Kentucky Route 69
Kentucky Route 69 (KY 69) is a 55.423-mile-long (89.195 km) state highway that traverses Ohio and Hancock Counties in northwestern Kentucky.
Kentucky Route 69 | ||||
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KY 69 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 55.423 mi[1] (89.195 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Bluff Lane in rural Ohio County | |||
 US 231 in Hartford
 US 60 near Hawesville | ||||
| North end |  SR 237 at Kentucky-Indiana state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Ohio, Hancock | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
KY 69 runs from Bluff Lane in rural Ohio County to Indiana State Road 237 on the Bob Cummings – Lincoln Trail Bridge at the Kentucky-Indiana state line near Hawesville via the cities of Centertown, Hartford, Dundee, Fordsville, and Hawesville.
History
KY 69 once connected with a junction with KY 277 just northeast of Central City, in Muhlenberg County through a ferry on the Green River. [2][3] Ferry service was discontinued sometime before 1970.
KY 69 also once connected to Cannelton, Indiana from Hawesville via a ferry on the Ohio River.[4] This ferry was replaced with the Lincoln Trail Bridge when it opened to traffic in 1966.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Bluff Lane | Southern terminus |
| | 6.719 | 10.813 |   KY 85 west | South end of KY 85 overlap | |
| | 7.556 | 12.160 |  KY 85 east | North end of KY 85 overlap | |
| | 11.301 | 18.187 |  KY 273 east (Goshen Road) | Western terminus of KY 273 | |
| Hartford | 13.672 | 22.003 |   US 231 north / KY 1543 east (East Union Street) | South end of US 231 overlap; Western terminus of KY 1543 | |
| 14.689 | 23.640 |  US 231 south – Beaver Dam | North end of US 231 overlap | ||
| 15.311 | 24.641 | KY 1543 (Clay Street) | |||
| 16.018 | 25.778 |  I-165 – Owensboro, Bowling Green | I-165 exit 47 | ||
| | 16.303 | 26.237 |  KY 6122 (Barnetts Station Road) | Southern terminus of KY 6122 | |
| | 16.376 | 26.355 |  KY 6121 (Country Club Lane) | Northern terminus of KY 6121 | |
| | 17.852 | 28.730 |  KY 1164 east (Cedar Grove Road) | Western terminus of KY 1164 | |
| | 25.048 | 40.311 |  KY 878 east | Western terminus of KY 878 | |
| Fordsville | 32.640 | 52.529 |  KY 54 east (Main Street) – Leitchfield | South end of KY 54 overlap | |
| | 34.030 | 54.766 | KY 54 west – Owensboro | North end of KY 54 overlap | |
| Hancock | Weberstown | 44.373 | 71.411 |  KY 144 – Owensboro | |
| | 52.562 | 84.590 |  KY 1265 south (Happy Hollow Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1265 | |
| | 52.826 | 85.015 | US 60 east | South end of US 60 overlap | |
| Hawesville |  KY 3199 east (Indian Lake Drive) | Western terminus of KY 3199 | |||
 KY 2181 south (Pellville Street) | Northern terminus of KY 2181 | ||||
| 54.366 | 87.494 |  US 60 west / KY 1389 west (Madison Street) | North end of US 60 overlap; eastern terminus of KY 1389 | ||
| 54.764 | 88.134 |   KY 3101 south (Main Street) to US 60 west – Owensboro | Northern terminus of KY 3101 | ||
| 55.423 | 89.195 |   SR 237 north to I-64 | Indiana state line (Lincoln Trail Bridge over Ohio River) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Staff. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1950). Ohio County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. § F1. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1937). Muhlenberg County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1954). Hancock County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 18, 2023.