Kentucky Route 401 (KY 401) is a
state highway
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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 to ...
. The highway travels through mostly
rural area
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s of
Breckinridge County.
Route description
KY 401 begins at an
intersection
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with
KY 259 (Leitchfield Road) in Madrid, within the southeastern part of
Breckinridge County. It travels to the northeast and travels through Centerview. After intersecting the western terminus of
KY 84 (Hardin Springs Road), it curves to the north-northeast and travels through
Hudson
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. The highway heads to the east-northeast and curves to the northeast. It travels through
Constantine
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and curves to the north-northeast before meeting its eastern terminus, an intersection with
KY 86, in Dyer.
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Major intersections
See also
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References
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0401
Transportation in Breckinridge County, Kentucky