Kentucky Route 302
Kentucky Route 302 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Floyd and Johnson counties with Watergap and Hager Hill.Route description
KY 302 begins at an interchange with U.S. [Route 23 in Kentucky|US 23]/U.S. [Route 460 in Kentucky|US 460]/KY 80 in Watergap within Floyd County. It travels to the north-northeast, paralleling Bull Creek, and crosses over the creek twice. It enters Bull Creek, where it crosses over some railroad tracks and travels over Levisa Fork. On the north side of the bridge, it enters Lancer, where it begins to parallel Brandy Keg Creek and intersects KY 1428. After it leaves Lancer, it intersects the western terminus of KY 3386, where it leaves the creek. The highway then enters the Jenny Wiley State Resort Park and curves to the north-northwest and begins paralleling Dewey Lake. It curves to the southwest and then to the northwest. It crosses over Stratton Branch just before intersecting the eastern terminus of KY 3024. KY 302 curves to the northeast and then to the southwest. After it curves to the northwest, it crosses over Gobel Branch. Just after it intersects the eastern terminus of KY 3051, it turns right, to the north-northeast, and leaves the park. The highway winds its way to the northeast and crosses Johns Creek. It then leaves the lake and then begins to parallel the creek. It crosses over Long [Branch |Long Branch]. It curves to the north and crosses Daniels Creek. Then, enters Johnson County.KY 302 intersects the western terminus of KY 3507 before it travels under an overpass that carries KY 3. It curves to the southwest and then to the west-northwest. It crosses over Hayden Branch and curves to the north-northeast. There, it leaves Johns Creek and travels through Nero. The highway curves to the northwest and crosses Flatwood Branch. It intersects the northern terminus of KY 2381. KY 302 curves to the northeast and enters Van [Lear, Kentucky|Van Lear]. There, it curves back to the northwest, crosses over Miller Creek, begins to parallel the creek, and crosses the creek twice. It intersects KY 1107 just before it crosses Levisa Fork a second time on the William Barker Memorial Bridge. It then enters Van Lear, Kentucky|West Van Lear]. The highway curves to the east-northeast and intersects KY 2258 and the western terminus of KY 3127. At this intersection, the highway curves to the north-northwest. One block later, it intersects the western terminus of KY 3128. One block after that is the western terminus of KY 3129. Yet another block later, it has a second intersection with KY 2558. At this intersection, it curves to the southwest. It curves to the northwest and intersects the western terminus of KY 3130. One block later, it intersects the western terminus of KY 3131. Then, the highway curves to the west-northwest, crosses over some railroad tracks and then Burnt Cabin Branch, and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 1428 in Hager Hill.Major intersections