# U.S. Route 27 in Kentucky

U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in Kentucky runs 201.120 miles (323.671 km) from the Tennessee border to the Ohio border at Cincinnati. It crosses into the state in the Lake Cumberland area, passing near or through many small towns, including Somerset, Stanford, and Nicholasville. The road then passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including past the University of Kentucky (UK) and Transylvania University. North of Lexington, it passes through Cynthiana and Falmouth before entering Campbell County and passing through many Northern Kentucky suburbs before ending at the Ohio state line on the Taylor–Southgate Bridge in Cincinnati.

## Route description

US 27 crosses into Kentucky entering the Daniel Boone National Forest in the Strunk community, just south of Pine Knot. Heading north, US 27 turns into a four-lane highway in Burnside. US 27 is the main highway running through Somerset. The route continues as a four-lane highway almost to the Pulaski–Lincoln county line and again has four lanes through Stanford. It veers northeast to Lancaster then northwest to the site of Camp Dick Robinson at Kentucky Route 34, becoming four lanes. Entering Jessamine County, the road crosses the Kentucky River. It westerly bypasses the central business district of Nicholasville. Once in Fayette County, US 27 turns into a six-lane highway passing many shopping destinations in Lexington. Passing The Summit at Fritz Farm, Fayette Mall, and Lexington Green, Nicholasville Road is one of the busiest roads in Lexington. The road becomes South Limestone Street upon reaching Cooper Drive. At UK's Albert B. Chandler Hospital, it turns west on four-lane Virginia Avenue, then joins US 68 (Broadway) for its northeasterly journey through Lexington's central business district and the horse-farm country of Fayette and Bourbon counties. The conjoined routes separate on the north side of Paris, where US 27 splits from the town bypass and heads north to Cynthiana, Falmouth, and Newport. It then crosses the Ohio River into Cincinnati.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| McCreary | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 27 south | Continuation into Tennessee |
| McCreary | Strunk | 1.868 | 3.006 | KY 1470 west (Ross Road) | Southern end of KY 1470 overlap |
| McCreary | Silerville | 2.315 | 3.726 | KY 1470 east (Marsh Creek Road) | Northern end of KY 1470 overlap |
| McCreary | Pine Knot | 4.288 | 6.901 | KY 92 east to I-75 | Southern end of KY 92 overlap |
| McCreary | Pine Knot | 4.608 | 7.416 | KY 2792 east / KY 1651 north | Western terminus of KY 2792; southern terminus of KY 1651 |
| McCreary | Pine Knot | 6.991 | 11.251 | KY 1567 south (Appletree Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1567 |
| McCreary | Stearns | 7.759 | 12.487 | KY 92 west | Northern end of KY 92 overlap |
| McCreary | Whitley City | 9.093 | 14.634 | KY 478 (Williamsburg Street) | |
| McCreary | Marshes Siding | 10.794 | 17.371 | KY 700 | |
| McCreary | ​ | 12.299 | 19.793 | KY 1651 south | Northern terminus of KY 1651 |
| McCreary | ​ | 15.051 | 24.222 | KY 1045 east (Beulah Heights Road) | Western terminus of KY 1045 |
| McCreary | ​ | 16.877 | 27.161 | KY 927 (The Day Ridge Road) | |
| McCreary | Parkers Lake | 17.380 | 27.970 | KY 90 east (Cumberland Falls Road) to I-75 | Southern end of KY 90 overlap |
| McCreary | Greenwood | 20.068 | 32.296 | KY 2282 | |
| Pulaski | ​ | 27.386 | 44.073 | KY 751 south (Keno Road) | Northern terminus of KY 751 |
| Pulaski | ​ | 28.169 | 45.334 | KY 804 west (Garland Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 804 |
| Pulaski | Burnside | 30.388 | 48.905 | KY 2295 north (West Lakeshore Drive) | Southern terminus of western branch of KY 2295 |
| Pulaski | Burnside | 30.657 | 49.338 | KY 2295 north (East Lakeshore Drive) | Southern terminus of eastern branch of KY 2295 |
