Kentucky Route 245 Explained

State:KY
Type:KY
Route:245
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:KY 245 highlighted in red
Length Mi:19.439
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Bardstown
Junction: in Bardstown
in Bardstown
near Shepherdsville
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Shepherdsville
Counties:Nelson, Bullitt
Previous Type:KY
Previous Route:244
Next Type:KY
Next Route:246

Kentucky Route 245 (KY 245) is a 19.439miles state highway in Kentucky that runs from U.S. Route 150 in southeastern to Bardstown to Kentucky Route 61 south of Shepherdsville.

Route description

The highway begins at US 150 on the east-southeast side of Bardstown, just west of US 150's junction with the Bluegrass Parkway. It then serves as a northern bypass of Bardstown, intersecting US 62 and US 150 again, this time in an overlap with US 31E. From there, it travels primarily northwestward, passing along the northern side of the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. It then intersects with I-65 at exit 112 south of Shepherdsville before ending at KY 61.[2]

Points of interest

History

The highway was established as an unimproved JY 332 when the state's highway system began.[3] It was redesignated as KY 245 at some point between 1940 and 1957.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official DMI Route Log. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. August 23, 2018.
  2. DeLorme . DeLorme . 2010 . Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer . DeLorme . 35, 49.
  3. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . 1957 . Official Kentucky State Highway Map . Frankfort . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . October 7, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322062011/http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/1957a.pdf . March 22, 2012 . mdy-all .