West end: KY 61 west of Clermont Length 31.28 km | East end: US 150 at Bardstown | |
Major cities Clermont, Kentucky, Bullitt County, Kentucky Counties Bullitt County, Kentucky, Nelson County, Kentucky | ||
Kentucky Route 245 (KY 245) is an east–west primary state highway in north-central Kentucky. The highway traverses Bullitt and Nelson counties, and it is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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Map of KY-245, Kentucky, USA
Route description
The highway begins at a junction with KY 61 north of Lebanon Junction. The highway immediately traverses the exit 112 interchange of Interstate 65 (I-65) before passing through Clermont. The highway enters Nelson County, and has intersections with U.S. Route 150 (US 150) and US 31E on the north side of Bardstown, then it crosses US 62 on the east side, and then ends at another junction with a solo US 150 near that highway junction with the Martha Layne Collins Bluegrass Parkway.
Points of interest
Listed from west to east.
History
The highway was established as an unimproved JY 332 when the state's highway system began. It was redesignated as KY 245 at some point between 1940 and 1957.