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Kentucky Route 399 (KY 399) is a 15.522-mile-long (24.980 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway connects mostly rural areas of Owsley and Lee counties with Vincent, Idamay, and Heidelberg.
 Kentucky Route 399 | ||||
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 KY 399 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 15.522 mi[1][2] (24.980 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  KY 30 in Vincent | |||
| North end |  KY 52 in Daniel Boone National Forest | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Owsley, Lee | |||
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Route description
editKY 399 begins at an intersection with KY 30 in Vincent, within the north-central part of Owsley County. It travels to the north-northwest and curves to the north-northeast. It begins paralleling Duck Fork and curves to the north-northwest before entering Lee County.[1] KY 399 heads to the north-northeast and curves to the north-northwest. It enters Idamay, where it crosses over Duck Fork and has a brief concurrency with KY 587. The two highways cross over Duck Fork and then split. The highway resumes its north-northwesterly routing, now along the western edge of Daniel Boone National Forest. It crosses over Duck Fork twice and curves to the northwest, where Duck Fork merges into Sturgeon Creek. The highway begins paralleling that creek, curves to the north-northeast, and enters the national forest proper. It curves to the north-northwest and crosses over the Kentucky River on the Heidelberg Bridge. It crosses over some railroad tracks of CSX and curves to the west-northwest before entering Heidelberg. There, it curves to the north and leaves the community. The highway heads to the north-northeast and curves to the north-northwest. It heads in an easterly direction and meets its northern terminus, an intersection with KY 52.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Owsley | Vincent | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 30 | Southern terminus |
| Lee | Idamay | 3.758 | 6.048 |   KY 587 west | Southern end of KY 587 concurrency |
| 3.839 | 6.178 |  KY 587 east | Northern end of KY 587 concurrency; located within Daniel Boone National Forest | ||
| Daniel Boone National Forest | 6.683 | 10.755 | Heidelberg Bridge | Crossing of Kentucky River | |
| 15.522 | 24.980 | KY 52 | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Owsley County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ a b c Division of Planning (n.d.). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract (Lee County)". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2016.