Kentucky Route 100
# Kentucky Route 100

Kentucky Route 100 (KY 100) is a state highway in south-central Kentucky. It originates at a junction with U.S. Highway 79 in Russellville in Logan County. The route continues through Simpson, Allen and Monroe Counties to terminate at a junction with KY 90 near Waterview in Cumberland County.

According to the Caves, Lakes, and Corvettes regional brochure by the Kentucky Department of Tourism, the entire KY 100 corridor is considered a Kentucky Scenic Byway.

## History

Kentucky Route 100 was one out of many charter state highways when the statewide system of state highways began in the late 1920s into 1930. Its original western terminus was located near downtown Russellville, and its eastern terminus was originally located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Burkesville on KY 90. It originally went through unincorporated small communities such as Leslie and Arat.

However, at some time between 1945 and 1958, KY 100's final few miles and its eastern terminus were both rerouted to its current location with another intersection with KY 90 at Waterview, further west of Burkesville. KY 1205 and most of KY 691 are the current designations for the original KY 100 ending. The remaining parts of the original alignment in western Cumberland County are either no longer existing (especially the originally unpaved section) or they still exist, but is now maintained by the Cumberland County Road Department.

In 2015, KY 100's western terminus was truncated to a crossroads intersection with U.S. Route 68 and US 68 Business on the east side of Russellville. This was done to reduce car accidents at the original west terminus, which was also where US 79's northern terminus was originally located. In 2018, the western terminus was truncated again to Franklin Road's intersection with the then-new southern loop of the Russellville Bypass with the US 79 designation.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Logan | Russellville | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 79 | Western terminus of KY-100 |
| Logan | ​ | 4.148 | 6.676 | KY 663 south (Corinth Road) | West end of KY 663 concurrency |
| Logan | ​ | 4.843 | 7.794 | KY 2369 north (Dennis-Corinth Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2369 |
| Logan | ​ | 6.390 | 10.284 | KY 663 north (Friendship Road) | Eastern end of KY 663 concurrency |
| Simpson | Middleton | 9.310 | 14.983 | KY 103 north (Middleton Road) | Southern terminus of KY 103 |
| Simpson | Middleton | 9.793 | 15.760 | KY 665 (George Taylor Road) | |
| Simpson | Franklin | 17.802 | 28.650 | KY 1008 east (McLendon Road) | Western terminus of KY 1008 |
| Simpson | Franklin | 18.758 | 30.188 | US 31W north (North Main Street) / KY 73 | Northern end of US 31W concurrency |
| Simpson | Franklin | 18.812 | 30.275 | KY 383 west (West Madison Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 383 |
| Simpson | Franklin | 18.994 | 30.568 | US 31W south (South Main Street) to I-65 | Southern end of US 31W concurrency |
| Simpson | Franklin | 19.967 | 32.134 | KY 1008 (Harding Road) | The Medical Center at Franklin to the south |
| Simpson | Franklin | 20.591 | 33.138 | KY 73 (Rapids Road) to KY 585 | KY 585 one block north of intersection |
| Simpson | Franklin | 21.703– 21.798 | 34.928– 35.080 | I-65 – Nashville, Louisville | I-65 Exit 6 |
| Simpson | Hickory Flat | 25.232 | 40.607 | KY 662 (Hickory Flat-Rapids Road / Hickory Flat-Gold City Road) | |
| Simpson | ​ | 27.731 | 44.629 | KY 2061 north (Reeder School Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2061 |
| Allen | ​ | 31.351 | 50.455 | KY 482 east (Calvert Road) | Western terminus of KY 482 |
| Allen | ​ | 33.945 | 54.629 | KY 2163 west (Perrytown Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 2163 |
