Kentucky Route 880 was added to the State Secondary and Rural Secondary systems on February 9, 1983 and seven years later the Southeast Bypass, a 4.389-mile (7.063 km) segment of KY 880 between KY 185 and Tomblinson Way, was added to the State Secondary System.
On April 6, 1990, the Northwest Bypass, a 4.389-mile (7.063 km) segment of KY 880 between KY 185 and Tomblinson Way, was added to the State Secondary System. 
