Kentucky Route 109 (KY 109) is an 90.309-mile-long (145.338 km) north–south state highway that traverses four counties in western Kentucky's Pennyrile region. It traverses Christian, Hopkins, Webster, and Union counties.
 Kentucky Route 109 | ||||
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 KY 109 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 90.309 mi[1] (145.338 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  KY 56 in rural western Union | |||
 US 60 at Sturgis
 I-169 at Hopkinsville | ||||
| South end |  KY 115 northeast of Oak Grove | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Christian, Hopkins, Union, Webster | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editChristian County
editKY 109's southern terminus is located in the unincorporated community of Saint Elmo, where it intersects with KY 115 just north of I-24 outside Oak Grove. It joins US 41 on the southeast side of Hopkinsville before that route's interchange with the Pennyrile Parkway (officially designated as I-169). KY 109 runs concurrently with several US and Kentucky routes throughout downtown Hopkinsville before leaving the city and crossing KY 1682 (Hopkinsville Bypass). After its junction with KY 800, it traverses the Pennyrile State Forest; the junction with KY 398 provides access to the Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. KY 109 traverses more forested areas before entering Hopkins County.
Hopkins County
editAt Dawson Springs, KY 109 has junctions with US 62, where it has a brief concurrency before branching off to traverse an interchange with I-69 (formerly the Western Kentucky Parkway) before exiting the town. It meets KY 70 at Beulah and KY 502 just south of the Webster County line.
Webster and Union Counties
editKY 109 meets KY 120 and a few other routes in Providence. It continues northwestward into Union County; at Sturgis, it begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 60 (US 60) for a few miles. It branches off from US 60 to traverse the Henshaw community. KY 109 ends at an intersection with KY 56 a few miles east of the bridge over the Ohio River that marks the Illinois–Kentucky state line near Old Shawneetown, Illinois.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union | The Rocks | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 56 | Northern terminus |
| | 2.800 | 4.506 | KY 668 west | Eastern terminus of KY 668 | |
| | 4.613 | 7.424 | KY 130 north / KY 1257 west | Southern terminus of KY 130; eastern terminus of KY 1257 | |
| | 6.626 | 10.664 | KY 1508 south | Northern terminus of KY 1508 | |
| | 8.688 | 13.982 | KY 492 north | Northern end of KY 492 overlap | |
| | 8.835 | 14.219 | KY 492 south | Southern end of KY 492 overlap | |
| | 10.484 | 16.872 | KY 1508 north | Southern terminus of KY 1508 | |
| Grangertown | 10.789 | 17.363 | KY 2917 south | Northern terminus of KY 2917 | |
| | 11.066 | 17.809 | KY 2918 south | Northern terminus of KY 2918 | |
| Sturgis | 12.075 | 19.433 | US 60 east (Main Street) | Northern/eastern end of US 60 concurrency; hospital to the north | |
| 12.147 | 19.549 | KY 365 south (Monroe Street) | Northern terminus of KY 365 | ||
| | 14.633 | 23.550 | KY 923 west | Northern end of KY 923 overlap | |
| | 14.780 | 23.786 | KY 923 east | Southern end of KY 923 overlap | |
| | 16.202 | 26.075 | KY 141 north | Southern terminus of KY 141 | |
| Sullivan | 16.309 | 26.247 | US 60 west – Marion | Southern end of US 60 concurrency; 60 continues south; 109 to the east | |
| Webster | | 19.451 | 31.303 | KY 143 south | Northern terminus of KY 143 |
| Wheatcroft | 21.055 | 33.885 | KY 2837 north | Southern terminus of KY 2837 | |
| | 21.820 | 35.116 | KY 493 south | Northern terminus of KY 493 | |
| Clay | 23.826 | 38.344 | KY 132 east | Northern end of KY 132 overlap | |
| 24.022 | 38.660 | KY 132 west | Southern end of KY 132 overlap | ||
| | 26.887 | 43.270 | KY 143 north | Southern terminus of KY 143 | |
| | 27.656 | 44.508 | KY 1525 south | Northern terminus of KY 1525 | |
| | 29.633 | 47.690 | KY 670 east – Dixon | Western terminus of KY 670 | |
| Providence | 31.177 | 50.175 | KY 120 / KY 293 north (Main Street) | Northern end of KY 293 overlap; 293 north follows 120 east | |
| 31.223 | 50.249 | KY 293 south (Cedar Street) | Southern end of KY 293 overlap | ||
