Kentucky Route 40 marker

Kentucky Route 40

KY 40 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length42.339 mi[1][2][3] (68.138 km)
Major junctions
West end US 460 / KY 7 in Salyersville
East endVirginia Avenue in Kermit, WV
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesMagoffin, Johnson, Martin
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 39 US 41

Kentucky Route 40 (KY 40) is a 42.339-mile-long (68.138 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway begins at an intersection with US 460/KY 7 in Salyersville, within Magoffin County, then continues eastward through Paintsville, within Johnson County. KY 40 ends in Martin County at an intersection with KY 292 and an access bridge to US 52 at the West Virginia state line.

History

KY 40 originally extended west to Frankfort. US 460 replaced the entire route west of Paintsville in the 1940s. Around 1980, it was moved onto a new alignment east of Salyersville, and KY 40 was extended back west.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
MagoffinSalyersville0.0000.000
US 460 (South Church Street/West Maple Street) / KY 7 to Mountain Parkway West Liberty, Paintsville
1.1101.786
KY 2020 east (Mashfork Road)
Western terminus of KY 2020
Falcon4.5677.350
KY 1081 west (Mine Fork Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 1081
6.43810.361
KY 1437 north (Litteral Fork Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1437
Johnson7.87412.672
KY 825 east
Eastern terminus of KY 825
Oil Springs8.47313.636
KY 580 east
Western end of KY 580 overlap
8.61413.863
KY 580 west
Eastern end of KY 580 overlap
Barnetts Creek12.04619.386
KY 580 west Paintsville Lake State Park
Eastern terminus of KY 580
13.40721.576
KY 2275 west Paintsville Lake State Park
Eastern terminus of KY 2275
13.46021.662
KY 172 west Flat Gap, Sandy Hook
Eastern terminus of KY 172
Paintsville14.88023.947
US 23 north Ashland
Interchange; only northbound 23 can be accessed from 40 - the ramp to southbound 23 is off 460
15.01424.163




US 460 west to US 23 south / US 460 east Salyersville, Prestonsburg, Louisa
15.45924.879 KY 321
16.83127.087

KY 321 Bus. south (College Street)
Eastern terminus of KY 321 Bus.
17.45428.089
KY 1428 south (Depot Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1428
17.47328.120
KY 581 north – Jenny Wiley Grave, Johnson County Thealka Park
Southern terminus of KY 581
17.81228.666
KY 3388 south (Ponderosa Drive)
Northern terminus of KY 3388
18.74430.166
KY 1107 south Van Lear
Western end of KY 1107 overlap
19.27731.023
KY 1145 south – Woodland Estates
19.46931.332
KY 1107 north (Main Street)
Eastern end of KY 1107 overlap
Meally20.31232.689
KY 3389 south (Dicey Branch)
Northern terminus of KY 3389
25.15640.485
KY 2040 north Offutt
Southern terminus of KY 2040
Boons Camp26.71642.995
KY 1596 south (Greasy Creek Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1596
28.85846.442
KY 3390 north Whitehouse, Chestnut
Southern terminus of KY 3390
MartinTomahawk34.35955.295
KY 1224 south (Rockhouse Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1224
Stidham35.90957.790
KY 1884 north (Milo Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1884
38.17561.437 KY 645 Paintsville, Louisa, Prestonsburg
Inez39.21963.117
KY 3 north (Rockcastle Road) – Clifford, Louisa
Western end of KY 3 overlap
39.37963.374
KY 3 south (Holy Street)
Eastern end of KY 3 overlap
39.86964.163
KY 908 north (Turkey Creek Road)
Western end of KY 908 overlap
40.90565.830
KY 645 west
Interchange
40.93965.885
KY 908 south (Coldwater Road)
Eastern end of KY 908 overlap
44.49971.614
KY 2032 south (Little Rockcastle Road)
Northern terminus of KY 2032
Beauty47.26576.066
KY 2031 north (Big Elk Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2031
Warfield48.53578.110
KY 292 north (Riverfront Road)
Western end of KY 292 overlap
49.24579.252
KY 292 south
Eastern end of KY 292 overlap
49.27079.292Virginia Avenue - Kermit, WVWest Virginia state line (Kermit Bridge over Tug Fork)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

The highway is the subject of the Ricky Skaggs song "Highway 40 Blues." According to songwriter Larry Cordle, "A lot of people who hear it think it's about Interstate 40, which runs right through Nashville, but I actually wrote it about that little state highway in Kentucky."[4]

See also

References

  1. "Magoffin County State Secondary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  2. "Johnson County State Secondary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  3. "Martin County State Secondary Road System" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2009. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
  4. Canfield, Jack (2011). Chicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music: The Inspirational Stories behind 101 of Your Favorite Country Songs. Chicken Soup for the Soul. p. 150. ISBN 9781935096672.
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