Kentucky Route 118
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| KY 118 |
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| Tim Couch Pass Maintained by KYTC |
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| Length: | 3.524 mi[1] (5.671 km) | ||||||||||||
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| West end: |  Hal Rogers Pkwy northwest of Hyden |
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| East end: |   US 421/KY 80 in Hyden |
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| Counties: | Leslie | ||||||||||||
| Major cities: | Hyden | ||||||||||||
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Kentucky Route 118 (KY 118) is a 3.524 mile (5.671 km) long state highway in southeastern Kentucky, running entirely in Leslie County. The route originates at Exit 44 of the Hal Rogers Parkway near the unincorporated community of Thousandsticks, and connects with US 421 in the county seat of Hyden.
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The road, a modern two-lane road with an extra climbing lane where necessary, was originally the Hyden Spur of the Daniel Boone Parkway (now the Hal Rogers Parkway). Shortly after exiting the parkway, the road climbs a large hill for roughly a mile (1.6 km). The last mile into Hyden is a 7% downhill grade, with a runaway truck ramp near its end at US 421.
The road is also known as Tim Couch Pass, after the former University of Kentucky and NFL quarterback, who is a Hyden native.
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