U.S. Route 460 in Kentucky

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U.S. Highway 460
Formed:	late 1940s
West end:	US 60/US 421 in Lexington
East end:	US 460 near Grundy, VA
Kentucky Routes < KY 459 KY 461 > Interstate - US - KY

In the U.S. state of Kentucky, U.S. Route 460 runs from its western end in Lexington southeasterly te the Virginia state line. East of Pikeville, it is part of Corridor Q in the Appalachian Development Highway System.

Before it was commissioned in the late 1940s, US 460 was Kentucky Route 40 from Lexington to Paintsville and Kentucky Route 4 from Millard to Virginia.^[1] The part between Paintsville and Millard remained U.S. Highway 23 and Kentucky Route 80, and US 460 was realigned along its current route via Belcher when Fishtrap Lake was created. The former US 460 leading to the lake is now Kentucky Route 1789 and Kentucky Route 1499.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways: US 460
2. ^ July 4 2006 Roadtrip

Preceded by: Indiana

U.S. Route 460 Kentucky

Succeeded by: Virginia