Kentucky Route 176 (KY 176) is a 12.742-mile (20.506 km)

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in Muhlenberg County,

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that runs from

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in Greenville to Rockport-Paradise Road at

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via Drakesboro.

Route description

The highway starts in downtown Greenville, the Muhlenberg County seat, at the public square, where U.S. Route 62 (US 62) and KY 181 intersect. KY 176 then heads eastward to Drakesboro, where it crosses US 431/ KY 70. KY 176's eastern terminus is at the

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, where the old town of

once stood. Rockport–Paradise Road is the last intersection the highway has.

History

Before the construction of the

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-operated Paradise Fossil Plant, KY 176 went straight through the then-existing town of Paradise, and crossed the Green River into Ohio County via a ferry boat. KY 176 then turned to end with another junction with US 62 just east of

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. The section of road east of the river has long since been turned over to the maintenance of the Ohio County Road Department in 1964.Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1964) (PDF
Official Kentucky State Highway Map
. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

Major intersections

References

External links

Kentucky Route 176 at Kentucky Roads
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