Kentucky Route 1974, also known as Tates Creek Road, stretches from
New Circle Road (KY 4) at its northern terminus and proceeds southeast towards
Spears
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. It has become a popular commuting route from points south, especially with recent housing development south of
Man o' War Boulevard
Man o' War Boulevard, named after the racehorse Man o' War, is an almost 17-mile (27 km) urban arterial, circling Lexington, Kentucky to its south. Its western terminus is at US 60 (Versailles Road) / Keeneland Boulevard at Keeneland Race ...
that stretches to
Kentucky Route 1980
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. KY 1974 was widened from two to four lanes south of Man o' War Boulevard to KY 1980 in the late 1990s. It becomes a rural two-lane road with very light traffic to its southern terminus with
KY 169, which leads to the
Valley View Ferry
The Valley View Ferry provides passage over the Kentucky River in rural central Kentucky. Located on Kentucky Route 169, this ferry service connects auto traffic between the county seats of Richmond in Madison County and Nicholasville in Jessam ...
.
Route description
KY 1974 begins at an intersection with
KY 169 in
Lexington,
Fayette County, heading north on two-lane undivided Tates Creek Road. Immediately after beginning, the route intersects the southern terminus of
KY 1975. The road continues through farmland with some woods and residences. curving to the north-northwest. KY 1974 continues past more farms and intersects the northern terminus of
KY 1980 before passing to the east of a residential neighborhood. Farther north, the route widens into a five-lane road with a
center left-turn lane
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and heads through suburban areas of homes. The road passes near more residential areas with some businesses, intersecting
Man o' War Boulevard
Man o' War Boulevard, named after the racehorse Man o' War, is an almost 17-mile (27 km) urban arterial, circling Lexington, Kentucky to its south. Its western terminus is at US 60 (Versailles Road) / Keeneland Boulevard at Keeneland Race ...
. KY 1974 heads north through more suburban development and ends at an interchange with
KY 4 (New Circle Road).
On March 16, 2018, a section of KY 1974 that ran from KY 4 to US 27 near the
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...
campus was decommissioned.
Major intersections
See also
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Roads of Lexington, Kentucky
References
External links
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1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
1974
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...