Kentucky Route 323
Kentucky Route 323 (KY 323) is a 7.1-mile-long (11.4 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Green and Taylor counties with Campbellsville.
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| Length | 23.0 mi[1][2] (37.0 km) | |||
| Southern segment | ||||
| Length | 3.4 mi[1] (5.5 km) | |||
| South end |  | |||
| North end | Graham Cemetery Road / H. Milby–Oak Grove Road near Lobb | |||
| Northern segment | ||||
| Length | 19.6 mi[2] (31.5 km) | |||
| South end | Dirt road southeast of Lobb | |||
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| Location | ||||
| Counties | Green, Taylor | |||
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Route description
Southern segment
KY 323 begins at an intersection with KY 566 (Eve Road) in Eve, within Green County. This intersection is along the southwestern edge of Vance Cemetery. It travels to the south-southeast and curves to the northeast until it meets the northern terminus of its southern segment, an intersection with Graham Cemetery Road, at a point south-southeast of Lobb. Here, the roadway continues as H. Milby–Oak Grove Road. This intersection is on the western bank of Big Brush Creek.[1]
Northern segment
KY 323 resumes on the eastern back of the creek, at a dirt road located southeast of Lobb. It travels to the southeast and passes Milby Cemetery before curving to the east-southeast. The highway enters Gabe, where it curves to the northeast. It passes Bennett Cemetery and then enters Summersville, where it intersects KY 61 (Hodgenville Road / Greenburge Road). It curves to the east-northeast and intersects the southern terminus of KY 2763 (Summersville–Coakley Road). The highway curves to the east-southeast and then to the northeast before it crosses over Sand Lick Creek.
The highway then enters Taylor County. It crosses over Big Pitman Creek before curving to the south to travel through Bengal. KY 323 travels in an easterly direction and curves to the southeast before it crosses over Middle Pitman Creek. It enters Sweeneyville, where it intersects KY 883 (Fairview Road). It crosses over Little Pitman Creek and enters the western part of Campbellsville. The highway intersects US 68/KY 70 (Greensburg Road). It curves to the east-northeast and crosses over KY 55 (New Columbia Road). It passes Brookside Cemetery and Campbellsville High School. It crosses over Buck Horn Creek and turns left, to the north-northwest, onto Columbia Avenue. Two blocks later, it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 68/KY 55/KY 70 (East Broadway Street). This intersection is on the southeastern edge of Campbellsville University. At this intersection, the roadway continues as North Columbia Avenue.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Green | Eve | 0.0 | 0.0 | | Southern terminus | ||
| | 3.4 | 5.5 | H. Milby–Oak Grove Road north / Graham Cemetery Road north | Northern terminus of southern segment; southern terminus of Graham Cemetery Road | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Green | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Dirt road | Southern terminus of northern segment | ||
| Summersville | 5.8 | 9.3 | | ||||
| | 7.4 | 11.9 |  | Southern terminus of KY 2763 | |||
| Taylor | Sweeneyville | 15.8 | 25.4 | | |||
| Campbellsville | 17.7 | 28.5 | | ||||
| 19.6 | 31.5 | | Northern terminus | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
See also
References
- Google (June 6, 2016). "Kentucky Route 323's southern section" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- Google (June 6, 2016). "Kentucky Route 323's northern section" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 6, 2016.