Kentucky Route 164 (KY 164) is a 36.247-mile-long (58.334 km) state highway in western Kentucky.

Kentucky Route 164 marker
Kentucky Route 164
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Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length36.247 mi[1] (58.334 km)
Major junctions
West end US 68 / KY 80 / Old Canton Road Connector in Canton
East end KY 272 near Hopkinsville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesTrigg, Christian
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 163 I-165

Route description

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KY 164 begins its run on Linton Road from U.S. Route 68 (US 68, co-signed with KY 80) and Old Canton Road Connector in the western Trigg County community of Canton. It parallels the eastern shores of Lake Barkley while traversing the small communities of Donaldson and Linton. It turns eastward to cross KY 139 and becomes Roaring Springs Road afterwards.

After traversing the town of Roaring Springs, and also paralleling the northwestern boundary of the Fort Campbell Military Reservation, KY 164 turns northeastward before entering Christian County.

KY 164, locally known as Newstead Road, ends at the junction with KY 272 west of Hopkinsville.

History

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KY 164 originally ran from the Tennessee State line northeast of the now-extinct town of Model, and entered the community of Linton via a ferry crossing of the Cumberland River, and then joined its present-day alignment from Linton to near Hopkinsville.[2] Ferry service was discontinued after the river was impounded to become Lake Barkley in the early 1960s, and KY 164 was rerouted onto Linton Road to Canton. The road west of the ferry crossing site is now Forest Road 204 within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
TriggCanton0.0000.000   US 68 (Canton Road) / KY 80 / Old Canton Road ConnectorWestern terminus; continues beyond US 68/KY 80 as Old Canton Road Connector
1.2071.942 
 
KY 1891 south (Lock East Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1891
4.7647.667 
 
KY 807 east (Donaldson Creek Road) / Donaldson Creek Road
Western terminus of KY 807
18.04929.047  KY 139 (S Road)
23.40337.663 
 
KY 525 north (New Hope Road)
Southern terminus of KY 525
Christian27.19443.765 
 
KY 287 south (Binns Mill Road)
Northern terminus of KY 287
27.60044.418 
 
KY 695 east (Cox Mill Road)
Western terminus of KY 695
30.67249.362  KY 117 (Gracey-Herndon Road)
36.24758.334  KY 272 (Julien Road / Canton Pike)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1954). Trigg County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 19, 2023.