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Kentucky Route 136 (KY 136) is a 32.342-mile-long (52.049 km) state highway in northwestern Kentucky. It has two disconnected sections, one that goes from the Ohio River near Sloughs Wildlife Management Area to the Green River near Rangers Landing via Henderson, and the other that runs from KY 56 in Beech Grove west of Sebree to U.S. Route 231 (US 231) north of Hartford via Calhoun and Livermore.
 Kentucky Route 136 | ||||
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 KY 136 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 66.540 mi[1] (107.086 km) | |||
| Northwestern segment | ||||
| Length | 34.198 mi (55.036 km) | |||
| West end | Ohio River dead end in northwestern Henderson County | |||
| Major intersections |    US 41 Alt. / US 60 in Henderson US 41 / KY 425 in Henderson KY 416 in Niagara | |||
| East end | Green River dead end in southern Henderson County | |||
| Southeastern segment | ||||
| Length | 32.342 mi (52.049 km) | |||
| West end |  KY 56 in Beech Grove | |||
| Major intersections |  US 431 in Livermore | |||
| East end |  US 231 near Hartford | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Henderson, McLean, Ohio | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editNorthwestern segment
editKY 136 begins in northwestern Henderson County near a landing of the Ohio River opposite Mount Vernon, Indiana. Heading southeast, it turns to the east at Smith Hills. After going through Geneva, it begins a brief concurrency with US 60 to head into the city of Henderson. It then turns onto the old alignment of US 41 heading south to begin a brief concurrency with the mainline US 41 south of Henderson. It leaves US 41 at Anthoston. KY 136 traverses the Niagara community at its Kentucky Route 416 junction before ending its first section at Rangers Landing.
Southeastern segment
editAt Beech Grove, KY 136 has a junction with KY 56. KY 136 heads southeast to the cities of Calhoun and Livermore before entering Ohio County. Its eastern terminus is at US 231 just north of Hartford.
History
editThe two sections of KY 136 connected via a tolled ferry crossing of the Green River at Rangers Landing, and ran concurrency with KY 56 from Corner to Beech Grove.[2][3] Although ferry service was discontinued by 1968, road maps still mark KY 136 as running from Rangers Landing to Beech Grove.[4]
KY 136 also connected to Mount Vernon, Indiana, via a tolled ferry on the Ohio River,[5] which was decommissioned by the beginning of the 1950s
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McLean | Beech Grove | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 56 (Main Street) | Western terminus |
| 0.267 | 0.430 |   KY 796 east (Kidd Lane) | Western terminus of KY 796 | ||
| | 2.328 | 3.747 |   KY 797 south | Northern terminus of KY 797 | |
| | 2.912 | 4.686 |   KY 593 west / Porter School Road | Eastern terminus of KY 593 | |
| | 4.109 | 6.613 |  KY 140 west (Pascal-King Road) | West end of KY 140 overlap | |
| | 4.336 | 6.978 | KY 140 east | East end of KY 140 overlap | |
| | 8.023 | 12.912 |  KY 1792 west | Eastern terminus of KY 1792 | |
| Calhoun | 9.819 | 15.802 |  KY 81 (Main Street) | ||
| | 11.753 | 18.915 |  KY 250 east | Western terminus of KY 250 | |
| | 13.112 | 21.102 |  KY 1046 | ||
| | 14.932 | 24.031 |   KY 798 north | Southern terminus of KY 798 | |
| Livermore | 19.334 | 31.115 | US 431 south (Henton Street) | West end of US 431 overlap | |
| 19.458 | 31.315 | US 431 north (Hinton Street) | East end of US 431 overlap | ||
| Ohio | | 32.342 | 52.049 | US 231 | Eastern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1973). Kentucky Official Highway and Parkway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways.
- ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1937). Henderson County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1 in=2.4 mi. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. p. 45. §§ E6, F6-F7.
- ^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.