Kentucky Route 8
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Length | 112.674 mi[1] (181.331 km) | |||
Western segment | ||||
Length | 77.291 mi[1] (124.388 km) | |||
West end | ||||
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East end | ||||
Eastern segment | ||||
Length | 35.383 mi[1] (56.943 km) | |||
West end | ||||
East end | ||||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Kentucky | |||
Counties | Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, Mason, Lewis, Greenup | |||
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Kentucky Route 8 is a 112.674-mile-long (181.331 km) east–west state highway divided into two distinct segments across northern Kentucky. The western terminus of the route is at Kentucky Route 237 near Francisville. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 23 in South Portsmouth. The two distinct segments of this route were not meant to be connected together. KY 8 from its west end in Boone County to Augusta in Bracken County is designated as a part of an identified corridor for bikes named the Ramblin' River Tour by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[2]
KY 8 is named the Mary Ingles Highway for part of its length. It is rumored that she was the first white woman in Kentucky. Captured by Indians in Virginia in 1755 and taken to Ohio, she later escaped a salt-making party at Big Bone Lick and made her way across the Kentucky wilderness back home to Virginia.
Route description
Western segment
The western segment of KY 8, the longer of the two, extends 78.819 miles (126.847 km) between rural Boone County and Maysville. KY 8 begins 1.5 miles west of Kentucky Route 237 along River Road near Francisville.[1] The route runs parallel to the Ohio River as it heads eastward, passing through Covington, Newport, and Augusta before ending at an intersection with US 62 in Maysville.[3]
KY 8 has been re-routed from its original path along Mary Ingles Highway in Fort Thomas due to a landslide.[4] According to Mike Bezold, a member of the Kentucky Transport Cabinet, the cost to repair the damaged section of road would be $50 million despite having a low amount of drivers.[5] Now, KY 8 follows Kentucky Route 1998 out of Silver Grove until it meets up with US 27 in Cold Spring. It then returns to its original route in Newport, but creates a small spur through Bellevue and Dayton. Its previous route along Mary Ingles Highway in Fort Thomas has since been replaced with Kentucky Route 445 to between Industrial Road and River Road. The rest of the route up to Dayton has since been reclassified as Kentucky Route 6335.[4] The Ramblin' River Tour which inhabits the part of the KY 8 that has been closed has not been redesignated as bicycles are still able to pass the landslide with ease.[2]
Eastern segment
The eastern segment of KY 8 extends for 39.933 miles (64.266 km) from Concord-Trinity Road west of Concord[1][6] to U.S. Route 23 in South Portsmouth west of South Shore.[7] The western terminus of this portion is a very narrow two-lane road that becomes gravel.
From Kentucky Route 3037 in Vanceburg to its eastern terminus at US 23, KY 8 was formerly designated Kentucky Route 10, with KY 8 ending at KY 3037 (then KY 10). The road became part of KY 8 in the late-1990s after KY 10 was rerouted onto the AA Highway to the south.
