State Road 166 in the
U.S. State
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of
Indiana
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is a short highway in southern
Perry County Perry County may refer to:
United States
*Perry County, Alabama
*Perry County, Arkansas
*Perry County, Illinois
*Perry County, Indiana
*Perry County, Kentucky
*Perry County, Mississippi
*Perry County, Missouri
*Perry County, Ohio
*Perry Coun ...
. Though it has an even number, in practice it is a north–south highway for most of its length.
Route description
State Road 166 begins at the banks of the
Ohio River
The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
just south of the small town of
Tobinsport. Leaving the town, it heads straight north until the river bends to the west, at which point the road also bends to the west and hugs the banks of the river for a mile or so until it reaches
State Road 66.
The highway is narrower than most state-maintained highways, and during times of high water levels on the Ohio River, it is often closed. The road surface is rough and undulating in places, this being caused by it being submerged for a prolonged period of time during the
1997 Ohio River Flood.
History
Until sometime in the 1950s, Route 166 previously connected with
Kentucky Route 105
Kentucky Route 105 (KY 105) is an state highway in Breckinridge County, Kentucky.
Route description
It travels from KY 79 and KY 2201 just west of the unincorporated community of Axtel
Axtel S.A.B. de C.V., known as A ...
via a ferryboat across the Ohio River to and from downtown
Cloverport, in northwestern
Breckinridge County,
Kentucky
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. Ferry service was since discontinued.
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166
Transportation in Perry County, Indiana