Kentucky Route 259
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 79.853 mi[1] (128.511 km) | |||
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| North end: |
 KY 144 near Rhodelia | |||
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 KY 70 at Brownsville | ||||
| South end: |
 US 68 in Hays | |||
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| Counties: | Breckinridge, Edmonson, Grayson, Meade, Warren | |||
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Kentucky Route 259 is a 79.853-mile (128.511 km) state highway that traverses five counties in West-Central Kentucky.
Route description
Starting at a junction with KY 144 in Meade County, 259 soon crosses into Breckinridge County. The highway passes through Hardinsburg before bridging Rough River Lake.
KY 259 then passes into Grayson County, serving as a main road through the city of Leitchfield. The route intersects the Western Kentucky Parkway just south of Leitchfield, then continues on, crossing into Edmonson County just south of the Anneta community.
KY 259 skirts the border of Nolin Lake State Park before continuing southward. The route bridges the Green River just north of Brownsville. KY 259 then continues on through the city, continuing on a southerly track until it turns southeast at the Rhoda community. The route then continues on until it enters Warren County just south of Rocky Hill.
KY 259 then traverses I-65 by way of an overpass before reaching its southern terminus at U.S. 68 in Hays.
KY 259 conjoins with many other highways along its course.
- US 60 from just south of Hardinsburg to Harned.
- KY 79 from Harned to a split east of Hinton Hills.
- KY 70 from the Riverhill community to the southern part of Brownsville.