Kentucky Route 240

Kentucky Route 240 marker

Kentucky Route 240
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length 19.871 mi[1] (31.979 km)
Major junctions
West end US 68 / KY 80 near South Union
  US 31W in Woodburn
East end US 231 near Alvaton
Location
Counties Warren, Allen
Highway system
KY 239KY 241

Kentucky Route 240 (KY 240) is a 19.871-mile-long (31.979 km) rural, secondary, east–west state highway in Kentucky that runs from U.S. Route 68 and Kentucky Route 80 northeast of South Union to U.S. Route 231 southeast of Alvaton via Woodburn and Drake.

Route description

KY 240 begins at a junction with U.S. Route 68 (US 68) and KY 80 just into Warren County right near the Logan County line just east of South Union. It then intersects US 31W and then KY 884 in Woodburn.

It then crosses Interstate 65 (I-65) via an overpass before intersecting Plano Road (KY 622) just south of Plano. KY 240 enters northwestern Allen County before reaching its eastern terminus at a junction with US 231 in Allen Springs, which is located just about halfway between Bowling Green and Scottsville.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Warren0.0000.000 US 68 (Russellville Road) / KY 80Western terminus
0.0730.117 KY 3172 west (Shaker Museum Road) / Stamps RoadEastern terminus of KY 3172
Woodburn5.4708.803 US 31W (Nashville Road)
5.7329.225 KY 884 north (Three Springs Road)Southern terminus of KY 884
12.73320.492 KY 622 south (Plano Road)West end of KY 622 overlap
12.82020.632 KY 622 north (Plano Road)East end of KY 622 overlap
Allen19.74131.770 KY 3241 south (Bowling Green Road)Northern terminus of KY 3241
19.87131.979 US 231 (Scottsville Road) / Allen Springs RoadEastern terminus; continues as Allen Springs Road beyond US 231
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
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