Kentucky Route 251
Kentucky Route 251 (KY 251) is an 11-mile-long (18 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky, split into two sections. The highway connects Elizabethtown and Fort Knox with rural areas of Hardin County; the second section, separated from the first by Fort Knox, is near Belmont in Bullitt County.
Kentucky Route 251 | ||||
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KY 251 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 11.039 mi[1][2] (17.766 km) | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 7.981 mi[1] (12.844 km) | |||
| South end |  US 31W in Elizabethtown | |||
| Major intersections |  KY 434 south of Fort Knox | |||
| North end |  KY 313 in Fort Knox | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 3.058 mi[2] (4.921 km) | |||
| West end | Fort Knox | |||
| East end |  KY 61 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Hardin, Bullitt | |||
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Route description
KY 251 has two sections. The Hardin County section, a state secondary highway, extends 7.981 miles (12.844 km) from U.S. Route 31W (US 31W) in Elizabethtown north to KY 313 on the southern edge of Fort Knox.[3] The 3.058-mile-long (4.921 km) Bullitt County segment is a rural secondary highway that runs from a dead end on the eastern edge of Fort Knox east to KY 61 at Belmont.[4]
Elizabethtown to Fort Knox
The Hardin County portion of KY 251 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 31W (West Dixie Avenue) in Elizabethtown. It travels to the northeast and curves to the north-northeast. It passes Elizabethtown High School, St. James Cemetery, Elizabethtown City Park, and Hardin Memorial Park cemetery. Just before leaving the city limits of the city, it intersects KY 3005 (Ring Road). It curves to the north-northwest and intersects KY 434 (Battle Training Road). Just north of this intersection, the highway enters the boundaries of Fort Knox. It curves to the north-northeast and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 313 (Joe Prather Highway). Here, the roadway continues as Shepherdsville Road, a restricted access road for the fort.[5]
Fort Knox to KY 61
The western terminus of this portion of KY 251 is at the eastern edge of Fort Knox. The road then travels east and northeast through the southern edge of the community of Belmont before reaching its eastern terminus at KY 61.[6]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 31W (West Dixie Avenue) | Southern terminus | ||
| 2.681 | 4.315 |  KY 3005 (Ring Road) | |||||
| | 6.288 | 10.120 | KY 434 (Battle Training Road) – Radcliff, Lebanon Junction | ||||
| Fort Knox | 7.981 | 12.844 | KY 313 (Joe Prather Highway) – Radcliff, Lebanon Junction | Northern terminus | |||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Bullitt | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Edge of Fort Knox, no access | |||
| | 0.579 | 0.932 |  KY 2724 (Horse Fly Hollow) | ||||
| Belmont | 3.058 | 4.921 | KY 61 (Preston Highway) | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
See also
References
- "Hardin County". Official DMI Route Log. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "Bullitt County". Official DMI Route Log. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- Department of Planning (May 12, 2022). "Hardin County State Primary Road System" (PDF). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- Department of Planning (December 13, 2021). "Bullitt County State Primary Road System" (PDF). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- Department of Planning (June 2022). State Primary Road System: Hardin County (PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- Department of Planning (June 2022). State Primary Road System: Bullitt County (PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved April 28, 2023.