Kentucky Route 73

Kentucky Route 73
Kentucky Route 73
	KY 73 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KYTC
Length	30.031 mi (48.330 km)
Major junctions
South end	White Road at Kentucky—Tennessee state line
	US 31W / KY 100 in Franklin; US 68 / KY 80 near South Union
North end	KY 1038 in rural Logan Co
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Simpson, Logan
Highway system
	Kentucky State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Parkways;

Kentucky Route 73 (KY 73) is a 30.031-mile-long (48.330 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from the Kentucky—Tennessee state line southeast of Franklin to Kentucky Route 1038 northwest of South Union in rural Logan County via Franklin.

History

An earlier KY 73 ran from Horse Cave to the Tennessee border. This became part of US 31W when it was rerouted in 1931. The current KY 73 was formed in 1932.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Simpson		0.000	0.000	White Road (continuation)	Southern terminus
	Franklin	7.169	11.537	KY 100 (Scottsville Road)
		7.221	11.621	KY 585 east (Gold City Road)	Western terminus of KY 585
	Franklin	8.228	13.242	KY 1008 (Robey Street)
		9.234	14.861	US 31W south (South Main Street) / KY 100 (West Cedar Street)	South end of US 31W overlap
		9.741	15.677	KY 1171 north (North Street) / Roosevelt Street	Southern terminus of KY 1171
		9.866	15.878	US 31W north (North Main Street)	North end of US 31W overlap
		11.212	18.044	KY 2592 east (Patton Road)	Western terminus of KY 2592
		11.942	19.219	KY 1170 west (Turnertown Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 1170
		16.839	27.100	KY 621 west (Pilot Knob Road)	South end of KY 621 overlap
		17.640	28.389	KY 621 east (Stevenson Road)	North end of KY 621 overlap
		18.371	29.565	KY 2349 north (Hardison Road) / Albert Elliott Road	Southern terminus of KY 2349
		20.789	33.457	KY 2591 south (Flat Rock Road)	Northern terminus of KY 2591
Logan		21.699	34.921	KY 3172 east (Shaker Museum Road) / Pleasant View Road	Western terminus of KY 3172
		21.936	35.303	US 68 / KY 80
		22.551	36.292	KY 1466 north (Taylor Borrow Road)	Southern terminus of KY 1466
		30.031	48.330	KY 1038 (Bucksville Road)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi