Kentucky Route 256
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 10.5 mi[1] (16.9 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 KY 56 in Beech Grove | |||
 KY 797 near Lemon, Kentucky KY 140 in Poverty | ||||
| East end: |
 KY 81 in Calhoun | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | McLean | |||
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Kentucky Route 256 (KY 256) is a 10.5-mile-long (16.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of McLean County with Calhoun.
Route description
KY 256 begins at an intersection with KY 56 (Main Street) in Beech Grove, within McLean County. It travels to the south-southwest and curves to the southeast. It intersects the northern terminus of KY 1587. Then, it intersects the southern terminus of KY 797. The highway then crosses over Yellow Creek. In Poverty, it intersects the western terminus of KY 140. It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over Long Falls Creek, where it enters Calhoun. It curves to the northeast, travels under a bridge that carries KY 81 (Veterans Memorial Drive). It curves to the north and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 81 (Veterans Memorial Drive/Main Street).[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in McLean County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Beech Grove | 0.0 | 0.0 | KY 56 (Main Street) | Western terminus | |
| | 0.9 | 1.4 |  KY 1587 south | Northern terminus of KY 1587 | |
| | 2.7 | 4.3 | KY 797 north | Southern terminus of KY 797 | |
| Poverty | 5.9 | 9.5 | KY 140 east | Western terminus of KY 140 | |
| Calhoun | 10.5 | 16.9 | KY 81 (Veterans Memorial Drive/Main Street) | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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U.S. Roads portal -
Kentucky portal
References
- 1 2 3 Google (May 29, 2016). "Kentucky Route 256" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 29, 2016.