Kentucky Route 7

Kentucky Route 7
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length:	202.559 mi[1] (325.987 km)
Major junctions
South end:	KY 15 in Jeff
	US 23 in South Shore Mountain Parkway in Salyersville US 60 / KY 1 in Grayson
North end:	East First Avenue in South Shore
Location
Counties:	Perry, Letcher, Knott, Floyd, Magoffin, Morgan, Elliott, Carter, Greenup
Highway system
Highways in Kentucky Interstate US State Parkways ← KY 6 KY 8 →

Kentucky Route 7 (KY 7) is a 202.559-mile-long (325.987 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 facilate 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. 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

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Perry	Jeff	0.00	0.00	KY 15 – Whitesburg, Hazard	interchange
	Viper	2.534	4.078	KY 1165 south	Northern terminus of KY 1165
	Fusonia	7.425	11.949	KY 2447 (Big Branch Road)	Western terminus of KY 2447
	​	9.999	16.092	KY 1165 north	Southern terminus of KY 1165
	​	11.438	18.408	KY 699 west – Leatherwood Battlefield, Brashearville	east terminus of KY 699
Letcher	Ulvah	13.705	22.056	KY 1103 south (Cedar Grove Church Road) – Lilley Cornett Woods	Northern terminus of KY 1103
	​	18.85	30.34	KY 3408 north	south terminus of KY 3408
	Blackey	19.467	31.329	KY 588 east	Western terminus of KY 588
	Letcher	20.649	33.231	KY 2036 south (Pratt Fork)	north terminus of KY 2036
	​	27.067	43.560	KY 15 north / KY 160 north – Hazard	Southern end of KY 15 / KY 160 overlap
	Isom	27.727	44.622	KY 15 south / KY 160 south – Whitesburg	Northern end of KY 15 / KY 160 overlap
	​	32.254	51.908	KY 931 south	Northern terminus of KY 931
	Colson	33.101	53.271	KY 1410 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1410
	Deane	38.795	62.435	KY 317 south – Fleming Neon	Northern terminus of KY 317
Knott	Hall	43.624	70.206	KY 1498 north – Wheelwright	south terminus of KY 1498
	Kite	46.563	74.936	KY 582 west	Eastern terminus of KY 582
	​	52.72	84.84	KY 1091 east	west terminus of KY 1091
	​	57.183	92.027	KY 899 south – Alice Lloyd College	Northern terminus of KY 899
Floyd	Wayland	59.916	96.425	KY 1086 north	south terminus of KY 1086
	Lackey	62.606	100.755	KY 550 west	Southern end of KY 550 overlap
	Garrett	63.197	101.706	KY 777 north	Southern end of KY 777 overlap
		63.466	102.139	KY 777 south (Bridge Street)	Northern end of KY 777 overlap
				KY 80	interchange
	​	65.163	104.870	KY 550 east	Northern end of KY 550 overlap
	​	67.983	109.408	KY 2029 south	Northern terminus of KY 2029
Magoffin	​	72.537	116.737	KY 3336	Eastern terminus of KY 3336
	​	78.231	125.901	KY 404 east	Western terminus of KY 404
	​	79.314	127.644	KY 542 west	Eastern terminus of KY 542
	​	83.327	134.102	KY 1734 (Salt Lick Branch)	Western terminus of KY 1734
	​	85.402	137.441	KY 1766 (Puncheon Creek Road)	Western terminus of KY 1766
	Swampton	86.310	138.902	KY 1471 (Half Mountain Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1471
	Royalton	88.331	142.155	KY 867 east	Southern end of KY 867 overlap
	Sublett	89.063	143.333	KY 867 west	Northern end of KY 867 overlap
	Salyersville	93.730	150.844	KY 1090 south	north terminus of KY 1090
		93.992	151.265	Mountain Parkway – Lexington, Prestonsburg, Paintsville	Mountain Parkway exit 75
