Kentucky Route 420
Route map:
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2016) |
Kentucky Route 420 | ||||
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 KY 420 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 5.120 mi[1] (8.240 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 127 south of Frankfort | |||
| North end | US 127 in Frankfort | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Franklin | |||
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Kentucky Route 420 (KY 420) is a 5.1-mile-long (8.2 km)
state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects southern parts of Franklin County with Frankfort
.
Route description
KY 420 begins at an
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Northbound traffic then passes the Frankfort State Office Building, which houses the Kentucky Department of Revenue, and then intersects the southern terminus of KY 2261 (Holmes Street). Both directions of traffic head to the west-northwest. Northbound traffic passes the headquarters of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Then, southbound traffic passes the Old State Capitol building. Both directions pass the Frankfort Convention Center. After that, northbound traffic passes the Kentucky Department of Education. Immediately, the highway meets its northern terminus, an intersection with US 127/US 421 (Wilkinson Boulevard / West Frankfort Connector). This intersection is on the southeastern edge of River View Park.[1]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Franklin County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 127 – Lawrenceburg, Frankfort | Southern terminus | |
| | 0.133 | 0.214 |   KY 3163 north (Lawrenceburg Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3163 | |
| | 1.027 | 1.653 |  KY 1263 north (Johnson Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1263 | |
| | 2.145 | 3.452 |   KY 676 west (East–West Connector) | Southern end of KY 676 concurrency | |
| | 2.330 | 3.750 |  KY 676 east (East–West Connector) | Northern end of KY 676 concurrency | |
| Frankfort | 2.479 | 3.990 |  KY 1263 south | Northern terminus of KY 1263 | |
| 4.307 | 6.931 |  US 60 west (West 2nd Street) – Shelbyville | Southern end of US 60 concurrency | ||
| 4.368 | 7.030 | War Mothers Memorial Bridge | Crossing of the Kentucky River | ||
| 4.510 | 7.258 | US 60 east (East Main Street) – Versailles | Northern end of US 60 concurrency | ||
| 4.859 | 7.820 |  KY 2261 north (Holmes Street) | Southern terminus of KY 2261; no access from KY 2261 to KY 420 south or vice versa | ||
| 5.120 | 8.240 |  US 127 / US 421 (Wilkinson Boulevard / West Frankfort Connector) – Lawrenceburg, Owenton | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
KML is not from Wikidata
U.S. Roads portal
United States portal
References
- ^ a b c Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Franklin County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 21, 2016.