U.S. Route 127 in Kentucky
# U.S. Route 127 in Kentucky

U.S. Route 127 (US 127) in Kentucky runs 207.7 miles (334.3 km) from the Tennessee state line in rural Clinton County to the Ohio state line in Cincinnati. The southern portion of the route is mostly rural, winding through various small towns along the way. It later runs through the state capital of Frankfort before continuing north, eventually passing through several Cincinnati suburbs in Northern Kentucky, joining US 42 near Warsaw and US 25 in Florence before crossing the Ohio River via the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge.

## Route description

US 127 enters the state at Static on the state line separating Pickett County, Tennessee, from Clinton County, Kentucky, where it intersects Tennessee State Route 111 (SR 111, formerly SR 42) and Kentucky Route 1076 (KY 1076). It passes through Albany with a business route and bypass. After that it briefly runs concurrently westward with KY 90 for 0.59 miles (0.95 km), then heads generally northward and crosses into Russell County, where it goes onto Wolf Creek Dam, which impounds Lake Cumberland, and passes State Resort Park. It passes through Jamestown with a business route and bypass, and then through Russell Springs, where it has a junction with the Cumberland Parkway. The highway then traverses Casey, western Lincoln, and Boyle Counties, including the communities of Liberty, Hustonville, and Danville, respectively. After Danville, where it has a bypass with US 150, it goes north to Harrodsburg (Mercer County), Lawrenceburg (Anderson County), both with bypasses and business routes, and then Franklin County, the home of the state capital city of Frankfort.

After the capital, US 127 then passes through Owen and Gallatin counties, including the city of Owenton. After its junction with Interstate 71 (I-71), US 127 joins US 42 east of Warsaw. The highway then travels into Boone County, where it has a junction with I-75/I-71 before entering the city of Florence, and then enters Kenton County, and goes through the cities of Erlanger and then Covington before it (during its concurrency with US 25) leaves the state by crossing the Ohio River into downtown Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

## History

In 1958, US 127's southern terminus was relocated from Cincinnati, Ohio to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The highway's extension into Kentucky and Tennessee resulted in the decommissioning of the following roadways:

* The original KY 239 from US 42 to Glencoe,
* KY 16 from Glencoe to its junction with US 227 (now KY 227), and
* KY 35 from Owenton to the Tennessee state line.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinton–Pickett county line | Static | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 south (York Highway) | Continuation into Tennessee |
| Clinton–Pickett county line | Static | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 1076 east | Western terminus of KY 1076 |
| Clinton–Pickett county line | Static | | | SR 111 south – Cookeville | Northern terminus of SR 111 |
| Clinton | ​ | 1.640 | 2.639 | KY 3066 west (Bug–Huntersville Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3066 |
| Clinton | ​ | 2.198 | 3.537 | KY 969 east (Cedar Knob Road) | Western terminus of KY 969 |
| Clinton | ​ | 3.008 | 4.841 | US 127 Bus. north – Albany | Interchange; southern terminus of US 127 Bus. |
| Clinton | ​ | 4.924 | 7.924 | KY 738 (Wolf River Dock Road) | |
| Clinton | ​ | 6.190 | 9.962 | KY 553 (Wisdom Dock Road) | |
| Clinton | ​ | 6.952 | 11.188 | KY 1590 (Burkesville Road) | Access to Clinton County Hospital |
| Clinton | ​ | 9.313 | 14.988 | US 127 Bus. south – Albany | Northern terminus of US 127 Bus. |
| Clinton | ​ | 10.112 | 16.274 | KY 558 north | Southern terminus of KY 558 |
| Clinton | Snow | 10.758 | 17.313 | KY 3156 (Snow Road) | |
