Kentucky Route 263

Kentucky Route 263
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length:	14.421 mi[1] (23.208 km)
Major junctions
South end:	KY 185 near Richardsville
	KY 2631 near Richardsville
North end:	Richardsville Road in rural Warren County
Location
Counties:	Warren
Highway system
Highways in Kentucky Interstates US State Parkways ← KY 262 I-264 →

Kentucky Route 263 (KY 263) is a south-north state highway running through central and northwest Warren County. It provides access to the community of Richardsville, as well as the northwestern corner of Warren County.

Route description

KY 263 begins at a junction with KY 185, known locally as Richardsville Road.^[2] The route enters the community of Richardsville almost immediately after it begins, winding through the center of the community.

KY 263 then continues on a winding, elevated path in a northwestern direction for 3.2 miles before coming to a junction with the eastern terminus of KY 2631. Following this junction, KY 263 continues for 4.7 miles before entering the Riverside community.

At Riverside, KY 263 splits to the west. Past this point, the route becomes considerably narrower for the rest of its length and lacks painted lines and dividers. KY 263 continues on a curvy path in a western direction through woodlands for another 2.3 miles before coming to a junction with the western terminus of KY 2631.

Following this junction, KY 263 splits once again, in a new northern direction. The route then continues on for another 4.1 miles before reaching its northern terminus at Old Morgantown-Glasgow road in extreme northwestern Warren County. Until recent years, KY 263 extended northwest for another 1.5 miles to a ferry site at the confluence of the Barren and Green Rivers. When the ferry service that provided service to bordering Butler County across the rivers was recently discontinued, the final 1.5 miles of KY 263 reverted to county maintenance.

Green River Union Meeting House stood near the current route. It was a part of the frontier revival in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee in the early 19th century. Kentucky Historical Road Marker 662, which gives a brief history of the house, stands near the southern terminus of KY 263.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Warren County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	KY 185	Southern terminus
	3.211	5.168	KY 2631
	14.421	23.208	Richardsville Road	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing