Kentucky Route 176
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- Kentucky State Highway System
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Kentucky Route 176 (KY 176) is a 12.742-mile (20.506 km) state highway in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky that runs from U.S. Route 62 in Greenville to Rockport-Paradise Road at Paradise via Drakesboro.
Route description
The highway starts in downtown Greenville, the Muhlenberg County seat, at the public square, where U.S. Route 62 (US 62) and KY 181 intersect. KY 176 then heads eastward to Drakesboro, where it crosses US 431/KY 70. KY 176's eastern terminus is at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Paradise Combined Cycle Plant, where the old town of Paradise once stood. Rockport–Paradise Road is the last intersection the highway has.
History
Before the construction of the TVA-operated Paradise Fossil Plant, KY 176 went straight through the then-existing town of Paradise, and crossed the Green River into Ohio County via a ferry boat. KY 176 then turned to end with another junction with US 62 just east of Rockport, Kentucky. The section of road east of the river has long since been turned over to the maintenance of the Ohio County Road Department in 1964.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Muhlenberg County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Greenville | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus; continues as West Main Cross Street beyond US 62/KY 181 | |
0.381 | 0.613 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of KY 1380 | ||
| 5.712 | 9.193 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 246 | |
Drakesboro | 7.930 | 12.762 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Paradise | 12.742 | 20.506 | Rockport-Paradise Road | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b Division of Planning (November 6, 2015). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1964) (PDF) Official Kentucky State Highway Map Archived 2011-11-04 at the Library of Congress Web Archives. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
External links
- Kentucky Route 176 at Kentucky Roads[permanent dead link]
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