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 | |||
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| 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 connects Fayette, Bourbon, and Harrison counties with Lexington.
Route description
Fayette County
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
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
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
References
- 1 2 3 Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Fayette County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Bourbon County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Harrison County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 10, 2016.