North end: KY 80 in Elkhorn City | Length 26.7 km | |
South end: KY 805 northeast of Jenkins Major cities Elkhorn City, Ashcamp, Kentucky Counties Estill County, Kentucky, Powell County, Kentucky | ||
Kentucky Route 197 (KY 197) is a 16.6-mile-long (26.7 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects rural areas of Pike County with Elkhorn City.
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Map of KY-197, Kentucky, USA
Route description
KY 197 begins at an intersection with KY 805 at a point northeast of Jenkins, within Pike County. It travels to the northeast, paralleling Elkhorn Creek, and is a very curvy highway. It crosses over Panther and Upper Pigeon branches and Sycamore Creek. In Ashcamp, the highway intersects the southern terminus of KY 195 (Ashcamp Road). After a crossing of Elkhorn Creek, it curves to the north-northeast. It travels through Senterville and enters Elkhorn City. It passes Elkhorn City Elementary School and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 80 (Patty Loveless Drive).
Major intersections
The entire route is in Pike County.