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Kentucky Route 40 (KY 40) is a 42.339-mile-long (68.138 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.The highway begins at an intersection with US 460/KY 7 in Salyersville, within Magoffin County, then continues eastward through Paintsville, within Johnson County.
Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) is a 483.55-mile-long (778.20 km) state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky.The route originates on the state's western border at Columbus in Hickman County and stretches across the southern portion of the state, terminating southeast of Elkhorn City on the Virginia state line.
U.S. Route 23 (US 23) is a 157.765-mile-long (253.898 km) United States Numbered Highway in the state of Kentucky.It travels from the Virginia state line near Jenkins to the Ohio state line west of South Shore via Jenkins, Pikeville, Coal Run Village, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, Louisa, Catlettsburg, Ashland, Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, Greenup, and South Shore.
US 460 leads northwest (downriver) 22 miles (35 km) to West Liberty and east 19 miles (31 km) to Paintsville. Kentucky Route 7 passes through downtown Salyersville with US 460 but leads southeast 36 miles (58 km) to Wayland. Kentucky Route 40 runs northeast out of Salyersville and also leads to Paintsville, reaching it in 18 miles (29 km).
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. A 184-bed, nonprofit healthcare facility operated by Appalachian Regional Healthcare. [1] it serves the counties of Floyd, Johnson, Martin, and Magoffin, a combined population of over 90,000.
Prestonsburg was used as a Confederate stronghold during the Civil War and two battles took place nearby, the Battle of Ivy Mountain on November 8, 1861, and the Battle of Middle Creek on January 10, 1862. [5] Both were Union victories. A coal miner in Wheelwright, Kentucky, 1946. Since the early 1900s, coal mining has had a large presence in ...
The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, commonly known as the Mountain Parkway, is a freeway in eastern Kentucky.The route runs from Interstate 64 (I-64) just east of Winchester southeast for 75.6 miles (121.7 km) to a junction with U.S. Route 460 (US 460) near Salyersville.
Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field covers an area of 25 acres (10 ha) at an elevation of 624 feet (190 m) above mean sea level. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It has one asphalt paved runway designated 13/31 which measures 3,070 by 75 feet (936 by 23 meters).