Kentucky Route 109 Explained

State:KY
Type:KY
Route:109
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:KY 109 highlighted in red
Length Mi:90.309
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:North
Terminus A: in rural western Union
Junction: at Sturgis
in Providence
at Beulah
at Dawson Springs
in Dawson Springs
in Hopkinsville
at Hopkinsville
Direction B:South
Terminus B: northeast of Oak Grove
Counties:Christian, Hopkins, Union, Webster
Previous Type:KY
Previous Route:108
Next Type:KY
Next Route:110

Kentucky Route 109 (KY 109) is an 90.309adj=midNaNadj=mid north–south state highway that traverses four counties in western Kentucky's Pennyrile region. It traverses Christian, Hopkins, Webster, and Union counties.

Route description

Christian County

KY 109's southern terminus is located in the unincorporated community of Saint Elmo, where it intersects with KY 115 just north of I-24 outside Oak Grove. It joins US 41 on the southeast side of Hopkinsville before that route's interchange with the Pennyrile Parkway (officially designated as I-169). KY 109 runs concurrently with several US and Kentucky routes throughout downtown Hopkinsville before leaving the city and crossing KY 1682 (Hopkinsville Bypass). After its junction with KY 800, it traverses the Pennyrile State Forest; the junction with KY 398 provides access to the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. KY 109 traverses more forested areas before entering Hopkins County.

Hopkins County

At Dawson Springs, KY 109 has junctions with US 62, where it has a brief concurrency before branching off to traverse an interchange with I-69 (formerly the Western Kentucky Parkway) before exiting the town. It meets KY 70 at Beulah and KY 502 just south of the Webster County line.

Webster and Union Counties

KY 109 meets KY 120 and a few other routes in Providence. It continues northwestward into Union County; at Sturgis, it begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 60 (US 60) for a few miles. It branches off from US 60 to traverse the Henshaw community. KY 109 ends at an intersection with KY 56 a few miles east of the bridge over the Ohio River that marks the Illinois–Kentucky state line near Old Shawneetown, Illinois.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Milepoint Route Log Extract . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Division of Planning . Highway Information System . June 13, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109234712/http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/data_reports.asp . November 9, 2007 .