Kentucky Route 39
{{Short description|Highway in Kentucky, U.S.}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=KY
|type=KY
|route=39
|alternate_name=
| map={{maplink-road|from=Kentucky Route 39.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=KY 39 highlighted in red
|length_mi=61.425
|length_round=3
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a=25px KY 1247 in Somerset
|junction=25px US 150 in Crab Orchard
20px US 27 in Lancaster
25px KY 563 near Cottonburg
Kentucky River near Cottonburg
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b=20px
20px20px US 27 BUS/KY 29 in Nicholasville
|counties=Pulaski, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine
|previous_type=KY
|previous_route=38
|next_type=KY
|next_route=40
}}
Kentucky Route 39 (KY 39) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route, part of the State Secondary System, exists in two segments, separated at the Madison-Jessamine county line by the Kentucky River. While there is a boat ramp on each side, there is no bridge or ferry carrying vehicular traffic across the waterway. The southernmost terminus of the route is at Kentucky Route 1247 in Somerset. The northernmost terminus is at U.S. Route 27 Business and Kentucky Route 29 in Nicholasville.
The northern terminus of the southern segment is at Kentucky Route 563 in Garrard County {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} south of the Kentucky River. Although KY 39 ends, the roadway continues north to the south bank of the river at the confluence of Paint Lick Creek; there is a concrete boat landing at the site of an old ferry crossing. The segment between Lancaster and the river is locally called Buckeye Pike. The southern terminus of the northern segment is at the boat launch on the north bank.
Major intersections
{{KYint
|county=Pulaski
|cspan=13
|location=Somerset
|lspan=4
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1247}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{KYint
|mile=0.200
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|2296|dir1=south|name1=College Street}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 2296
}}
{{KYint
|mile=0.286
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|80|name1=Hal Rogers Parkway|city1=Somerset|to2=to|US|27}}
|notes=Somerset to the east, US 27 to the west
}}
{{KYint
|mile=0.525
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1575|dir1=west|name1=East University Drive}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 1575
}}
{{KYint
|location=Dabney
|lspan=2
|mile=6.465
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|635|dir1=west}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 635
}}
{{KYint
|mile=6.816
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1317|dir1=east|name1=Pine Hill Road}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 1317
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=9.207
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|452|dir1=west}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 452
}}
{{KYint
|location=Woodstock
|ctdab=Pulaski
|mile=12.809
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|934|dir1=east}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 934
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=14.382
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|935|dir1=east}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 935
}}
{{KYint
|location=Randy
|mile=15.128
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|70|to2=to|US|150|US|27}}
|notes=US 150 to the east, US 27 to the west
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=17.029
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|3267|name1=Arnie Gentry Road}}
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=17.438
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|328|dir1=west}}
|notes=Southern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=Bee Lick
|mile=17.713
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|328|dir1=east|name1=Bee Lick Road}}
|notes=Northern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|county=Lincoln
|cspan=8
|location=Dog Walk
|mile=21.109
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|618|dir1=east}}
|notes=Southern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=21.691
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|618|dir1=west}}
|notes=Northern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=22.649
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|3245|dir1=east}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 3245
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=26.798
|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|150|to2=to|I|75}}
|notes=I-75 to the east
}}
{{KYint
|location=Crab Orchard
|lspan=3
|mile=26.965
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2750|dir1=east|name1=Main Street}}
|notes=Southern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|mile=27.483
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|643|dir1=west|name1=Elm Street}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 643
}}
{{KYint
|mile=27.572
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2750|dir1=west|name1=Stanford Street}}
|notes=Northern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=29.680
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3246|dir1=east|location1=Fall Lick|location2=Maywoods}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 3246
}}
{{KYint
|county=Garrard
|cspan=8
|location=none
|mile=38.500
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1972|dir1=east|name1=Crab Orchard Road}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 1972
}}
{{KYint
|location=Lancaster
|lspan=3
|mile=39.429
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|27|dir1=south|name1=Stanford Street}}
|notes=Southern end of US 27 concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|mile=39.438
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|52|name1=Danville Road/Richmond Road|city1=Danville|city2=Richmond|to2=to|I|75}}
|notes=Danville Road to the west, Richmond Road to the east
}}
{{KYint
|mile=40.354
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|27|dir1=north|name1=Lexington Road}}
|notes=Northern end of concurrency; 27 continues north while 39 turns east over Maple Avenue
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=43.629
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|563|dir1=east|name1=Perry Rodgers Road}}
|notes=Southern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=44.644
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|563|dir1=west|name1=Poor Ridge Pike}}
|notes=Northern end of concurrency
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=McCreary
|mile=45.713
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1131|dir1=east|name1=Bethel Road}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 1131
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=52.068
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|563|dir1=south|name1=Dave Simpson Road}} / Buckeye Road
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 563; northern terminus of southern section of KY 39
}}
{{jctgap
|type=unbuilt
|text=Road continues 1.5 miles north to old boat ramp / former ferry crossing at the Kentucky River. KY 39 continues on the other side of the river
}}
{{KYint
|county=Jessamine
|cspan=5
|location=none
|mile=52.188
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1541|dir1=North|name1=River Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 1541
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=54.522
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1268|dir1=North|name1=Little Hickman Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 1268
}}
{{KYint
|location=Nicholasville
|mile=57.295
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3374|dir1=west|name1=Hoover Pike}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 3374
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=59.618
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1541|dir1=south|name1=Chrisman Mill Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1541
}}
{{KYint
|location=Nicholasville
|mile=61.472
|road={{jct|state=KY|US-Bus|27|KY|29|dir2=west|name1=North Main Street/South Main Street|name2=West Maple Street|dab1=Nicholasville}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 39; eastern terminus of KY 29
}}
{{jctbtm}}
History
From 1958 to 1981 the southern terminus was located at US 27, via University Drive, this changed back to Kentucky 1247.{{cite web |url=http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/pulaski.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.planning.kytc.ky.gov |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615105023/http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/pulaski.pdf |archive-date=15 June 2007 |url-status=dead}}