Kentucky_Route_1974 Knowpia

Kentucky Route 1974
Kentucky Route 1974
	KY 1974 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KYTC
Length	9.455 mi (15.216 km)
Major junctions
South end	KY 169 east of Nicholasville
North end	KY 4 in Lexington
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Fayette
Highway system
	Kentucky State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Parkways;

Kentucky Route 1974, also known as Tates Creek Road, stretches from New Circle Road (KY 4) at its northern terminus and proceeds southeast towards Spears. It has become a popular commuting route from points south, especially with recent housing development south of Man o' War Boulevard that stretches to Kentucky Route 1980. KY 1974 was widened from two to four lanes south of Man o' War Boulevard to KY 1980 in the late 1990s. It becomes a rural two-lane road with very light traffic to its southern terminus with KY 169, which leads to the Valley View Ferry.

Route description edit

KY 1974 begins at an intersection with KY 169 in Lexington, Fayette County, heading north on two-lane undivided Tates Creek Road. Immediately after beginning, the route intersects the southern terminus of KY 1975. The road continues through farmland with some woods and residences. curving to the north-northwest. KY 1974 continues past more farms and intersects the northern terminus of KY 1980 before passing to the east of a residential neighborhood. Farther north, the route widens into a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane and heads through suburban areas of homes. The road passes near more residential areas with some businesses, intersecting Man o' War Boulevard. KY 1974 heads north through more suburban development and ends at an interchange with KY 4 (New Circle Road).^[1]^[2] On March 16, 2018, a section of KY 1974 that ran from KY 4 to US 27 near the University of Kentucky campus was decommissioned.^[3]

Major intersections edit

The entire route is in Lexington, Fayette County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	KY 169 (Union Mill Road/Tates Creek Road)
0.059	0.095	KY 1975 north (Spears Road)
		KY 1981 south (East Hickman Road)
5.459	8.785	KY 1980 west
		Man o' War Boulevard
9.407	15.139	KY 4 (New Circle Road)	KY 4 exit 18
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning - Highway Information System Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Retrieved 2007-04-11.
^ Google (February 3, 2013). "overview of Kentucky Route 1974" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ "Error" (PDF).