Kentucky Route 76
 Kentucky Route 76 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 36.714 mi[1] (59.085 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  KY 70 | |||
 KY 551 at Knifley  KY 206 at Neatsville  US 127 at Webbs Crossroads  KY 80 at Fonthill | ||||
| South end | Dead end on Wolf Creek (Lake Cumberland) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Taylor, Adair, Russell | |||
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Kentucky Route 76 (KY 76) is a north-south state highway that traverses three counties in south central Kentucky. It originates at a dead end on Lake Cumberland, and its northern terminus is located along KY 70 east of Campbellsville. [2]
Route description
After it begins on the shore of Lake Cumberland, KY 76 goes into a northwesterly path towards Salem, Kentucky. It intersects KY 910 and goes over an overpass that carries the highway over the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway before intersecting KY 80. It runs concurrently with KY 80 for about 0.54 miles (0.87 km), KY 76 goes on to meet U.S. Route 127, and it runs concurrently with that route in a southerly path for 0.985 miles (1.585 km) before turning right. KY 76 enters Adair County, where it has juncton with Kentucky Routes 206 and 551 in the communities of Neatsville and Knifley, respectively. It enters Taylor County, and meets its northern terminus at its junction with KY 70 at Elk Horn, just east of Campbellsville. [2]
History
KY 76 was originally a east-west highway going from KY 70 at Elk Horn to KY 206 at Neatsville, but follows a path into Casey County where it met US 127 at Dunnville. [3] KY 76 has long been rerouted to its current length and path at some point around 1962-63. [4]
References
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 67.[full citation needed]
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map).[full citation needed]
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1964). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map).[full citation needed]