Kentucky Route 3240 (KY 3240) is a east–west urban secondary
state highway
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located entirely in
Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
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in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The entire length of the highway is located within the
city limits
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of
Russellville. The highway is a former alignment of
U.S. Route 79 (US 79).
Route description
KY 3240 begins at an
intersection
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with
U.S. Route 431 (US 431) and
KY 2146, the original US 431 alignment that travels into downtown Russellville. KY 3240's eastern terminus is at an intersection with
US 68 Bus. on the east side of town near the Logan County Glade State Nature Preserve.
History
Until the 2010s, this stretch of highway was originally designated as the final of US 79. US 79's northern terminus was relocated at an intersection with the re-routed US 431 on the southwest side of Russellville. US 431 was re-routed onto the original US 79 (Clarksville Road) and the first half of the
Russellville Bypass
The Russellville Bypass is a beltway around Russellville, Kentucky, Russellville in Logan County, Kentucky, Logan County in south central Kentucky. The highway comprises overlapping portions of U.S. Route 68 in Kentucky, U.S. Route 68 (US 68) ...
from the current US 79 intersection to the north side of the city.
U.S. 79 now follows the southern section of the Russellville Bypass when it was completed.
Major intersections
See also
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References
3240
3240
U.S. Route 79
U.S. Route 431
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