| State: | KY |
| Type: | KY |
| Route: | 418 |
| Map Custom: | yes |
| Map Notes: | KY 418 highlighted in red |
| Length Mi: | 11.736 |
| Length Round: | 3 |
| Length Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Direction A: | West |
| Terminus A: | in Lexington |
| Junction: |
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| Direction B: | East |
| Terminus B: | southeast of Boonesborough |
| Counties: | Fayette, Clark |
| Previous Type: | KY |
| Previous Route: | 417 |
| Next Type: | KY |
| Next Route: | 419 |
Kentucky Route 418 (KY 418) is a 11.736adj=midNaNadj=mid 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 (pronounced with a long "A") and rural areas of Fayette and Clark counties.
KY 418 begins at an intersection with US 25/US 421 (Old Richmond Road / Richmond Road) 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 (I-75), it passes the Athens Ball Field Complex. It then enters the Athens neighborhood of the city, where it intersects KY 1973 (Cleveland Road). The highway then crosses over Boone Creek, where it leaves Lexington and enters Clark County.[1]
KY 418 travels through 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 (Combs Ferry Road) 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 (Boonesboro Road) bridge that spans the river, then curves to the east-southeast and intersects the northern terminus of KY 1924 (Four Mile Road). 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.[2]