# Kentucky Route 353

Kentucky Route 353 (KY 353) (Russell Cave Road) a 19.940-mile-long (32.090 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway is a major route in Lexington, connecting Bourbon and Harrison counties with the city.

## Route description
### Fayette County

KY 353 begins at an intersection with KY 4 (New Circle Road) in the central part of Lexington, within Fayette County, where the roadway continues as Russell Cave Road. It travels to the northeast and curves to the north-northeast. It passes Elkhorn Park and the Northside Branch of the Lexington Public Library. It travels just east of Martin Luther King Park and crosses over I-64/I-75. It intersects KY 1973 (Iron Works Pike). It passes Russell Cave Elementary School and a building that houses radio stations WLAP and WMXL. The highway curves to the northeast. It crosses over North Elkhorn Creek and then curves to the north-northeast. It intersects the western terminus of KY 1876 (Greenwich Pike) and curves to the north-northwest. At an intersection with the eastern terminus of KY 1962 (Old Lemons Mill Road), it curves to the north-northeast. The highway curves to the northeast and crosses over Goose Creek. It curves to the north-northeast and intersects the western terminus of KY 1939 (Hume Bedford Pike). It then leaves the city limits of Lexington and enters Bourbon County.

### Bourbon and Harrison counties

KY 353 curves to the north-northwest and enters Centerville. There, it intersects U.S. Route 460 (US 460; Georgetown Road). It curves to the north-northeast. It curves to the northeast and begins paralleling Townsend Creek. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over the creek. At this bridge, it leaves the creek. It curves to the north-northeast and begins paralleling Silas Creek. It curves to the north and crosses over the creek, where it enters Harrison County. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over Huskens Run. It curves to the northwest and enters Broadwell, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 62 (Leesburg Pike).

## Major intersections

KY 353 curves to the north-northwest and enters Centerville. There, it intersects U.S. Route 460 (US 460; Georgetown Road). It curves to the north-northeast. It curves to the northeast and begins paralleling Townsend Creek. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over the creek. At this bridge, it leaves the creek. It curves to the north-northeast and begins paralleling Silas Creek. It curves to the north and crosses over the creek, where it enters Harrison County. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over Huskens Run. It curves to the northwest and enters Broadwell, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 62 (Leesburg Pike).
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Fayette | Lexington | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 4 (New Circle Road) | Southern terminus |
| Fayette | Lexington | 3.712 | 5.974 | KY 1973 (Iron Works Pike) | |
| Fayette | Lexington | 6.746 | 10.857 | KY 1876 east | Western terminus of KY 1876 |
| Fayette | Lexington | 7.100 | 11.426 | KY 1962 west (Old Lemons Mill Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1962 |
| Fayette | Lexington | 10.323 | 16.613 | KY 1939 east (Hume Bedford Pike) | Western terminus of KY 1939 |
| Bourbon | Centerville | 12.176 | 19.595 | US 460 (Georgetown Road) – Georgetown, Paris | |
| Harrison | Broadwell | 19.940 | 32.090 | US 62 (Leesburg Pike) – Georgetown, Cynthiana | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||