Various Kentucky-West Virginia Photos, 2005-06

These are various photos from Kentucky and West Virginia, taken in 2005 and 2006. Some of these photos no doubt appear in other galleries, as I never can remember which signs I've photographed and which ones I haven't when I travel to far eastern Kentucky. This gallery was generated by Apple's iPhoto software. To view the full-sized photos, click on one of the thumbnails on this page. You will then be presented with navigation controls to view the images on individual Web pages as a slide show.

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US 60 signage with the new Bluegrass Parkway marker in Versailles.
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On the Mountain Parkway eastbound, at the new Quillins Chapel exit in Wolfe County.
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Advance signage for the split of the Mountain Parkway and KY 15 and the parkway's reduction from four lanes to two.
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Several destinations in eastern Kentucky can be reached via the Mountain Parkway and KY 15.
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The Mountain Parkway splits into its two extensions -- the two-lane limited access continuation and surface route KY 15.
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Approaching Exit 75 near the Mountain Parkway's eastern terminus.
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The exit for KY 7 on the Mountain Parkway eastbound.
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Exit 75 on the Mountain Parkway eastbound with KY 114 and US 460 trailblazers.
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A closeup of the US 460 and KY 114 signage.
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Sign announcing the end of the Mountain Parkway at Salyersville.
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This sign is on US 23 south/US 460 east near Prestonsburg. KY 80 is a four-lane route leading to Hazard.
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US 23, US 460 and KY 80 run together from Allen to Pikeville.
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US 119 joins the routes north of Pikeville and stays with US 23 nearly all the way to the Virginia line.
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Another shot of signage for the four combined routes. The road on the right is the old alignment.
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This mass of signs is on KY 1384 at the Pikeville Cut-Thru.
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On the south end of the Pikeville Cut-Thru on the old route through town, these overheads direct traffic onto the four-lane.
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A view of the tri-level stack at the southern end of the Pikeville cut-thru.
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Oversized route markers in Pikeville, south of the cut-thru.
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Approaching the main highway from a frontage road in Pikeville.
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This shows that five numbered routes share the pavement in Pikeville.
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Another indication of five highways on one stretch of road in Pikeville.
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KY 1426 and KY 1460 in Pikeville.
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Wrong-way multiplex of KY 1460 and KY 1426 in Pikeville.
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This intersection is the former split of US 119 from US 23/US 460/KY 80. Northbound US 119 continued straight on what is now KY 1426.
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More junction signage on one of the frontage roads around Pikeville.
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A whole buncha signs on KY 1384 near the District 12 highway office.
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Guide sign on KY 1384.
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On US 119 northeast of Pikeville, KY 194 joins the route at Johns Creek.
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Johns Creek School provides the backdrop for these signs.
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Split of KY 194 from US 119. KY 194 leads to Phelps in southeastern Pike County.
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Green guide signage on the new four-lane US 119.
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These signs greet drivers as soon as they cross from Kentucky into West Virginia at Williamson.
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These signs are in South Williamson, Ky., and this assembly has been replaced several times by both Kentucky and West Virginia over the last 10 years.
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This is a West Virginia sign on US 52/119 for KY 292.
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US 119 and KY 292 signage in South Williamson. A West Virginia-produced US 52 sign used to sit atop this assembly but it's gone now.
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Massive rock cuts frame the access road from southbound US 119 to old US 119 (now KY 3220) in northeastern Pike County.
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This is the access ramp from old US 119 to new US 119 at Sidney. Massive rock cuts dominate the scene.
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Another shot of the access ramp.
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Looking south on US 119 at the end of the existing four-lane at Bent Mountain and the beginning of new construction.
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This is the western end of the new construction on US 119, just outside Pikeville. To the right is US 119 southbound; to the left will be northbound US 119. This is looking south on the realigned approach on old 119.
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A closer view of the bridge that will carry new US 119 over the old alignment.
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KY 15 and Mountain Parkway signage in Campton. Spur KY 15 continues straight to carry traffic to the Mountain Parkway.
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KY 15, KY 191 and Mountain Parkway signage in Campton.
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Junction Mountain Parkway sign on the KY 15 spur heading out of Campton.
