Existed: c. 1979-80 – present Length 69.54 km | North end: KY 80 at Langley | |
South end: KY 80 / KY 15 at Hazard Major cities Hindman, Garrett, Kentucky, Lackey, Kentucky, Langley, Kentucky, Dwarf, Kentucky Counties Perry County, Kentucky, Knott County, Kentucky, Floyd County, Kentucky | ||
Kentucky Route 550 (KY 550) is an east–west state highway in eastern Kentucky. It is 43.212 miles (69.543 km) long and traverses Perry, Knott, and Floyd counties.
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Map of KY-550, Kentucky, USA
Route description
The route begins at an interchange-type junction of KY 80 and KY 15 at Hazard. It runs concurrently with KY 476 for most of its course through eastern Perry County. At Dwarf, KY 550 separates and moves into Knott County. It then goes to the county seat of Hindman, where it meets KY 160. It then has a runs concurrently with KY 7 after it enters Floyd County. It crosses KY 80 for the second time while concurrent with KY 7. KY 550 continues into southern Floyd County until reaching its eastern terminus at a third intersection with KY 80 at Langley.
History
Most of KY 550 is an original, or old alignment of KY 80, and KY 550 was first designated along the roadway when KY 80 was rerouted to a four-lane divided highway in the late 1970s.