Kentucky Route 69 Explained

Kentucky Route 69 should not be confused with Interstate 69 in Kentucky.

State:KY
Type:KY
Route:69
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:KY 69 highlighted in red
Length Mi:55.423
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Bluff Lane in rural Ohio County
Junction: in Hartford
in Hartford
near Hawesville
Direction B:North
Terminus B: at Kentucky-Indiana state line
Counties:Ohio, Hancock
Previous Type:I
Previous Route:69
Next Type:KY
Next Route:70

Kentucky Route 69 (KY 69) is a 55.423adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway that traverses Ohio and Hancock Counties in northwestern Kentucky.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff . Official DMI Route Log . . April 18, 2014.
  2. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Ohio County Highway Map . 1950. F1 . 1:125000. . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . May 18, 2023.
  3. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Muhlenberg County Highway Map . 1937 . 1:125000. . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . May 18, 2023.
  4. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Hancock County Highway Map . 1954 . 1:125000. . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . May 18, 2023.