Kentucky Route 52

Infobox road
state=KY
type=KY
route=52
maint=KYTC
maint_abbrev=KYTC
alternate_name=
length_mi=167.399
length_round=3
length_ref=cite web|url=http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/data_reports.asp|title=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning|accessdate=2007-04-08]
established=
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
junction=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Nelson, LaRue, Marion, Boyle, Garrard, Madison, Estill, Lee, Breathitt
cities=Danville, Richmond, Irvine, Beattyville
previous_type=US
previous_route=52
next_type=KY
next_route=53

Kentucky Route 52 (KY 52) is a 167.399 mile (269.403 km) long east-west state highway in Kentucky managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

The western stretch of 52 begins at US 62 near Boston, Kentucky and goes though Nelson, Larue, Marion, Boyle, Garrard, Madison, Estill, Lee, and Breathitt counties, and meets up with its eastern end at Kentucky Route 30 in Breathitt County. It runs though Danville, Kentucky Richmond, Kentucky, and Beattyville, Kentucky.

In 2005, the four-mile five-lane stretch of Kentucky 52 in Madison County was completed. It now goes from the Richmond By-Pass to Charle Norris Road in Robinsville, Kentucky. Plans are currently underway to widen the highway from Richmond to Irvine. The Road has also received notable improvements from its stretch in Lancaster, Kentucky to I-75. In Boyle County, Kentucky the concrete deck of a bridge on KY 52 was recently replaced.

References

* [http://www.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/kytc.d10/KY+52.htm Governor Fletcher on KY 52 Improvements]
* [http://www.kentuckyroads.com/ky_52/ Kentucky Roads - KY 52]

External links

* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/nelson.pdf State Primary Road System in Nelson County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/larue.pdf State Primary Road System in LaRue County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/marion.pdf State Primary Road System in Marion County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/boyle.pdf State Primary Road System in Boyle County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/garrard.pdf State Primary Road System in Garrard County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/madison.pdf State Primary Road System in Madison County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/estill.pdf State Primary Road System in Estill County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/lee.pdf State Primary Road System in Lee County]
* [http://transportation.ky.gov/planning/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/breathit.pdf State Primary Road System in Breathitt County]