Re: Trip Report: Cincinnati to Atlanta


"H.B. Elkins" <hbelkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dem7n2028u@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:14:25 -0400, Pete Jenior wrote:
>
>>Going south from I-71, US 127 is slow and curvy for the first few miles.
>>The road then comes to a T intersection where you turn left to follow US
>>127. This is a high-speed, more modern route that does connect to I-71
>>but
>>is designated as KY 35 north of the junction.
>
> US 127 is a fairly recent US highway (mid to late 50s in Kentucky and
> Tennessee)
> designation. Most of the route in Kentucky was designated KY 35. When the
> US
> route was added, it multiplexed with US 42 and replaced (I think) KY 289
> for
> that curvy section you mentioned between I-71 and present day KY 35.
>
> Unless some construction has been done, KY 35 is improved north of US 127
> only
> to Sparta. The climb up the hill to I-71 and the Kentucky Speedway is
> similar to
> the part of 127 you were on, unless it has been rebuilt in the several
> years
> since I've been up there.

It has also been several years since I've been on this stretch. I guess I
didn't say it well, but what I was getting at is that KY 35 is probably the
best way to get between 71 and 127.
>
>>South of downtown Owenton there is construction. Some of US 127 and KY 22
>>is being straightened, which will be quite nice. I had been through
>>Owenton
>>before but at the time I forgot that US 127 makes a right turn heading
>>southbound. It wasn't well marked (if it was marked at all) because of
>>the
>>construction, and I ended up on KY 22. After a few miles of twisty narrow
>>roadway I began to suspect I was no longer on 127, and I saw a KY 22
>>reassurance marker right about the time I had made up my mind to turn
>>around.
>
> Hmmm, odd. I haven't been to see my Owenton-dwelling brother in awhile,
> but the
> US 127/KY 22/KY 227 intersection was rebuilt several years ago. It used to
> be a
> "Y" with a vehicle repair shop in the middle of the "Y." The "Y" was
> replaced
> with a "T" with a traffic light. I can't see the need for any construction
> between downtown Owenton and the 127/22/227 intersection because the road
> was
> already wide and straight. Now there may be some construction out past
> that
> intersection, past the Chevy dealer and Dairy Queen and all the schools. I
> think
> I remember some work was to be done in that area.

If my memory is correct the actual straightening starts just beyond the
intersection, but there is construction (to shift the traffic and such) that
starts a little before the intersection.
>
>>In Frankfort 127 makes another sudden turn. It'd obvious that 127 wasn't
>>always the primary route in some of the areas it passes through, but
>>poorly
>>marked turns aside it is certainly a good route between I-64 and I-71.
>
> The West Frankfort Connector was originally signed as KY 1211 (I believe).
> US
> 127 continued straight under the US 421 underpass on what is now KY 2261,
> met US
> 60 in downtown Frankfort, and was multiplexed across the Kentucky River
> and up
> to the existing intersection. A couple of years after the West Frankfort
> Connector was opened, the decision was made to route 127 along that route
> and
> the result is a wrong-way multiplex. When you were going south on 127, you
> were
> going north on 421, and you passed the building where I worked for six
> years.
>
>>127 is a busy, built-up road between I-64 and , but traffic moved fairly
>>well.
>
> Do you mean Lawrenceburg, Harrodsburg or Danville?

Haha - that's what I get for writing this at midnight. I meant Harrodsburg.
I spelled it with an e, looked it up, went to change it, and never did.
>
>>US 127 makes a very short multiplex with KY 90. It seems like this could
>>be
>>taken out...
>
> As you could probably tell, KY 90 (an Appalachian corridor) has been
> modernized.
> US 127 has been rerouted several times between KY 90 (both old and new)
> and
> Albany. It's hard to explain the actual routings but it has been on
> several
> routes in that area.

I suspected something like this was going on.
>
>>As Froggie recently mentioned, TN 111 meets US 127 right at the state line
>>and there is virtually no signage at all. At the last possible moment,
>>mixed in with all of the other signs found at a state line, there is a
>>single TN 111 shield located in a position that drivers might easily miss.
>
> I can't remember what signage existed when I drove down to the Nashville
> meet in
> February, but I knew where the turn was so I didn't have any trouble.
>
>>There are some 4 lane stretches of 127 between the state line and I-40,
>>but
>>none are shown in my 04 Rand McNally. Does TN have long term plans to
>>widen
>>long stretches of 127?
>
> The only time I have been on any of 127 south of the state line, I got on
> at
> Jamestown, Tenn. (where TN 52 intersects) and drove north. In the area of
> the
> Jamestown bypass, 127 was two lanes on a four-lane grade. I think it may
> have
> actually expanded to four lanes under some of the overpasses at the
> interchanges
> but narrowed back to two. Has there been any expansion to four lanes in
> that
> area, or improvements between Jamestown, Tenn. and the state line?

Hmm. It sounds like you are describing what I saw, but maybe it has been
expanded a little bit since then.
>
>>Traffic got lighter after passing TN 111. Having been on 111 before, I
>>can
>>say that it is the better way to Chattanooga.
>>
>>127's crossing of Signal Mountain was fun to drive, and there was a
>>wayside
>>at the top with a nice view.
>
> I am considering my next trip and am thinking about going south to
> Chattanooga
> on 111 from Cookeville, and be interested to see the area.


I've been on TN 111 several times and I highly reccommend it. The two lane
parts are very much high-speed routes and pass through areas that are very
sparsley populated. The crossing of Walden's Ridge (between US 127 and US
27) is an amazing piece of roadway. It has also been converted to all
limited access in the last couple of years but maps don't seem to show this
yet.
>
-Pete


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