| Clinton | ​ | 11.049 | 17.782 | KY 90 east / KY 754 north (Grider Hill Dock Road) – Monticello | Southend end of KY 90 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 754 |
| Clinton | ​ | 11.636 | 18.726 | KY 90 west / KY 3156 east (Snow Road) – Burkesville | Northend end of KY 90 concurrency |
| Clinton | ​ | 12.292 | 19.782 | KY 639 | |
| Clinton | Ida | 12.999 | 20.920 | KY 1590 south (Ida Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1590 |
| Clinton | ​ | 14.420 | 23.207 | KY 734 south (Seventy Six-Albany Landing Road) | Northern terminus of KY 734 |
| Clinton | Desda | 18.590 | 29.918 | KY 3063 north (Desda-Wells Bottom Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3063 |
| Russell | Manntown | 22.509 | 36.225 | KY 1730 north | Southern terminus of KY 1730 |
| Russell | Freedom | 29.678 | 47.762 | KY 55 north – Columbia | Southern terminus of KY 55 |
| Russell | Swellton | 30.654 | 49.333 | KY 2284 south | Northern terminus of KY 2284 |
| Russell | ​ | 33.159 | 53.364 | US 127 Bus. north – Jamestown | Southern terminus of US 127 Bus. |
| Russell | ​ | 34.162 | 54.978 | KY 619 (Moores Schoolhouse Road) | |
| Russell | ​ | 34.945 | 56.239 | KY 92 (Esto Road) | |
| Russell | Jamestown | 35.738 | 57.515 | US 127 Bus. south – Jamestown | Northern terminus of US 127 Bus. |
| Russell | Russell Springs | 38.204 | 61.483 | KY 3280 west | Eastern terminus of KY 3280 |
| Russell | Russell Springs | 38.507 | 61.971 | KY 430 north (Lake Way Drive) – Russell Springs | Southern terminus of KY 430 |
| Russell | Russell Springs | 39.307– 39.607 | 63.258– 63.741 | Cumberland Parkway – Somerset, Bowling Green | Exit 62 on Cumberland Parkway |
| Russell | Russell Springs | 39.740 | 63.955 | KY 619 (Maple Street) | |
| Russell | Russell Springs | 40.488 | 65.159 | KY 80 (Steve Warriner Drive) – Russell Springs, Somerset | |
| Russell | Russell Springs | 40.631 | 65.389 | KY 379 south (Lakeview Drive) | |
| Russell | ​ | 42.081 | 67.723 | KY 1545 west (Bottoms Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1545 |
| Russell | Webbs Cross Roads | 43.736 | 70.386 | KY 76 west (Jericho Road) | Southern end of KY 76 concurrency |
| Russell | ​ | 44.721 | 71.971 | KY 76 east | Northern end of KY 76 concurrency |
| Casey | Dunnville | 50.979 | 82.043 | KY 2310 east (River Road) | Western terminus of KY 2310 |
| Casey | Dunnville | 51.417 | 82.748 | KY 1640 north (Red Hill Road) | Southern end of KY 1640 concurrency |
| Casey | Dunnville | 51.438 | 82.781 | KY 1640 south (Thomas Ridge Road) | Northern end of KY 1640 concurrency |
| Casey | ​ | 54.065 | 87.009 | KY 910 south to KY 501 north | Northern terminus of KY 910 |
| Casey | Liberty | 60.062 | 96.660 | KY 70 west | Southern end of KY 70 concurrency |
| Casey | Liberty | 61.220 | 98.524 | KY 2313 north (Randolph Street) | Southern terminus of KY 2313 |
| Casey | Liberty | 61.643 | 99.205 | KY 70 Bus. west / KY 70 east (Middleburg Road) – Yosemite, Casey County Middle School, Casey County High School, KY Tech Area Technology Center | Eastern terminus of KY 70 Bus.; northern end of KY 70 concurrency |
| Casey | Liberty | 62.539 | 100.647 | KY 2314 south (Hustonville Street) | Northern terminus of KY 2314 |
| Casey | Liberty | 65.825 | 105.935 | KY 817 south – KY Tech Center | Northern terminus of KY 817 |
| Casey | ​ | 66.745 | 107.416 | KY 1552 east (Short Term Road) | Southern end of KY 1552 concurrency |
| Casey | ​ | 67.902 | 109.278 | KY 1552 west (Chelf Ridge Road) | Northern end of KY 1552 concurrency |
| Casey | ​ | 70.615 | 113.644 | KY 906 north | Southern terminus of KY 906 |
| Lincoln | Hustonville | 74.981 | 120.670 | KY 78 (West Main Street) – Hustonville, Stanford, Lebanon | |
| Lincoln | Hustonville | 75.619 | 121.697 | KY 2141 north / Danville Pike – Hustonville | Southern terminus of KY 2141 |
| Lincoln | Milledgeville | 78.453 | 126.258 | KY 1194 east | Western terminus of KY 1194 |
