Kentucky Route 915
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Kentucky Route 915 is a road that runs from the city limits of Wilder, Kentucky
Wilder, Kentucky
Wilder is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,035 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wilder is located at ....

, to just outside Alexandria, Kentucky
Alexandria, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,286 people, 2,884 households, and 2,275 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,538.7 people per square mile . There were 2,989 housing units at an average density of 555.1 per square mile...

, where it joins U.S. 27. The road is a windy, curvy road which has many houses along its path.

Route description

From Wilder, it follows the Licking River
Licking River (Kentucky)
The Licking River is a tributary of the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky in the United States. The river and its tributaries drain much of the region of northeastern Kentucky between the watersheds of the Kentucky River to the west and the Big Sandy River to the east.-Origin of name:The Native...

 for a short while before the river turns north to meet the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

. After that it turns south to head towards Alexandria. The road continues to twist and turn past the city of Cold Spring
Cold Spring, Kentucky
Cold Spring is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,806 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cold Spring is located at ....

 and through Alexandria. KY 10's west end is at a junction with 915. At this junction, 915 turns right at a 90 degree angle and continues, only to turn back to its original direction soon after. After a four-way junction with KY 536
Kentucky Route 536
Kentucky Route 536 is a state highway that connects Rabbit Hash to Alexandria via Florence and Independence in Northern Kentucky, USA. The western terminus of the route is at Kentucky Route 338 in Rabbit Hash. The eastern terminus is at U.S...

, it continues, roughly paralleling U.S. 27. The road ends at Campbell County High School
Campbell County High School (Alexandria, Kentucky)
Campbell County High School is a public high school located outside of Alexandria, Kentucky. It is the only high school in the Campbell County School District and the nickname is the "Fighting Camels." It feeds from Campbell County Middle School and the district's five elementary schools:...

, where it turns left and meets U.S. 27. Continuing straight, a road commonly referred to as KY 915 continues a short while before also meeting U.S. 27.

History

KY 915 was the original route of KY 9, but the AA Highway was cosigned with KY 9 to prevent a numbering quagmire.

Major intersections

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