U.S. Route 227

U.S. Route 227 (US 227) was a U.S. Highway that was commissioned in Kentucky from 1928 to 1972, and ran from Richmond to Carrollton.

U.S. Route 227
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	120 mi[1] (193 km)
Existed	1928–1972
Major junctions
South end	US 25 / US 421 in Richmond
	I-64 at Winchester US 27 / US 68 / US 460 in Paris I-75 near Georgetown US 127 at Owenton
North end	US 42 in Carrollton
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Kentucky Interstate U.S. State Parkways ← KY 226 → KY 227

Route description

US 227 began in Richmond, intersecting US 25 and US 421 as well as Kentucky Route 52. The route headed north to the Kentucky River at Fort Boonesborough. US 227 then entered Winchester, intersecting US 60 and Kentucky Route 15 and Kentucky Route 89 before continuing north and intersecting Kentucky Route 13. In Paris, the highway intersected US 27 and US 60 before running concurrently with US 460 west through Centreville and across Kentucky Route 922 into Georgetown. There, the highway briefly ran concurrently with US 62, and intersected US 25, before both US 460 and US 25 split off and US 227 continued northwest through Stamping Ground.[1]

In Owen County, the highway went through Owenton, Long Ridge, and New Liberty, intersecting several routes along the way, and running concurrently with Kentucky Route 22 near Owenton. US 227 had its northern terminus in Carrollton, Kentucky, at US 42 near the Ohio River.[1]

History

The current designation of the road is:

• Kentucky Route 388 from Richmond to near Fort Boonesborough
• Kentucky Route 627 from near Fort Boonesborough to Paris via Winchester
• overlapped U.S. Route 460 from Paris to Georgetown
• Kentucky Route 227 from Georgetown to Owenton
• overlapped U.S. Route 127 from Owenton to north of Long Ridge
• overlapped Kentucky Route 36 from north of Long Ridge to New Liberty
• Kentucky Route 227 from New Liberty to Carrollton

Major intersections

The list below includes most intersections of US 227 before its 1972 decommission.

County	Location	mi[1][2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Madison	Richmond	0	0.0	US 25 / US 421 / KY 52	Southern terminus; southern end of US 25 and KY 52 concurrencies
				KY 169
				KY 52	Northern end of KY 52 concurrency
				US 25	Northern end of US 25 concurrency
	​			KY 388
Clark	Winchester	22	35	US 60 west / KY 89	Southern end of US 60 concurrency
				KY 15
				US 60 east	Northern end of US 60 concurrency
				I-64 – Lexington, Ashland	Interchange
Bourbon	​			KY 13
	Paris	38	61	US 27 / US 68 / US 460	Southern end of US 27 and US 460 concurrencies
	​			US 27	Northern end of US 27 concurrency
Scott	​			KY 922
	​			US 62	Southern end of US 62 concurrency
	Georgetown			I-75 south – Lexington	I-75; southbound entrance and northbound exit
		56	90	US 25
	​			US 62	Northern end of US 62 concurrency
	​			US 460	Northern end of US 460 concurrency
	​			KY 368
Owen	​			KY 607
	​			KY 330
	​			KY 22 east	Southern end of KY 22 concurrency
	​			KY 35
	Owenton	90	140	KY 22 west	Northern end of KY 22 concurrency
	Long Ridge			KY 36
	​	97	156	KY 16
	New Liberty			KY 47
	​			KY 355
Carroll	Carrollton	120	190	US 42
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

1. Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by L. Vaughn and R. Carpenter. Kentucky Department of Relations. 1957. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
2. Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by L. Vaughn and R. Carpenter. Kentucky Department of Relations. 1968. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

External links

• Endpoints of US 227