Kentucky Route 3240
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| Length | 2.213 mi[1] (3.561 km) | |||
| Existed | 2012–present | |||
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| West end |   US 431 / US 79 in Russellville | |||
 in Russellville | ||||
| East end |   US 68 Bus. in Russellville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Logan | |||
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Kentucky Route 3240 (KY 3240) is a 2.213-mile-long (3.561 km) east–west urban secondary state highway located entirely in Logan County in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The entire length of the highway is located within the city limits of Russellville. The highway is a former alignment of U.S. Route 79 (US 79).
Route description[]
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KY 3240 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 431 (US 431) and , the original US 431 alignment that travels into downtown Russellville. KY 3240's eastern terminus is at an intersection with US 68 Bus. on the east side of town near the Logan County Glade State Nature Preserve.[2]
History[]
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Until the 2010s, this stretch of highway was originally designated as the final 2.21 miles (3.56 km) of US 79. US 79's northern terminus was relocated at an intersection with the re-routed US 431 on the southwest side of Russellville. US 431 was re-routed onto the original US 79 (Clarksville Road) and the first half of the Russellville Bypass from the current US 79 intersection to the north side of the city.[3]
Major intersections[]
The entire route is in Russellville, Logan County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 431 (Russellville Bypass) / US 79 (Clarksville Road) | Western terminus; northern terminus of US 79; continues as US 79 south beyond US 431 / US 79 north | ||
| 0.093 | 0.150 |  north (Emerson Bypass) | Southern terminus of KY 3233 | ||
| 1.100 | 1.770 | (Nashville Road / Nashville Street) | |||
| 2.213 | 3.561 | US 68 Bus. (Franklin Street / Bowling Green Road) | Eastern 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 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 80.[full citation needed]
- ^ "June 2006 Roadtrip Day 3". Retrieved June 14, 2016.[self-published source]
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- State highways in Kentucky
- Transportation in Logan County, Kentucky
- U.S. Route 79
- U.S. Route 431
- Kentucky road stubs