Kentucky Route 461

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Kentucky Route 461
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	17.845 mi[1][2] (28.719 km)
Major junctions
South end	KY 80 in
Major intersections	near US 150 west of Mount Vernon
North end	US 25 in Mount Vernon
Location
Counties	Pulaski, Rockcastle
Highway system
Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← US 460 → KY 462

Kentucky Route 461 (KY 461) is a 17.845-mile-long (28.719 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Pulaski and Rockcastle counties with Mount Vernon.

Route description[]

Pulaski County[]

KY 461 begins at an intersection with KY 80 (Hal Rogers Parkway) southeast of , within the central part of Pulaski County. It travels to the north-northwest and curves to the northeast. It crosses over and then passes Bobbitt Cemetery. It intersects the western terminus of (Tommy Road). It then intersects the southern terminus of (Old Mt. Vernon Road) before traveling through . It crosses over and then crosses over twice. The highway curves to the north-northeast and intersects the eastern terminus of before it enters Rockcastle County.^[1]

Rockcastle County[]

KY 461 has an intersection with both the western terminus of (Blue Springs Road) and the eastern terminus of . It then curves to the northeast and crosses over and then the . The highway curves to the north-northeast and intersects the southern terminus of (Sand Springs Road) and then the southern terminus of (White Rock Road). It curves to the northeast and intersecting U.S. Route 150 (US 150; New Brodhead Road / Crab Orchard Road). KY 461 then enters Mount Vernon. It intersects (Old Brodhead Road). The highway temporarily leaves the city limits and curves to the east-northeast. When it re-enters the city, it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 25 (Richmond Street).^[2]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi[1][2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Pulaski	​	0.000	0.000	KY 80 (Hal Rogers Parkway) to Cumberland Parkway – Lake Cumberland, Cedar Creek Vineyards	Southern terminus
	​	1.578	2.540	east (Tommy Road)	Western terminus of KY 1677
	​	2.372	3.817	north (Old Mt. Vernon Road)	Southern terminus of KY 3268
	​	8.281	13.327	west	Eastern terminus of KY 934
Rockcastle	​	9.063	14.585	east (Blue Springs Road) / west – Hansford, Willailla	Western terminus of KY 1152; eastern terminus of KY 3273
	​	12.654	20.365	north – Wabd	Southern terminus of KY 1250
	​	13.237	21.303	north (White Rock Road)	Southern terminus of KY 2549
	​	15.439	24.847	US 150 (New Brodhead Road / Crab Orchard Road) to I-75 south – Stanford, Mt. Vernon
	Mount Vernon	16.514	26.577	(Old Brodhead Road) – Brodhead
		17.845	28.719	US 25 (Richmond Street) to I-75 – London, Berea	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

•  U.S. Roads portal
•  United States portal

References[]