Kentucky Route 305
Kentucky Route 305 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of McCracken County with Paducah, Kentucky|West Paducah] and Paducah.
Route description
KY 305 begins at an intersection with U.S. [Route 62 in Kentucky|U.S. Route 62] in Camelia, within McCracken County. It travels to the north and intersects the southern terminus of KY 1565. Then, it curves to the north-northeast. Just south of Barkley Regional Airport, it turns right, to the southeast, and intersects the northern terminus of KY 786. KY 305 resumes its north-northeastern direction and skirts along the eastern edge of the airport. It then intersects KY 3520. The two highways travel concurrently for one block. One more block later, KY 305 intersects U.S. [Route 60 in Kentucky|US 60]. The highway curves to the east-southeast and then to the northeast. It crosses some Illinois Central Railroad tracks and enters West Paducah, where it intersects the eastern terminus of KY 725 and crosses over some more ICR railroad tracks. KY 305 then has a second intersection with KY 1565. It crosses over Massac Creek and intersects the southern terminus of KY 2411 and then the eastern terminus of KY 358. At the latter intersection, it curves to the east-northeast. It crosses over some railroad tracks and passes Fern Lake Campground, before entering a western section of Paducah. There, it has an intersection with the northern terminus of KY 998 and an interchange with Interstate 24. The highway then enters Cecil, where it intersects the eastern terminus of KY 1420. It then begins curving to the east-southeast and enters downtown Paducah. The highway crosses over Perkins Creek and passes Noble Park. It then has an intersection with U.S. [Route 45 in Kentucky|US 45]. It passes Maplelawn and Oak Grove cemeteries before it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with U.S. [Route 60 Business (Paducah, Kentucky)|US 60 Bus.] on one-way pairs. Here, the roadway continues as North 13th Street.