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 f ...
, United States. Its northern terminus is at the
Kentucky River
The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States. The river and its tributaries drain much of eastern and central Kentucky, passing through the Eastern Coalfield, the Cumberland Mountains, and the Bluegrass re ...
near
Valley View and it southern terminus is at the intersection of
Kentucky Route 1617 2 miles south of
Berea Berea may refer to:
Places Greece
* Beroea, a place mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, now known as Veria or Veroia
* Veria, historically spelled and sometimes transliterated as Berea and site of the ancient city of Beroea
Lesotho
* Berea D ...
. 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
Kirksville is the county seat of and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri, United States. Located in Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri, Benton Township, its population was 17,530 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Kirk ...
. Four miles south of Kirksville its meets up with
Kentucky Route 52
Kentucky Route 52 (KY 52) is a east–west state highway in Kentucky, United States, managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).
Its western terminus is at US Route 62 (US 62) near Boston. It goes through Nelson, LaR ...
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 S ...
, 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
U.S. Route 25 or U.S. Highway 25 (US 25) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. Its southern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia, from where it proceeds mostly due nort ...
and
Kentucky Route 21. 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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