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.

Kentucky Route 39
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length61.425 mi[1] (98.854 km)
Major junctions
South end KY 1247 in Somerset
  US 150 in Crab Orchard
US 27 in Lancaster
KY 563 near Cottonburg
Kentucky River near Cottonburg
North end
US 27 BUS/KY 29 in Nicholasville
Location
CountiesPulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine
Highway system
KY 38 KY 40

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

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PulaskiSomerset0.0000.000 KY 1247Southern terminus
0.2000.322 KY 2296 south (College Street)Northern terminus of KY 2296
0.2860.460 KY 80 (Hal Rogers Parkway) to US 27 SomersetSomerset to the east, US 27 to the west
0.5250.845 KY 1575 west (East University Drive)Eastern terminus of KY 1575
Dabney6.46510.404 KY 645 westEastern terminus of KY 645
6.81610.969 KY 1317 east (Pine Hill Road)Western terminus of KY 1317
9.20714.817 KY 452 westEastern terminus of KY 452
Woodstock12.80920.614 KY 934 eastWestern terminus of KY 934
14.38223.146 KY 935 eastWestern terminus of KY 935
Randy15.12824.346 KY 70 to US 150 / US 27US 150 to the east, US 27 to the west
17.02927.406 KY 3267 (Arnie Gentry Road)
17.43828.064 KY 328 westSouthern end of concurrency
Bee Lick17.71328.506 KY 328 east (Bee Lick Road)Northern end of concurrency
LincolnDog Walk21.10933.972 KY 618 eastSouthern end of concurrency
21.69134.908 KY 618 westNorthern end of concurrency
22.64936.450 KY 3245 eastWestern terminus of KY 3245
26.79843.127 US 150 to I-75I-75 to the east
Crab Orchard26.96543.396 KY 2750 east (Main Street)Southern end of concurrency
27.48344.230 KY 643 west (Elm Street)Eastern terminus of KY 643
27.57244.373 KY 2750 west (Stanford Street)Northern end of concurrency
29.68047.765 KY 3246 east – Fall Lick, MaywoodsWestern terminus of KY 3246
Garrard38.50061.960 KY 1972 east (Crab Orchard Road)Western terminus of KY 1972
Lancaster39.42963.455 US 27 south (Stanford Street)Southern end of US 27 concurrency
39.43863.469 KY 52 (Danville Road/Richmond Road) to I-75 Danville, RichmondDanville Road to the west, Richmond Road to the east
40.35464.943 US 27 north (Lexington Road)Northern end of concurrency; 27 continues north while 39 turns east over Maple Avenue
43.62970.214 KY 563 east (Perry Rodgers Road)Southern end of concurrency
44.64471.848 KY 563 west (Poor Ridge Pike)Northern end of concurrency
McCreary45.71373.568 KY 1131 east (Bethel Road)Western terminus of KY 1131
52.06883.795 KY 563 south (Dave Simpson Road) / Buckeye RoadNorthern 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
Jessamine52.18883.988 KY 1541 north (River Road)Southern terminus of KY 1541
54.52287.745 KY 1268 north (Little Hickman Road)Southern terminus of KY 1268
Nicholasville57.29592.207 KY 3374 west (Hoover Pike)Eastern terminus of KY 3374
59.61895.946 KY 1541 south (Chrisman Mill Road)Northern terminus of KY 1541
Nicholasville61.47298.930
US 27 Bus. (North Main Street/South Main Street) / KY 29 west (West Maple Street)
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.

References

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