		95.110	153.065	US 460 east to KY 114 – Paintsville	Southern end of US 460 overlap
see US 460
Morgan	West Liberty	117.580	189.227	US 460 west (Main Street)	Northern end of US 460 overlap
	​	120.247	193.519	KY 519 north – Morehead	Southern terminus of KY 519
	Pomp	121.220	195.085	KY 1161 east	west terminus of KY 1161
	Wrigley	125.467	201.920	KY 711 (Redwine Road)
Elliott	​	130.286	209.675	KY 173 north – Morehead	Southern terminus of KY 173
	Little Sandy	131.823	212.149	KY 702 (Neal Howard Creek Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 702
	Faye	132.929	213.928	KY 650 north (Doctors Branch Road)	Southern end of KY 650 overlap
		133.388	214.667	KY 650 south (Wells Creek Road)	Northern end of KY 650 overlap
	Sandy Hook	135.744	218.459	KY 556	Eastern terminus of KY 556
		135.874	218.668	KY 32 east (Brown Ridge Road) – Louisa	Southern end of KY 32 overlap
		136.115	219.056	KY 2526 (Kentucky Avenue)	south terminus of KY 2526
		136.196	219.186	KY 2526 (Kentucky Avenue)	north terminus of KY 2526
		137.424	221.162	KY 557 (Fannin Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 557
	Newfoundland	139.610	224.681	KY 32 west (Brown Ridge Road) – Morehead	Northern end of KY 32 overlap
	Green	141.140	227.143	KY 504 west	Eastern terminus of KY 504
	​	141.733	228.097	KY 706	Northern terminus of KY 706
	​	142.114	228.710	KY 885 (Bear Flats Road)	Southern terminus of KY 885
	​	145.003	233.360	KY 409 (Bruin Road)	Southern terminus of KY 409
	​	146.733	236.144	KY 3353 (Horton Flats Road)	Northern terminus of KY 3353
Carter	​	148.605	239.157	KY 986	Eastern terminus of KY 986
	​	150.163	241.664	KY 3295 (Rattlesnake Ridge)	Northern terminus of KY 3295
	​	151.970	244.572	KY 1496	Western terminus of KY 1496
	​	153.094	246.381	KY 1444	Western terminus of KY 1444
	​	153.209	246.566	KY 1661 north	Southern terminus of KY 1661
	​	156.338	251.602	KY 1661 south	Northern terminus of KY 1661
	​	156.779	252.311	KY 773	Northern terminus of KY 773
	Grayson	158.046	254.350	US 60 / KY 1 south (Main Street) – Olive Hill, Hitchins, Ashland	Southern end of KY 1 overlap
				I-64 – Lexington, Ashland	I-64 exit 172
				KY 1947
	​			KY 9 (AA Hwy.) north – Vanceburg, Maysville
	Pactolus	160.204	257.823	KY 1 north	Northern end of KY 1 overlap
	​	161.341	259.653	KY 1959	Northern terminus of KY 1959
	​	165.987	267.130	KY 9 (AA Hwy.) south – Grayson	Southern end of KY 9 overlap
	​	166.999	268.759	KY 9 (AA Hwy.) north – Vanceburg	Northern end of KY 9 overlap
	Gesling	171.466	275.948	KY 2 west – Carter	Southern end of KY 2 overlap
	​			KY 9 (AA Hwy.)
	​			KY 1173
Greenup	Kehoe			KY 784
	​	182.202	293.226	KY 2 east – Greenup	Northern end of KY 2 overlap
	​	187.765	302.178	KY 2070 (Big White Oak Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 2070
	Lynn	189.471	304.924	KY 827 (Coal Bridge Road)	Southern terminus of KY 827
	​	192.863	310.383	KY 10 (AA Hwy.) – Maysville, Greenup
	​	197.842	318.396	KY 3308	Eastern terminus of KY 3308
	Sunshine	201.044	323.549	KY 784	Eastern terminus of KY 784
	South Shore	201.944	324.997	KY 2540 (SM Robertson Drive)	Eastern terminus of KY 2540
		202.254	325.496	US 23 – Portsmouth, Ashland
		202.559	325.987	East First Avenue	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• KY 7 at Kentucky Roads