| Lincoln | ​ | 79.764 | 128.368 | KY 2141 south | Northern terminus of KY 2141 |
| Boyle | Junction City | 83.083 | 133.709 | KY 300 (Shelby Street) | Access to Stuart Powell Field |
| Boyle | Danville | 85.642 | 137.827 | US 127 Byp. west / US 150 Byp. (South Danville Bypass) | Southern terminus of US 127 Byp. |
| Boyle | Danville | 87.602 | 140.982 | KY 33 north (North 3rd Street) / US 150 / KY 34 / KY 52 east (Main Street) | KY 33 to the north; southern end of US 150/KY 34/KY 52 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 33 |
| Boyle | Danville | 87.998 | 141.619 | US 150 / KY 34 / KY 52 west (West Main Street) | Northern end of US 150/KY 34/KY 52 concurrencp |
| Boyle | Danville | 90.283 | 145.296 | US 127 Byp. south | Northern terminus of US 127 Byp. |
| Boyle | Danville | 90.413 | 145.506 | KY 2168 east | Western terminus of KY 2168 |
| Boyle | Danville | 90.704 | 145.974 | KY 1915 west (Gentry Lane) | Eastern terminus of KY 1915 |
| Boyle | ​ | 92.463 | 148.805 | KY 1896 east (Faulkner Lane) | Western terminus of KY 1896 |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 95.072 | 153.004 | US 127 Byp. north | Southern terminus of US 127 Byp. |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 95.245 | 153.282 | KY 598 west (Sparrow Lane) | Eastern terminus of KY 598 |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 96.921 | 155.979 | US 68 / KY 152 west (Mooreland Avenue) | Southern end of US 68/KY 152 concurrency<--; access to X Hospital--> |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 97.170 | 156.380 | US 68 / KY 152 east (East Lexington Street) – Burgin, Lexington | Northern end of US 68 and KY 152 concurrency |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 97.329 | 156.636 | KY 2329 west | Eastern terminus of KY 2329 |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 97.661 | 157.170 | KY 1989 west (Cornishville Street) | Southern end of KY 1989 concurrency |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 97.832 | 157.445 | KY 1989 east (Warwick Road) | Northern end of KY 1989 concurrency |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 98.849 | 159.082 | US 127 Byp. south / KY 390 west (Industry Road) | Northern terminus of US 127 Byp.; eastern terminus of KY 390 |
| Mercer | McAfee | 103.236 | 166.142 | KY 1160 west (Talmage Mayo Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1160 |
| Mercer | ​ | 104.248 | 167.771 | KY 1988 east (Cummins Ferry Road) | Southern end of KY 1988 concurrency |
| Mercer | ​ | 106.619 | 171.587 | KY 1988 west (Vanarsdall Road) | Northern end of KY 1988 concurrency |
| Mercer | Salvisa | 107.899 | 173.647 | KY 1987 (Kirkwood Road/Sugar Street) | |
| Mercer | ​ | 109.918 | 176.896 | KY 1987 west (Clay Lick Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1987 |
| Anderson | ​ | 111.660 | 179.699 | KY 513 east (Gilberts Creek Road) | Southern end of KY 513 concurrency |
| Anderson | ​ | 111.757– 111.989 | 179.855– 180.229 | Bluegrass Parkway – Lexington, Elizabethtown | Exit 59 on Bluegrass Parkway |
| Anderson | ​ | 112.324 | 180.768 | KY 513 west (Bonds Mill Road) | Northern end of KY 513 concurrency |
| Anderson | ​ | 112.453 | 180.976 | US 127 Byp. north | Southern end of US 127 Byp. |
| Anderson | Lawrenceburg | 115.458 | 185.812 | KY 3359 west (Carlton Drive) | Eastern terminus of KY 3359 |
| Anderson | Lawrenceburg | 116.093 | 186.834 | US 62 west (West Broadway Street) – Bardstown | Southern end US 62 concurrency |
| Anderson | Lawrenceburg | 116.629 | 187.696 | US 62 east (East Woodford Street) / KY 44 / US 62 Truck west (West Woodford Street) | Northern end of US 62 concurrency; eastern terminus of KY 44/US 62 truck route |
| Anderson | Lawrenceburg | 118.263 | 190.326 | KY 326 north (Ninevah Road) | Southern terminus of KY 326 |
| Anderson | ​ | 119.351 | 192.077 | US 127 Byp. south / KY 151 west | Northern terminus of US 127 Byp.; eastern terminus of KY 151 |
