Kentucky Route 49
{{short description|State highway in Kentucky, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Unreferenced|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox road
|state=KY
|type=KY
|route=49
| map={{maplink-road|from=Kentucky Route 49.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=KY 49 highlighted in red
|maint=KYTC
|length_mi=57
|length_round=3
|length_ref=
|established=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=KY|US|150}} in Bardstown
|junction={{jct|state=KY|US|68}} in Lebanon
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=KY|KY|70}} in Liberty
|counties=Nelson, Marion, Casey,
|previous_type=KY
|previous_route=48
|next_type=US
|next_route=51
}}
Kentucky Route 49 (KY 49) is a {{convert|57|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Route description
KY 49 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 150 (US 150) in Bardstown and travels south towards Loretto. It then heads east-southeast concurrent with KY 52 to Lebanon. It splits with KY 52 in Lebanon and goes southeast to Bradfordsville. After that, it terminates in Liberty, at an intersection with KY 70.
History
{{Expand section|date=April 2016}}
The road has seen improvements from Bradfordsville to Lebanon in recent years which has made the corridor safer and less curvy.
Major intersections
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{{KYint
|county=Casey
|cspan=5
|location=Liberty
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY-Bus|70|name1=Campbellsville Street}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{KYint
|mile=0.114
|road={{jctname|state=KY|KY|2314|dir1=north|name1=Hustonville Street}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 2314
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=2.551
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1552|dir1=east|name1=Brush Creek Road}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 1552
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=8.008
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1547|dir1=south}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1547
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=11.337
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|78|dir1=east|name1=Bradfordsville Road}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 78
}}
{{KYint
|county=Marion
|cspan=17
|location=Bradfordsville
|mile=21.179
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|337|dir1=north|name1=East Main Street|city1=Gravel Switch}}
|notes=Southern end of KY 337 overlap
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=22.424
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|337|dir1=south|name1=Mannsville Road}}
|notes=Northern end of KY 337 overlap
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=23.053
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1157|dir1=west}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 1157
}}
{{KYint
|location=Lebanon
|lspan=4
|mile=29.696
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3321|dir1=west|name1=Country Club Drive|location1=National Cemetery|location2=Metts Drive Industrial Park}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 3321
}}
{{KYint
|mile=30.323
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|52|dir2=west|name2=West Main Street|city1=Campbellsville|city2=Perryville}}
|notes=South end of KY 52 overlap; 68 both ways, 52 to the east
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|mile=30.604
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|55|dir1=north|name1=West Walnut Street|city1=Springfield|extra=airport}}
|notes=South end of KY 55 overlap
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|mile=30.757
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|55|dir1=south|name1=West Walnut Street|city1=Campbellsville|city2=Columbia}}
|notes=North end of KY 55 overlap
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=31.686
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2154|name1=Veterans Memorial Highway}}
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=31.792
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|84|dir1=west|name1=St Mary's Road|city1=St. Mary|location2=Marion Adjustment Center}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 84
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=35.923
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|327|dir1=south|city1=St. Mary}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 327
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=37.243
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|52|dir1=east|location1=Historic Landmark Maker's Mark Distillery}}
|notes=North end of KY 52 overlap
|type=concur
}}
{{KYint
|location=Loretto
|lspan=2
|mile=40.026
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|52|dir1=west}}
|notes=South end of KY 52 overlap
}}
{{KYint
|mile=40.566
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|52|dir1=east}}
|notes=East end of KY 52 overlap
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=41.757
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|152|dir1=east|location1=Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse Nerinx}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 152
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=43.888
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1183|dir1=east|name1=Manton Road}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 1183
}}
{{KYint
|location=Holy Cross
|lspan=2
|mile=46.762
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|457|dir1=south|name1=New Haven Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 457
}}
{{KYint
|mile=46.812
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|527|dir1=south|name1=St. Francis-Holy Cross Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 527
}}
{{KYint
|county=Nelson
|cspan=4
|location=none
|mile=49.444
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|46|dir1=west|name1=Balltown Road|city1=Bardstown}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 46
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=50.695
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2735|dir1=south|name1=Roberts Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 2735
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=53.224
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2735|name1=Roberts Road}}
}}
{{KYint
|location=Bardstown
|mile=56.908
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|150|to2=to|US|62|Parkway|Bluegrass|name1=Springfield Avenue/East Stephen Foster Avenue|city1=Springfield|city2=Mt. Washington|city3=Elizabethtown|location4=My Old Kentucky Home State Park}}
|notes=Northern terminus; 62 and state park to the west, parkway to the east
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
- {{Portal-inline|United States}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
Category:Transportation in Nelson County, Kentucky
Category:Transportation in Marion County, Kentucky
Category:Transportation in Casey County, Kentucky
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