Kentucky Route 262

Kentucky Route 262 marker

Kentucky Route 262
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 4.7 mi[1] (7.6 km)
Major junctions
West end: KY 630 west of Madisonville
East end: US 41 / KY 70 in Madisonville
Location
Counties: Hopkins
Highway system
← KY 261KY 263 →

Kentucky Route 262 (KY 262) is a 4.7-mile-long (7.6 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects rural areas of Hopkins with Madisonville.

Route description

KY 262 begins at an intersection with KY 630 (Columbia Schoolhouse Road) west of Madisonville, within Hopkins County, where it continues as Manitou–Richland Road. It travels to the east-southeast and passes the south entrance of Warrior Coal, LLC. It travels underneath a pipeline and a railroad bridge. It crosses over Pogue Creek. The highway enters Madisonville and passes by Hopkins County Public Works and Hopkins County Jail. It crosses over some CSX railroad tracks and then Greasy Creek. KY 262 curves to the southeast and then curves back to the east-southeast. It passes Odd Fellows Cemetery and Browning Springs Middle School. In downtown Madisonville, it passes a U.S. Post Office, crosses over some CSX railroad tracks, and meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 41/KY 70 (Main Street/East Center Street).[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Hopkins County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0 KY 630 north (Columbia Schoolhouse Road)Western terminus of KY 262; southern terminus of KY 630
Madisonville4.77.6 US 41 (Main Street) / KY 70 (Main Street/East Center Street)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (May 30, 2016). "Kentucky Route 262" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
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