Kentucky Route 399
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Kentucky Route 399 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 15.522 mi[1][2] (24.980 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | KY 30 in Vincent | |||
North end | KY 52 in Daniel Boone National Forest | |||
Location | ||||
Counties | Owsley, Lee | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Kentucky Route 399 (KY 399) is a 15.522-mile-long (24.980 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Owsley and Lee counties with Vincent, Idamay, and Heidelberg.
Route description[]
KY 399 begins at an intersection with KY 30 in Vincent, within the north-central part of Owsley County. It travels to the north-northwest and curves to the north-northeast. It begins paralleling and curves to the north-northwest before entering Lee County.[1] KY 399 heads to the north-northeast and curves to the north-northwest. It enters Idamay, where it crosses over Duck Fork and has a brief concurrency with KY 587. The two highways cross over Duck Fork and then split. The highway resumes its north-northwesterly routing, now along the western edge of Daniel Boone National Forest. It crosses over Duck Fork twice and curves to the northwest, where Duck Fork merges into . The highway begins paralleling that creek, curves to the north-northeast, and enters the national forest proper. It curves to the north-northwest and crosses over the Kentucky River on the . It crosses over some railroad tracks of CSX and curves to the west-northwest before entering Heidelberg. There, it curves to the north and leaves the community. The highway heads to the north-northeast and curves to the north-northwest. It heads in an easterly direction and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 52.[2]
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Owsley | Vincent | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 30 | Southern terminus |
Lee | Idamay | 3.758 | 6.048 | KY 587 west | Southern end of KY 587 concurrency |
3.839 | 6.178 | KY 587 east | Northern end of KY 587 concurrency; located within Daniel Boone National Forest | ||
Daniel Boone National Forest | 6.683 | 10.755 | Crossing of Kentucky River | ||
15.522 | 24.980 | KY 52 | 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 Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Owsley County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Lee County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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- State highways in Kentucky
- Transportation in Owsley County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Lee County, Kentucky