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Going down Slade Hill in Powell County on the westbound Mountain Parkway.
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Another view of Slade Hill.
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Yet another shot of Slade Hill.
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Exit signage for my hometown on the westbound Mountain Parkway.
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This unusual sign has the image of a horse in black behind the lettering.
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KY 15 joins KY 30 in Jackson.
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KY 30 and KY 15 signage in Jackson.
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Mileage sign on the westbound Mountain Parkway. A green plate with new numbers has been installed here, but it is hard to see in this photo.
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Looking into West Virginia on northbound US 119.
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Split of US 119 and US 52. Note the leaning US 52 sign and the upright one in the background.
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West Virginia embarked on a sign replacement project on US 119 in spring 2005. The new sign can be seen behind the old one.
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Here's another set of signs. In this case the new ones are in front of the old ones.
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The old signs are leaning badly while the new ones stand proudly behind.
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New and old mileage signs. It's ahrd to tell which is which but I belive the new one is in the rear.
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KY 40 and KY 292 signs on the connector road from US 52 in Kermit, WV.
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KY 908 and 645 signs on KY 40 in Inez.
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KY 40, KY 645 and KY 908 markers in Inez.
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KY 40 and KY 3 in Inez.
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Closeup of KY 40 and KY 3 signage.
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KY 3, KY 645 and KY 3412 in Inez.
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KY 3 joins KY 40 in downtown Inez.
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Exit signage on US 23 in Paintsville. This is where US 460 joins US 23 and they run concurrently to Pikeville.
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Half-mile exit sign for KY 40 and US 460.
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US 460/KY 40 exit signage on US 23 north.
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US 68, KY 32 and KY 36 signage in Nicholas County outside Carlisle.
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Oops!. This is looking east on KY 32 at the intersection with KY 36 on the west side of Carlisle. KY 32 turns left but the arrow says it turns right!
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KY 3 and KY 321 (old US 23) meet north of Prestonsburg.
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More signage at the same intersection as before.
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Looking at the end of KY 3.
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Closeup of US 23, US 460 and Ky 1100 signs at the end of KY 3.
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Ky 114 exit on US 23 at Prestonsburg.
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Haven't we seen this sign before???
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Overheads at KY 80, US 23 and US 460.
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Signage at the end of the ramp from southbound US 23 to westbound KY 80.
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Approaching the eastern terminus of the Hal Rogers Parkway in Hazard on westbound KY 80.
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Getting closer...
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Overheads at the eastern termiinus of the Hal Rogers Parkway.
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Signage at the split of US 25 southbound into US 25E and US 25W at Corbin.
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A view of the junction signage and the end of US 25 as it splits into E and W branches.
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A closeup of the junction signage.
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a shot of the 25-25E-25W intersection.
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Wire-hung signs in Ashland for US 23, US 60 and US 52.
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US 60 and US 23 signage where US 60 heads toward West Virginia.
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Kentucky has installed welcome signs at the smaller airports throughout the state, including the one in Breathitt County.
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Wrong-way multiplex of US 60 and US 62 in Versailles.
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After a short wrong-way multiplex, US 60 and US 62 split in Versailles.
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Bluegrass Music homeplace signage in Salyersville.
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This sign assembly is on US 460 in Ezel in Morgan County.
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US 460 and Ky 1010 in Morgan County.
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KY 191, KY 203 and KY 1010 in Hazel Green in Wolfe County.
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Another sign assembly in Hazel Green.
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KY 421 sign goof in Jackson County.
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This assembly is across the road from the sign good shown previously.
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Project signage for a road improvement project in Lee county.
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Share the Road bicycle sign installed on KY 715 in Wolfe County.
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Intersection of KY 205 and KY 191 at Helechawa in Wolfe County, near Exit 57 of the Mountain Parkway.
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Another scene from the same intersection.

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