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 | ||||
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 KY 39 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 61.425 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 CottonburgKentucky River near Cottonburg | ||||
| North end |   US 27 BUS/KY 29 in Nicholasville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Pulaski | Somerset | 0.000 | 0.000 |  KY 1247 | Southern terminus | ||
| 0.200 | 0.322 |   KY 2296 south (College Street) | Northern terminus of KY 2296 | ||||
| 0.286 | 0.460 |    KY 80 (Hal Rogers Parkway) to US 27 – Somerset | Somerset to the east, US 27 to the west | ||||
| 0.525 | 0.845 |   KY 1575 west (East University Drive) | Eastern terminus of KY 1575 | ||||
| Dabney | 6.465 | 10.404 |  KY 635 west | Eastern terminus of KY 635 | |||
| 6.816 | 10.969 |   KY 1317 east (Pine Hill Road) | Western terminus of KY 1317 | ||||
| | 9.207 | 14.817 |  KY 452 west | Eastern terminus of KY 452 | |||
| Woodstock | 12.809 | 20.614 |  KY 934 east | Western terminus of KY 934 | |||
| | 14.382 | 23.146 |  KY 935 east | Western terminus of KY 935 | |||
| Randy | 15.128 | 24.346 |   KY 70 to US 150 / US 27 | US 150 to the east, US 27 to the west | |||
| | 17.029 | 27.406 |  KY 3267 (Arnie Gentry Road) | ||||
| | 17.438 | 28.064 |  KY 328 west | Southern end of concurrency | |||
| Bee Lick | 17.713 | 28.506 | KY 328 east (Bee Lick Road) | Northern end of concurrency | |||
| Lincoln | Dog Walk | 21.109 | 33.972 |  KY 618 east | Southern end of concurrency | ||
| | 21.691 | 34.908 | KY 618 west | Northern end of concurrency | |||
| | 22.649 | 36.450 |  KY 3245 east | Western terminus of KY 3245 | |||
| | 26.798 | 43.127 |   US 150 to I-75 | I-75 to the east | |||
| Crab Orchard | 26.965 | 43.396 |  KY 2750 east (Main Street) | Southern end of concurrency | |||
| 27.483 | 44.230 |  KY 643 west (Elm Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 643 | ||||
| 27.572 | 44.373 | KY 2750 west (Stanford Street) | Northern end of concurrency | ||||
| | 29.680 | 47.765 |  KY 3246 east – Fall Lick, Maywoods | Western terminus of KY 3246 | |||
| Garrard | | 38.500 | 61.960 |  KY 1972 east (Crab Orchard Road) | Western terminus of KY 1972 | ||
| Lancaster | 39.429 | 63.455 | US 27 south (Stanford Street) | Southern end of US 27 concurrency | |||
| 39.438 | 63.469 |  KY 52 (Danville Road/Richmond Road) to I-75 – Danville, Richmond | Danville Road to the west, Richmond Road to the east | ||||
| 40.354 | 64.943 |  US 27 north (Lexington Road) | Northern end of concurrency; 27 continues north while 39 turns east over Maple Avenue | ||||
| | 43.629 | 70.214 |  KY 563 east (Perry Rodgers Road) | Southern end of concurrency | |||
| | 44.644 | 71.848 | KY 563 west (Poor Ridge Pike) | Northern end of concurrency | |||
| McCreary | 45.713 | 73.568 |  KY 1131 east (Bethel Road) | Western terminus of KY 1131 | |||
| | 52.068 | 83.795 | KY 563 south (Dave Simpson Road) / Buckeye Road | Northern 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 | |||||||
| Jessamine | | 52.188 | 83.988 |  KY 1541 north (River Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1541 | ||
| | 54.522 | 87.745 |  KY 1268 north (Little Hickman Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1268 | |||
| Nicholasville | 57.295 | 92.207 |  KY 3374 west (Hoover Pike) | Eastern terminus of KY 3374 | |||
| | 59.618 | 95.946 | KY 1541 south (Chrisman Mill Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1541 | |||
| Nicholasville | 61.472 | 98.930 |   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
editFrom 1958 to 1981 the southern terminus was located at US 27, via University Drive, this changed back to Kentucky 1247.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning - Highway Information System Official Milepoint Route Log Report". Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.planning.kytc.ky.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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