| Allen | ​ | 38.232 | 61.528 | KY 585 west (Old Franklin Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 585 |
| Allen | Scottsville | 40.666 | 65.446 | US 31E / US 231 (New Gallatin Road) – Information Center, Quail Hollow Candle & Gifts | The Medical Center at Scottsville to the north |
| Allen | Scottsville | 41.112 | 66.163 | KY 3500 south (Old Gallatin Road) | Northern terminus of KY 3500 |
| Allen | Scottsville | 42.294 | 68.066 | KY 2160 south (Old Hartsville Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2160 |
| Allen | Scottsville | 42.453 | 68.321 | KY 980 west (Bowling Green Road) to US 31E / US 231 | Eastern terminus of KY 980; access to The Medical Center at Scottsville |
| Allen | Scottsville | 42.852 | 68.964 | KY 101 north (Smiths Grove Road) | Southern terminus of KY 101 |
| Allen | Scottsville | 43.153 | 69.448 | KY 98 east (East Main Street) | Western terminus of KY 98 |
| Allen | ​ | 45.256 | 72.832 | KY 1421 south (Mt. Union Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1421 |
| Allen | ​ | 49.358 | 79.434 | KY 671 north (Pitchford Ridge Road) | Southern terminus of KY 671 |
| Allen | Holland | 51.618 | 83.071 | KY 99 south (Lafayette Road) | Northern terminus of KY 99 |
| Monroe | Fountain Run | 57.909 | 93.196 | KY 98 west (Brownsford Road) – Scottsville, Bowling Green | Eastern terminus of KY 98 |
| Monroe | Fountain Run | 58.346 | 93.899 | KY 87 (Main Street) | |
| Monroe | Fountain Run | 58.725 | 94.509 | KY 2170 west (College Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 2170 |
| Monroe | Flippin | 63.564 | 102.296 | KY 678 (White Oak Ridge Road/Mudlick-Flippin Road) | |
| Monroe | Flippin | 64.241 | 103.386 | KY 249 north (Flippin Lamb Road) | Southern terminus of KY 249 |
| Monroe | ​ | 64.985 | 104.583 | KY 1366 east (County House Road) | Western terminus of KY 1366 |
| Monroe | Gamaliel | 71.206 | 114.595 | KY 792 south (Stanford Street) | Northern terminus of KY 792 |
| Monroe | Gamaliel | 71.941 | 115.778 | KY 63 south (Red Boiling Springs Road) to KY 382 | Western end of KY 63 concurrency |
| Monroe | ​ | 76.912 | 123.778 | KY 1860 south | Northern terminus of KY 1860 |
| Monroe | Tompkinsville | 78.280 | 125.979 | KY 1366 west (County House Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1366 |
| Monroe | Tompkinsville | 79.648 | 128.181 | KY 375 north / KY 63 north | Western end of KY 375 concurrency; Eastern end of KY 63 concurrency |
| Monroe | Tompkinsville | 79.704 | 128.271 | KY 1446 south (South Magnoila Street) / KY 375 south (East 4th Street) | Northern terminus of KY 1446; Eastern end of KY 375 concurrency |
| Monroe | Tompkinsville | 80.204 | 129.076 | KY 3144 east (Capp Harlan Road) | Western terminus of KY 3144; access to Monroe County Medical Center |
| Monroe | Tompkinsville | 81.361 | 130.938 | KY 163 (Tompkinsville Bypass) | |
| Monroe | ​ | 82.071 | 132.080 | KY 2441 north (Lyons Chapel Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2441; access to Tompkinsville-Monroe County Airport |
| Monroe | ​ | 86.227 | 138.769 | KY 214 east (Turkey Neck Bend Road) | Western terminus of KY 214 |
| Monroe | ​ | 90.882– 90.954 | 146.260– 146.376 | KY 2439 south (Center Point Road) | Y junction; northern terminus of KY 2439 |
| Cumberland | ​ | 97.214 | 156.451 | KY 3115 north (Gray Gap Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3115 |
| Cumberland | Waterview | 102.06 | 164.25 | KY 90 (Glasgow Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 100 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||

## Related routes

### Kentucky Route 100 Truck

Kentucky Route 100 Truck (KY 100 Truck) is the truck route of KY 100 in Franklin, in Simpson County. It follows the KY 1008 beltway bypassing downtown Franklin to the south. This includes the first 3.418 miles (5.501 km) of KY 1008.

