Kentucky Route 69
Kentucky Route 69 | ||||
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KY 69 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 55.423 mi[1] (89.195 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Bluff Lane in rural Ohio County | |||
 US 231 in Hartford
 US 60 near Hawesville | ||||
| North end |  SR 237 at Kentucky-Indiana state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Ohio, Hancock | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Kentucky Route 69 (KY 69) is a 55.423-mile-long (89.195 km) state highway that traverses Ohio and Hancock Counties in northwestern Kentucky.
Route description
KY 69 runs from Bluff Lane in rural Ohio County to Indiana State Road 237 on the Bob Cummings – Lincoln Trail Bridge at the Kentucky-Indiana state line near Hawesville via the cities of Centertown, Hartford, Dundee, Fordsville, and Hawesville.
History
KY 69 once connected with a junction with KY 277 just northeast of Central City, in Muhlenberg County through a ferry on the Green River.[2][3] Ferry service was discontinued sometime before 1970.
KY 69 also once connected to Cannelton, Indiana from Hawesville via a ferry on the Ohio River.[4] This ferry was replaced with the Lincoln Trail Bridge when it opened to traffic in 1966.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bluff Lane | Southern terminus |
| | 6.719 | 10.813 |   KY 85 west | South end of KY 85 overlap | |
| | 7.556 | 12.160 |  KY 85 east | North end of KY 85 overlap | |
| | 11.301 | 18.187 |  KY 273 east (Goshen Road) | Western terminus of KY 273 | |
| Hartford | 13.672 | 22.003 |   US 231 north / KY 1543 east (East Union Street) | South end of US 231 overlap; Western terminus of KY 1543 | |
| 14.689 | 23.640 |  US 231 south – Beaver Dam | North end of US 231 overlap | ||
| 15.311 | 24.641 | KY 1543 (Clay Street) | |||
| 16.018 | 25.778 |  I-165 – Owensboro, Bowling Green | I-165 exit 47 | ||
| | 16.303 | 26.237 |  KY 6122 (Barnetts Station Road) | Southern terminus of KY 6122 | |
| | 16.376 | 26.355 |  KY 6121 (Country Club Lane) | Northern terminus of KY 6121 | |
| | 17.852 | 28.730 |  KY 1164 east (Cedar Grove Road) | Western terminus of KY 1164 | |
| | 25.048 | 40.311 |  KY 878 east | Western terminus of KY 878 | |
| Fordsville | 32.640 | 52.529 |  KY 54 east (Main Street) – Leitchfield | South end of KY 54 overlap | |
| | 34.030 | 54.766 | KY 54 west – Owensboro | North end of KY 54 overlap | |
| Hancock | Weberstown | 44.373 | 71.411 |  KY 144 – Owensboro | |
| | 52.562 | 84.590 |  KY 1265 south (Happy Hollow Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1265 | |
| | 52.826 | 85.015 | US 60 east | South end of US 60 overlap | |
| Hawesville |  KY 3199 east (Indian Lake Drive) | Western terminus of KY 3199 | |||
 KY 2181 south (Pellville Street) | Northern terminus of KY 2181 | ||||
| 54.366 | 87.494 |  US 60 west / KY 1389 west (Madison Street) | North end of US 60 overlap; eastern terminus of KY 1389 | ||
| 54.764 | 88.134 |   KY 3101 south (Main Street) to US 60 west – Owensboro | Northern terminus of KY 3101 | ||
| 55.423 | 89.195 |   SR 237 north to I-64 | Indiana state line (Lincoln Trail Bridge over Ohio River) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Staff. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1950). Ohio County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. § F1. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1937). Muhlenberg County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1954). Hancock County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 18, 2023.