South end: KY 84 in Howardstown Counties: Nelson County Nelson County, Kentucky | North end: US 31E in Culvertown Length 22.9 km Major cities Howardstown, Kentucky | |
Kentucky Route 247 (KY 247) is a 14.2-mile-long (22.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Nelson County.
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Route description
KY 247 begins at an intersection with KY 84 in Howardstown, within Nelson County. It travels to the north-northeast and immediately crosses over Lunar Creek. It leaves the community and passes St. Ann Cemetery before curving to the west-northwest. The highway curves around Newton Point and curves to the northeast. It curves to the north-northeast and crosses over Cane Run. The highway curves to the east-northeast, crosses over Trace Creek, and heads to the north-northwest. It then crosses over Pottinger Creek and then some CSX railroad tracks before it enters Trappist. There, it begins a concurrency with KY 52 (New Hope Road). The two highways head to the northeast and curve to an easterly direction, then split. KY 247 heads to the north-northwest and curves to the northeast. It curves back to the north-northwest and passes Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani and curves to the north-northeast. The highway finally curves to the north-northwest and enters Culvertown, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with U.S. Route 31E (US 31E; New Haven Road).
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The entire route is in Nelson County.