Kentucky Route 418
Kentucky Route 418 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway is a major connector for Lexington and Interstate 75. It was previously a Fayette County road that was rebuilt and numbered when the interstate was built. East of I-75, it serves the community of Athens and rural areas of Fayette and Clark counties.Route description
KY 418 begins at an intersection with U.S. [Route 25 in Kentucky|US 25]/U.S. [Route 421 in Kentucky|US 421] in the southeastern part of Lexington, within Fayette County. This intersection is on the southwestern edge of Jacobson Park. It travels to the southeast and passes Athens Golf Center and Edythe J. Hayes Middle School. After an interchange with Interstate 75, it passes the Athens Ball Field Complex. It then enters the Athens neighborhood of the city, where it intersects KY 1973. The highway then crosses over Boone Creek, where it leaves Lexington and enters Clark County.KY 418 travels through Clark County, Kentucky|Locust Grove] and winds its way to the east. It travels through Hootentown and then curves to the east-southeast. It intersects the southern terminus of KY 3371 before curving to the south-southeast. It passes Lower Howard's Creek Nature Preserve and curves to the east-northeast. It crosses over Lower Howard Creek and curves to the southeast along the Kentucky River. It travels under the KY 627 bridge that spans the river, then curves to the east-southeast and intersects the northern terminus of KY 1924. At this intersection, the highway turns left, to the north-northwest, and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 627, where it is also signed as Four Mile Road.Major intersections