Kentucky Route 92
Kentucky Route 92 | ||||
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 KY 92 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 112.485 mi[1] (181.027 km) | |||
| Existed | 1929–present | |||
| Western segment | ||||
| Length | 17.221 mi (27.715 km) | |||
| West end | File:Elongated circle 55.svg KY 55 near Joppa | |||
| Major intersections | File:US 127.svg US 127 near Jamestown File:Business plate.svg File:US 127.svg US 127 Bus. in Jamestown | |||
| East end | Dead end on Lake Cumberland | |||
| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length | 95.264 mi (153.313 km) | |||
| West end | Boat ramp on Lake Cumberland | |||
| Major intersections | File:Elongated circle 90.svg KY 90 in Monticello File:US 27.svg US 27 in Stearns | |||
| East end | File:US 25E.svg US 25E near Fourmile | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Adair, Russell, Bell, Whitley, McCreary, Wayne | |||
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Kentucky Route 92 (KY 92) is a 112.485-mile-long (181.027 km) state highway Kentucky. The route is split into two segments by Lake Cumberland and is one of a few state routes in Kentucky with two discontinuous segments on both sides of a body of water. The western segment, which is 17.221-mile-long (27.715 km), runs from Kentucky Route 55 west of Joppa to a dead end on Lake Cumberland south of Jamestown via Joppa, Montpelier, Esto, and Jamestown. The eastern segment, which is 95.264-mile-long (153.313 km), runs from a boat ramp on Lake Cumberland northwest of Monticello to U.S. Route 25E west of Fourmile via Monticello, Barrier, Stearns, Carpenter, Timsley, and Ingram. The building of Wolf Creek Dam and the subsequent creation of Lake Cumberland divided the two portions of the road, as it did several other state highways in this portion of the state.
Route description
Western segment
In Adair County, KY 92 begins at a junction with KY 55 just southeast of Columbia. KY 92 goes into an east-southeasterly path into Russell County, and enters the city of Jamestown. it crosses US 127 outside of town, and runs concurrently with US 127 Business within city limits up to the Russell County Courthouse. KY 92 continues southeastward to a boat ramp on the shore of Lake Cumberland. This segment runs for a total of 17.221 miles (27.715 km).[2]
Eastern segment
KY 92 resumes at a dead end on the Beaver Creek shore of Lake Cumberland in western Wayne County. it then goes through the city of Monticello, and then goes further southeast into McCreary County and into the Daniel Boone National Forest. The route provides road access to portions of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area before reaching Stearns. it runs concurrently with US 27 for a few miles. KY 92 then turns eastward to go into Whitley County, where it provides access to Interstate 75 and U.S. Route 25W at Williamsburg. KY 92 goes further east, almost running into Knox County, but instead crosses into Bell County and meets its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 25E just northwest of Pineville. This segment runs for 95.264 miles (153.313 km).[2]
History
Route 92 roughly follows an old railroad bed on its eastern approach to Williamsburg. The communities of Siler, Packard, Gausdale, Nevisdale and Gatliff all are along the route between the Bell County line and Williamsburg. All of these communities were originally mining and or timber camps. In the timber years logs were floated down the Cumberland River which runs along the route to Williamsburg where they were picked up and sawed into lumber in mills. When the timber companies converted to coal production in the 1900s, railroads replaced the river in getting the product to market and as the truck began to invade the train's territory Route 92 took shape.
Relocation project
A particularly curvy section of Route 92 was replaced by a new road in November 2009 .[3] Milepoints 4 to 11 in western Whitley County were superseded by the new road, which is designated Route 92. Portions of the old road that remain in service have been re-designated Route 2792, although maintenance is neglected and portions of the road are a danger to the general public. The project, begun in 2003, was completed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet with the aid of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project will eventually replace the road all the way to U.S. Route 27 in McCreary County. In 2012, the second phase was completed that relocated a new portion from U.S. Route 27 to Kentucky 592 on the western end of the project area. The final middle section is expected to be completed by 2015.[4]
Major intersections
Western segment
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Adair | | 0.000 | 0.000 | File:Elongated circle 55.svg KY 55 | Western terminus |
| | 3.980 | 6.405 | File:West plate.svg File:Elongated circle 768.svg KY 768 west | Eastern terminus of KY 768 | |
| Russell | | 5.864 | 9.437 | File:East plate.svg File:Elongated circle 619.svg KY 619 east | Western terminus of KY 619 |
| | 8.917 | 14.351 | File:Elongated circle 379.svg KY 379 | ||
| | 11.558 | 18.601 | File:US 127.svg US 127 | ||
| Jamestown | 12.437 | 20.015 | File:North plate.svg File:Business plate.svg File:US 127.svg US 127 Bus. north (North Main Street) / Clayton Road | West end of US 127 Bus. overlap | |
| 12.962– 12.976 | 20.860– 20.883 | File:South plate.svg File:Business plate.svg File:US 127.svgFile:Elongated circle 619.svg US 127 Bus. south / KY 619 (Cumberland Avenue) | East end of US 127 Bus. overlap | ||
| | 17.221 | 27.715 | Dead end | Eastern terminus; on Lake Cumberland | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Eastern segment
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Division of Planning (September 18, 2012). "Official Milepoint Route Log". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2010 ed.). DeLorme.
- ↑ "KY 92 Project Finished by Nov". Corbin Times-Tribune. August 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Opening Day on the Way". McCreary County Record. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
External links
- "State Secondary Road System in Bell County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-09-23. (29.4 KB)
- "State Secondary Road System in McCreary County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2009-09-23. (33.2 KB)
- "State Secondary Road System in Wayne County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2009-09-23. (23.0 KB)
- "State Secondary Road System in Whitley County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-29. (23.0 KB)
- KentuckyRoads.com KY 92
- KentuckyRoads.com Images along KY 92[permanent dead link]
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