Kentucky Route 245

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Kentucky Route 245 marker
Kentucky Route 245
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length19.439 mi[1] (31.284 km)
Major junctions
South end US 150 in Bardstown
Major intersections US 62 in Bardstown

US 31E / US 150 in Bardstown

I-65 near Shepherdsville
North end KY 61 near Shepherdsville
Location
CountiesNelson, Bullitt
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 244 KY 246

Kentucky Route 245 (KY 245) is a 19.439-mile (31.284 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from U.S. Route 150 in southeastern to Bardstown to Kentucky Route 61 south of Shepherdsville.

Route description[]

The highway begins at US 150 on the east-southeast side of Bardstown, just west of US 150's junction with the Bluegrass Parkway. It then serves as a northern of Bardstown, intersecting US 62 and US 150 again, this time in an overlap with US 31E. From there, it travels primarily northwestward, passing along the northern side of the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. It then intersects with I-65 at exit 112 south of Shepherdsville before ending at KY 61.[2]

Points of interest[]

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]

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
NelsonBardstown0.0000.000
US 150 (Springfield Road) to Bluegrass Parkway
Southern terminus
2.3343.756 US 62 (Bloomfield Road)
3.3425.378 US 31E / US 150 (North Third Street)
5.1508.288 south / Wedgewood DriveNorthern terminus of KY 1430
6.52910.507 KY 332 east (Old Nazareth Road) / Stonehouse RoadWestern terminus of KY 332
8.68113.971 KY 509 east (Samuels Loop) / Hall LoopWestern terminus of KY 509
10.07416.213 KY 523 north (Deatsville Road) / Marr LaneSouthern terminus of KY 523
Bullitt13.29421.395 northSouthern terminus of KY 1604
17.59028.308 westEastern terminus of KY 3219
18.759–
18.846
30.190–
30.330
I-65 – Louisville, ElizabethtownI-65 exit 112
19.43931.284 KY 61Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  2. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). DeLorme. pp. 35, 49.[full citation needed]
  3. ^ a b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2014.[full citation needed]

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