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State highway in Kentucky, United States Not to be confused with Interstate 69 in Kentucky.
Kentucky Route 69 markerKentucky Route 69
KY 69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length55.423 mi (89.195 km)
Major junctions
South endBluff Lane in rural Ohio County
Major intersections US 231 in Hartford

I-165 in Hartford

US 60 near Hawesville
North end SR 237 at Kentucky-Indiana state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesOhio, Hancock
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← I-69→ KY 70

Kentucky Route 69 (KY 69) is a 55.423-mile-long (89.195 km) state highway that traverses Ohio and Hancock Counties in northwestern Kentucky.

Route description

KY 69 runs from Bluff Lane in rural Ohio County to Indiana State Road 237 on the Bob Cummings – Lincoln Trail Bridge at the Kentucky-Indiana state line near Hawesville via the cities of Centertown, Hartford, Dundee, Fordsville, and Hawesville.

History

KY 69 once connected with a junction with KY 277 just northeast of Central City, in Muhlenberg County through a ferry on the Green River. Ferry service was discontinued sometime before 1970.

KY 69 also once connected to Cannelton, Indiana from Hawesville via a ferry on the Ohio River. This ferry was replaced with the Lincoln Trail Bridge when it opened to traffic in 1966.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Ohio​0.0000.000Bluff LaneSouthern terminus
​6.71910.813
KY 85 west		South end of KY 85 overlap
​7.55612.160
KY 85 east		North end of KY 85 overlap
​11.30118.187
KY 273 east (Goshen Road)		Western terminus of KY 273
Hartford13.67222.003

US 231 north / KY 1543 east (East Union Street)		South end of US 231 overlap; Western terminus of KY 1543
14.68923.640
US 231 south – Beaver Dam		North end of US 231 overlap
15.31124.641 KY 1543 (Clay Street)
16.01825.778 I-165 – Owensboro, Bowling GreenI-165 exit 47
​16.30326.237 KY 6122 (Barnetts Station Road)Southern terminus of KY 6122
​16.37626.355 KY 6121 (Country Club Lane)Northern terminus of KY 6121
​17.85228.730
KY 1164 east (Cedar Grove Road)		Western terminus of KY 1164
​25.04840.311
KY 878 east		Western terminus of KY 878
Fordsville32.64052.529
KY 54 east (Main Street) – Leitchfield		South end of KY 54 overlap
​34.03054.766
KY 54 west – Owensboro		North end of KY 54 overlap
HancockWeberstown44.37371.411 KY 144 – Owensboro
​52.56284.590
KY 1265 south (Happy Hollow Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1265
​52.82685.015
US 60 east		South end of US 60 overlap
Hawesville
KY 3199 east (Indian Lake Drive)		Western terminus of KY 3199

KY 2181 south (Pellville Street)		Northern terminus of KY 2181
54.36687.494

US 60 west / KY 1389 west (Madison Street)		North end of US 60 overlap; eastern terminus of KY 1389
54.76488.134


KY 3101 south (Main Street) to US 60 west – Owensboro		Northern terminus of KY 3101
55.42389.195

SR 237 north to I-64		Indiana state line (Lincoln Trail Bridge over Ohio River)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Staff. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
  2. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1950). Ohio County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. § F1. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  3. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1937). Muhlenberg County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  4. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1954). Hancock County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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