Kentucky Route 199 (KY 199) is a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Kentucky
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. The highway connects mostly
rural area
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s of
Pike County with
Huddy.
Route description
KY 199 begins at an
intersection
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with
KY 632 (Upper Johns Creek Road) south of
McVeigh
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, within
Pike County. Most of the southern end of the highway is a very curvy road, with many
switchbacks. It travels in a fairly northerly direction, crossing over
Pond Creek, and passing Grants Branch Park, before it enters McVeigh. There, the highway has a second and third crossing of Pond Creek. Northwest of McVeigh, it has a fourth crossing of the creek, then a crossing of
Atkins Branch. It curves to the north-northeast and has two more crossings of Pond Creek in
Pinsonfork. There, it also passes a
U.S. Post Office
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. The highway curves to the north and intersects the western terminus of
KY 1056. It curves to the northwest and crosses Pond Creek twice more. KY 199 begins curving to the north-northeast and crosses over
Pinson Fork. It travels through
McAndrews. It curves to the northwest and crosses Pond Creek again. KY 199 curves to the north-northwest and travels through
Stone
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. The highway enters
Huddy, where it crosses Pond Creek one final time and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with
U.S. Route 119.
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Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Pike County, Kentucky