Kentucky Route 43

Kentucky Route 43 marker

Kentucky Route 43
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 12.535 mi[1] (20.173 km)
Major junctions
South end:
KY 55 Bus. / KY 2268 near Shelbyville
  KY 12 near Shelbyville
North end: US 421 near Pleasureville
Location
Counties: Shelby
Highway system
US 42KY 44

Kentucky Route 43 is a state highway in Kentucky that runs from BUS KY 55 and Boone Station Road northeast of Shelbyville to US 421 southeast of Pleasureville.

Route description

KY 43 begins at an intersection with KY 55 Bus./KY 2268 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, heading to the east on two-lane undivided Cropper Road. The road passes through a mix of farmland and woodland with some homes, running to the north of a R.J. Corman Railroad line. The route curves northeast and intersects the western terminus of KY 1005. KY 43 passes through more rural areas while paralleling the railroad tracks, turning north and east before coming to the western terminus of KY 12. Here, the route turns north to remain on Cropper Road, passing through more agricultural areas with some woods. The road turns east before a curve back to the north as it continues through more rural areas. KY 43 intersects the southern terminus of KY 241 and turns east to pass a few homes in the community of Cropper. The route continues through more farmland with some trees and reaches and comes to a junction with the northern terminus of KY 395. KY 43 continues north-northwest through more rural areas before it ends at an intersection with US 421.[1][2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Shelby County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Shelbyville0.0000.000
KY 55 Bus. (Eminence Pike) / KY 2268 south (Boone Station Road)
1.6612.673 KY 1005 east (Vigo Road)
4.4317.131 KY 12 east (Bagdad Road)
Cropper8.52013.712 KY 241 north (Pleasureville Road)
11.24118.091 KY 395 south (Radcliff-Shipman Road)
12.53520.173 US 421 (New Castle Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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