Kentucky Route 59
State highway in Kentucky, United States
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Kentucky Route 59 (KY 59) is a 25.999-mile-long (41.841 km) state highway in Kentucky.
Route description
KY 59 starts at a junction with KY 2 near Olive Hill in Carter County. This is the only major junction in the county.[2] KY 59 enters Lewis County south of Emerson. It intersects KY 1662 there. Then, KY 59 meets KY 1068 and KY 474 before reaching Kinniconick, where it intersects with KY 344; all four routes terminate at KY 59. In Vanceburg, KY 59 intersects with KY 9, KY 10, and KY 1149 before terminating at KY 8.[3][4]
Junction list
County | Location[4] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Carter | | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | |
Lewis | Emerson | 3.391 | 5.457 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1662 |
| 9.202 | 14.809 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 1068 | |
| 12.732 | 20.490 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 474 | |
Kinniconick | 20.525 | 33.032 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of KY 344 | |
Vanceburg | 24.963 | 40.174 | ![]() ![]() | ||
25.344 | 40.787 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of KY 1149 | ||
25.999 | 41.841 | ![]() | Northern terminus of KY 59; former KY 2525 east | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
United States portal
U.S. Roads portal
References
KML file (edit • help)
Template:Attached KML/Kentucky Route 59
KML is from Wikidata
- ^ a b Staff. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ Functional Classification Map: Carter County, Kentucky (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Office of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ Functional Classification Map: Lewis County, Kentucky (PDF) (Map). Cartography by Office of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Google (November 5, 2015). "Kentucky Route 59" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 5, 2015.