Kentucky Route 379
KY 379 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	27.483 mi [1] [2] (44.230 km)
Southern segment
Length	6.751 mi [1] (10.865 km)
South end	KY 1880 near Claywell
North end	Irish Bottom Road at the Cumberland River
Northern segment
Length	20.732 mi [2] (33.365 km)
South end	KY 771 near Ribbon
Major intersections	KY 80 in Russell Springs
North end	US 127 in Russell Springs
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Cumberland, Russell
Highway system
Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 378 → KY 380

Kentucky Route 379 (KY 379) is a 27.483-mile-long (44.230 km) state highway in Kentucky with two disjoint sections. The southern segment runs from KY 1880 near Claywell to the Cumberland River in Cumberland County. The northern segment begins at KY 771 near Ribbon and extends north to U.S. Route 127 (US 127) in Russell Springs in Russell County.

Route description

The southern segment of KY 379 is a 6.751-mile-long (10.865 km) supplemental road in eastern Cumberland County. ^[1] The northern segment of KY 379, which extends 20.732 miles (33.365 km) in western Russell County, is a rural secondary highway from its southern terminus near Button north to KY 55 at Olga and a state secondary highway from Olga to its northern terminus in Russell Springs. ^[2] The Cumberland County section of KY 379 begins at KY 1880 (Smiths Grove Road) near Claywell. KY 379 heads north along Irish Bottom Road, which crosses Big Willis Creek and Little Willis Creek before curving east to its northern terminus at a dead end at the Cumberland River. ^{[3] [4]}

The Russell County segment of KY 379 begins at the northern terminus of KY 771 within a bend of the Cumberland River south of the hamlet of Ribbon. Winfreys Ferry Road heads west from the junction to a dead end at the Cumberland River opposite the terminus of the Cumberland County portion of KY 379. KY 379 heads north along Lester Creek and gradually curves east, crossing Jim Creek and Sycamore Creek around a brief stretch where the route follows the right bank of the river. The highway crosses Potts Branch and Millers Creek on either side of Creelsboro, where the route meets the south end of KY 1058. KY 379 crosses Ramsey Creek on its way to Helms, where the route turns north and leaves the valley of the Cumberland River. The highway turns west at its second junction with KY 1058, from which the routes run concurrently west to Old Olga, where KY 379 splits north again. The highway crosses Crocus Creek and intersects KY 55 at Olga. ^{[5] [6]}

KY 379 continues north, running concurrently with KY 619 between Moores Schoolhouse Road and Warriner Ridge Road; Warriner Ridge Road heads east as KY 3281. The highway meets the east end of KY 832 and intersects KY 92 west of Esto. KY 379 intersects KY 3280, which heads west along Blair Schoolhouse Road and east along French Valley Road, and crosses the Cumberland Parkway before entering the city of Russell Springs along Main Street. In the center of town, the highway intersects KY 430 (Jamestown Street) and the north end of KY 619 (Maple Street). North of downtown, KY 379 joins KY 80 in a concurrency along Steve Wariner Drive. The two highways meet the south end of KY 1540 (Bottoms Road) before the two routes diverge at a four-legged intersection whose south leg is KY 3017 (Lakeway Drive). KY 379 follows Lakeway Drive northeast to its terminus at US 127. ^{[5] [6]}

Major intersections

Southern segment

The entire route is in Cumberland County.

Location	mi [3]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	KY 1880 (Smith Grove Road)	Southern terminus
​	6.751	10.865	End of state maintenance	Northern terminus of southern segment; Continues beyond as Irish Bottom Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Northern segment

The entire route is in Russell County.

Location	mi [5]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	KY 771 south / Winfrey's Ferry Road	Southern terminus of northern segment; northern terminus of KY 771
Creelsboro	3.443	5.541	KY 1058 east	Western terminus of KY 1058
​	8.311	13.375	KY 1058 east	South end of KY 1058 overlap
​	8.996	14.478	KY 1058 west	North end of KY 1058 overlap
​	10.876	17.503	KY 55
​	11.606	18.678	KY 619 east	South end of KY 619 overlap
​	12.867	20.707	KY 619 west / KY 3281 south (Warriner Ridge Road)	North end of KY 619 overlap; northern terminus of KY 3281
​	14.010	22.547	KY 832 west	Eastern terminus of KY 832
​	15.356	24.713	KY 92
​	17.591	28.310	KY 3280 (Blair Schoolhouse Road / French Valley Road)
Russell Springs	19.375	31.181	KY 430 (Jamestown Street)
	19.574	31.501	KY 619 west (Maple Street)	Eastern terminus of KY 619
	20.028	32.232	KY 80 west (West Steve Wariner Drive) / Milton Heights Road	South end of KY 80 overlap
	20.346	32.744	KY 1545 east (Bottom Road)	Western terminus of KY 1545
	20.412	32.850	KY 80 east (West Steve Wariner Drive) / KY 3017 south (Lakeway Drive)	North end of KY 80 overlap; northern terminus of KY 3017
	20.732	33.365	US 127	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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