Major intersections
Western segment
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Boone | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Northern terminus of KY 237 | |
Taylorsport | 3.047 | 4.904 | Eastern terminus of KY 2846 | ||
Constance | 6.930 | 11.153 | Eastern terminus of KY 20 | ||
7.842 | 12.620 | Anderson Ferry Road - Anderson Ferry | |||
Kenton | Villa Hills | 8.089 | 13.018 | Northern terminus of KY 371 | |
Ludlow | 12.008 | 19.325 | Northern terminus of KY 1072 | ||
Covington | 14.401 | 23.176 | West 3rd Street | Former western terminus of KY 2374 | |
14.624 | 23.535 | I-75 exit 192 | |||
14.784 | 23.793 | Philadelphia Street | Former KY 3090 | ||
14.931 | 24.029 | ||||
15.023 | 24.177 | Johnson Street | Former eastern terminus of KY 2374 | ||
15.390 | 24.768 | ||||
15.471 | 24.898 | ||||
Campbell | Newport | 16.093 | 25.899 | Northern terminus of KY 9 | |
16.472 | 26.509 | Traffic circle at north end of US 27/KY 8 one-way split, west end of US 27 overlap, KY 8 Business was KY 8 until 2018 | |||
17.171 | 27.634 | ||||
17.533 | 28.217 | Western terminus of KY 1892 | |||
Fort Thomas | 18.990 | 30.561 | Eastern terminus of KY 1632 | ||
19.076– 19.218 | 30.700– 30.928 | Exit 2 from I-471 | |||
19.894 | 32.016 | Northern terminus of KY 445 | |||
20.179 | 32.475 | Eastern terminus of KY 1120 | |||
Highland Heights | 22.008 | 35.418 | Unsigned route connecting US 27/KY 8 with I-471 | ||
22.084 | 35.541 | Eastern terminus of KY 2298 | |||
Cold Spring | 22.409 | 36.064 | Eastern terminus of KY 3490 | ||
22.592 | 36.358 | Southern terminus of KY 2345 | |||
22.979 | 36.981 | Northern terminus of KY-1998. East end of US 27 overlap. Prior to 2018, KY-1998 continued north along what is now KY 8 to KY 445. | |||
25.170 | 40.507 | Southern terminus of KY 445; former route of KY 8 until 2018 | |||
Silver Grove | 26.897 | 43.287 | Northern terminus of KY 547 | ||
Oneonta | 33.900 | 54.557 | Eastern terminus of KY 1566 | ||
New Richmond Station | 35.474 | 57.090 | east terminus of KY 2921 | ||
| 36.024 | 57.975 | Eastern terminus of KY 1996 | ||
Mentor | 40.397 | 65.013 | east terminus of KY 735 | ||
Pendleton | Ivor | 42.326 | 68.117 | Eastern terminus of KY 2828 | |
Carntown | 44.175 | 71.093 | Eastern terminus of KY 154 | ||
Bracken | Foster | 47.396 | 76.276 | Eastern terminus of KY 2228 | |
47.644 | 76.676 | Northern terminus of KY 1019 | |||
Bradford | 51.521 | 82.915 | Northern terminus of KY 1109 | ||
Wellsburg | 54.001 | 86.906 | Northern terminus of KY 1159 | ||
Augusta | 60.034 | 96.615 | Northern terminus of KY 19 | ||
60.139 | 96.784 | Northern terminus of KY 435 | |||
Mason | Dover | 66.532 | 107.073 | Northern terminus of KY 1235 | |
South Ripley | 68.614 | 110.424 | north terminus of KY 576 | ||
Maysville | 72.822 | 117.196 | Northern terminus of KY 1597 | ||
74.394 | 119.726 | interchange | |||
76.250 | 122.712 | Eastern terminus of KY 3056 | |||
77.527 | 124.768 | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Eastern segment
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Lewis | Concord | 0.000 | 0.000 | Western terminus | |
Vanceburg | 12.622 | 20.313 | Northern terminus of KY 3037 | ||
12.962 | 20.860 | Northern terminus of KY 59; former KY 2525 east | |||
13.310 | 21.420 | Second Street | former KY 2525 west | ||
| 15.891 | 25.574 | Western terminus of KY 3020 | ||
Garrison | 22.063 | 35.507 | north terminus of KY 1306 | ||
23.011 | 37.033 | Northern terminus of KY 3311 | |||
| 24.016 | 38.650 | Northern terminus of KY 8C | ||
Quincy | 24.916 | 40.098 | Northern terminus of KY 1021 | ||
Greenup | South Portsmouth | 34.360 | 55.297 | west end of US 23 Truck overlap | |
35.383 | 56.943 | east end of US 23 Truck overlap | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Related routes
Bellevue business route
Location | Bellevue |
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Length | 2.634 mi (4.239 km) |
KY 8 Business (KY 8X) is a 2.634-mile route following the former segment of KY 8 through Bellevue east to the transition to KY 6335 in Dayton. [8]
References
- ^ a b c d e Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Bicycle Routes in Kentucky" (PDF). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Google (June 8, 2009). "Maysville, KY" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "General Highway Map". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Smith-Randolph, Walter (21 February 2019). "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says KY-8 is too expensive to fix". Local 12.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Google (June 8, 2009). "Concord, KY" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ Google (June 8, 2009). "South Shore, KY" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 30, 2024.