Kentucky Route 317

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Kentucky Route 317
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	8.9 mi[1] (14.3 km)
Major junctions
South end	in
Major intersections	KY 343 in Fleming-Neon
North end	KY 7 in Deane
Location
Counties	Letcher
Highway system
Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 316 → KY 319

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
	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[]

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