U.S. Route 79 in Kentucky

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U.S. Route 79 marker

U.S. Route 79
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Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 21.319 mi[1] (34.310 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 79 / SR 13 at Tennessee state line
  US 41 near Guthrie
North end: US 431 in Russellville
Highway system
← KY 78 KY 79 →

U.S. Route 79 (US 79) enters Kentucky from Tennessee in Todd County west of Guthrie and runs northeast into Logan County, terminating at a junction with US 431 in Russellville.

Route description

US 79 in Kentucky begins at the Tennessee state line west of Guthrie and travels northeast, forming a junction with US 41 0.497 miles (0.800 km) from the state line. The route continues to the northeast, passing north of Guthrie and Allensville in rural areas of Todd County. 10.606 miles (17.069 km) from the Kentucky-Tennessee border, US 79 crosses into Logan County where it becomes known as Clarksville Road. The route continues northeast through rural areas of Logan County until it comes to its northern terminus at US 431 on the south side of Russellville 10.713 miles (17.241 km) from the Todd County line. US 79 remains a two-lane road throughout Kentucky.

History

The current route in Kentucky was paved by 1939 but was not signed as US 79.[2] By 1958, the current route was signed as US 79, although, it extended a bit further northeast into Russellville.[3] The current northern terminus at US 431 was created by 1999 with the construction of the Russellville Bypass.[4]

Major intersections

County Location mi km Destinations Notes
Todd ​ 0.000 0.000 US 79 south (SR 13) to I-24 – Clarksville Tennessee state line
Guthrie 0.281 0.452 KY 181 north / KY 2128 east to KY 294 / US 41 north – Elkton, Trenton, Hopkinsville
0.497 0.800 US 41 to KY 181 north – Trenton, Hopkinsville, Downtown Guthrie, Robert Penn Warren Birthplace Museum
1.864 3.000 KY 346 (North Ewing Street)
​ 3.973 6.394 KY 848
​ 8.792 14.149 KY 102
Logan ​ 12.570 20.229 KY 775
Old Volney 14.084 22.666 KY 1309 (Old Volney Road)
​ 15.792 25.415 KY 1151 South end of KY 1151 overlap
​ 15.834 25.482 KY 1151 (Union Church Road) North end of KY 1151 overlap
Cave Springs 17.957 28.899 KY 1041 (Watermelon Road)
Russellville 21.319 34.310 US 431 – Adairville, Lewisburg, Lake Malone State Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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