| Pulaski | Burnside | 31.017 | 49.917 | KY 2294 north (East French Street/West French Street) | |
| Pulaski | Burnside | 31.406 | 50.543 | KY 2295 Conn. (KY 2295C) to KY 2295 | Connector road to KY 2295 |
| Pulaski | Burnside | 31.453– 31.719 | 50.619– 51.047 | Bridge over the Cumberland River | Bridge over the Cumberland River |
| Pulaski | Burnside | 31.974 | 51.457 | KY 1247 east / KY 90 west – Monticello, Woodson Bend Resort | Interchange; Northern end of KY 90 overlap |
| Pulaski | ​ | 33.534 | 53.968 | KY 2301 west | Eastern terminus of KY 2301 |
| Pulaski | ​ | 34.447 | 55.437 | KY 914 (Southeastern Bypass) | |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 34.612 | 55.703 | KY 1642 west (Slate Branch Road) | Southern end of KY 1642 overlap |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 35.114 | 56.511 | KY 1642 east (Parkers Mill Road) | Northern end of KY 1642 overlap |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 35.979 | 57.903 | KY 2292 north (Monticello Street) – Bourbon, Lake Cumberland Regional Airport | Southern terminus of KY 2292 |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 36.578 | 58.867 | KY 2297 east (UK Drive) | Western terminus of KY 2297 |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 37.476 | 60.312 | KY 2299 Conn. east to KY 2299 | Connector road to KY 2299 |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 37.587 | 60.490 | KY 2299 south | Northern terminus of KY 2299; only accessible from US 27 north |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 37.712 | 60.692 | KY 1577 (Oak Hill Road) | |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 38.407 | 61.810 | KY 2298 south (Langdon Street) – Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | Northern terminus of KY 2298 |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 39.034 | 62.819 | KY 80 Bus. (Ogden Street/Bobtown Road) – Russell Springs, Pulaski County Park, Mill Springs Battlefield NHL | KY 80 Bus. only signed eastbound for northbound traffic; no left turn from south US 27 to east KY 80 Bus. |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 39.106 | 62.935 | KY 80 / Hal Rogers Parkway to I-75 / Cumberland Parkway | Western terminus of Hal Rogers Parkway |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 39.749 | 63.970 | KY 2227 north (Old US Highway 27) / KY 3091 north (Clifty Road) – North 27 Antique Mall | Southern terminus of KY 2227; southern terminus of KY 3091 |
| Pulaski | ​ | 41.583 | 66.921 | Cumberland Parkway west – Bowling Green | Exit 88 from Cumberland Parkway; eastern terminus of Cumberland Parkway |
| Pulaski | ​ | 41.754 | 67.197 | KY 1674 south | Northern terminus of KY 1674 |
| Pulaski | Norwood | 43.135 | 69.419 | KY 1247 | |
| Pulaski | Science Hill | 44.894 | 72.250 | KY 635 (Main Street) | |
| Pulaski | ​ | 48.062 | 77.348 | KY 452 | |
| Pulaski | ​ | 48.802 | 78.539 | KY 1247 | |
| Pulaski | ​ | 50.291 | 80.936 | KY 1247 | |
| Pulaski | Eubank | 52.079 | 83.813 | KY 70 – Eubank | |
| Lincoln | ​ | 54.169 | 87.177 | KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road) | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 54.331 | 87.437 | KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road) | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 54.538 | 87.770 | KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road) | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 54.779 | 88.158 | KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road) | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 55.752 | 89.724 | KY 328 east / KY 3276 west (Old Waynesburg Road) to KY 1247 | Southern end of KY 328 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 55.930 | 90.011 | KY 1247 south | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 56.248 | 90.522 | KY 328 west / KY 1247 north – Waynesburg | Northern end of KY 328 and KY 1247 overlaps |
