Kentucky Route 43 (KY 43) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
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 ...
that runs from
BUS KY 55 and Boone Station Road northeast of
Shelbyville to
U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...
(US 421) southeast of
Pleasureville.
Route description
KY 43 begins at an intersection with
KY 55 Bus./
KY 2268 in
Shelbyville,
Shelby County, heading to the east on two-lane undivided Cropper Road. The road passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, running to the north of a
R.J. Corman Railroad line. The route curves northeast and intersects the western terminus of
KY 1005. KY 43 passes through more rural areas while paralleling the railroad tracks, turning north and east before coming to the western terminus of
KY 12. Here, the route turns north to remain on Cropper Road, passing through more agricultural areas with some woods. The road turns east before a curve back to the north as it continues through more rural areas. KY 43 intersects the southern terminus of
KY 241 and turns east to pass a few homes in the community of
Cropper. The route continues through more farmland with some trees and comes to a junction with the northern terminus of
KY 395. KY 43 continues north-northwest through more rural areas before it ends at an intersection with
US 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Carol ...
.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Shelby County, Kentucky