Kentucky Route 160

{{short description|State highway in Kentucky, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

|state=KY

|type=KY

|route=160

|alternate_name=

|maint=KYTC

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|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=KY 160 highlighted in red

|length_mi=61.146

|length_round=3

|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/data_reports.asp |title=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning - Highway Information System Official Milepoint Route Log Extract |accessdate=2007-06-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430064216/http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/data_reports.asp |archivedate=2007-04-30 }}

|established=

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a=25px SR 160 near Appalachia, VA

|junction=25px US 119 in Cumberland
20px KY 80 near Hindman

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b=25px KY 1087 in Vest

|counties=Harlan, Letcher, Knott

|previous_type=KY

|previous_route=159

|next_type=KY

|next_route=161

}}

Kentucky Route 160, also known as KY 160, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It runs from the Virginia state line, where the roadway continues east to Appalachia, Virginia as State Route 160, north via Lynch, Benham, Clutts, Cumberland, Sand Hill, Gordon, Linefork, Kings Creek, Premium, and Hot Spot to Kentucky Route 15 at Van. KY 160 overlaps KY 15 through Isom to Cody, where it splits to run via Carr Creek, Brinkley, and Hindman, ending at Kentucky Route 1087 at Vest. Due to the mountainous terrain and numerous tight bends. KY 160 is signposted closed to tractor-trailers from Lynch to the Virginia state line.

File:2017-06-12 13 14 55 "Welcome to Kentucky" sign along northbound Kentucky State Route 160 just north of the Virginia state line in Harlan County, Kentucky.jpg

KY 160 is part of the State Primary System from Virginia to the U.S. Highway 119 interchange in Cumberland, the State Secondary System from US 119 to KY 15 at Van and from KY 15 at Cody to Kentucky Route 80 north of Hindman, and the Rural Secondary System from KY 80 to KY 1087 at Vest.{{cite web |url= http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/harlan.pdf |title= Harlan County State Primary Road System |access-date= 2007-05-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090409114617/http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/harlan.pdf |archive-date= 2009-04-09 |url-status= dead }} {{small|(28.6 KB)}}, current as of November 12, 2004{{cite web |url= http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/letcher.pdf |title= Letcher County State Primary Road System |access-date= 2007-05-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090409114352/http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/letcher.pdf |archive-date= 2009-04-09 |url-status= dead }} {{small|(24.3 KB)}}, current as of April 15, 2005{{cite web |url= http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/knott.pdf |title= Knott County State Primary Road System |access-date= 2007-05-04 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070615105118/http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/knott.pdf |archive-date= 2007-06-15 |url-status= dead }} {{small|(17.7 KB)}}, current as of December 19, 2003