East end: KY 152 near Mackville Length 19.23 km | Counties: Washington | |
West end: KY 55 northeast of Valley Hill County Washington County, Kentucky | ||
Kentucky Route 438 (KY 438) is a 11.948-mile-long (19.228 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Washington County.
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Route description
KY 438 begins at an intersection with KY 55 (Bloomfield Road) northeast of Valley Hill, within the central part of Washington County. It travels to the northeast and curves to the southeast. It travels along the southwestern edge of Lincoln Homestead State Park. The highway curves to the northeast and enters the park. While in the park, it crosses over Lincoln Run. When it leaves the park, it intersects the northern terminus of KY 528 (Lincoln Park Road). KY 438 travels along the southeastern edge of the park before it leaves the park. The highway curves to the southeast and travels through Litsey. It crosses over Beech Fork and then begins a concurrency with KY 555 (Triple 5 Highway). The two highways travel to the north-northeast and cross over Mays Creek. Immediately after the creek, KY 438 splits off. It travels to the east-southeast, paralleling the creek. It curves to the southeast and crosses over the creek twice. It curves to the east and then back to the southeast. The highway crosses over Long Lick Creek and begins paralleling the creek. It winds its way to the south-southeast and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 152 (Mackville Road).
Major intersections
The entire route is in Washington County.