| Anderson | ​ | 121.502 | 195.539 | KY 512 east (Old Frankfort Road) – Alton | Western terminus of KY 512 |
| Franklin | Farmdale | 122.361 | 196.921 | KY 2820 east (Green-Wilson Road) | Western terminus of KY 2820 |
| Franklin | Evergreen | 123.798 | 199.234 | KY 1665 (Evergreen Road) | |
| Franklin | ​ | 125.824– 126.182 | 202.494– 203.070 | I-64 – Lexington, Louisville | Exit 53 on I-64 |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 127.768 | 205.623 | KY 676 east (East–West Connector) | Western terminus of KY 676 |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 128.676 | 207.084 | US 60 (Louisville Road) – Frankfort, Shelbyville, Capital City Airport | |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 128.821 | 207.317 | KY 1005 west (River Bend Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1005 |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 130.116 | 209.401 | US 421 north / KY 1211 south (Taylor Avenue) | Southern end of US 421 concurrency |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 130.524 | 210.058 | KY 420 south (Clinton Street) | Northern terminus of KY 420 |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 132.319 | 212.947 | US 421 south / KY 2261 south – Franklin, Owenton | Interchange; end of US 421 concurrency |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 133.254 | 214.452 | KY 1900 north (Peaks Mill Road) | |
| Franklin | ​ | 134.134 | 215.868 | KY 898 north (Shadrick Ferry Road) | Southern end of KY 898 concurrency |
| Franklin | ​ | 136.599 | 219.835 | KY 898 south (Shadrick Ferry Road) | End of KY 898 concurrency |
| Franklin | ​ | 137.334 | 221.018 | KY 1262 north (Sullivan Lane) | Southern terminus of KY 1262 |
| Franklin | ​ | 140.348 | 225.868 | KY 2919 south (Indian Trace Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2919 |
| Owen | ​ | 145.602 | 234.324 | KY 368 south (Cedar Creek Road) | Northern terminus of KY 368 |
| Owen | ​ | 146.217 | 235.313 | KY 607 east (Claxon Ridge Road) | Western terminus of KY 607 |
| Owen | ​ | 148.265 | 238.609 | KY 3523 north (Monterey Pike) – Monterey | Southern terminus of KY 3523 |
| Owen | ​ | 148.763 | 239.411 | KY 355 north | Southern terminus of KY 355 |
| Owen | ​ | 150.851 | 242.771 | KY 845 north (Greenup Road) | Southern terminus of KY 845 |
| Owen | Owenton | 156.806 | 252.355 | KY 22 east / KY 227 south | Southern end of KY 22/KY 227 concurrency |
| Owen | Owenton | 157.298 | 253.147 | KY 1287 north (East Adair Street) | Southern terminus of KY 1287 |
| Owen | Owenton | 157.370 | 253.262 | KY 22 west (Seminary Street) | Northern end of KY 22 concurrency |
| Owen | Owenton | 158.024 | 254.315 | KY 2354 south (Roland Avenue) | Northern terminus of KY 2354 |
| Owen | Owenton | 158.276 | 254.721 | KY 3095 east (Fairgrounds Road) | Western terminus of KY 3095 |
| Owen | Owenton | 159.337 | 256.428 | KY 227 north (Old New Liberty Road) | Northern end of KY 227 concurrency |
| Owen | Long Ridge | 161.075 | 259.225 | KY 845 south (Long Ridge–Sweet Owen Road) | Northern terminus of KY 845 |
| Owen | Long Ridge | 161.392 | 259.735 | KY 36 east (Jonesville Road) – Owen Air Park | Southern end of KY 36 concurrency |
| Owen | ​ | 164.200 | 264.254 | KY 36 west (New Liberty Turnpike) | Northern end of KY 36 concurrency |
| Owen | ​ | 165.231 | 265.914 | KY 3102 east (Stewart Ridge Road) | Western terminus of KY 3102 |
| Owen | Sparta | 165.933 | 267.043 | KY 35 north | Southern terminus of KY 35 |
| Owen | ​ | 167.545 | 269.638 | KY 1316 south | Northern terminus of KY 1316 |
| Gallatin | Glencoe | 172.033 | 276.860 | KY 467 east (Collins Street) | Southern end of KY 467 concurrency |
| Gallatin | Glencoe | 172.100 | 276.968 | KY 467 west (Railroad Street) | Northern end of KY 467 concurrency |
| Gallatin | Glencoe | 172.523 | 277.649 | KY 16 north | Southern terminus of KY 16 |
