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SR 259 begins at an intersection with US 31W/SR 41 on the Kentucky–Tennessee state line. It goes east to pass through the town of Mitchellville, before winding its way southeast through farmland to enter Oak Grove and come to an end at an intersection with SR 52. [1] [3]
The highway's extension into Kentucky and Tennessee resulted in the decommissioning of the following roadways: The original KY 239 from US 42 to Glencoe, KY 16 from Glencoe to its junction with US 227 (now KY 227), and; KY 35 from Owenton to the Tennessee state line. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Kentucky is the only U.S. state to have a continuous border of rivers running along three of its sides – the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Big Sandy River and Tug Fork to the east. [30] Its major internal rivers include the Kentucky River, Tennessee River, Cumberland River, Green River and Licking River.
US 25 technically crosses the Tennessee state line in two places—near Jellico, Tennessee, and near Middlesboro—where a split US 25 enters Kentucky as US 25W and US 25E respectively. In North Corbin, the two suffixed highways meet to reform US 25.
U.S. Route 31W (US 31W) is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Route 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky. Tennessee State Route 41 (SR 41) is its unsigned companion route in Tennessee. During the December 2021 tornado outbreak, an EF3 tornado devastated stretches of US 31W in Bowling Green, Kentucky. [4] [5]
The George A. Ellis Bridge (foreground) carries U.S. 62 and U.S. 641 over the Tennessee River. US 641 enters Kentucky at Hazel and continues north to Murray, intersecting KY 80 just north of the city limit. [4] Near Benton, a spur route (Spur US 641) provides access to I-69 (the Purchase Parkway) while the main route travels through the city. [5]
US 79 in Kentucky begins at the Tennessee state line west of Guthrie and travels northeast, forming a junction with US 41 0.497 miles (0.800 km) from the state line. The route continues to the northeast, passing north of Guthrie and Allensville in rural areas of Todd County. 10.606 miles (17.069 km) from the Kentucky-Tennessee border, US 79 crosses into Logan County where it becomes known as ...
They continue north to the Kentucky state line just south of Hazel, KY, where US 641 crosses into Kentucky while SR 54 ends there. The route's concurrencies include: SR 88 from Brims Corner to Alamo, US 45W through the city of Trenton, US 45E from Bradford to Greenfield, SR 89 through the city of Dresden, and