KY 3086 is the old routing of US 23/119 from Payne Gap to Jenkins. This route was bypassed when the new four-lane US 23 was completed in the 1990s.
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KY 805 is the old route of US 23/119 north of Jenkins. To the left, it's an old routing of US 119. The intersection of KY 3086 an KY 805 is a very old intersection of US 23 and US 119.
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In Kentucky and Virginia, US 23 and some of its former routings are designated as the Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
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There are several concrete piers in the vicinity of the KY 805/KY 197 junction in Pike County where railroad overpasses have been removed, such as this one.
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This is the end of KY 197 at KY 80 in Elkhorn City.
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Approaching US 460 on KY 80 westbound.
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KY 80 joins US 460 and the two routes run concurrently all the way through Pikeville to just south of Prestonsburg.
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Looking the other way, this is the split of US 460 and KY 80.
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Entering Virginia on Route 80.
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This is the first VA 80 marker.
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VA 80 is also a numbered bike route.
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VA 80 is also part of "The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail."
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In Haysi, VA 83 joins VA 80 for a brief "wrong-way" duplex.
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A wrong-way duplex.
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This is the terminus of VA 63.
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VA 83 departs VA 80.
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VA 63 rejoins VA 83. In fact, this portion of VA 83 is a relocated route and VA 63 occupies the old routing of VA 83 across a ridgetop.
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VA 63 provides access to John W. Flannagan Dam and the reservoir it impounds.
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A neat find in Haysi -- a cutout along with an old "maximum safe speed" speed advisory marker.
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This is the terminus of VA 63, back in Haysi.
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VA 80 departs Haysi. Rosedale is where the route intersecs US 19.
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Here is an unusual signage instance where a primary Virginia route is signed in a rectangle such as is often used for secondary routes.
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One of our cats is a longhaired male and we never did come up with a better name for him than Fuzzy, which fits him not only because of his appearance but because of his sweet and gentle demeanor. So I smiled when I saw Fuzzy Drive.
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This is looking back west on VA 80 toward Haysi, which shows Pikeville listed as a destination. This is the furthest away on VA 80 that Pikeville is listed.
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Lots of Virginia towns and villages have this "Bird Sanctuary" signage.
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In Honaker.
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Honaker marks the southern terminus of VA 67, which runs to Richlands and then north before ending as a secondary route.
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VA 80 joins US 19 briefly before departing, traversing Clinch Mountain and connecting with US 11 and I-81.
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A view of US 19 heading south toward Lebanon and Abingdon.
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The US 19 sign is cut off in this photo but it shows the mileages to Lebanon, Abingdon and Bristol.
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The Business US 19 split at Lebanon.
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The limited-access bypasses in SW Virginia have sequentially-based exit numbers that recycle for each freeway section.
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A view of the Lebanon bypass on US 19 southbound.
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The Exit 1 sign; this is where Business 19 splits off on the southern side of Lebanon.
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Another view on US 19 southbound.
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The construction equipment is for the installation of high-mast lighting at this intersection.
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VA 158 is the old routing of US 58 in Coeburn.
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Approaching the US 23 interchange at Norton.
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The US 23 business split at Wise.
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Circular VA Secondary 757 sign in a rectangular blank.
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Very old VA Secondary 757 sign with old directional plates and arrows.
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Unusual font in this US 23 sign.
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In Wise, this cuout still exists alongside an old VA Secondary 640 sign, with old directional plates and arrows.
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Back on four-lane US 23, this is the first mention of Pikeville on the mileage signs.
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Beyond Pound, there are only Kentucky destinations listed.
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