| Gallatin | Glencoe | 173.070 | 278.529 | KY 455 east (Cemetery Road) | Southern end of KY 455 concurrency |
| Gallatin | Glencoe | 173.153 | 278.663 | KY 455 west (Johnson Hill Road) | Northern end of KY 455 concurrency |
| Gallatin | Glencoe | 174.036– 174.170 | 280.084– 280.299 | I-71 – Cincinnati, Louisville | Exit 62 on I-71 |
| Gallatin | ​ | 175.879 | 283.050 | KY 3002 east (Tapering Point Road) | Western terminus of KY 3002 |
| Gallatin | ​ | 177.499 | 285.657 | US 42 west – Warsaw | Southern end of US 42 concurrency |
| Gallatin | ​ | 178.671 | 287.543 | KY 1992 north (Steeles Bottom Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1992 |
| Gallatin | ​ | 180.794 | 290.960 | KY 562 south | Northern terminus of KY 562 |
| Boone | ​ | 182.936 | 294.407 | KY 2850 west | Eastern terminus of KY 2850 |
| Boone | ​ | 184.806 | 297.416 | KY 14 east (Verona-Mudlick Road) to I-71 | Western terminus of KY 14 |
| Boone | Beaverlick | 187.716 | 302.100 | KY 1292 east / KY 338 north (Beaver Road) – Big Bone Lick State Park, Jane's Saddlebag, Rabbit Hash Historic District | Southern end of KY 338 concurrency; 338 to the west, 1292 to the east |
| Boone | ​ | 188.264 | 302.982 | KY 338 south (Richwood Road) to I-71 / I-75 – Richwood | Northern end of KY 338 concurrency |
| Boone | Union | 191.419 | 308.059 | KY 3060 east (Frogtown Road) | Western terminus of KY 3060 |
| Boone | Union | 192.222 | 309.351 | KY 536 (Mt. Zion Road) – Union Business District, Hathaway | |
| Boone | Florence | 195.099 | 313.981 | KY 237 (Pleasant Valley Road/Gunpowder Road) | |
| Boone | Florence | 195.455 | 314.554 | KY 842 (Hopeful Church Road/Weaver Road) | Hopeful Church Road to the west, Weaver Road to the east |
| Boone | Florence | 195.980 | 315.399 | Mall Road – Florence Mall | Former KY 3157 |
| Boone | Florence | 196.501– 196.852 | 316.238– 316.803 | I-71 / I-75 – Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati | Exit 180 on I-71/I-75 |
| Boone | Florence | 196.975 | 317.001 | KY 1829 east (Industrial Road) | Western terminus of KY 1829 |
| Boone | Florence | 197.878 | 318.454 | US 25 south (Dixie Highway) | Southern end of concurrency with US 25 |
| Boone | Florence | 198.279 | 319.099 | KY 1017 west (Turfway Road) – Turfway Park | Eastern terminus of KY 1017 |
| Kenton | Erlanger | 199.780 | 321.515 | KY 236 (Commonwealth Avenue/Stevenson Road) | |
| Kenton | Crestview Hills | 201.243– 201.458 | 323.869– 324.215 | I-275 east | Exit 83 on I-275 |
| Kenton | Lakeside Park | 201.910 | 324.943 | KY 1303 south (Turkeyfoot Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1303 |
| Kenton | Lakeside Park | 202.371 | 325.685 | KY 371 north (Buttermilk Pike) | Southern end of KY 371 concurrency |
| Kenton | Lakeside Park | 202.455 | 325.820 | KY 371 south (Orphanage Road) | Northern end of KY 371 concurrency |
| Kenton | Fort Mitchell | 203.506– 203.635 | 327.511– 327.719 | I-71 / I-75 – Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati | Exit 188 on I-75 |
| Kenton | Fort Wright | 204.544 | 329.182 | KY 1072 south (Highland Avenue) to I-71 / I-75 | Southern end of KY 1072 concurrency |
| Kenton | Fort Wright | 204.699 | 329.431 | KY 1072 north (Sleepy Hollow Road) – Devou Park | Northern end of KY 1072 concurrency |
| Kenton | Covington | 206.412– 206.460 | 332.188– 332.265 | I-71 / I-75 – Lexington, Louisville, Cincinnati | Exit 191 on I-75 |
| Kenton | Covington | 207.072 | 333.250 | 5th Street (KY 8 east) | One-way street |
| Kenton | Covington | 207.154 | 333.382 | 4th Street (KY 8 west) | One-way street |
| Ohio River | Ohio River | 207.500– 207.572 | 333.939– 334.055 | US 25 ends | Clay Wade Bailey Bridge; northern end of US 25 concurrency; northern terminus of US 25 at state line |
| Ohio River | Ohio River | 207.572 | 334.055 | US 42 north / US 127 north | Continuation into Ohio |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||
