Akersville Road

Akersville Road is a locally maintained road located in Macon County in Middle Tennessee and in Allen and Monroe counties in South Central Kentucky. The Tennessee section of the road is maintained by the Macon County Highway Department, while the Kentucky section of the road is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. County road logs identify this road as CR 1054. The total mileage is estimated at 16.7 miles (26.9 km) long.[1]

Akersville Road
Length16.7 mi (26.9 km)
South end SR 10 at Lafayette, Tennessee
Major
junctions
KY 87 at TennesseeKentucky state line
North end KY 100 / KY 87 at Fountain Run, Kentucky

Road description

The road begins at a junction with traffic light on Tennessee State Route 10 (SR 10, Scottsville Road), and turns at the corner of Coolidge Road and Sneed Boulevard.[2] After the left turn, it follows a north-northeasterly path and crosses the Kentucky state line, where it becomes Kentucky Route 87 (KY 87), but retaining the Akersville Road name, into southeastern Allen and western Monroe counties in South Central Kentucky.[3]

In length, the total length of the road's Tennessee run is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long, while its Kentucky length is 8.686 miles (13.979 km).[4]

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
TennesseeMaconLafayette0.00.0 SR 10 (Scottsville Road) Lafayette, Scottsville KYSouthern terminus
0.40.64Coolidge Road / Sneed Blvd.
1.62.6Tuck Road west (to SR 10)
 6.7
0.000
10.8
0.000
Tennessee–Kentucky state line
Kentucky Allen
No major junctions
MonroeFountain Run13.44321.634
KY 100 (Fountain Run Road) / KY 87 north (Main Street) Scottsville, Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Gamaliel, Tompkinsville
Northern terminus of Akersville Road, KY 87 continues north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. Google (February 16, 2017). "Akersville Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. Tennessee Department of Transportation (1999). Lafayette City Map (PDF) (Map). 1 in=1000 ft. Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. Tennessee Department of Transportation (2007). General Highway Map: Macon County (PDF) (Map). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved February 9, 2017.


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