Kentucky Route 353
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2016) |
 Kentucky Route 353 | ||||
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| Russell Cave Road | ||||
 KY 353 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 19.940 mi[1][2][3] (32.090 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  KY 4 in Lexington | |||
| North end |  US 62 in Broadwell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison | |||
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Kentucky Route 353 (KY 353) (Russell Cave Road) a 19.940-mile-long (32.090 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway is a major route in Lexington, connecting Bourbon and Harrison counties with the city.
Route description
[edit]Fayette County
[edit]KY 353 begins at an intersection with KY 4 (New Circle Road) in the central part of Lexington, within Fayette County, where the roadway continues as Russell Cave Road. It travels to the northeast and curves to the north-northeast. It passes Elkhorn Park and the Northside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. It travels just east of Martin Luther King Park and crosses over I-64/I-75. It intersects KY 1973 (Iron Works Pike). It passes Russell Cave Elementary School and a building that houses radio stations WLAP and WMXL. The highway curves to the northeast. It crosses over North Elkhorn Creek and then curves to the north-northeast. It intersects the western terminus of KY 1876 (Greenwich Pike) and curves to the north-northwest. At an intersection with the eastern terminus of KY 1962 (Old Lemons Mill Road), it curves to the north-northeast. The highway curves to the northeast and crosses over Goose Creek. It curves to the north-northeast and intersects the western terminus of KY 1939 (Hume Bedford Pike). It then leaves the city limits of Lexington and enters Bourbon County.[1]
Bourbon and Harrison counties
[edit]KY 353 curves to the north-northwest and enters Centerville. There, it intersects U.S. Route 460 (US 460; Georgetown Road). It curves to the north-northeast. It curves to the northeast and begins paralleling Townsend Creek. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over the creek. At this bridge, it leaves the creek. It curves to the north-northeast and begins paralleling Silas Creek. It curves to the north and crosses over the creek, where it enters Harrison County. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over Huskens Run. It curves to the northwest and enters Broadwell, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 62 (Leesburg Pike).[2][3]
Major intersections
[edit]KY 353 curves to the north-northwest and enters Centerville. There, it intersects U.S. Route 460 (US 460; Georgetown Road). It curves to the north-northeast. It curves to the northeast and begins paralleling Townsend Creek. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over the creek. At this bridge, it leaves the creek. It curves to the north-northeast and begins paralleling Silas Creek. It curves to the north and crosses over the creek, where it enters Harrison County. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over Huskens Run. It curves to the northwest and enters Broadwell, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 62 (Leesburg Pike).[2][3]
| County | Location | mi[1][2][3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Fayette | Lexington | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 4 (New Circle Road) | Southern terminus |
| 3.712 | 5.974 |  KY 1973 (Iron Works Pike) | |||
| 6.746 | 10.857 |   KY 1876 east | Western terminus of KY 1876 | ||
| 7.100 | 11.426 |   KY 1962 west (Old Lemons Mill Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1962 | ||
| 10.323 | 16.613 |  KY 1939 east (Hume Bedford Pike) | Western terminus of KY 1939 | ||
| Bourbon | Centerville | 12.176 | 19.595 |  US 460 (Georgetown Road) – Georgetown, Paris | |
| Harrison | Broadwell | 19.940 | 32.090 | US 62 (Leesburg Pike) – Georgetown, Cynthiana | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Fayette County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Bourbon County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Harrison County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 10, 2016.