pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, kˌeɪwˈaɪ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ˈɔːlsoʊ tɹˈævəld ˈiːstwɚd əkɹˌɑːs ðə ɡɹˈiːn ɹˈɪvɚɹ ˌɪntʊ oʊhˈaɪoʊ kˈaʊnti tə kənˈɛkt ðɪ ˈɛɹiə tə ɹˈɑːkpoːɹt.
Prior to the early 1960s, KY 176 also traveled eastward across the Green River into Ohio County to connect the area to Rockport.