Kentucky Route 136 Explained

State:KY
Type:KY
Route:136
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:KY 136 highlighted in red
Length Mi:66.540
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Section1:Northwestern segment
Length Mi1:34.198
Terminus A1:Ohio River dead end in northwestern Henderson County
Junction1: in Henderson
in Henderson
in Niagara
Terminus B1:Green River dead end in southern Henderson County
Section2:Southeastern segment
Length Mi2:32.342
Terminus A2: in Beech Grove
Junction2: in Livermore
Terminus B2: near Hartford
Counties:Henderson, McLean, Ohio
Previous Type:KY
Previous Route:135
Next Type:KY
Next Route:137

Kentucky Route 136 (KY 136) is a 32.342adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in northwestern Kentucky. It has two disconnected sections, one that goes from the Ohio River near Sloughs Wildlife Management Area to the Green River near Rangers Landing via Henderson, and the other that runs from KY 56 in Beech Grove west of Sebree to U.S. Route 231 (US 231) north of Hartford via Calhoun and Livermore.

Route description

Northwestern segment

KY 136 begins in northwestern Henderson County near a landing of the Ohio River opposite Mount Vernon, Indiana. Heading southeast, it turns to the east at Smith Hills. After going through Geneva, it begins a brief concurrency with US 60 to head into the city of Henderson. It then turns onto the old alignment of US 41 heading south to begin a brief concurrency with the mainline US 41 south of Henderson. It leaves US 41 at Anthoston. KY 136 traverses the Niagara community at its Kentucky Route 416 junction before ending its first section at Rangers Landing.

Southeastern segment

At Beech Grove, KY 136 has a junction with KY 56. KY 136 heads southeast to the cities of Calhoun and Livermore before entering Ohio County. Its eastern terminus is at US 231 just north of Hartford.

History

The two sections of KY 136 connected via a tolled ferry crossing of the Green River at Rangers Landing, and ran concurrency with KY 56 from Corner to Beech Grove.[2] [3] Although ferry service was discontinued by 1968, road maps still mark KY 136 as running from Rangers Landing to Beech Grove.[4]

KY 136 also connected to Mount Vernon, Indiana, via a tolled ferry on the Ohio River,[5] which was decommissioned by the beginning of the 1950s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official DMI Route Log . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . June 26, 2015.
  2. 1973 .
  3. Kentucky Department of Highways . Henderson County Highway Map . 1937. 1:62500. . Kentucky Department of Highways . May 20, 2023.
  4. DeLorme. 2010. Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. 45. E6, F6-F7. Yarmouth, Maine. DeLorme. 1 in=2.4 mi.
  5. 1939 .