Kentucky Route 57 is an 80.709 miles (129.888 km) long state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Kentucky

Kentucky

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. The western terminus is at KY 4 (New Circle Road

New Circle Road

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) in eastern Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky

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. The eastern terminus is at KY 8 on the banks of the Ohio River

Ohio River

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 in Concord

Concord, Kentucky

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. The road runs generally southwest to northeast.

The road is two-lane for its entire length, except for a short distance near the southwestern terminus, where, as Bryan Station Road, KY 57 is four lanes wide with a center turn lane for a fraction of a mile, then two lanes plus a center turn lane for another fraction of a mile.

KY 57 is divided into two segments by the Licking River

Licking River (Kentucky)

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 between Nicholas

Nicholas County, Kentucky

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 and Fleming

Fleming County, Kentucky

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Counties.