Kentucky Route 40 marker

Kentucky Route 40

Map
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

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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
Johnson​7.87412.672
 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

Popular culture

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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