Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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| 0.2 0.4 |
View from highway |
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. 'This is a must see', there is a Museum and a theater with a film on the history of The Cumberland Gap. The National Parkk Service has done a excellent job with this visitor information center.
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| 0.3 0.5 |
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park |
West of highway. The story of the first doorway to the west is commemorated at the national park, located where the borders of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet. Carved by wind and water, Cumberland Gap forms a major break in the formidable Appalachian Mountain chain. First used by large game animals in their migratory journeys, followed by Native Americans, the Cumberland Gap was the first and best avenue for the settlement of the interior of this nation. From 1775 to 1810, the Gap's heyday, between 200,000 and 300,000 men, women, and children from all walks of life, crossed the Gap into 'Kentuckee'. |
| 0.3 0.5 |
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park |
The sign reads - The Cumberland Gap, before you lies the first southern route opened for settlement through the barrier of the Appalalians.
Following a Indian and Buffalo trail, Danial Boone & 30 axemen blazed a westward route in 1775 for future settlers.
Within a generation nearly 200,000 had filed through the gap passing near to where you are standing. |
| 1.4 2.2 |
Junction of Highway #74 |
West to community of Middlesboro, Kentucky, downtown business district, |
| 2.1 3.4 |
Services fuel at highway |
Gas, diesel, both sides of highway. |
| 2.4 3.9 |
Junction of highways # 441 & # 74 Truck Route |
West of highway. |
| 2.5 4.0 |
Point of Interest |
The highway at this point is called The Kentucky Scenic Byway. |
| 5.8 9.4 |
Junction of Roadway # 3486 |
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| 6.0 9.7 |
Junction of highway # 188 |
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| 6.2 10.0 |
View from highway |
Driving west. |
| 7.9 12.7 |
Junction of Roadway # 1534 |
East of highway. |
| 9.7 15.6 |
Kentucky Ridge State Forest |
Eastern boundary. Kentucky Ridge State Forest. 11,363 acres in Bell county. Surrounds Pine Mountain State Resort Park. |
| 11.2 18.0 |
Junction of Highway # 190 |
Access to Pine Mountain State Resort Park. Located in the heart of the Kentucky Ridge State Forest in Kentucky's southeastern mountains, the setting of this modern resort features some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the state. Pine Mountain campground closed permanently at the beginning of 2004.
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| 11.9 19.2 |
Junction of highway # 119 |
East to communities of Wasioto,Kentucky, Pineville, Kentucky, Calvin, Kentucky.
Access to Martins Lake, east of highway. Sevices fuel, gas diesel at highway. East access to Kentenia State Forest recreation area, and Kingdom Come State Park. Camping: The park does not have a campground, but primitive camping is permitted in designated areas. |
| 12.4 19.9 |
Community of Pineville - Photo Pineville welcome highway sign |
Welcome to Pineville, Kentucky |
| 13.1 21.1 |
Junction of highway # 66 |
Access to highway #221. Access to Red Bird Mission, 24 miles east of highway. East to the communities of Dorton Branch, Kentucky , Sraight Creek, Kentucky, Jenson, Kentucky. |
| 15.4 24.8 |
View from highway |
Driving west. |
| 16.8 27.1 |
Junction of Roadway # 2114 |
East of highway. |
| 17.1 27.5 |
Junction of Highway # 92 |
West to communities of Timsley, Kentucky , Avondale, Kentucky, Rutledge, Kentucky . |
| 18.1 29.2 |
Knox County, Kentucky |
Eastern boundary. |
| 18.3 29.5 |
View from highway |
Driving west. |
| 18.6 29.9 |
Junction of Roadway # 3085 |
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| 19.0 30.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing the Cumberland River. The Cumberland River is 697 miles long. The Cumberland River watershed covers 18,000 square miles. |
| 19.8 31.8 |
Services fuel at highway |
Gas, diesel, east side of highway. |
| 20.9 33.7 |
Junction of Highway # 930 |
West to communities of Himyar, Kentucky, Artemus, Kentucky. |
| 21.1 33.9 |
Junction of Roadway # 3085 |
Access to the community of Flat Lick, Kentucky, east of highway. |
| 21.5 34.6 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Stinking Creek. |
| 22.5 36.2 |
Junction of highway # 223 |
