Kentucky Route 315

Kentucky Route 315
KY 315 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	11.5 mi (18.5 km)
Major junctions
South end	KY 28 near Morris Fork
Major intersections	KY 1933 near Talbert
North end	KY 30 near Turkey
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Breathitt
Highway system
State Primary Road System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 314 → KY 316

Kentucky Route 315 (KY 315) is a 11.5-mile-long (18.5 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Breathitt County.

Route description

KY 315 begins at an intersection with KY 28 east-northwest of Morris Fork, within Breathitt County. It travels to the east-northeast, paralleling Freeman Fork, and curves to the south-southeast. It then curves back to the north-northeast and begins paralleling the Middle Fork Kentucky River, which it follows for the rest of its length. The highway curves to the east-southeast and then to the west-northwest. It then curves back to the north-northeast and passes Herald Cemetery before it intersects the western terminus of KY 1933. It curves to the west-southwest and crosses over Elsome Creek. KY 315 curves to the north-northeast and travels through Sebastians Branch. It has an eastern curve to the northwest. It curves to the north-northeast and passes Combs Cemetery before it curves to the north-northwest. The highway curves to the north-northeast and back to the north-northwest before meeting its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 30.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Breathitt County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	KY 28	Southern terminus
​	4.6	7.4	KY 1933 west	Eastern terminus of KY 1933
​	11.5	18.5	KY 30	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi