Kentucky Route 1006 (KY 1006) is an

state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...

in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route is located entirely within

Laurel County Laurel County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,613. Its county seat is London. After a special election in January 2016 alcohol sales are permitted only ...

; the majority of the highway runs along the border of, or within the city limits of, London. KY 1006 begins at the western entrance to

Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park is a former state park located just south of London, Kentucky in Laurel County. It is now a city park under the auspices of the city of London, KY. The park encompasses and includes a section of the Wilderness R ...

and terminates at US Route 25 (US 25),

KY 80 Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route originates on the state's western border at Columbus in Hickman County and stretches across the southern portion of the state, ...

, and East Fifth Street in downtown London.

Route description

The highway begins at the western entrance of

, through which the road continues as Levi Jackson Road. The route then crosses the

CSX CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...

CC Subdivision The CC Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. State of Kentucky. The line runs from Taylor Mill, Kentucky, to Corbin, Kentucky, for a total of . At its north end the line continues as a branch of the Cincinnati Te ...

before intersecting

US 25 U.S. Route 25 (US 25) is a north–south United States Highway that runs for in the southern and midwestern US. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia, from where it proceeds mostly due north, passing through the cities of Augusta, Georg ...

. Between the park and US 25, the route is known locally as Levi Jackson Mill Road. Beyond US 25, the highway becomes known as Old Whitley Road and runs through the southwestern suburbs of London between I-75 and US 25. Approaching London, it intersects KY 363 at a

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before proceeding northwest toward I-75. Just east of the interstate, it intersects

Kentucky Route 192 Kentucky Route 192 (KY 192) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects the Somerset area and the London areas with mostly rural areas of Pulaski and Laurel counties. Route description Pulaski County KY&nbs ...

, which serves as a southern bypass of London. Beyond KY 192, the highway becomes West Fifth Street and enters downtown London. The route terminates at US 25 and

adjacent to the county courthouse, although the road continues across US 25/KY 80 as East Fifth Street.

History

The roundabout with KY 363 was installed by October 20, 2015.

Major intersections

References

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Transportation in Laurel County, Kentucky London, Kentucky micropolitan area