Kentucky Route 92

Kentucky Route 92 (KY 92) is a 112.485-mile-long (181.027 km) state highway Kentucky. The route is split into two segments by Lake Cumberland, one of a few state routes in Kentucky with two discontinued segments on both sides of a body of water. The western segment, which is 17.221-mile-long (27.715 km), runs from Kentucky Route 55 west of Joppa to a dead end on Lake Cumberland south of Jamestown via Joppa, Montpelier, Esto, and Jamestown. The eastern segment, which is 95.264-mile-long (153.313 km), runs from a boat ramp on Lake Cumberland northwest of Monticello to U.S. Route 25E west of Fourmile via Monticello, Barrier, Stearns, Carpenter, Timsley, and Ingram.

Kentucky Route 92
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	112.485 mi[1] (181.027 km)
Existed	1929–present
Western segment
Length	17.221 mi (27.715 km)
West end	KY 55 near Joppa
Major junctions	US 127 near Jamestown US 127 Bus. in Jamestown
East end	Dead end on Lake Cumberland
Eastern segment
Length	95.264 mi (153.313 km)
West end	Boat ramp on Lake Cumberland
Major junctions	KY 90 in Monticello US 27 in Stearns I-75 in Williamsburg US 25W in Williamsburg
East end	US 25E near Fourmile
Location
Counties	Adair, Russell, Bell, Whitley, McCreary, Wayne
Highway system
Highways in Kentucky Interstate U.S. State Parkways ← KY 91 → KY 93

The building of Wolf Creek Dam and the subsequent creation of Lake Cumberland divided the two portions of the road, as it did several other state highways in this portion of the state.

Route description

Western segment

In Adair County, KY 92 begins at a junction with KY 55 just southeast of Columbia. KY 92 goes into an east-southeasterly path into Russell County, and enters the city of Jamestown. it crosses US 127 outside of town, and runs concurrently with US 127 Business within city limits up to the Russell County Courthouse. KY 92 continues southeastward to a boat ramp on the shore of Lake Cumberland. This segment runs for a total of 17.221 miles (27.715 km).[2]

Eastern segment

KY 92 resumes at a dead end on the Beaver Creek shore of Lake Cumberland in western Wayne County. it then goes through the city of Monticello, and then goes further southeast into McCreary County and into the Daniel Boone National Forest. The route provides road access to portions of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area before reaching Stearns. it runs concurrently with US 27 for a few miles. KY 92 then turns eastward to go into Whitley County, where it provides access to Interstate 75 and U.S. Route 25W at Williamsburg. KY 92 goes further east, almost running into Knox County, but instead crosses into Bell County and meets its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 25E just northwest of Pineville. This segment runs for 95.264 miles (153.313 km).[2]

History

Route 92 roughly follows an old railroad bed on its eastern approach to Williamsburg. The communities of Siler, Packard, Gausdale, Nevisdale and Gatliff all are along the route between the Bell County line and Williamsburg. All of these communities were originally mining and or timber camps. In the timber years logs were floated down the Cumberland River which runs along the route to Williamsburg where they were picked up and sawed into lumber in mills. When the timber companies converted to coal production in the 1900s, railroads replaced the river in getting the product to market and as the truck began to invade the train's territory Route 92 took shape.

Relocation project

A particularly curvy section of Route 92 was replaced by a new road in November 2009 .[3] Milepoints 4 to 11 in western Whitley County were superseded by the new road, which is designated Route 92. Portions of the old road that remain in service have been re-designated Route 2792, although maintenance is neglected and portions of the road are a danger to the general public. The project, begun in 2003, was completed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet with the aid of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project will eventually replace the road all the way to U.S. Route 27 in McCreary County. In 2012, the second phase was completed that relocated a new portion from U.S. Route 27 to Kentucky 592 on the western end of the project area. The final middle section is expected to be completed by 2015.[4]

Major intersections

Western segment

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Adair	​	0.000	0.000	KY 55	Western terminus
	​	3.980	6.405	KY 768 west	Eastern terminus of KY 768
Russell	​	5.864	9.437	KY 619 east	Western terminus of KY 619
	​	8.917	14.351	KY 379
	​	11.558	18.601	US 127
	Jamestown	12.437	20.015	US 127 Bus. north (North Main Street) / Clayton Road	West end of US 127 Bus. overlap
		12.962– 12.976	20.860– 20.883	US 127 Bus. south / KY 619 (Cumberland Avenue)	East end of US 127 Bus. overlap
	​	17.221	27.715	Dead end	Eastern terminus; on Lake Cumberland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Eastern segment

