Kentucky Route 224
Kentucky Route 224 (KY 224) is a 27.024-mile-long (43.491 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from U.S. Route 62 and Vanmeter Street in Clarkson to Kentucky Route 357 west of Magnolia via Upton.
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KY 224 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 27.024 mi[1] (43.491 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 62 in Clarkson | |||
 Western Kentucky Parkway near Clarkson
 I-65 near Upton | ||||
| East end |  KY 357 near Magnolia | |||
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| Counties | Grayson, Hart, Hardin, LaRue | |||
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Route description
KY 224 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 62 (US 62) in Clarkson, in Grayson County. It also has a junction with the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway at exit 112. KY 224 continues eastward to Millerstown, where it intersects KY 479 and then crosses the Nolin River into Hart County. The highway briefly runs through the northwesternmost part of Hart County, and enters southern Hardin County about three miles (4.8 km) later and intersects US 31W (Dixie Highway) at Upton.
KY 224 joins US 31W for about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) and enters LaRue County just before leaving the U.S. Route. KY 224 crosses the exit 76 interchange of Interstate 65 (I-65) and ends at a junction with KY 357 in rural southern LaRue County east of Upton and southwest of Hodgenville.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Grayson | Clarkson | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 62 (Elizabethtown Road) / Vanmeter Street | Western terminus |
| | 0.804– 0.824 | 1.294– 1.326 | Western Kentucky Parkway – Elizabethtown, Paducah | Western Kentucky Pkwy exit 112 | |
| | 2.270 | 3.653 |  KY 3210 south (Rock Creek Road) | Northern terminus of KY 3210 | |
| | 4.739 | 7.627 |  KY 1168 north (Summit Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1168 | |
| | 8.071 | 12.989 |  KY 2778 west (Downs School Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 2778 | |
| | 11.541 | 18.573 |  KY 479 south (Wax Road) / Ward Road | Northern terminus of KY 479 | |
| Hart | | 11.925 | 19.191 |  KY 1140 south (Raider Hollow Road) / Ashtown-Millerstown Road | Northern terminus of KY 1140 |
| | 14.264 | 22.956 |  KY 2800 north | Southern terminus of KY 2800 | |
| Hardin | | 16.892 | 27.185 |  KY 1391 south | Northern terminus of KY 1391 |
| Upton | 16.892 | 27.185 |  KY 1921 north (Upton-Melrose Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1921 | |
| 20.760 | 33.410 |  US 31W north (North Walnut Street) | West end of US 31W overlap | ||
| LaRue | 21.160 | 34.054 | US 31W south (South Walnut Street) | East end of US 31W overlap | |
| | 21.710– 21.717 | 34.939– 34.950 | I-65 – Louisville, Nashville | I-65 exit 76 | |
| | 27.024 | 43.491 | KY 357 (Munfordville Road) | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 28, 2018.