Kentucky Route 182 is a secondary state highway

State highway

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 in Carter County

Carter County, Kentucky

Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1838 and was named for William Grayson Carter, a state senator at the time of its creation. The county seat is named for his uncle, Robert Grayson. As of 2000, the population was 26,889. Its county seat is Grayson,...

, Kentucky

Kentucky

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, United States

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. It runs mostly north-northwest for 15.868 miles (25.537 km).

Route 182 begins in Sophi, Kentucky (near Grayson Lake State Park

Grayson Lake State Park

Grayson Lake State Park is a Kentucky state park in Carter County, Kentucky, and near the city of Grayson, Kentucky. The park has an of . It has facilities for boating, water skiing, swimming, fishing and golfing. It is served by Kentucky Route 7, which was re-routed as a result of the lakes...

) at its junction with Kentucky Route 7. It runs concurrent with Kentucky Route 986 in a general westerly direction, then turns north after it splits with Route 986. After reaching the community of Grahn

Grahn, Kentucky

Grahn is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 182, east of Olive Hill and southwest of the county seat of Grayson. Its elevation is 692 feet , and it is located at . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code...

, Route 182 turns northwest until it reaches US Route 60

U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky

Upon entering Kentucky, U.S. 60 is concurrent with U.S. 51 and U.S. 62 from the Ohio River bridge to the town of Wickliffe. At Wickliffe, U.S. 60 separates from the other routes and heads generally northeast toward the city of Paducah. Between Wickliffe and Paducah, the towns of Barlow, La Center...

 just east of Olive Hill

Olive Hill, Kentucky

There were 791 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone...

. This section of Route 182 is 8.535 miles and is classified "Rural Secondary" by the Kentucky Department of Transportation.

Route 182 runs concurrent with US 60 for two miles in a north-northeasterly direction, interchanging with Interstate 64

Interstate 64 in Kentucky

In the U.S. state of Kentucky, Interstate 64 travels for passing by the major towns and cities of Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington and Ashland. It has several major junctions within the state: Interstate 65, Interstate 71, Interstate 264 and Interstate 265 in Louisville, and Interstate 75 in...

 at mile marker 161. It then splits from US 60 and runs north past the entrance to Carter Caves State Resort Park

Carter Caves State Resort Park

Carter Caves State Resort Park is located in Carter County, Kentucky, United States, along Tygarts Creek. It is formed by Carter Caves, and nearby Cascade Caves, which were added to the park in 1959. On December 16, 1981, of the park were designated as nature preserves...

, which is situated west of Route 182 near the community of Wolf. It then proceeds northwest until it ends near the community of Wesleyville, Kentucky, at its junction with Kentucky Route 2. This section of Route 182 is 7.333 miles and is classified "State Secondary" by KDOT.