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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.
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.
KY 1428 south (Stonewall Road) – Prestonsburg: Northern terminus of KY 1428 155.816: 250.762: KY 1427 west (Abbott Creek Road) Eastern terminus of KY 1427: Prestonsburg: 157.564: 253.575: KY 114 – Prestonsburg, Lexington: Interchange 159.820: 257.205: KY 3384 north (Town Branch Road) Southern terminus of KY 3384: Watergap: 160.356: 258.068
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).
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.
Jenny Wiley State Park is located at 419 Jenny Wiley Drive, Prestonsburg, KY 41653. Buckhorn Lake State Resort can be found at 4441 KY-1833, Buckhorn, KY 41721.
KY 80 leads northeast 29 miles (47 km) to Prestonsburg and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to the outskirts of Hazard. According to the United States Census Bureau, Hindman has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km 2), all land. [5] Via Troublesome Creek, the city is within the watershed of the Kentucky River.
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 ...