Kentucky Route 340
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 12.761 mi[1] (20.537 km) | |||
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| South end: |
 KY 70 in Huldeville | |||
 KY 79 near Welcome | ||||
| North end: | Neafus Road in Neafus | |||
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| Counties: | Butler | |||
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Kentucky Route 340 (KY 340) is a 12.761-mile-long (20.537 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Butler County.
Route description
KY 340 begins at an intersection with KY 70 (Brownsville Road) in Huldeville, within Butler County. It travels to the northeast and curves to the east-northeast before crossing over New Zion Creek. It enters Brooklyn. At an intersection with the western terminus of Brooklyn–Love Road, the highway turns left, to the north-northwest. It curves to the west-southwest and then to the north-northeast. It curves to the north-northwest and intersects KY 79 (Caneyville Road). The two highways travel concurrently to the southwest. When they split, KY 340 travels to the north-northeast. It travels through Casey. The highway curves to the west-northwest and crosses over East Prong Indian Camp Creek and then curves to the north-northwest. In Oak Ridge, it curves to the north-northeast. It curves to the northwest and curves back to the north-northeast before it crosses over the Western Kentucky Parkway. It then enters Neafus, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with Neafus Road. This intersection is on the Butler–Ohio–Grayson county tripoint.[1]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Butler | Huldeville | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 70 (Brownsville Road) | Southern terminus |
| | 5.938 | 9.556 | KY 79 north | Southern end of KY 79 concurrency | |
| | 5.938 | 9.556 | KY 79 south | Northern end of KY 79 concurrency | |
| Butler–Ohio– Grayson county tripoint | Neafus | 12.761 | 20.537 | Neafus Road | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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U.S. Roads portal -
Kentucky portal
References
- 1 2 3 Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 8, 2016.