Kentucky Route 261

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Kentucky Route 261 marker

Kentucky Route 261

Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length42.605 mi[1] (68.566 km)
Major junctions
South/West end KY 54 near Fordsville
Major intersections KY 105 at McQuady

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KY 259 in downtown Hardinsburg
North/East end KY 79 in rural southwest Meade County
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesOhio, Hancock, Breckinridge, Meade
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 260 KY 262

Kentucky Route 261 (KY 261) is a 42.605-mile-long (68.566 km), east–west state highway that traverses two counties in north-central Kentucky, as well as two additional counties in northwest Kentucky.

Route description

KY 261 begins at a junction with KY 54 on the east side of Fordsville, located in northeastern Ohio County. It then traverses the southernmost tip of Hancock County. The highway intersects KY 2124, along with a few more rural state highways that connect this particular area to Hawesville, the county seat of Hancock County.[2]

KY 261 enters Breckinridge County and then intersects KY 105 at McQuady. It meets U.S. Route 60 (US 60) and KY 206 in the Breckinridge County seat, Hardinsburg. The highway runs concurrently with KY 259 from the US 60 junction to downtown Hardinsburg. KY 261 turns away to traverse mainly rural areas of northeastern Breckinridge County. That section of the route also includes a stretch concurrent with KY 86.[3]

KY 261 ends in Meade County at an intersection with KY 79 between Irvington and the Meade County seat of Brandenburg.[4]


References

  1. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). DeLorme. 2010. p. 46.
  3. ^ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). DeLorme. 2010. p. 47.
  4. ^ Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). DeLorme. 2010. p. 33.