Kentucky Route 18 (KY 18), also known as Burlington Pike, is a

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that serves as a major road through

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and

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in the

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. The western terminus of the route is at KY 338 in Rabbit Hash. The eastern terminus is at KY 1017 in

Route description

It begins at KY 338 (East Bend Road) in the small

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of Rabbit Hash and travels north along the Ohio River to the small town of

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. In Belleview,

KY 20 Kentucky Route 20 (KY 20) is a state highway in Kentucky that runs from KY 18 Kentucky Route 18 (KY 18), also known as Burlington Pike, is a state highway that serves as a major road through Florence and Burlington in the U.S. state of Kentuc ...

splits off KY 18 and heads north, as KY 18 turns east toward

. KY 18 passes through Burlington as a residential road, until its intersection with KY 338, where it becomes less residential and more commercial. A couple miles east, KY 18 intersects with

KY 237 Kentucky Route 237 (KY 237) is a state highway in Boone County, Kentucky, connecting the Florence/ Burlington area with Hebron. The southern terminus of the route is at KY 536 in Florence. The northern terminus is at KY 8 near Hebron. Most of th ...

(Camp Ernst Road heading south and North Bend Road heading north). The large church First Church of Christ sits on the corner of KY 18 and Camp Ernst Road (KY 237). KY 18 continues east, still as a mostly commercial road. At its busiest point, KY 18 intersects with KY 842 (Houston Road to the north and Hopeful Church Road to the south). Continuing east, KY 18 spurs off Mall Road, a commercial road holding much of the commerce in the city of

, including the Florence Mall. Mall Road also connects KY 18 with U.S. 42/ U.S. 127, although the southbound onramp to

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/ 75 does not provide any direct access to U.S. 42; the onramp parallels the interstate until it is south of U.S. 42. East of I-71/I-75, KY 18 turns slightly north in its final couple miles.

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is located along KY 18 less than a mile before its eastern terminus, at KY 1017 (Turfway Road).

Major intersections

References

{{Attached KML, display=inline,title 0018 Transportation in Boone County, Kentucky