# Kentucky Route 3

Kentucky Route 3 (KY 3) is a 79.158-mile-long (127.392 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

## Route description

Kentucky Route 3 originates at a junction with U.S. Highway 23 west of Prestonsburg in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. The route continues through Johnson, Martin and Lawrence counties to terminate at another junction with U.S. Highway 23 south of Catlettsburg in Boyd County.
From South Catlettsburg to Louisa it follows the original routing of U.S. 23. It intersects KY-180, which parallels I-64, after 6.4 miles (10.3 km). At this intersection, you turn right to stay on KY-3. The road continues 8 miles (13 km) to the Lawrence County line. In Lawrence County, it passes KY-1 and KY-1185, which takes you to Yatesville Lake. It then continues into downtown Louisa toward Inez and on to Prestonsburg.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Floyd | ​ | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 23 / US 460 – Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, Jenny Wiley State Resort Park | Southern terminus |
| Floyd | ​ | 0.051 | 0.082 | KY 1100 | |
| Floyd | ​ | 1.060 | 1.706 | KY 321 south | Southern end of KY 321 overlap |
| Floyd | ​ | 2.074 | 3.338 | KY 3051 west – Auxier | Southern end of KY 3051 overlap |
| Floyd | ​ | 2.177 | 3.504 | KY 3051 east – Jenny Wiley State Park | Northern end of KY 3051 overlap |
| Floyd | ​ | 2.672 | 4.300 | KY 321 north – Paintsville | Northern end of KY 321 overlap |
| Johnson | ​ | 4.703 | 7.569 | KY 302 (via KY 3507) | Interchange |
| Martin | ​ | 18.921 | 30.450 | KY 645 east – Kermit, WV | Southern end of KY 645 overlap; interchange |
| Martin | ​ | 19.231 | 30.949 | KY 645 west / KY 3412 west (Saltwell Road) – Louisa | Northern end of KY 645 overlap |
| Martin | Inez | 20.457 | 32.922 | KY 40 east (East Main Street) – Kermit | Southern end of KY 40 overlap |
| Martin | Inez | 20.617 | 33.180 | KY 40 west – Paintsville, Louisa | Northern end of KY 40 overlap |
| Martin | ​ | 23.377 | 37.622 | KY 3411 (Fitch Branch Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3411 |
| Martin | Add | 24.639 | 39.653 | KY 1884 south (Milo Road) | north terminus of KY 1884 |
| Martin | ​ | 30.177 | 48.565 | KY 292 south (Buffalo Horn Road) | north terminus of KY 292 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 43.028 | 69.247 | KY 644 west | Eastern terminus of KY 644 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 45.387 | 73.043 | Fort Gay (KY 3S) | |
| Lawrence | Louisa | 45.547 | 73.301 | KY 2566 north | south terminus of KY 2566 |
| Lawrence | Louisa | 45.800 | 73.708 | KY 2565 south (Pocahontas Street) | Northern terminus of KY 2565 |
| Lawrence | Louisa | 45.967 | 73.977 | KY 32 west – Paintsville | Eastern terminus of KY 32 |
| Lawrence | Louisa | 46.686 | 75.134 | KY 2566 south | north terminus of KY 2566 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 47.501 | 76.445 | US 23 – Paintsville, Ashland, Yatesville Lake State Park Campground | |
| Lawrence | Five Forks | 49.232 | 79.231 | KY 3396 south (Five Forks Road) | north terminus of KY 3396 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 50.074 | 80.586 | KY 1185 south – Yatesville Lake State Park Marina | Northern terminus of KY 1185 |
| Lawrence | Fallsburg | 53.446 | 86.013 | KY 3398 east (Fallsburg Road) | Western terminus of KY 3398 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 54.964 | 88.456 | KY 707 north | Southern terminus of KY 707 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 56.775 | 91.371 | KY 1 north – Webbville | Southern terminus of KY 1 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 60.125 | 96.762 | KY 1496 west | Eastern terminus of KY 1496 |
| Lawrence | ​ | 62.427 | 100.467 | KY 3399 south | Northern terminus of KY 3399 |
| Boyd | Boltsfork | 65.008 | 104.620 | KY 773 (Bolts Fork) | Northern terminus of KY 773 |
| Boyd | Alley | 67.987 | 109.414 | KY 854 (Davis Branch) | Southern end of KY 854 overlap |
| Boyd | ​ | 68.261 | 109.855 | KY 854 | Northern end of KY 854 overlap |
| Boyd | ​ | 69.736 | 112.229 | KY 966 (Trace Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 966 |
| Boyd | Mavity | 71.834 | 115.606 | KY 1937 | Northern terminus of KY 1937 |
| Boyd | ​ | 72.728 | 117.044 | KY 180 west | east terminus of KY 180 |
| Boyd | ​ | 79.158 | 127.392 | US 23 to I-64 | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||

## KY 3 Spur

Kentucky Route 3 Spur (KY 3 Spur) is a short 0.053-mile (85 m) spur of KY 3 in Louisa running northeast to the West Virginia border at the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, where it continues into that state as West Virginia Route 37.