Kentucky Route 317
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Kentucky Route 317 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 8.9 mi[1] (14.3 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | in | |||
KY 343 in Fleming-Neon | ||||
North end | KY 7 in Deane | |||
Location | ||||
Counties | Letcher | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Kentucky Route 317 (KY 317) is a 8.9-mile-long (14.3 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Letcher County with Fleming-Neon.
Route description[]
KY 317 begins at an intersection with in , within Letcher County. This intersection is just to the south of Fleming-Neon. It travels to the north-northwest, paralleling , and almost immediately crosses over the fork on the . Just on the north side of the bridge, it enters the city. The highway curves to the north-northeast, leaves Wright Fork, begins paralleling , and intersects the southern terminus of KY 343. It crosses over on the just before it leaves the city limits of Fleming-Neon. It then crosses over Yonts Fork on the . The highway travels through Jackhorn before entering Hemphill. There, KY 317 curves to the north-northwest and crosses over Yonts Fork on the . At this bridge, it leaves Yonts Fork and begins paralleling . It crosses over the fork twice before it ends. The highway then curves to the north-northeast and becomes a curvy road as it travels to the northwest. KY 317 begins paralleling . It intersects the western terminus of (Long Fork Road) just before it crosses over and curves to the west-southwest. Here, Stevens Fork ends; also, the highway begins paralleling the creek. It then enters Deane, where it curves to the northwest and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 7.[1]
Major intersections[]
The entire route is in Letcher County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus | |||
0.2 | 0.32 | ||||
Fleming-Neon | 1.0 | 1.6 | KY 343 north | Southern terminus of KY 343 | |
1.9 | 3.1 | Crossing of | |||
2.5 | 4.0 | ||||
Hemphill | 2.8 | 4.5 | Crossing of Yonts Fork | ||
| 6.8 | 10.9 | east (Long Fork Road) | Western terminus of KY 1469 | |
Deane | 8.9 | 14.3 | KY 7 | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also[]
- U.S. Roads portal
- United States portal
References[]
- ^ a b c Google (June 6, 2016). "Kentucky Route 317" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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- State highways in Kentucky
- Transportation in Estill County, Kentucky