U.S. Route 23 in Kentucky

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U.S. Route 23
Country Music Highway
US 23 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	157.765 mi[1] (253.898 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 23 at Virginia state line near Jenkins
Major intersections	US 119 near Jenkins US 460 / KY 80 in Pikeville US 119 in Pikeville KY 80 / KY 302 in Prestonsburg US 460 / KY 40 in Paintsville I-64 near Catlettsburg US 60 in Catlettsburg and Ashland
North end	US 23 at Ohio state line in Portsmouth, OH
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Letcher, Pike, Floyd, Johnson, Lawrence, Boyd, Greenup
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 22 → I-24

U.S. Route 23 (US 23) is a 157.765-mile-long (253.898 km) United States Numbered Highway in the state of Kentucky. It travels from the Virginia state line near Jenkins to the Ohio state line west of South Shore via Jenkins, Pikeville, Coal Run Village, Prestonsburg, Paintsville, Louisa, Catlettsburg, Ashland, Russell, Flatwoods, Raceland, Wurtland, Greenup, and South Shore.