| Lincoln | ​ | 58.771 | 94.583 | KY 1781 (Greenbriar Road) | |
| Lincoln | ​ | 60.341 | 97.109 | KY 501 west (King's Mountain Road) | |
| Lincoln | ​ | 61.166 | 98.437 | KY 1247 (Old Somerset Road) | |
| Lincoln | ​ | 61.939 | 99.681 | KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road) | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 62.002 | 99.783 | KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road) | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 63.962 | 102.937 | KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road) | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 64.290 | 103.465 | KY 1247 north (Old Somerset Road) | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 64.907 | 104.458 | KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road) | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 64.941 | 104.512 | KY 643 east / KY 1247 north | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | ​ | 65.299 | 105.089 | KY 3249 west (Skyline Drive) | Eastern terminus of KY 3249 |
| Lincoln | ​ | 68.689 | 110.544 | KY 698 south (Mason Gap Road) | Northern terminus of KY 698 |
| Lincoln | ​ | 68.816 | 110.749 | KY 1247 south (Old Somerset Road North) | Southern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | Stanford | 69.512 | 111.869 | KY 1247 north (Somerset Street) | Northern end of KY 1247 overlap |
| Lincoln | Stanford | 70.354 | 113.224 | KY 78 (Main Street) – Hustonville, Stanford Business District | |
| Lincoln | Stanford | 70.848 | 114.019 | KY 1247 south (Somerset Street) | Northern terminus of KY 1247 |
| Lincoln | Stanford | 71.113 | 114.445 | US 150 to US 127 | |
| Lincoln | Stanford | 71.276 | 114.708 | KY 590 north | |
| Garrard | Lancaster | 77.308 | 124.415 | KY 39 south (Industrial Road) | Southern end of KY 39 overlap |
| Garrard | Lancaster | 78.136 | 125.748 | KY 52 to I-75 – Richmond, Danville | |
| Garrard | Lancaster | 78.165 | 125.794 | Public Square | |
| Garrard | Lancaster | 78.233 | 125.904 | KY 39 north (East Maple Avenue) | |
| Garrard | ​ | 79.448 | 127.859 | KY 1355 west (Sugar Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1355 |
| Garrard | Davistown | 85.480 | 137.567 | KY 34 (Chenault Bridge Road) | |
| Garrard | Bryantsville | 86.765 | 139.635 | KY 753 north (Sutton Lane) | Southern terminus of KY 753 |
| Garrard | ​ | 86.993 | 140.002 | KY 1355 east (Mt. Hebron Road) | Western terminus of KY 1355 |
| Garrard | ​ | 88.928 | 143.116 | KY 152 west | Eastern terminus of KY 152 |
| Garrard | ​ | 90.509 | 145.660 | KY 1845 north (Rogers Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1845 |
| Kentucky River | Kentucky River | 91.659– 91.866 | 147.511– 147.844 | Bridge over the Kentucky River | Bridge over the Kentucky River |
| Jessamine | ​ | 95.163 | 153.150 | KY 1268 south (Sugar Creek Pike) | Southern end of KY 1268 overlap |
| Jessamine | ​ | 95.620 | 153.885 | KY 1268 north (Bethel Road) | Northern end of KY 1268 overlap |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 97.113 | 156.288 | KY 3374 east (Hoover Pike) | Western terminus of KY 3374 |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 97.353 | 156.674 | KY 2827 east to KY 29 | |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 97.805 | 157.402 | US 27 Bus. north (South Main Street) | Southern end of Nicholasville US 27 Bus. |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 99.847 | 160.688 | KY 29 to US 68 – Wilmore, Nicholasville | Interchange |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 101.554 | 163.435 | KY 169 (Keene Road) | St. Joseph Jessamine Hospital just south of intersection |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 102.621 | 165.152 | US 27 Bus. south – Nicholasville | Northern terminus of Nicholasville US 27 Bus. |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 104.602 | 168.341 | KY 3375 west (Catnip Hill Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3375 |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 106.239 | 170.975 | KY 1980 east (Ash Grove Pike) | Southern end of KY 1980 overlap |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 106.601 | 171.558 | KY 1980 west (Brannon Road) | Northern end of KY 1980 overlap |
