Kentucky Route 256

Kentucky Route 256
Kentucky Route 256
	KY 256 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KYTC
Length	10.5 mi (16.9 km)
Major junctions
West end	KY 56 in Beech Grove
	KY 797 near Lemon, Kentucky; KY 140 in Poverty
East end	KY 81 in Calhoun
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	McLean
Highway system
	Kentucky State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Parkways;

Kentucky Route 256 (KY 256) is a 10.5-mile-long (16.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of McLean County with Calhoun.

Route description

KY 256 begins at an intersection with KY 56 (Main Street) in Beech Grove, within McLean County. It travels to the south-southwest and curves to the southeast. It intersects the northern terminus of KY 1587. Then, it intersects the southern terminus of KY 797. The highway then crosses over Yellow Creek. In Poverty, it intersects the western terminus of KY 140. It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over Long Falls Creek, where it enters Calhoun. It curves to the northeast, travels under a bridge that carries KY 81 (Veterans Memorial Drive). It curves to the north and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 81 (Veterans Memorial Drive/Main Street).^[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in McLean County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Beech Grove	0.0	0.0	KY 56 (Main Street)	Western terminus
	0.9	1.4	KY 1587 south	Northern terminus of KY 1587
	2.7	4.3	KY 797 north	Southern terminus of KY 797
Poverty	5.9	9.5	KY 140 east	Western terminus of KY 140
Calhoun	10.5	16.9	KY 81 (Veterans Memorial Drive/Main Street)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi