U.S. Route 27 (Kentucky)
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| Existed: | November 11, 1926 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 US 27 at Tennessee state line |
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US 27 at Ohio state line |
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| Counties: | McCreary, Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, Pendleton, Campbell | |||
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U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in Kentucky runs 190.785 miles (307.039 km) from the Tennessee border to the Ohio border at Cincinnati, Ohio. It crosses into the state in the Lake Cumberland area, passing near or through many small towns, including Somerset, Stanford, Nicholasville. The road then passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including directly past University of Kentucky 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.
US 27 crosses into Kentucky entering the Daniel Boone National Forest in Pine Knot. Heading north, US 27 turns into a four-lane highway entering Somerset. US 27 is the main highway running through Somerset. Past Somerset, the route continues north as a two-lane highway, going through the towns of Stanford and Lancaster. Entering Jessamine County, the road turns into a four-lane highway. It runs north to south just west of 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. Before passing through the central business district of Lexington, US 27 (S Limestone at this point) runs south to north through the heart of the University of Kentucky. It then heads north to the towns of Paris, Cythiana, Falmouth and Covington. It then crosses the Ohio River into Cincinnati.
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