Kentucky Route 107 (KY 107) is a east–west state highway in west–central Kentucky. The western (southern) terminus of the route is an "end of state maintenance" terminus near the Fort Campbell military reservation south of Donaldson Creek near
La Fayette, and its northern (eastern) terminus is at an intersection with
U.s. Route 431
U.S. Route 431 (US 431) is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently travels for approximately from US 231/Alabama State Route 210 and US 231 Business (US 231 Bus.) and US 431 Bus. in Dothan, Alabama, to Owensboro, ...
(US 431) in
Lewisburg.
Route description
Christian County
KY 107's southern terminus is located just south of the Christian County community of LaFayette, near an entrance to the
Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee, Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). F ...
Military Reservation, falling just short of the Tennessee state line. The highway starts its course as LaFayette Road from there until downtown
Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Christian County, Kentucky, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 31,577.
History
Early years
The area of present-day Hopkinsville was initially claimed in 1796 b ...
. The highway's first go through mainly rural areas of southern Christian County, with intersections at
KY 117 at Herndon, and
KY 345 at
Beverly. At mile marker 10.8, KY 107 crosses over
I-24
Interstate 24 (I-24) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It runs diagonally from I-57, south of Marion, Illinois, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at I-75. It travels through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, ...
via an overpass. It enters the city of Hopkinsville after crossing the US 68 Bypass/US 68 Truck Route.
In downtown Hopkinsville, KY 107 joins the eastbound lanes of the actual alignment of
US 41/
US 68,
KY 80, and (within downtown only)
KY 109. It follows US 41/US 68 and KY 80/KY 109 until it reaches Campbell Street. KY 107 turns off on Campbell Street, and makes a right turn onto East 7th Street. It then goes over
I-169 (the
Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway), and then makes a turn to the north-northeast at an intersection with
KY 507 (Pilot Rock Road).
It leaves town after the junction with
KY 1682, the Hopkinsville Bypass. KY 107 then goes through the communities of
Fearsville, where it crosses
KY 189.
Todd & Logan Counties
After exiting Fearsville, KY 107 enters the northern segment of
Todd County near
Kirkmansville where it meets
KY 171. It then gets co-signed with
KY 181 at
Clifty. The co-signing of the two state routes lasts for . KY 107 after separating from KY 181 is known as Todd-Deer Lick Road, and becomes known simply as Deer Lick Road upon entry into
Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County, ...
. The junction with
KY 1293 at Deer Lick provides access to Lake Malone. KY 107 ends at
Lewisburg, where it intersects with
US 431, in the middle of that route's section that is co-signed with
KY 106.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
KY 107 at Kentucky Roads
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