| Fayette | Lexington | 107.117 | 172.388 | Man o' War Boulevard | |
| Fayette | Lexington | 109.395– 109.589 | 176.054– 176.366 | KY 4 (New Circle Road) | Exit 19 from KY 4 |
| Fayette | Lexington | 112.725 | 181.413 | US 68 west (South Broadway Street) | Southern end of US 68 overlap |
| Fayette | Lexington | 113.279 | 182.305 | KY 922 (Oliver Lewis Way) | Southern end of US 68 overlap |
| Fayette | Lexington | 113.749 | 183.061 | US 25 south / US 60 east / US 421 south (West Vine Street) | One-way east |
| Fayette | Lexington | 113.810 | 183.159 | US 25 north / US 60 west / US 421 north (West Main Street) – Mary Todd Lincoln House | One-way west |
| Fayette | Lexington | 115.761 | 186.299 | KY 4 (West New Circle Road) | |
| Fayette | Lexington | 116.820– 116.951 | 188.004– 188.214 | I-75 north / I-64 east – Knoxville, Ashland, Cincinnati, Louisville | Exit 113 off I-75/I-64 and ramp to 75S/64E |
| Fayette | Lexington | 119.341 | 192.061 | KY 3367 east (Johnston Road) | Western terminus of KY 3367 |
| Fayette | Lexington | 120.061 | 193.219 | KY 1973 west (Iron Works Pike) | Southern end of KY 1973 overlap |
| Fayette | Lexington | 121.574 | 195.654 | KY 1973 east (Muir Station Road) | Northern end of KY 1973 overlap |
| Bourbon | Hutchison | 124.201 | 199.882 | KY 1939 north (Hutchison Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1939 |
| Bourbon | Paris | 129.685 | 208.708 | KY 1939 (Hume Bedford Pike/Bethlehem Road) | |
| Bourbon | Paris | 129.845 | 208.965 | US 68 Bus. east (Main Street) | Southern terminus of US 68 Bus. |
| Bourbon | Paris | 131.393 | 211.457 | US 460 (Georgetown Road/West 8th Street) – Georgetown, Paris | |
| Bourbon | Paris | 131.811 | 212.129 | US 68 east (Martin Luther King Boulevard) / US 27 north (Cynthiana Road) – Maysville, Cynthiana | Northern end of US 68 overlap |
| Bourbon | Ewalt Crossroads | 135.664 | 218.330 | KY 1876 south (Clay Kiser Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1876 |
| Bourbon | ​ | 137.981 | 222.059 | KY 1893 east (Mt. Carmel Road) | Western terminus of KY 1893 |
| Harrison | Lair | 140.845 | 226.668 | KY 982 west (Edgewater Pike) | Southern end of KY 982 overlap |
| Harrison | ​ | 141.158 | 227.172 | KY 982 east – Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport | |
| Harrison | Cynthiana | 142.649 | 229.571 | US 27 Bus. north / US 62 west – Cynthiana, Georgetown | Traffic circle; southern end of US 62 overlap |
| Harrison | Cynthiana | 143.260 | 230.555 | KY 32 | |
| Harrison | Cynthiana | 144.508 | 232.563 | KY 356 | |
| Harrison | Cynthiana | 145.180 | 233.645 | US 27 Conn. east to KY 36 | Signed as US 27C; short connector road between US 27 and KY 36 |
| Harrison | Cynthiana | 146.207 | 235.297 | US 27 Bus. south / US 62 east | Northern end of US 27 Bus.; northern end of US 62 overlap |
| Harrison | ​ | 154.851 | 249.209 | KY 1032 west – Berry | Eastern terminus of KY 1032 |
| Harrison | ​ | 156.281 | 251.510 | KY 1284 east (Sunrise-Richland Road) – Sunrise | Western terminus of KY 1284 |
| Harrison | ​ | 157.287 | 253.129 | KY 1744 south | Northern terminus of KY 1744 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 159.869 | 257.284 | KY 1053 north (Rankin Mill Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1053 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 164.447 | 264.652 | KY 1053 south (Bradford Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1053 |
| Pendleton | Falmouth | 165.916 | 267.016 | KY 22 east (Main Street) – Kincaid Lake State Park, Kincaid Regional Theater | Southern end of KY 22 overlap |
