East end: KY 11 in Barbourville Length 18.85 km | Counties: Knox County Knox County, Kentucky | |
West end: KY 6 near Dishman Springs | ||
Kentucky Route 459 (KY 459) is a 11.710-mile-long (18.845 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects rural areas of Knox County with Barbourville.
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Map of State Hwy 459, Barbourville, KY 40906, USA
Route description
KY 459 begins at an intersection with KY 6 south-southwest of Dishman Springs, within the southwestern part of Knox County. It travels to the southwest and crosses over Big Indian Creek and begins paralleling it. The highway curves to the southeast and crosses over the creek again. A short distance later, it bends slightly to the south-southeast and leaves the creek. It curves to the east-southeast and begins paralleling the Cumberland River. It curves to the northeast and passes Dr. Thomas Walker State Park. It curves to the north-northwest and passes Warfield Cemetery. KY 459 curves to the east-northeast and passes Powell Cemetery. The highway curves to the east-southeast and passes Mayhew Cemetery just before intersecting the western terminus of KY 2423 (Sharp Gap Road). It curves to the south-southeast and enters Barbourville. It curves to the northeast, leaving the Cumberland River. It curves to the east-northeast and crosses over Richland Creek. Then, the highway turns left onto Sycamore Drive. It travels to the north-northwest for one block before it turns right and resumes its east-northeastward trek for one block. At that point, it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 11 (South Main Street / Daniel Boone Drive). The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shows on its Knox County map that South Main Street north of this intersection is actually part of KY 6.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Knox County.