Kentucky Route 7 (KY 7) is a
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
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 ...
.
Route description
Kentucky Route 7 begins at a junction with
KY 15 at
Jeff
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Music
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in
Perry County. The route continues through the cities of
Blackey in
Letcher County
Letcher County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548. Its county seat is Whitesburg. The county, founded in 1842, is named for Robert P. Letcher, Governor of Kentucky from 1840 to ...
,
Wayland in
Floyd County,
Salyersville in
Magoffin County,
West Liberty in
Morgan County,
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook is a barrier spit in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
The barrier spit, approximately in length and varying from wide, is located at the north end of the Jersey Shore. It encloses the southern en ...
in
Elliott County,
Grayson in
Carter County, and
South Shore in
Greenup County, where the route terminates at East First Avenue a short distance north of
US 23
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.
History
Beginning in the early 1960s, KY 7 was relocated near
Bruin
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Bruin, Bruins or BRUIN may also refer to:
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* Lake Bruin, ox-bow lake of the Mississippi River located in northeastern Louisiana
** Lake Bruin State Park
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when a portion of the
Little Sandy River was impounded to create Grayson Lake. To facilate a growing number of recreational enthusiasts, KY 7 was reconstructed on a new two-lane alignment from the northern edge of the Grayson Lake recreational area to Grayson between 1965 and 1975.
The route between Salyersville and Grayson was designated a part of the London-Ashland Highway in the mid-1990s. The designation extends along KY 7 and
KY 30
Kentucky Route 30 (KY 30) is an east–west state highway in Kentucky managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
It goes through Laurel, Jackson, Owsley, Breathitt, Magoffin Counties.
Route description
KY 30 begins at an intersection ...
between
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 (I-64) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. Route 40 (US 40), and US 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange w ...
in Grayson to
Interstate 75
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in
London
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. As such, much of KY 7 between the southern boundary of Grayson Lake to Sandy Hook has been upgraded or relocated to a new alignment. The new alignments feature a design speed, full shoulders, and travel lanes.
Major intersections
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References
External links
KY 7 at Kentucky Roads
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