Kentucky Route 595 is a north- south route running through
Madison County, Kentucky
Madison County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. At the 2020 census, its population was 92,701. Its county seat is Richmond. The county is named for Virginia statesman James Madison, who later became the fo ...
, United States. Its northern terminus is at the
Kentucky River
The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 13, 2011 in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. The river and its tri ...
near
Valley View and it southern terminus is at the intersection of
Kentucky Route 1617
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 ...
2 miles south of
Berea. From the northern terminus to its intersection with
Kentucky Route 876 it follows Silver Creek.
Route description
From the intersection with Kentucky Route 876 it passes through the communities of
Round Hill and
Kirksville. Four miles south of Kirksville its meets up with
Kentucky Route 52
Kentucky Route 52 (KY 52) is a long east–west state highway in Kentucky, United States, managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Its western terminus is at US 62 near Boston, Kentucky. It goes through Nelson, LaRue, Marion, Boyle, ...
for a mile east until
Happy Landing and then it turns towards Berea going through
Buggytown along the way. Upon entering Berea it intersects with
Interstate 75
Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from St ...
, then intersects with
Kentucky Route 956 (Berea Bypass) and Mayde Road. Kentucky Route 595 turns at the light onto Walnut Meadow Pike on into Berea, passing by the Artisan Center and Berea Community Schools and though Berea. At the center of Berea it meets with
US Route 25 and
Kentucky Route 21
Kentucky Route 21 (KY 21) is a west-east highway in Madison County, running from the Garrard County line near Paint Lick to Bighill, east of Berea.
It begins at KY 52 at the Garrard County line at the Paint Lick Creek Bridge. The road passe ...
. After that, it becomes Scaffald Cane Road and runs two more miles before ending at Kentucky Route 1617. Kentucky Route 1617 maintains Scaffald Cane Road until its end with US Route 25 in
Rockcastle County. Future extensions are aspired and KYTC will expand it to freeway and end somewhere and turn and overlap with other highways and have exits and intersections from its current end.
Major intersections
References
External links
Kentucky Roads - KY 595
0595
Transportation in Madison County, Kentucky
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