Kentucky Route 550
KY 550 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	43.212 mi[1] (69.543 km)
Existed	c. 1979-80–present
Major junctions
West end	KY 15 / KY 80 at Hazard
Major intersections	KY 476 at Dwarf KY 160 at Hindman KY 7 at Lackey KY 80 at Garrett
East end	KY 80 / Judge Road at Eastern
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Perry, Knott, Floyd
Highway system
Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 549 → KY 551

Kentucky Route 550 (KY 550) is a 43.212 miles (69.543 km) state highway in eastern Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Routes 15 and 80 in northwestern Hazard to Kentucky Route 80 and Judge Road in Eastern via Darfork, Dwarf, Fisty, Carrie, Hindman, Garner, Mousie, Lackey, Garrett, and Eastern.

Route description

The route begins at an interchange-type junction of KY 80 and KY 15 at Hazard. It runs concurrently with KY 476 for most of its course through eastern Perry County. At Dwarf, KY 550 separates and moves into Knott County. It then goes to the county seat of Hindman, where it meets KY 160. It then has a runs concurrently with KY 7 after it enters Floyd County. It crosses KY 80 for the second time while concurrent with KY 7. KY 550 continues into southern Floyd County until reaching its eastern terminus at a third intersection with KY 80 at the town of Eastern.^[2]

History

Most of KY 550 is an original, old alignment of KY 80. KY 550 was first designated along this roadway when KY 80 was rerouted to a four-lane divided highway in the late 1970s.^[3][4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Perry	Hazard	0.000– 0.104	0.000– 0.167	KY 15 / KY 80 (Combs Road)	Western terminus; continues as KY 80 west beyond KY 15 / KY 80 east
	​	0.876	1.410	Park Avenue Connector (KY 3194 east)	Western terminus of KY 3194
	​	2.497	4.019	KY 476 south (North Main Street) / KY 1440 south (Upper Second Creek Road)	West end of KY 476 overlap; northern terminus of KY 1440
	​	3.455	5.560	KY 1088 east	Western terminus of KY 1088
	​	4.443	7.150	KY 1146 south (Hardburly Road)	West end of KY 1146 overlap
	​	4.768	7.673	KY 1146 north	East end of KY 1146 overlap
	​	8.217	13.224	KY 476 north	East end of KY 476 overlap
Knott	​	9.551	15.371	KY 2102 north (Trace Branch Road)	Southern terminus of KY 2102
	Fisty	10.473	16.855	KY 721 south	Northern terminus of KY 721
	​	13.503	21.731	KY 1102 north (Montgomery Creek Road)	Southern terminus of KY 1102
	Carrie	16.743	26.945	KY 3392 south (Mill Creek Road)	Northern terminus of KY 3392
	​	18.033	29.021	KY 1231 south (Big Branch Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1231
	​	18.923	30.454	KY 2759 north (Ogden Branch Road)	Southern terminus of KY 2759
	Hindman	21.123	33.994	KY 160 east	West end of KY 160 overlap
		21.273	34.236	KY 160 west (Hindman Bypass)	East end of KY 160 overlap
	​	23.123	37.213	KY 1098 west (Possum Trot Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 1098
	​	24.993	40.222	KY 1697 east (Spruce Pine Road)	Western terminus of KY 1697
	Mousie	31.057	49.981	KY 1087 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1087
Floyd	Lackey	36.264	58.361	KY 7 south	West end of KY 7 overlap
	Garrett	36.855	59.312	KY 777 north (Stone Coal Road)	West end of KY 777 overlap
		37.124	59.745	KY 777 south (Bridge Street)	East end of KY 777 overlap
		37.312	60.048	KY 80 Conn. to KY 80 – Hindman, Prestonsburg
	Hueysville	38.821	62.476	KY 7 north (Raccoon Road)	East end of KY 7 overlap
	​	40.717	65.528	KY 850 north	Southern terminus of KY 850
	Eastern	42.765	68.824	To KY 80
		43.212	69.543	KY 80 / Judge Road	Eastern terminus; continues as Judge Road beyond KY 80
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus