Kentucky Route 69

Kentucky Route 69 is a state highway that traverses Ohio and Hancock Counties in northwestern Kentucky.

Route description

KY 69 runs from Bluff Lane in rural Ohio County to Indiana State Road 237 on the Bob Cummings – Lincoln Trail Bridge at the Kentucky–Indiana state line near Hawesville via the cities of Centertown, Hartford, Dundee, Fordsville, and Hawesville.

History

KY 69 was once connected with a junction with KY 277 just northeast of Central City, in Muhlenberg County through a ferry on the Green River. Ferry service was discontinued sometime before 1970.
KY 69 also once connected to Cannelton, Indiana from Hawesville via a ferry on the Ohio River. This ferry was replaced with the Lincoln Trail Bridge when it opened to traffic in 1966.