Kentucky Route 300 (KY 300) is a
state highway in the
U.S. state
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of
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
. The highway connects mostly
rural area
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s of
Boyle and
Lincoln
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* Lincol ...
counties with
Parksville,
Junction City, and
Stanford.
Route description
Boyle County
KY 300 begins at an
intersection with
KY 34/
KY 1822 (Lebanon Road) in
Parksville, within
Boyle County; however, only KY 34 is signed at this intersection. It travels to the east-southeast and leaves Parksville. It travels just north of
Wilsonville. It curves to the east-northeast and enters
Alum Springs, where it intersects the northern terminus of
KY 3365 (Hogue Hollow Road). The highway curves to the southeast and begins a
concurrency with
KY 37 (Stewarts Lane). Almost immediately, they enter
Junction City. They split, and KY 300 crosses over some
railroad tracks
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of
Norfolk Southern Railway. KY 300 then intersects
U.S. Route 127 (US 127). It intersects the western terminus of
KY 1273 (Hustonville Road). It turns right onto Hustonville Road, and travels to the south-southwest. At the intersection with the eastern terminus of York Lane and the western terminus of Short Acres Road, the highway leaves the
city limits of Junction City. The highway then enters
Lincoln County.
[
]
Lincoln County
KY 300 turns left onto Knob Lick Road and resumes its trek to the southeast and crosses over Knoblick Creek. It begins a curve to the south-southwest and crosses over the creek again. Then, the highway curves back to the southeast and crosses over Hanging Fork Creek. On the southeastern edge of Stanford, it intersects KY 78 (Hustonville Road). The two highways travel concurrently to the east and travel through Buffalo Springs Cemetery, where politicians George M. Davison
George Mosby Davison (March 23, 1855 – December 18, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Stanford, Kentucky, Davison attended the common schools, Stanford Academy, and Meyers Academy.
He studied law.
He was admitted to t ...
and Harvey Helm are buried.[
]
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Boyle County, Kentucky
Transportation in Lincoln County, Kentucky