| Pendleton | ​ | 167.350 | 269.324 | KY 330 west | Eastern terminus of KY 330 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 169.302 | 272.465 | KY 22 west – Williamstown | Northern end of KY 22 overlap |
| Pendleton | ​ | 169.683 | 273.078 | KY 1657 west (Lightfoot Fork Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1657 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 170.824 | 274.915 | KY 17 north – Animal Shelter, Bethel Cemetery and Church | Southern terminus of KY 17 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 176.167 | 283.513 | KY 177 north – Butler | Southern terminus of KY 177 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 176.463 | 283.990 | KY 3162 east | Western terminus of KY 3162 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 177.310 | 285.353 | KY 3149 south | Northern terminus of KY 3149 |
| Campbell | ​ | 180.832 | 291.021 | KY 154 east (Peach Grove Road) | Western terminus of KY 154 |
| Campbell | Grant's Lick | 181.739 | 292.481 | KY 1936 north (Kenton Station Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1936 |
| Campbell | ​ | 183.429 | 295.200 | KY 824 east (Race Track Road) | Western terminus of KY 824 |
| Campbell | Claryville | 185.865 | 299.121 | KY 915 north (Camel Crossing) | Southern terminus of KY 915 |
| Campbell | Claryville | 187.200 | 301.269 | KY 536 west (Creektrace Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 536 |
| Campbell | Alexandria | 188.403 | 303.205 | KY 10 (West Main Street/East Main Street) – Alexandria City Building | |
| Campbell | Alexandria | 188.703 | 303.688 | KY 2924 east (Tollgate Road) | Western terminus of KY 2924 |
| Campbell | Alexandria | 190.222 | 306.133 | KY 709 north (East Alexandria Pike) | Southern terminus of KY 709 |
| Campbell | Cold Spring | 191.977– 192.197 | 308.957– 309.311 | AA Hwy (KY 9) to I-275 – Maysville, Wilder | Exit 14 from KY 9/AA Hwy. |
| Campbell | Cold Spring | 194.119 | 312.404 | KY 1998 south (Pooles Creek Road) / KY 8 east (Industrial Road) | Northern terminus of KY-1998. Southern end of KY-8 concurrency. Prior to 2018, KY-1998 continued north along Industrial Road. |
| Campbell | Cold Spring | 194.506 | 313.027 | KY 2345 north (ML Collins Boulevard) | Southern terminus of KY 2345 |
| Campbell | Cold Spring | 194.689 | 313.322 | KY 3490 west (Johns Hill Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3490 |
| Campbell | Highland Heights | 194.984 | 313.796 | KY 2298 west (Louie B Nunn Drive) | Eastern terminus of KY 2298 |
| Campbell | Highland Heights | 195.090 | 313.967 | KY 471 north to I-471 north / I-275 – Airport, Newport, Cincinnati, Columbus, OH | Unsigned route connecting US 27 with I-471; |
| Campbell | Fort Thomas | 196.919 | 316.910 | KY 1120 west (South Fort Thomas Avenue) | Eastern terminus of KY 1120 |
| Campbell | Fort Thomas | 197.204 | 317.369 | KY 445 south (Grandview Avenue) | Northern terminus of KY 445 |
| Campbell | Fort Thomas | 197.880– 198.022 | 318.457– 318.686 | I-471 to I-275 – Cincinnati, Alexandria | Exit 2 from I-471 |
| Campbell | Fort Thomas | 198.108 | 318.824 | KY 1632 west (Moock Road) – Wilder | Eastern terminus of KY 1632 |
| Campbell | Newport | 199.565 | 321.169 | KY 1892 east (Carothers Road) | Western terminus of KY 1892 |
| Campbell | Newport | 199.927 | 321.751 | KY 1120 (East 10th Street) | |
| Campbell | Newport | 200.538 | 322.735 | KY 8 Bus. (East 3rd Street) | Former Kentucky Route 8; western terminus of KY 8 business route |
| Campbell | Newport | 200.626 | 322.876 | KY 8 (Third Street) – Newport on the Levee | Northern end of KY 8 overlap |
| Ohio River | Ohio River | 200.719– 201.120 | 323.026– 323.671 | Taylor Southgate Bridge | Taylor Southgate Bridge |
| Campbell | Newport | 201.120 | 323.671 | US 27 north – Cincinnati | Continuation into Ohio |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||