Kentucky Route 2268

Kentucky Route 2268 marker

Kentucky Route 2268
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 1.388 mi[1] (2.234 km)
Major junctions
West end: Seventh Street in Shelbyville
East end:
KY 43 / KY 55 Bus. in Shelbyville
Location
Counties: Shelby
Highway system
KY 2267KY 2269

Kentucky Route 2268 (KY 2268) is a 1.388-mile-long (2.234 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky and is a former route of KY 55. The route is located entirely in Shelbyville.

Route description

The route originates at the end of Seventh Street in Downtown Shelbyville. It heads north and crosses over Clear Creek and passes the Shelby County Detention Center on the left with houses lining the road on the right. At Burks Branch Road, the route meets a caution light and turns to the right and heads northwest. It continues through a residential area passing multiple streets lined with houses before coming to its eastern terminus at KY 43/KY 55 Business.

History

The current route of KY 2268 is a former alignment of KY 55.[2] KY 2268 didn't exist until KY 55 was rerouted further south and west through Shelbyville during the 1990s. The former route of KY 55 was resigned as KY 2268.[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Shelbyville, Shelby County.

mikmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000Seventh StreetWestern terminus
1.3882.234
KY 43 (Cropper Road) / KY 55 Bus. (Boone Station Road)
Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  2. Shelby County (PDF) (Map) (1942 ed.). 1 inch:125000 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey. Kentucky State Highway Department. 1942. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  3. Shelby County (PDF) (Map) (1987 ed.). 1 inch:125000 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey. Kentucky State Highway Department. 1987. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  4. Shelby County (PDF) (Map) (2003 ed.). 1 inch:125000 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey. Kentucky State Highway Department. 2003. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
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