Kentucky Route 315
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2016) |
 Kentucky Route 315 | ||||
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 KY 315 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 11.5 mi[1] (18.5 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  KY 28 near Morris Fork | |||
 KY 1933 near Talbert | ||||
| North end |  KY 30 near Turkey | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Breathitt | |||
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Kentucky Route 315 (KY 315) is a 11.5-mile-long (18.5 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Breathitt County.
Route description
[edit]KY 315 begins at an intersection with KY 28 east-northwest of Morris Fork, within Breathitt County. It travels to the east-northeast, paralleling Freeman Fork, and curves to the south-southeast. It then curves back to the north-northeast and begins paralleling the Middle Fork Kentucky River, which it follows for the rest of its length. The highway curves to the east-southeast and then to the west-northwest. It then curves back to the north-northeast and passes Herald Cemetery before it intersects the western terminus of KY 1933. It curves to the west-southwest and crosses over Elsome Creek. KY 315 curves to the north-northeast and travels through Sebastians Branch. It has an eastern curve to the northwest. It curves to the north-northeast and passes Combs Cemetery before it curves to the north-northwest. The highway curves to the north-northeast and back to the north-northwest before meeting its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 30.[1]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Breathitt County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 | KY 28 | Southern terminus | |
| | 4.6 | 7.4 |  KY 1933 west | Eastern terminus of KY 1933 | |
| | 11.5 | 18.5 | KY 30 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kentucky Route 315" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 6, 2016.