East to community of Dewitt, Kentucky. |
| 23.0 37.0 |
Services fuel at highway |
Gas, diesel, east side of highway. |
| 23.2 37.3 |
Point of Information |
Crossing Turkey Creek. |
| 23.7 38.2 |
Junction of Roadway # 3439 |
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| 25.0 40.3 |
Junction of Roadway # 1304 |
Access to communities of Bimble, Kentucky, Toky, Kentucky, east of highway. |
| 26.1 42.0 |
Junction of Roadway # 3153 |
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| 27.8 44.8 |
Junction of Roadway # 3439 |
Community of Heidrick, Kentucky. |
| 28.8 46.4 |
Junction of highway # 11 & Roadway # 2421 |
Access to Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Park, west of highway. Dr. Thomas Walker, a physician and surveyor, preceded the legendary Daniel Boone into Kentucky by 17 years. In 1750, he made the first voyage through the Cumberland Gap. Walker built a cabin by the river, which he named the Cumberland. A reproduction of the cabin is located on the site. |
| 29.2 47.0 |
Community of Barbourville, Kentucky |
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| 29.4 47.3 |
Junction of Highway #11 |
East to community of Manchester, Kentucky. |
| 30.1 48.5 |
Junction of Roadway # 1447 |
West side of highway. |
| 30.4 48.9 |
Junction of Roadway # 2148 |
East side of highway. |
| 31.9 51.4 |
Junction of Roadway # 3438 |
Services, fuel at highway, both sides. |
| 32.4 52.2 |
Junction of highway # 229 |
Access to the community of London. |
| 33.7 54.2 |
Junction of Roadway # 1527 |
East side of highway. |
| 38.8 62.5 |
Services, fuel at highway |
West side of highway. |
| 39.1 63.0 |
Services fuel, off highway |
Gas, diesel, east side of highway. |
| 39.6 63.8 |
Junction of highway # 233 |
Access to the communities of Gray, Kentucky, Rossland, Kentucky, east side of highway. Services, fuel, off highway |
| 41.6 66.9 |
Junction of highway # 830 & roadway # 3041 |
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| 42.3 68.0 |
Access to Interstate Highway # 75 |
West side of highway.
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| 43.6 70.2 |
Junction of highway # 312 |
City of Corbin, Kentucky, access to Corbin & North Corbin, Kentucky, downtown business districts. |
| 43.9 70.6 |
Junction of Roadway # 1629 |
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| 44.1 71.0 |
Laurel County |
Eastern boundary. |
| 44.4 71.5 |
Junction of highway # 25 & 25 west - Photo of highway signs |
West to Corbin, Kentucky, North Corbin. East to Levi Jackson Wilderness Road State Park. The park encompasses over 800 acres and includes the Defeated Camp Pioneer Burial Ground, McHargue's Mill, and the Mountain Life Museum. The Wilderness Road and Boone's Trace, both thoroughfares for many a pioneer coming from the East, pass through the park. visitors can relax in a 146-site campground, nestled in open woodland. Utility hookups, a grocery store, a dump station, and three central service buildings containing an activities room, showers, rest rooms, and laundry facilities assure camping convenience.
Open year-round.
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| 45.1 72.6 |
Junction of Roadways # 3431 & #1223 |
West side of highway. |
| 46.4 74.7 |
View from highway |
Driving west. |
| 46.5 74.8 |
Access to Interstate Highway # 75 North |
North to London, Kentucky, Mount Vernon, Kentucky. North to Daniel Boone National Forest Recreation Area. Located in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, the Daniel Boone National Forest encompasses over 700,000 acres of land. This land is generally rugged and characterized by steep forested ridges, narrow valleys, and over 3,400 miles of cliffline. The forest contains two large lakes (Cave Run Lake and Laurel River Lake), many rivers and streams, two wilderness areas, and the 269-mile Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail that extends across the length of the forest. Abundant wildlife, lush vegetation, magnificent scenery, and numerous recreation opportunities offer visitors much to enjoy.
The Daniel Boone National Forest is one of the most heavily used forests in the South, with over 5 million visitors annually. People come here to backpack, camp, picnic, rockclimb, boat, hunt, fish, ride and relax. |
| 46.7 75.2 |
Access to Interstate Highway # 75 South |
South to Williamsburg, Kentucky, Knoxville. |
| 46.7 75.2 |
Start Finish of Highway Travel Guide |
For travel south on Interstate Highway # 75 see Milebymile.com Highway Travel Guide - Corbin to Tennessee / Kentucky State Line -Se
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