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Kentucky Route 48
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	11.040 mi[1] (17.767 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 31E / US 150 near Highgrove
East end	US 62 / KY 55 in Bloomfield
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Nelson, Spencer
Highway system
Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 47 → KY 49

Kentucky Route 48 (KY 48) is an 11-mile-long (18 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. KY 48 runs from U.S. Route 31E (US 31E) and U.S. Route 150 (US 150) in Highgrove to US 62 and KY 55 in Bloomfield, passing through the community of Fairfield.

Route description

KY 48 travels southeast from US 31E in Nelson County. After about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Highgrove, KY 48 enters Spencer County and straddles the county line before reentering Nelson County west of Fairfield. After passing through Fairfield, KY 48 begins heading eastward before terminating at US 62 and KY 55 in Bloomfield.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Nelson	Highgrove	0.000	0.000	US 31E (Louisville Road) / Crenshaw Lane	Western terminus
Spencer	​	4.121	6.632	KY 623 north (Lilly Pike)	Southern terminus of KY 623
Nelson	​	6.370	10.252	KY 509 west (Fairfield Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 509
	Fairfield	7.001	11.267	KY 652 north (Little Union Road)	Southern terminus of KY 652
	Bloomfield	10.908	17.555	KY 162 west (Bardstown Road)	Eastern terminus of KY 162
		11.040	17.767	US 62 (Springfield Road / Chaplin Road) / KY 55 (Taylorsville Road)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• United States portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References