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Kentucky Route 259

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Kentucky Route 259 marker
Kentucky Route 259
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length79.853 mi[1] (128.511 km)
Major junctions
North end KY 144 near Rhodelia
Major intersections US 60 in Harned
US 62 in Leitchfield
Western KY Pkwy at Leitchfield
KY 70 at Brownsville
South end US 68 in Hays
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesBreckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson, Meade, Warren
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 258 KY 260

Kentucky Route 259 is a 79.853-mile (128.511 km) state highway that traverses five counties in West-Central Kentucky.

Route description

Starting at a junction with KY 144 in Meade County, 259 soon crosses into Breckinridge County. The highway passes through Hardinsburg before bridging Rough River Lake.

KY 259 then passes into Grayson County, serving as a main road through the city of Leitchfield. The route intersects the Western Kentucky Parkway just south of Leitchfield, then continues on, crossing into Edmonson County just south of the Anneta community.

KY 259 skirts the border of Nolin Lake State Park before continuing southward. The route bridges the Green River just north of Brownsville. KY 259 then continues on through the city, continuing on a southerly track until it turns southeast at the Rhoda community. The route then continues on until it enters Warren County just south of Rocky Hill.

KY 259 then traverses I-65 by way of an overpass before reaching its southern terminus at U.S. 68 in Hays.

The cojoined KY 259/KY 70, as it crosses the Green River Bridge at Brownsville.


KY 259 conjoins with many other highways along its course.

  • US 60 from just south of Hardinsburg to Harned.
  • KY 79 from Harned to a split east of Hinton Hills.
  • KY 70 from the Riverhill community to the southern part of Brownsville.

References