Kentucky Route 49 Explained

State:KY
Type:KY
Route:49
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:KY 49 highlighted in red
Maint:KYTC
Length Mi:57
Length Round:3
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Bardstown
Junction: in Lebanon
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Liberty
Counties:Nelson, Marion, Casey,
Previous Type:KY
Previous Route:48
Next Type:US
Next Route:51

Kentucky Route 49 (KY 49) is a 57adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Route description

KY 49 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 150 (US 150) in Bardstown and travels south towards Loretto. It then heads east-southeast concurrent with KY 52 to Lebanon. It splits with KY 52 in Lebanon and goes southeast to Bradfordsville. After that, it terminates in Liberty, at an intersection with KY 70.

History

The road has seen improvements from Bradfordsville to Lebanon in recent years which has made the corridor safer and less curvy.