Kentucky Route 348

Kentucky Route 348
Kentucky Route 348
Route information
	Maintained by KYTC
Length	20.566 mi (33.098 km)
Major junctions
West end	south of Saint Johns
	near ; KY 450 northwest of Symsonia; KY 131 / KY 534 in Symsonia; Future I-69 / Purchase Parkway in Benton;
East end	US 641 / KY 58 in Benton
Location
Counties	McCracken, Graves, Marshall
Highway system
	Kentucky State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Parkways;

Kentucky Route 348 (KY 348) is a 20.566-mile-long (33.098 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of McCracken, Graves, and Marshall counties with Symsonia and Benton.

Route description[]

McCracken County[]

KY 348 begins at an intersection with (Mayfield Road) south of Saint Johns, within McCracken County. This intersection is next to Woodlawn Memorial Gardens cemetery. It travels to the east and passes Dunaway Cemetery. It intersects the southern terminus of (Houser Road). It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over some railroad tracks of the Central Illinois Railroad (CIR). It intersects (Old Mayfield Road / Mayfield–Paducah Road). The highway intersects the southern terminus of KY 1954 (Husband Road). After crossing , it intersects the western terminus of (Bonds Road) and curves to the south-southwest. It curves to the south-southeast and crosses over before entering Hardmoney. There, it intersects the northern terminus of (Hardmoney Road) and curves to the east-southeast. It then enters Graves County.^[1]

Graves and Marshall counties[]

KY 348 curves to the southeast and intersects the southern terminus of KY 450 (Oaks Road). It crosses over the and enters Symsonia. There, it intersects KY 131, travels north of , intersects the northern terminus of KY 534, passes Symsonia Cemetery, and intersects the northern terminus of . This last intersection is on the eastern edge of Symsonia. It crosses over and enters Marshall County. KY 348 passes Freezor Cemetery and intersects the northern terminus of (Elva Road). It travels south of New Harmony Cemetery and crosses over . The highway intersects the northern terminus of (Jackson School Road). It crosses over and enter Benton. It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over and intersects the northern terminus of (Ivey Road). It curves to the east-northeast and temporarily leaves the city limits of Benton. While out of the city, it has an interchange with the Purchase Parkway (future Interstate 69 (I-69)). After it re-enters Benton, it continues to the east-southeast and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 641/KY 58 (Main Street / Poplar Street) on one-way pairs.^[2]^[3]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]^[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
McCracken		0.000	0.000	(Mayfield Road)	Western terminus
		2.166	3.486	north (Houser Road)	Southern terminus of KY 1014
		3.658	5.887	(Old Mayfield Road / Mayfield–Paducah Road)
		4.063	6.539	KY 1954 north (Husband Road)	Southern terminus of KY 1954
		5.090	8.192	east (Bonds Road)	Western terminus of KY 1255
	Hardmoney	6.121	9.851	south (Hardmoney Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1684
Graves		8.418	13.547	KY 450 north (Oaks Road)	Southern terminus of KY 450
	Symsonia	10.086	16.232	KY 131
		10.408	16.750	KY 534 south	Northern terminus of KY 534
		10.673	17.177	south	Northern terminus of KY 1949
Marshall		13.466	21.671	south (Elva Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1490
		18.021	29.002	south (Jackson School Road)	Northern terminus of KY 2606
	Benton	18.986	30.555	south (Ivey Road)	Northern terminus of KY 1558
		19.734	31.759	I-69 – Fulton, Calvert City	I-69 (former Purchase Parkway) exit 43
	Benton	20.566	33.098	US 641 / KY 58 (Main Street / Poplar Street) – Murray, Eddyville	Eastern terminus; one-way pairs
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi