone Road)
Northern terminus of KY 3307
141.609227.898 
 
KY 827 west (Coal Branch Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 827
Lloyd143.050230.217 
 
KY 3116 north (Ohio River Road)
Southern terminus of KY 3116
145.510234.176  AA Hwy (KY 10) – Maysville, Alexandria, Vanceburg, Portsmouth Oh.Access road to the Jesse Stuart Memorial Bridge
146.524235.808 
 
KY 3116 south (Ohio River Road)
Northern terminus of KY 3116
148.011238.201 
 
KY 1043 north (Linneman Lane)
Southern terminus of KY 1043
152.544245.496 
 
KY 3117 west
Eastern terminus of KY 3117
153.038246.291 
 
KY 2542 north (Johnson Lane)
Southern terminus of KY 2542
153.448246.951 
 
KY 3117 east
Western terminus of KY 3117
153.864247.620 
 
KY 1043 south
Northern terminus of KY 1043
South Shore155.726250.617 
 
KY 1082 west (KZ Ratliff Lane)
Eastern terminus of KY 1082
155.942250.964  KY 7 (Main Street)
157.765253.898 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 23 Truck north / KY 8 west to US 52 – Vanceburg
Southern terminus of US 23 Truck; eastern terminus of KY 8; southern terminus of the U.S. Grant Bridge
Ohio RiverU.S. Grant Bridge
KentuckyOhio line
 
 
US 23 north (Chillicothe Street)
Continuation into Ohio
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
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