Kentucky Route 2830

Infobox road
state=KY
type=KY
route=2830
maint=KTC


length_mi=5.361
length_round=3
length_ref=
established=1998-11-25
direction_a=West
starting_terminus=jct|state=KY|US|60|US|231 northeast of Owensboro
junction=jct|state=KY|KY|405 in Maceo
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=jct|state=KY|US|60|KY|334 near Maceo
counties=Daviess
previous_type=KY
previous_route=2828
next_type=KY
next_route=2834

Kentucky Route 2830 is a two-lane, largely rural highway in northeastern Daviess County, Kentucky that connects to U.S. Highway 60 at both its western and eastern termini. The road serves the community of Maceo.

Route description

Route 2830 begins at an intersection with U.S. 60/231 northwest of Thruston. From this intersection, the highway runs northeast, generally parallel to the two U.S. routes. KY 2830's first highway intersection is with KY 1831, also known as Wright's Landing Road. KY 2830 continues along a northeast heading alongside a railroad track.

Route 2830 then enters the community of Maceo, where it serves as the western terminus of KY 405. KY 2830 leaves Maceo, still following the railroad northeast, until it intersects with KY 334. KY 334 and KY 2830 then form a brief concurrency until they reach U.S. 60, where both state routes end. The mainline then becomes Yelvington Road.

History

KY 2830 is the former routing of U.S. Route 60, which was four-laned and relocated slightly to the north (in fact, the new four-lane U.S. 60 is within sight of KY 2830 for quite a distance) on November 25, 1998. When U.S. 60 was rerouted, as is customary in Kentucky, instead of turning over the old highway to a local agency, the state retained control and merely applied a new number, in this case KY 2830. Originally, all of KY 2830 was classified as a Supplemental Road by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The portion of the route between KY 405 in Maceo and KY 334 north of Maceo was promoted to the Rural Secondary System on October 26, 2004.cite web |url=http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/daviess.pdf |title=State Primary Road System in Daviess County |publisher=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |date=2007-12-20 |accessdate=2008-03-26]

Major intersections

Jctint
state=KY
county=Daviess
cspan=5
location=Owensboro
mile=0.000
road=jct|state=KY|US|60|US|231Jctint
location=none
mile=1.112
road=jct|state=KY|KY|1831
notes=Western terminus of KY 1831Jctint
state=KY
location=Maceo
mile=4.464
road=jct|state=KY|KY|405
notes=Northern terminus of KY 405Jctint
location=none
type=mplex
mile=5.289
road=jct|state=KY|KY|334|dir1=east
notes=Southern terminus of overlapJctint
location=none
type=mplex
mile=5.361
road=jct|state=KY|KY|334
jct|state=KY|US|60
notes=Northern terminus of overlap; western terminus of KY 334

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