Kentucky Route 58 (KY 58) is a
state highway 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 ...
that runs from a dead end near
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to:
* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
to
U.S. Route 68 (US 68) near
Briensburg, Kentucky
Briensburg is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kentucky
Marshall County is a county located in far western portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,659. Its county seat is Benton.
I ...
via Columbus,
Clinton,
Mayfield, and
Benton.
History
Kentucky Route 58 was part of the initial Commonwealth of Kentucky highway numbering plan developed in the early 1920s as a primary east–west route through far western Kentucky. The original route began at Kentucky Route 93 in Eddyville in Lyon County and immediately crossed the
Cumberland River via ferry. The route exited Lyon County via a ferry over the Tennessee River into Marshall County at Birmingham and continued west to Briensburg where it joined its modern-day eastern terminus. The route continued via its modern-day route through Benton, Mayfield and Clinton. The route exited Kentucky via a ferry over the
Lower Mississippi River
The Lower Mississippi River is the portion of the Mississippi River downstream of Cairo, Illinois. From the confluence of the Ohio River and Upper Mississippi River at Cairo, the Lower flows just under 1000 miles (1600 km) to the Gulf of ...
at Columbus into Missouri.
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Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Hickman County, Kentucky
Transportation in Graves County, Kentucky
Transportation in Marshall County, Kentucky
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