Kentucky Route 348 (KY 348) 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
McCracken McCracken may refer to:
People
*McCracken (surname), people with the surname McCracken
Places
*McCracken County, Kentucky, a county located in western Kentucky, USA
*McCracken, Kansas, a city in Rush County, Kansas, USA
*McCracken, Missouri, an un ...
,
Graves
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, and
Marshall
Marshall may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria
Canada
* Marshall, Saskatchewan
* The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia
Liberia
* Marshall, Liberia
Marshall Islands
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counties with
Symsonia and
Benton.
Route description
McCracken County
KY 348 begins at an
intersection
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with
KY 1241 (Mayfield Road) south of
Saint Johns, within
McCracken County. This intersection is next to Woodlawn Memorial Gardens cemetery. It travels to the east and passes Dunaway Cemetery. It intersects the southern terminus of
KY 1014 (Houser Road). It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over some
railroad tracks
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of the
Central Illinois Railroad
The Central Illinois Railroad was a shortline railroad in Illinois. The switching and terminal railroad operated trackage near Peoria, Illinois. The Central Illinois Railroad was established in 2000, operating on track leased from the Burlingt ...
(CIR). It intersects
KY 994 (Old Mayfield Road / Mayfield–Paducah Road). The highway intersects the southern terminus of
KY 1954 (Husband Road). After crossing
Arnold Branch, it intersects the western terminus of
KY 1255 (Bonds Road) and curves to the south-southwest. It curves to the south-southeast and crosses over
Camp Creek before entering
Hardmoney. There, it intersects the northern terminus of
KY 1684 (Hardmoney Road) and curves to the east-southeast. It then enters
Graves County
Graves County is a county located on the southwest border of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,649. Its county seat is Mayfield. The county was formed in 1824 and was named for Major Benjamin Fr ...
.
[
]
Graves and Marshall counties
KY 348 curves to the southeast and intersects the southern terminus of KY 450 (Oaks Road). It crosses over the West Fork Clarks River and enters Symsonia. There, it intersects KY 131, travels north of Symsonia Elementary School, intersects the northern terminus of KY 534, passes Symsonia Cemetery, and intersects the northern terminus of KY 1949. This last intersection is on the eastern edge of Symsonia. It crosses over Lick Creek and enters Marshall County. KY 348 passes Freezor Cemetery and intersects the northern terminus of KY 1490 (Elva Road). It travels south of New Harmony Cemetery and crosses over Middle Fork Creek. The highway intersects the northern terminus of KY 2606 (Jackson School Road). It crosses over Little Bee Creek and enter Benton. It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over Bee Creek and intersects the northern terminus of KY 1558 (Ivey Road). It curves to the east-northeast and temporarily leaves the city limits
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of Benton. While out of the city, it has an interchange with the Purchase Parkway
The Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway is a controlled-access highway in the US state of Kentucky running from Fulton to Mayfield, near Kentucky Dam, for a length of . It begins at the Tennessee state line concurrent with U.S. Route 51 (US ...
(future Interstate 69 (I-69)). After it re-enters Benton, it continues to the east-southeast and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 641/ KY 58 (Main Street / Poplar Street) on one-way pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities.
Descriptio ...
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Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in McCracken County, Kentucky
Transportation in Graves County, Kentucky
Transportation in Marshall County, Kentucky