Kentucky Route 247
Kentucky Route 247 (KY 247) is a 14.2-mile-long (22.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Nelson County.
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Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 14.2 mi[1] (22.9 km) | |||
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Counties | Nelson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
KY 247 begins at an intersection with KY 84 in Howardstown, within Nelson County. It travels to the north-northeast and immediately crosses over Lunar Creek. It leaves the community and passes St. Ann Cemetery before curving to the west-northwest. The highway curves around Newton Point and curves to the northeast. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over Cane Run. The highway curves to the east-northeast, crosses over Trace Creek, and heads to the north-northwest. It then crosses over Pottinger Creek and then some CSX railroad tracks before it enters Trappist. There, it begins a concurrency with KY 52 (New Hope Road). The two highways head to the northeast and curve to an easterly direction, then split. KY 247 heads to the north-northwest and curves to the northeast. It curves back to the north-northwest and passes Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani and curves to the north-northeast. The highway finally curves to the north-northwest and enters Culvertown, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with U.S. Route 31E (US 31E; New Haven Road).[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Nelson County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Howardstown | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus | ||
Trappist | 7.6 | 12.2 | Southern end of KY 52 concurrency | ||
| 9.9 | 15.9 | Northern end of KY 52 concurrency | ||
Culvertown | 14.2 | 22.9 | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
U.S. Roads portal United States portal
References
- Google (May 29, 2016). "Kentucky Route 247" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 29, 2016.