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wayne	​	0.000	0.000	End of state maintenance	Western terminus; boat ramp on Lake Cumberland
	​	1.997	3.214	KY 674 west	Eastern terminus of KY 674
	​	4.830	7.773	KY 1720 north	Southern terminus of KY 1720
	​	6.068	9.765	KY 789 north	Southern terminus of KY 789
	​	6.340	10.203	KY 3284 south	Northern terminus of KY 3284
	​	6.923	11.141	KY 833 north	Southern terminus of KY 833
	Monticello	7.536	12.128	KY 90
		8.922	14.359	KY 90 Bus. west (South Main Street) / Columbia Avenue	West end of KY 90 Bus. overlap
		8.985	14.460	KY 90 Bus. east (North Main Street) / Court Street	East end of KY 90 Bus. overlap
	​	11.358	18.279	KY 776 east	Western terminus of KY 776
	​	12.448	20.033	KY 1258 south	Northern terminus of KY 1258
	Barrier	16.080	25.878	KY 1479 south	Northern terminus of KY 1479
	​	19.189	30.882	KY 1756 south	Northern terminus of KY 1756
	​	21.738	34.984	KY 3286 east (Kidd Crossing-Ritner Road)	Western terminus of KY 3286
McCreary	​	32.305	51.990	KY 1363 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1363
	​	35.795	57.606	KY 791 south (Worley Road)	Northern terminus of KY 791
	Stearns	36.493	58.730	KY 701 north (Poplar Springs Road)	Southern terminus of KY 701
		36.865	59.328	KY 3259 east (Winchester Road)	Western terminus of KY 3259
		37.551	60.432	KY 1651 south	West end of KY 1651 overlap
		37.726	60.714	KY 1651 north	East end of KY 1651 overlap
		38.802	62.446	US 27 north	West end of US 27 overlap
		39.570	63.682	KY 1567 south (Valley Road) / Pigskin Road	Northern terminus of KY 1567
	Pine Knot	41.953	67.517	KY 2792 east / KY 1651 north (Old U.S. 27)	Western terminus of KY 2792; southern terminus of KY 1651
		42.273	68.032	US 27 south	East end of US 27 overlap
	​	42.672	68.674	KY 3252 south	Northern terminus of KY 3252
	​	43.128	69.408	KY 592 east / Bob Musgrove Road	Western terminus of KY 592
	​	46.193	74.340	KY 2792 west	Eastern terminus of KY 2792
	​	46.271	74.466	KY 592 west	Eastern terminus of KY 592
	​	47.825	76.967	KY 1470 west (Osborn Creek Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 1470
	​	48.976	78.819	KY 1044 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1044
Whitley	​	50.747	81.669	KY 1673 north	Southern terminus of KY 1673
	​	55.102	88.678	KY 2792 east	Western terminus of KY 2792
	​	58.441	94.052	KY 2792
	​	59.892	96.387	KY 2792 west	Eastern terminus of KY 2792
	​	59.947	96.475	KY 296 east	Western terminus of KY 296
	Williamsburg	61.082– 61.116	98.302– 98.357	I-75 – Lexington, Knoxville	I-75 exit 11
		61.232	98.543	KY 2386 north (South 10th Street)	Southern terminus of KY 2386
		61.430	98.862	US 25W south	West end of US 25W overlap
		62.040	99.844	US 25W north (Cumberland Falls Highway)	East end of US 25W overlap
	​	67.289	108.291	KY 904 east	Western terminus of KY 904
	​	71.994	115.863	KY 1064 (Louden Road / Whetstone Road)
	​	75.381	121.314	KY 11 north	Southern terminus of KY 11
	​	77.480	124.692	KY 1809 north	Southern terminus of KY 1809
	​	78.702	126.659	KY 904 west	Eastern terminus of KY 904
	​	79.682	128.236	KY 1595 south (Pearl-Siler Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1595
Bell	​	87.698	141.136	KY 225 north	Southern terminus of KY 225
	​	91.555	147.343	KY 2398 east	Western terminus of KY 2398
	​	9.669	15.561	KY 2077 west (East Jellico Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 2077
	​	94.864	152.669	KY 3085 north	West end of KY 3085 overlap
	​	95.039	152.950	KY 3085 south	East end of KY 3085 overlap
	​	95.264	153.313	US 25E	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Division of Planning (September 18, 2012). "Official Milepoint Route Log". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
2. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2010 ed.). DeLorme.
3. "KY 92 Project Finished by Nov". Corbin Times-Tribune. August 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
4. "Opening Day on the Way". McCreary County Record. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved August 5, 2012.

External links

• "State Secondary Road System in Bell County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2009-09-23. (29.4 KB)
• "State Secondary Road System in McCreary County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2009-09-23. (33.2 KB)
• "State Secondary Road System in Wayne County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2009-09-23. (23.0 KB)
• "State Secondary Road System in Whitley County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-29. (23.0 KB)
• KentuckyRoads.com KY 92
• KentuckyRoads.com Images along KY 92