 Due to the mountainous terrain and numerous tight bends, Virginia State Route 160 and its Kentucky State Route 160 counterpart are signposted closed to tractor-trailers between Lynch, KY and Appalachia, VA. 

SR 160 begins on top of Black Mountain at the Kentucky state line, which follows the Tennessee Valley Divide.The highest elevation in Kentucky can be accessed by following Black Mountain Ridge Road, which intersects KY 160 just west of the state line, to the summit of the mountain.SR 160 has a curvaceous descent featuring several hairpin turn to the valley of Looney Creek, which the highway follows east toward Appalachia.