Kentucky Route 459

Kentucky Route 459 marker

Kentucky Route 459
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 11.710 mi[1] (18.845 km)
Major junctions
West end: KY 6 near Dishman Springs
 
East end: KY 11 in Barbourville
Location
Counties: Knox
Highway system
← KY 458US 460 →

Kentucky Route 459 (KY 459) is a 11.710-mile-long (18.845 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects rural areas of Knox County with Barbourville.

Route description

KY 459 begins at an intersection with KY 6 south-southwest of Dishman Springs, within the southwestern part of Knox County. It travels to the southwest and crosses over Big Indian Creek and begins paralleling it. The highway curves to the southeast and crosses over the creek again. A short distance later, it bends slightly to the south-southeast and leaves the creek. It curves to the east-southeast and begins paralleling the Cumberland River. It curves to the northeast and passes Dr. Thomas Walker State Park. It curves to the north-northwest and passes Warfield Cemetery. KY 459 curves to the east-northeast and passes Powell Cemetery. The highway curves to the east-southeast and passes Mayhew Cemetery just before intersecting the western terminus of KY 2423 (Sharp Gap Road). It curves to the south-southeast and enters Barbourville. It curves to the northeast, leaving the Cumberland River. It curves to the east-northeast and crosses over Richland Creek. Then, the highway turns left onto Sycamore Drive. It travels to the north-northwest for one block before it turns right and resumes its east-northeastward trek for one block. At that point, it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 11 (South Main Street / Daniel Boone Drive). The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shows on its Knox County map that South Main Street north of this intersection is actually part of KY 6.[2][1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Knox County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 KY 6Western terminus
​9.70715.622 KY 2423 east (Sharp Gap Road)Western terminus of KY 2423
Barbourville11.71018.845 KY 11 (South Main Street / Daniel Boone Drive) to KY 6Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Knox County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. June 2016. Barbourville inset. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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