Kentucky Route 196

Kentucky Route 196 marker

Kentucky Route 196
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 17.0 mi[1] (27.4 km)
Major junctions
West end: Entrance to Lake Cumberland 4-H Center near Jabez
East end: KY 80 in Nancy
Location
Counties: Wayne, Russell, Pulaski
Highway system
← KY 195KY 197 →

Kentucky Route 196 (KY 196) is a 17.0-mile-long (27.4 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Wayne, Russell, and Pulaski counties with Nancy.

Route description

KY 196 begins at the entrance to the Lake Cumberland 4-H Center, which is located between bends of the Cumberland River at a point south-southeast of Jabez, within Wayne County and the Eastern Time Zone. It travels to the north-northwest and curves to the north-northeast. Then, it enters Russell County and the Central Time Zone. It curves back to the north-northwest and passes Hatfield Cemetery before it enters Jabez. There, it has an intersection with the eastern terminus of KY 3277 (Cave Springs Road) and heads to the northeast. It then enters Pulaski County and re-enters the Eastern Time Zone. In Faubush, it intersects the southern terminus of KY 3262 (Faubush Road). KY 196 heads to the east and crosses over Sputter Branch. In Burnetta, it intersects the northern terminus of KY 1664. The highway crosses over the White Oak and Little White Oak creeks before meeting its eastern terminus, an intersection with KY 80 in Nancy.[1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Wayne​0.00.0Entrance to Lake Cumberland 4-H CenterWestern terminus
RussellJabez5.18.2 KY 3277 west (Cave Springs Road)Eastern terminus of KY 3277
PulaskiFaubush12.420.0 KY 3262 north (Faubush Road)Southern terminus of KY 3262
Burnetta13.922.4 KY 1664 southNorthern terminus of KY 1664
Nancy17.027.4 KY 80 – Columbia, SomersetEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (May 22, 2016). "Kentucky Route 196" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
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