Kentucky Route 251

Kentucky Route 251 marker

Kentucky Route 251
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 8.0 mi[1] (12.9 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 31W in Elizabethtown
  KY 434 south of Fort Knox
North end: KY 313 in Fort Knox
Location
Counties: Hardin
Highway system
← KY 250KY 252 →

Kentucky Route 251 (KY 251) is a 8.0-mile-long (12.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects Elizabethtown and Fort Knox with rural areas of Hardin County.

Route description

KY 251 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 31W (US 31W; West Dixie Avenue) in Elizabethtown, within Hardin County. It travels to the northeast and curves to the north-northeast. It passes Elizabethtown High School, St. James Cemetery, Elizabethtown City Park, and Hardin Memorial Park cemetery. Just before leaving the city limits of the city, it intersects KY 3005 (Ring Road). It curves to the north-northwest and intersects KY 434 (Battle Training Road). Just north of this intersection, the highway enters the boundaries of Fort Knox. It curves to the north-northeast and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 313 (Joe Prather Highway). Here, the roadway continues as Shepherdsville Road, a restricted access road for the fort.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hardin County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Elizabethtown0.00.0 US 31W (West Dixie Avenue)Southern terminus
2.74.3 KY 3005 (Ring Road)
​6.310.1 KY 434 (Battle Training Road) – Radcliff, Lebanon Jct.
Fort Knox8.012.9 KY 313 (Joe Prather Highway) – Radcliff, Lebanon Jct.Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (May 29, 2016). "Kentucky Route 251" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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