Kentucky Route 7

Kentucky Route 7
KY 7 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	203.073 mi (326.814 km)
Major junctions
South end	KY 15 in Jeff
Major intersections	US 23 in South Shore US 460 in West Liberty and Salyersville Mountain Parkway in Salyersville US 60 / KY 1 in Grayson
North end	East First Avenue in South Shore
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Perry, Letcher, Knott, Floyd, Magoffin, Morgan, Elliott, Carter, Greenup
Highway system
State Primary Road System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 6 → KY 8

Kentucky Route 7 (KY 7) is a 203.073-mile-long (326.814 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Route description

Kentucky Route 7 begins at a junction with KY 15 at Jeff in Perry County. The route continues through the cities of Blackey in Letcher County, Wayland in Floyd County, Salyersville in Magoffin County, West Liberty in Morgan County, Sandy Hook 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.

History

Beginning in the early 1960s, KY 7 was relocated near Bruin 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 between Interstate 64 in Grayson to Interstate 75 in London. 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 60 mph (97 km/h) design speed, full 12-foot (3.7 m) shoulders, and 12-foot (3.7 m) travel lanes.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Perry	Jeff	0.000	0.000	KY 15 – Whitesburg, Hazard	Southern terminus
		0.397	0.639	KY 7 Conn. north	Road connecting KY 15 with northbound KY 7
	Viper	2.534	4.078	KY 1165 south (Left Fork Maces Creek Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1165
	Fusionia	7.425	11.949	KY 2447 east (Kodak-Fusionia Road)	Western terminus of KY 2447
	​	9.999	16.092	KY 1165 north	Southern terminus of KY 1165
	​	11.438	18.408	KY 699 west – Leatherwood Battlefield, Brashearville	Eastern terminus of KY 669
Letcher	Ulvah	14.705	23.665	KY 1103 south – Lilley Cornett Woods	Northern terminus of KY 1103
	Blackey	18.850	30.336	KY 3408 north	Southern terminus of KY 3408
		19.467	31.329	KY 588 east	Western terminus of KY 588
	Letcher	20.649	33.231	KY 2036 south	Northern terminus of KY 2036
	Isom	27.067	43.560	KY 15 / KY 160 north – Hazard, Jackson	South end of KY 15/KY 160 overalp
		27.727	44.622	KY 15 / KY 160 south – Whitesburg, Jenkins	North end of KY 15/KY 160 overlap
	​	32.254	51.908	KY 931 south	Northern terminus of KY 931
	Colson	33.101	53.271	KY 1410 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1410
	Deane	38.795	62.435	KY 317 south – Fleming-Neon	Northern terminus of KY 317
Knott	Hall	43.624	70.206	KY 1498 north – Wheelwright	Southern terminus of KY 1498
	Kite	46.593	74.984	KY 582 west	Eastern terminus of KY 582
	​	52.720	84.845	KY 1091 east (Old House Branch Road)	Western terminus of KY 1091
	​	57.183	92.027	KY 899 south – Alice Lloyd College	Northern terminus of KY 899
Floyd	Wayland	59.916	96.425	KY 1086 north	Southern terminus of KY 1086
	Lackey	62.606	100.755	KY 550 west	South end of KY 550 overlap
	Garrett	63.197	101.706	KY 777 north	South end of KY 777 overlap
		63.466	102.139	KY 777 south	North end of KY 777 overlap
		63.654	102.441	KY 80 Conn. to KY 80 – Hindman, Prestonsburg
	Hueysville	65.163	104.870	KY 550 east	North end of KY 550 overlap
	​	67.983	109.408	KY 2029 south	Northern terminus of KY 2029
Magoffin	​	72.537	116.737	KY 3336 south	Northern terminus of KY 3336
	​	78.231	125.901	KY 404 east (Howard Branch Road)	Western terminus of KY 404
	​	79.314	127.644	KY 542 west	Eastern terminus of KY 542
	​	83.327	134.102	KY 1734 east (Salt Lick Road)	Western terminus of KY 1734
	​	85.402	137.441	KY 1766 north (Puncheon Creek Road)	Southern terminus of KY 1766
	Swampton	86.310	138.902	KY 1471 south (Half Mountain Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1471
	Royalton	88.331	142.155	KY 867 east	South end of KY 867 overlap
	Sublett	89.063	143.333	KY 867 west	North end of KY 867 overlap
	​	93.730	150.844	KY 1090 south (Lakeville Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1090
	Salyersville	93.943– 94.038	151.187– 151.339	Mountain Parkway – Campton, Prestonsburg, Lexington	Interchange; Mountain Parkway exit 75
		95.110	153.065	US 460 east (Parkway Drive) to KY 114 – Burning Fork, Staffordsville, Paintsville	South end of US 460 concurrency
		95.413	153.552	KY 40 east (Maple Street) – Falcon	Western terminus of KY 40
	​	96.716	155.649	KY 30 west – Jackson	Eastern terminus of KY 30
	​	97.631	157.122	KY 2019 north (Elk Creek Road)	Southern terminus of KY 2019
	​	102.036	164.211	KY 134 west – Adale	Eastern terminus of KY 134
	Edna	102.872	165.556	KY 1081 west	South end of KY 1081 overlap
