Kentucky Route 245
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 19.439 mi[1] (31.284 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 KY 61 west of Clermont | |||
| East end: |
 US 150 at Bardstown | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Bullitt, Nelson | |||
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Kentucky Route 245 (KY 245) is an east–west primary state highway in north-central Kentucky. The highway traverses Bullitt and Nelson counties, and it is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Route description
The highway begins at a junction with KY 61 north of Lebanon Junction. The highway immediately traverses the exit 112 interchange of Interstate 65 (I-65) before passing through Clermont. The highway enters Nelson County, and has intersections with U.S. Route 150 (US 150) and US 31E on the north side of Bardstown, then it crosses US 62 on the east side, and then ends at another junction with a solo US 150 near that highway junction with the Martha Layne Collins Bluegrass Parkway.[2]
Points of interest
Listed from west to east.
- Bernheim Forest
- Rooster Run general store
- Thomas Nelson High School
History
The highway was established as an unimproved JY 332 when the state's highway system began.[3] It was redesignated as KY 245 at some point between 1940 and 1957.[3]
References
- ↑ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ↑ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). DeLorme. pp. 35, 49.
- 1 2 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
External links
- KY 245 at KentuckyRoads.com