KY 259
Maintained by KYTC
Length:	79. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (also mistakenly known as the Kentucky Department of Transportation is Kentucky 's state-funded department charged with building and maintaining 853 mi[1] (128. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States 511 km)
North end:	KY 144 near Rhodelia
Major junctions:	US 60 in Harned US 62 in Leitchfield Western KY Pkwy at Leitchfield KY 70 at Brownsville
South end:	US 68 in Hays
Counties:	Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson, Meade, Warren
Major cities:	Brownsville, Hardinsburg, Leitchfield
Numbered highways in Kentucky < KY 258 KY 260 > Interstates - U.S. Highways - State Highways

Kentucky Route 259 is a 79. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand For the US Route 60 in the 1925 plan see US Route 66. US Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2670 Miles US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. Leitchfield is a city in and the County seat of Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. The 136796 mile Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Parkway is a Controlled-access Highway running from Elizabethtown Kentucky to near Eddyville Kentucky Leitchfield is a city in and the County seat of Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. Kentucky Route 70 is a long east-east state highway that originates at a junction with US 60 in Smithland in Livingston County, just east of the Ohio Brownsville is a city in and the County seat of Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. US Route 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles (901 km from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. Breckinridge County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Edmonson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Grayson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Meade County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Warren County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky, specifically the Pennyroyal Plateau and Western Coal Fields Brownsville is a city in and the County seat of Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. Hardinsburg is a city in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Leitchfield is a city in and the County seat of Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. The Kentucky Revised Statue 177020(1 provides that the Department of Highways is responsible for the establishment and classification of a State Primary Road System which includes the state This is a list of interstates in Kentucky. This is a list of US routes in Kentucky. State highways in Kentucky are maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, which classifies routes as either primary or secondary 853 mile state highway that traverses five counties in West-Central Kentucky. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America.

Route description

Starting at a junction with KY 144 in Meade County, 259 soon crosses into Breckinridge County. Meade County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Breckinridge County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. The highway passes through Hardinsburg before bridging Rough River Lake. Hardinsburg is a city in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. Rough River Lake is a lake in Breckinridge, Grayson, and Hardin counties in Kentucky.

KY 259 then passes into Grayson County, serving as a main road through the city of Leitchfield. Grayson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Leitchfield is a city in and the County seat of Grayson County, Kentucky, United States. The route intersects the Western Kentucky Parkway just south of Leitchfield, then continues on, crossing into Edmonson County just south of the Anneta community. The 136796 mile Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Parkway is a Controlled-access Highway running from Elizabethtown Kentucky to near Eddyville Kentucky Edmonson County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky.

KY 259 skirts the border of Nolin Lake State Park before continuing southward. The route bridges the Green River just north of Brownsville. The Green River is a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in Lincoln County in south-central Kentucky. Brownsville is a city in and the County seat of Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States. KY 259 then continues on through the city, continuing on a southerly track until it turns southeast at the Rhoda community. The route then continues on until it enters Warren County just south of Rocky Hill. Warren County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky, specifically the Pennyroyal Plateau and Western Coal Fields Rocky Hill is an unincorporated community in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States, located south of Mammoth Cave National Park

KY 259 traverses I-65 by way of an overpass before reaching its southern terminus at U.S. 68 in Hays. Interstate 65 (I-65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. US Route 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles (901 km from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky.

The cojoined KY 259/KY 70, as it crosses the Green River Bridge at Brownsville.

KY 259 conjoins with many other highways along its course.

• US 60 from just south of Hardinsburg to Harned. For the US Route 60 in the 1925 plan see US Route 66. US Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2670 Miles
• KY 79 from Harned to a split east of Hinton Hills. Kentucky Route 79 originates at a junction with US 431 in downtown Russellville in Logan County.
• KY 70 from the Riverhill community to the southern part of Brownsville. Kentucky Route 70 is a long east-east state highway that originates at a junction with US 60 in Smithland in Livingston County, just east of the Ohio Brownsville is a city in and the County seat of Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.

References

External links

• Kentucky Route 259 News