Kentucky Route 67

Kentucky Route 67 (KY 67) is a Kentucky State Highway originating at a junction with Interstate 64 near Grayson, Kentucky in Carter County. The route continues through rural ridgetops in Greenup County and briefly touches Boyd County before terminating at U.S. Highway 23 in Greenup County in between Wurtland and Greenup. KY 67 is also known as the Industrial Parkway.

This article is about the current alignment of Kentucky Route 67. For the former alignment of Kentucky Route 67 in Edmonson and Warren Counties in Kentucky, see Kentucky Route 67 (1929-1969).

Kentucky Route 67
Industrial Parkway
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length14.219 mi[1] (22.883 km)
Existed2002–present
Major junctions
South end I-64 near Grayson
  US 23 in Wurtland
North end KY 3105 in Wurtland
Location
CountiesGreenup, Carter, Boyd
Highway system
← KY 66→ US 68

History
KY 67 southbound

Construction began on phase one in the spring of 1997. The first segment of the Industrial Parkway extended a little over three miles (5 km) to a new industrial park. A trumpet interchange was constructed at milepost 179 on Interstate 64. Along the Parkway are two at-grade intersections for this segment, both of which can be upgraded to full folded-diamond interchanges in the future if traffic counts warrant an upgrade. Phase one included four bridges and cost an estimated $50 million to construct.

In 1998, another five miles (8 km) of the Industrial Parkway was constructed. This extended the Parkway from the end of phase one to Culp Creek Road, and opened in late-2001 to local traffic and officially opened in early 2002. Extending the progression of the highway northward, the third phase opened to traffic in the fall of 2002. Construction began in early-2001 and included a bridge over a small tributary and a folded-diamond interchange with KY 207.

KY 67 at the Kentucky Route 207 interchange.

The final phase extends from the KY 207 interchange to US 23. Construction began on this segment in early-2002 with work being completed by September 2003, a year ahead of schedule. The northern terminus junctions US 23 at a traffic signal and actually continues northward .1 of a mile north to KY 3105 (old US 23). It was given the designation of KY 67 at the dedication ceremony. Since being completed, the Industrial Parkway has saved over 30 minutes of travel between Greenup and Grayson on the curvy and dangerous KY 1. In 2004, the State Primary designation was moved from KY 1 to KY 67. The road also provides access to the EastPark industrial complex near Interstate 64.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Carter​ I-64 – Ashland, LexingtonI-64 exit 179
Greenup​Eastpark Drive to Logtown Road - Eastpark Business / Industrial Park, Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North Eastinterchange
Boyd
 No major junctions
Greenup​Technology Drive / Green Valley Drive - Ashland Community & Technical College Technology Drive Campus, Fivco Area Development District Office
​Brush Creek Road
​Sandsuck Creek / Lost Lick Road
​to Culp Creek Roadinterchange
​to Pleasant Valley Roadinterchange
​Woods-Sullivan Cemetery Road
​ KY 207 – Argillite, Flatwoods - Greenbo Lake State Resort Parkinterchange
​to Horn Hollow Roadinterchange
Wurtland US 23 – Greenup, Ashland
KY 3105 – Wurtland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning - Highway Information System Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Archived from the original on 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-04-08.


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