Kentucky Route 39
Kentucky Route 39 (KY 39) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route, part of the State Secondary System, exists in two segments, separated at the Madison-Jessamine county line by the Kentucky River. While there is a boat ramp on each side, there is no bridge or ferry carrying vehicular traffic across the waterway. The southernmost terminus of the route is at Kentucky Route 1247 in Somerset. The northernmost terminus is at U.S. Route 27 Business and Kentucky Route 29 in Nicholasville.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 61.425 mi[1] (98.854 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
Kentucky River near Cottonburg | ||||
North end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The northern terminus of the southern segment is at Kentucky Route 563 in Garrard County 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of the Kentucky River. Although KY 39 ends, the roadway continues north to the south bank of the river at the confluence of Paint Lick Creek; there is a concrete boat landing at the site of an old ferry crossing. The segment between Lancaster and the river is locally called Buckeye Pike. The southern terminus of the northern segment is at the boat launch on the north bank.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Pulaski | Somerset | 0.000 | 0.000 | Southern terminus | |||
0.200 | 0.322 | Northern terminus of KY 2296 | |||||
0.286 | 0.460 | Somerset to the east, US 27 to the west | |||||
0.525 | 0.845 | Eastern terminus of KY 1575 | |||||
Dabney | 6.465 | 10.404 | Eastern terminus of KY 645 | ||||
6.816 | 10.969 | Western terminus of KY 1317 | |||||
| 9.207 | 14.817 | Eastern terminus of KY 452 | ||||
Woodstock | 12.809 | 20.614 | Western terminus of KY 934 | ||||
| 14.382 | 23.146 | Western terminus of KY 935 | ||||
Randy | 15.128 | 24.346 | US 150 to the east, US 27 to the west | ||||
| 17.029 | 27.406 | |||||
| 17.438 | 28.064 | Southern end of concurrency | ||||
Bee Lick | 17.713 | 28.506 | Northern end of concurrency | ||||
Lincoln | Dog Walk | 21.109 | 33.972 | Southern end of concurrency | |||
| 21.691 | 34.908 | Northern end of concurrency | ||||
| 22.649 | 36.450 | Western terminus of KY 3245 | ||||
| 26.798 | 43.127 | I-75 to the east | ||||
Crab Orchard | 26.965 | 43.396 | Southern end of concurrency | ||||
27.483 | 44.230 | Eastern terminus of KY 643 | |||||
27.572 | 44.373 | Northern end of concurrency | |||||
| 29.680 | 47.765 | Western terminus of KY 3246 | ||||
Garrard | | 38.500 | 61.960 | Western terminus of KY 1972 | |||
Lancaster | 39.429 | 63.455 | Southern end of US 27 concurrency | ||||
39.438 | 63.469 | Danville Road to the west, Richmond Road to the east | |||||
40.354 | 64.943 | Northern end of concurrency; 27 continues north while 39 turns east over Maple Avenue | |||||
| 43.629 | 70.214 | Southern end of concurrency | ||||
| 44.644 | 71.848 | Northern end of concurrency | ||||
McCreary | 45.713 | 73.568 | Western terminus of KY 1131 | ||||
| 52.068 | 83.795 | Northern terminus of KY 563; northern terminus of southern section of KY 39 | ||||
Road continues 1.5 miles north to old boat ramp / former ferry crossing at the Kentucky River. KY 39 continues on the other side of the river | |||||||
Jessamine | | 52.188 | 83.988 | Southern terminus of KY 1541 | |||
| 54.522 | 87.745 | Southern terminus of KY 1268 | ||||
Nicholasville | 57.295 | 92.207 | Eastern terminus of KY 3374 | ||||
| 59.618 | 95.946 | Northern terminus of KY 1541 | ||||
Nicholasville | 61.472 | 98.930 | Northern terminus of KY 39; eastern terminus of KY 29 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
History
From 1958 to 1972 the southern terminus was located at US 27,using University Drive,this changed when KY 80 was moved north of town.