Kentucky Route 404 (KY 404) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
. The highway connects mostly
rural area
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s of
Magoffin and
Floyd counties with
Prestonsburg
Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 censu ...
.
Route description
Magoffin County
KY 404 begins at an
intersection
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with
KY 7 (Licking River Road) southeast of
Arthurmabel, in the southeastern part of
Magoffin County
Magoffin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,333. Its county seat is Salyersville. The county was formed in 1860 from adjacent portions of Floyd, Johnson, and Morgan Counties ...
. It travels to the east-southeast, paralleling
Howard Branch, and crosses over
Bear Branch. It curves to the east-northeast and stops paralleling the branch when it ends. The highway curves to the northeast and enters
Floyd County.
[
]
Floyd County
KY 404 winds its way to the east-southeast and crosses over Lick Fork. It begins paralleling the fork and enters David
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...
. There, it crosses over the fork again. It then curves to the east-northeast. It crosses over the fork again and curves to the east. It enters Goodloe, where it intersects the northern terminus of KY 850. Here, Lick Fork merges into the Left Fork Middle Creek, and KY 404 begins paralleling it. The highway intersects the northern terminus of KY 1210 (Caney Fork Road) and crosses over Buckeye Branch before it travels through Blue River. It crosses over Sam Hale and Blue River branches and then enters the far western part of Prestonsburg
Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 censu ...
. There, it crosses over Middle Creek and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 114.[
]
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Magoffin County, Kentucky
Transportation in Floyd County, Kentucky