U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 27.

U.S. Route 27 marker
U.S. Route 27
Map
US 27 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length201.120 mi[1] (323.671 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end US 27 at Tennessee state line near Strunk
Major intersections
North end US 27 at Ohio state line in Covington
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesMcCreary, Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, Pendleton, Campbell
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 26→ KY 28

U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in Kentucky runs 201.120 miles (323.671 km) from the Tennessee border to the Ohio border at Cincinnati. It crosses into the state in the Lake Cumberland area, passing near or through many small towns, including Somerset, Stanford, and Nicholasville. The road then passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including past the University of Kentucky (UK) and Transylvania University. North of Lexington, it passes through Cynthiana and Falmouth before entering Campbell County and passing through many Northern Kentucky suburbs before ending at the Ohio state line on the Taylor–Southgate Bridge in Cincinnati.

  1. ^ "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (January 9, 2009). "From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the US Numbered Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.