Kentucky Route 215

Kentucky Route 215 marker

Kentucky Route 215
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 5.6 mi[1] (9.0 km)
Major junctions
South end: KY 38 in Evarts
  KY 2429 in Kenvir
KY 3458 near Dizney
North end: Turner Creek Road near Dizney
Location
Counties: Harlan
Highway system
← KY 214KY 216 →

Kentucky Route 215 (KY 215) is a 5.6-mile-long (9.0 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Harlan County with Evarts.

Route description

KY 215 begins at an intersection with KY 38 (Main Street) in Evarts, within Harlan County, where the roadway continues as Bridge Street. It travels to the southeast. At Lipfird Street, it curves to the east-southeast. It curves to the east-northeast, paralleling Yocum Creek. It curves to the south-southeast and southeast before leaving the city limits of Evarts. It curves to the east-southeast and crosses over the creek. The highway briefly heads to the east-northeast before it curves to the southeast and crosses over the creek again. It passes Black Mountain Elementary School and enters Redbud. It then intersects KY 2429 (Black Mountain Road) in Kenvir. The highway curves to the east-northeast, passes a U.S. Post Office, and crosses over Yocum Creek again. It curves to the southeast and then gradually curves to the northeast. The highway travels through Dizney before intersecting the western terminus of KY 3458 (Yocum Creek Road). KY 215 curves to the northeast and ends, while Turner Creek Road continues to the northeast to a dead end.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Harlan County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Evarts0.00.0 KY 38 (Main Street) – HarlanWestern terminus
Kenvir2.23.5 KY 2429 (Black Mountain Road)
​5.58.9 KY 3458 east (Yocum Creek Road)Western terminus of KY 3458
​5.69.0Turner Creek Road northEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (May 26, 2016). "Kentucky Route 215" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
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