| Hopkins | | 33.526 | 53.955 | KY 814 north (Cutoff Road) | Southern terminus of KY 814 |
| | 35.776 | 57.576 | KY 1034 east (Rose Creek Road) | Western terminus of KY 1034 | |
| | 37.167 | 59.814 | KY 291 south (Dalton Road) | Northern terminus of KY 291 | |
| Rabbit Ridge | 39.973 | 64.330 | KY 502 north (Coiltown Road) | Southern terminus of KY 502 | |
| Beulah | 41.456 | 66.717 | KY 70 (Beulah Road) | ||
| | 44.135 | 71.028 | KY 2273 north (Fergusontown Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2273 | |
| | 46.813 | 75.338 | KY 1220 west (Bull Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1220 | |
| | 46.920 | 75.510 | I-69 south – Paducah | Exit 192; ramp from WB parkway/SB I-69 and ramp to WB parkway/SB I-69 | |
| | 47.040 | 75.704 | I-69 north – Elizabethtown | Exit 192; ramp from EB parkway/NB I-69 and ramp to EB parkway/NB I-69 | |
| Dawson Springs | 48.145 | 77.482 | KY 1246 north (West Rosedale Lane) – 4-H Camp | Southern terminus of KY 1246 | |
| 48.762 | 78.475 | US 62 east (Nortonville Road) – Nortonville | Northern/Eastern end of US 62 concurrency | ||
| 49.675 | 79.944 | US 62 west (West Arcadia Avenue) – Lake Beshear | Southern/Western end of US 62 concurrency | ||
| Christian | | 55.938 | 90.023 | Old KY 398 Road | Former route of KY 398 |
| | 56.548 | 91.005 | KY 398 south (Bainbridge Road) – Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park | Northern terminus of KY 398 | |
| | 58.159 | 93.598 | KY 1338 north (Collins Bridge Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1338 | |
| | 59.028 | 94.996 | KY 1348 east (Poole Mill Road) | Northern end of KY 1348 overlap | |
| | 59.578 | 95.881 | KY 1348 west (Pennyrile Forest State Park Road) – Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park | Southern end of KY 1348 overlap | |
| | 62.761 | 101.004 | KY 800 east (Crofton-Dawson Creek Road) | Western terminus of KY 800 | |
| | 66.822 | 107.540 | KY 1026 south (Clark Store Sinking Fork Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1026 | |
| Hopkinsville | 74.079 | 119.219 | KY 1682 (Eagle Way) | Hospital to the west | |
| 75.152 | 120.945 | US 68 / KY 80 west (West 7th Street) | Northern end of concurrency with US 68 and KY 80 | ||
| 75.867 | 122.096 | KY 1007 (North Drive) | Hospital to the south | ||
| 76.596 | 123.269 | US 41 south / KY 107 south (South Main Street) | Southern terminus of one-way south fork of US 41; northern terminus of one-way south fork of KY 107 | ||
| 76.719 | 123.467 | US 41 north / KY 107 north (South Virginia Street) | US 41 north one-way to the north; northern terminus of one-way branch of KY 107; begin concurrency with 41 south and 107 north | ||
| 76.719 | 123.467 | KY 2544 south (South Liberty Street) | Southern terminus of KY 2544 (southbound) | ||
| 76.779 | 123.564 | KY 2544 north (South Clay Street) | Southern terminus of KY 2544 (northbound 2544) | ||
| 76.899 | 123.757 | KY 107 north (South Campbell Street) | Southern/eastern end of KY 107 overlap | ||
| 76.984 | 123.894 | US 41 Alt. south (South Walnut Street) | Northern terminus of US 41Alt. | ||
| 77.989 | 125.511 | US 68 / KY 80 east (McLean Avenue) to I-169 | Eastern end of US 68/KY 80 concurrency; 109 continues to follow 41 east | ||
| 78.873 | 126.934 | KY 380 south (Skyline Drive) | Northern terminus of KY 380 | ||
| 79.430 | 127.830 | I-169 south to I-24 – Fort Campbell, Paducah, Nashville | Exit 8 from southbound I-168 and ramp to southbound I-169 | ||
| 79.577 | 128.067 | I-169 north to I-69 – Henderson | Exit 8 from northbound I-169 and ramp to northbound I-169 | ||
| 79.869 | 128.537 | US 41 south (Pembroke Road) – Pembroke | Southern end of US 41 concurrency | ||
| | 80.395 | 129.383 | US 68 Byp. (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way) to US 41 Truck – Hopkinsville, Fort Campbell | 41 Truck via eastbound Bypass 68 | |
| Longview | 85.616 | 137.786 | KY 1027 (Long Pond Road) | ||
| | 89.826 | 144.561 | KY 1453 west (Elmo Road) | Northern end of KY 1453 overlap | |
| | 90.309 | 145.338 | KY 115 / KY 1453 east (Pembroke Oak Grove Road) | Southern terminus of KY 109; 1453 east continues via 115 north | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Division of Planning (June 13, 2007). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Archived from the original on November 9, 2007.