Kentucky Route 136 (KY 136) is a 32.342-mile-long (52.049 km) state highway in northwestern Kentucky. It has two disconnected sections, one that goes from the Ohio River near Sloughs Wildlife Management Area to the Green River near Rangers Landing via Henderson, and the other that runs from KY 56 in Beech Grove west of Sebree to U.S. Route 231 (US 231) north of Hartford via Calhoun and Livermore.

Kentucky Route 136 marker
Kentucky Route 136
Map
KY 136 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length66.540 mi[1] (107.086 km)
Northwestern segment
Length34.198 mi (55.036 km)
West endOhio River dead end in northwestern Henderson County
Major intersections
US 41 Alt. / US 60 in Henderson
US 41 / KY 425 in Henderson
KY 416 in Niagara
East endGreen River dead end in southern Henderson County
Southeastern segment
Length32.342 mi (52.049 km)
West end KY 56 in Beech Grove
Major intersections US 431 in Livermore
East end US 231 near Hartford
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesHenderson, McLean, Ohio
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 135 KY 137

Route description

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Northwestern segment

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KY 136 begins in northwestern Henderson County near a landing of the Ohio River opposite Mount Vernon, Indiana. Heading southeast, it turns to the east at Smith Hills. After going through Geneva, it begins a brief concurrency with US 60 to head into the city of Henderson. It then turns onto the old alignment of US 41 heading south to begin a brief concurrency with the mainline US 41 south of Henderson. It leaves US 41 at Anthoston. KY 136 traverses the Niagara community at its Kentucky Route 416 junction before ending its first section at Rangers Landing.

Southeastern segment

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At Beech Grove, KY 136 has a junction with KY 56. KY 136 heads southeast to the cities of Calhoun and Livermore before entering Ohio County. Its eastern terminus is at US 231 just north of Hartford.

History

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The two sections of KY 136 connected via a tolled ferry crossing of the Green River at Rangers Landing, and ran concurrency with KY 56 from Corner to Beech Grove.[2][3] Although ferry service was discontinued by 1968, road maps still mark KY 136 as running from Rangers Landing to Beech Grove.[4]

KY 136 also connected to Mount Vernon, Indiana, via a tolled ferry on the Ohio River,[5] which was decommissioned by the beginning of the 1950s

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
McLeanBeech Grove0.0000.000  KY 56 (Main Street)Western terminus
0.2670.430 
 
KY 796 east (Kidd Lane)
Western terminus of KY 796
2.3283.747 
 
KY 797 south
Northern terminus of KY 797
2.9124.686 
 
KY 593 west / Porter School Road
Eastern terminus of KY 593
4.1096.613 
 
KY 140 west (Pascal-King Road)
West end of KY 140 overlap
4.3366.978 
 
KY 140 east
East end of KY 140 overlap
8.02312.912 
 
KY 1792 west
Eastern terminus of KY 1792
Calhoun9.81915.802  KY 81 (Main Street)
11.75318.915 
 
KY 250 east
Western terminus of KY 250
13.11221.102  KY 1046
14.93224.031 
 
KY 798 north
Southern terminus of KY 798
Livermore19.33431.115 
 
US 431 south (Henton Street)
West end of US 431 overlap
19.45831.315 
 
US 431 north (Hinton Street)
East end of US 431 overlap
Ohio32.34252.049  US 231Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1973). Kentucky Official Highway and Parkway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways.
  3. ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1937). Henderson County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1 in=2.4 mi. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. p. 45. §§ E6, F6-F7.
  5. ^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.
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