	Wonnie	104.666	168.444	KY 1081 east	North end of KY 1081 overlap
Morgan	​	107.728	173.371	KY 1081 east	Western terminus of KY 1081
	​	108.939	175.320	KY 1000 south – Caney	Northern terminus of KY 1000
	​	111.580	179.571	KY 364 south	Northern terminus of KY 364
	West Liberty	118.562	190.807	KY 172 east – Crocker, Patoker Branch, Fairgrounds	Western terminus of KY 172
		118.682	191.000	Dogwood Lane (KY 2499 south) – West Liberty Airport
		118.951	191.433	Glenn Avenue (KY 2494 west)
		119.481	192.286	Broadway Street (KY 2495 south)
		119.543	192.386	US 460 west (Main Street}) – Frenchburg	North end of US 460 concurrency
	​	121.033	194.784	KY 519 north – Morehead	Southern terminus of KY 519
	Pomp	122.066	196.446	KY 1161 east	Western terminus of KY 1161
	Wrigley	126.253	203.185	KY 711
Elliott	​	131.612	211.809	KY 173 north – Morehead	Southern terminus of KY 173
	Little Sandy	132.609	213.413	KY 702 south	Northern terminus of KY 702
	Faye	133.715	215.193	KY 650 north (Doctors Branch Road)	South end of KY 650 overlap
		134.174	215.932	KY 650 south (Welles Creek Road)	North end of KY 650 overlap
	Sandy Hook	136.530	219.724	KY 556 west (North Ruin Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 556
		136.660	219.933	KY 32 east (Brown Ridge Road) – Louisa	South end of KY 32 overlap
		136.901	220.321	Kentucky Avenue (KY 2526 north)
		136.982	220.451	Kentucky Avenue (KY 2526 south)
		138.210	222.427	KY 557 west (Fannin Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 557
	Newfoundland	140.396	225.945	KY 32 west (Brown Ridge Road) – Morehead	North end of KY 32 overlap
	Green	141.923	228.403	KY 504 west / Prison Road – Little Sandy Correctional Complex	Eastern terminus of KY 504; prison directly to the east
	​	142.308– 142.466	229.023– 229.277	Bridge over the Little Sandy River
	​	142.519	229.362	KY 706 south	Northern terminus of KY 706
	​	142.900	229.975	KY 885 north (Bear Flats Road)	Southern terminus of KY 885
	​	145.789	234.625	KY 409 south (Bruin Road)	Northern terminus of KY 409
	​	147.519	237.409	KY 3353 south (Horton Flats Road)	Northern terminus of KY 3353
Carter	​	148.509	239.002	Grayson Lake State Park
	​	149.391	240.422	KY 986 west	Eastern terminus of KY 986
	​	150.949	242.929	KY 3295 west (Rattlesnake Ridge Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 3295
	​	152.756	245.837	KY 1496 east – Grayson Lake Wildlife Management Area	Western terminus of KY 1496
	​	153.880	247.646	KY 1444 north (Mayhew Flats Road)	Southern terminus of KY 1444
	​	153.995	247.831	KY 1661 north	Southern terminus of KY 1661
	​	157.124	252.867	KY 1661 south	Northern terminus of KY 1661
	Grayson	157.656	253.723	KY 773 east	Western terminus of KY 773
		158.832	255.615	US 60 / KY 1 south – Olive Hill, Hitchins, Ashland	South end of KY 1 concurrency; US 60 both ways, KY 1 to the east
		159.345	256.441	Academic Parkway – Kentucky Christian University
		160.358– 160.526	258.071– 258.342	I-64 – Ashland, Lexington	Interchange; I-64 exit 172
		160.624	258.499	KY 1947 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1947
	​	160.887	258.923	KY 9 (AA Hwy.) north – Vanceburg, Maysville	Southern terminus of the AA Highway/KY 9
	Pactolus	161.682	260.202	KY 1 north	North end of KY 1 concurrency
	​	162.127	260.918	KY 1959 south	Northern terminus of KY 1959
	​	166.605	268.125	KY 9 (AA Hwy.) south – Grayson	South end of KY 9/AA Highway concurrency
	​	167.617	269.753	KY 9 (AA Hwy.) north – Vanceburg, Maysville	North end of KY 9/AA Highway concurrency
	Gesling	172.252	277.213	KY 2 west – Carter	South end of KY 2 concurrency
	​	175.503	282.445	KY 9 (AA Hwy.) – Grayson, Vanceburg, Maysville
	​	175.932	283.135	KY 1773 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1773
Greenup	Kehoe	176.973	284.810	KY 784 (Lost Creek Road/Three Prong Road)
	​	182.988	294.491	KY 2 east – Greenup	North end of KY 2 concurrency
	​	188.551	303.443	KY 2070 west (Big White Oak Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 2070
	Lynn	190.257	306.189	KY 827 east (Coal Branch Road) – Greenup	Western terminus of KY 827
	​	193.649	311.648	KY 10 (AA Hwy.) – Maysville, Vanceburg, Greenup
	​	198.628	319.661	KY 3308 west	Eastern terminus of KY 3308
	Sunshine	201.830	324.814	KY 784 south (White Oak Road)	Northern terminus of KY 784
	South Shore	202.730	326.262	KY 2540 west (SM Roberson Drive)	Eastern terminus of KY 2540
		203.040	326.761	US 23 – Portsmouth, Ohio, Lloyd, Greenup
		203.073	326.814	5th Avenue / South Shore Drive	Northern terminus of KY 7; road continues north as Main Street for approximately 0.3 miles before ending
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

• KY 7 at Kentucky Roads