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The Cumberland Gap is one of many passes in the Appalachian Mountains, but the only one in the continuous Cumberland Mountain ridgeline. [2] It lies within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and is located on the border of present-day Kentucky and Virginia, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) northeast of the tri -state marker with Tennessee.
The old road from the town of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee to Middlesboro, Kentucky through the mountain pass was paved and completed on October 3, 1908. This was an "object-lesson" road (a new kind of paved macadam construction funded by local communities but with federal governmental supervision) initiated by the U.S. Office of Public Roads.
The nearby Wilderness Road Campground includes 160 campsites. [17] No hunting is permitted within the park. [6]: 30 Tri-State Peak is located in the park, and is accessible by trail. A marker designating the tripoint of the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, is located at the peak of the mountain. [19]
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is a United States 171,280-acre national recreation area (69,310 ha) in Kentucky and Tennessee between Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake. It was designated as a national recreation area in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy and developed using funds appropriated during the Johnson administration.
For the entire route, see U.S. Route 127. U.S. Route 127 (US 127) in Kentucky runs 207.7 miles (334.3 km) from the Tennessee state line in rural Clinton County to the Ohio state line in Cincinnati. The southern portion of the route is mostly rural, winding through various small towns along the way. It later runs through the state capital of ...
25. 40. I-65 south of Louisville. I-265 at Indiana state line. 01977-01-01 1977. current. Begins south of Louisville at Interstate 65 looping around the city to the south and east for 25 miles (40 km) to northeastern Jefferson County at Interstate 71 where the route continues into Indiana (co-signed as KY 841).
The tri-point of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia is located about 0.15 miles (0.24 km) northeast of the tunnel, between the tunnel and the Cumberland Gap. Less than 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) past the southern portal of the tunnel is a parclo interchange with the western terminus of U.S. Route 58 (US 58), and the route crosses a railroad about ...
US 27 enters Tennessee from Rossville, Georgia, in Hamilton County as a four-lane highway, concurrent with both State Route 27 (SR 27) and SR 29. The route goes north as Rossville Boulevard, going through suburbs and passing by several businesses before entering Chattanooga and coming to an interchange with Interstate 24 (I-24; exits 180A–B ...