Kentucky Route 3174
state highway in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky Route 3174 (KY 3174) is a 16.2-mile-long (26.1 km) state expressway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects U.S. Route 23 / U.S. Route 119 in Yeager with Wolfpit, Elkhorn City, and the Virginia state line near Breaks.
In the future, upon completion of the Virginia segment and the connection to U.S. Route 121, KY 3174 will be redesignated U.S. Route 460. Kentucky Route 3174 is a part of a much greater freeway corridor connecting Pikeville, Kentucky to Interstate 81, in Christiansburg, Virginia, called "Corridor Q". Corridor Q is a part of the Appalachian Development Highway System, and US 460.
Route description
Located entirely within Pike County, KY 3174 begins at an interchange with US 23 / US 119 in the community of Yeager, heading southeast to cross over KY 122 (Collins Highway) and bypass the community to the north. Winding is way through mountainous terrain for several miles, it passes through the communities of Greasy Creek, where it has an interchange with KY 3226 (Greasy Creek Road), and Wolfpit, where it has an interchange with KY 195 (Marrowbone Creek Road). The highway now crosses bridges over Marrowbone Creek and Pond Creek, of which the Pond Creek Bridge is the tallest bridge in the entire bridge in the entire state of Kentucky, as it travels through rural areas to enter the northern reaches of Elkhorn City (the neighborhood of Cedarville), where it crosses a bridge over the Russell Fork and has interchange with KY 80. Leaving Elkhorn City, the curves eastward as it crosses Beaver Creek and travels through more mountainous terrain for a few miles, coming to an end at the Virginia state line, with Corridor Q continuing on as State Route 460 (SR 460). The entire length of KY 3174 is a divided four-lane limited-access expressway.
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