Kentucky Route 236

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Elongated circle 236.svg
Kentucky Route 236
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length6.538 mi [1] (10.522 km)
Major junctions
South end Elongated circle 1303.svg KY 1303 in Edgewood
  US 25.svg US 42.svg US 127.svg US 25/42/127 in Erlanger
I-71.svg I-75.svg I-71/75 in Erlanger
North end Elongated circle 212.svg KY 212 near Hebron
Location
Counties Boone, Kenton
Highway system
Elongated circle 235.svg KY 235 Elongated circle 237.svg KY 237

Kentucky Route 236 is a state highway in Boone and Kenton Counties in Northern Kentucky. The southern terminus is at KY 1303 in Edgewood. The northern terminus is at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport near Hebron, where it meets KY 212.

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Route description

KY 236 begins at an intersection with KY 1303 (Turkeyfoot Road) in Edgewood, near the border of Erlanger. The route heads northwest into Erlanger as Stevenson Road, passing through a mixed commercial and residential district. After crossing railroad tracks, the route meets U.S. Routes 25, 42, and 127 (Dixie Highway) in a commercial area. From here, KY 236 continues northeast as Commonwealth Avenue through Erlanger until it meets Interstates 71 and 75 at Exit 184A. Past this junction, the route enters unincorporated Boone County and becomes Donaldson Highway. It continues northeast until it reaches the east side of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, where it turns north along the side of the airport. KY 236 turns west at the northeast corner of the airport before terminating at KY 212. [2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Kenton Edgewood 0.0000.000Elongated circle 1303.svg KY 1303 (Turkeyfoot Road)
Erlanger 1.4362.311US 25.svgUS 42.svgUS 127.svg US 25  / US 42  / US 127 (Dixie Highway)
2.277–
2.497
3.664–
4.019
I-71.svgI-75.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-275.svg
I-71  / I-75 to I-275   Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville
2.6844.319Elongated circle 842.svg KY 842 south (Houston Road)
Boone 3.5685.742Elongated circle 717.svg KY 717 (Turfway Road)
3.9806.405Elongated circle 3147.svg KY 3147 west (O'Hara Road)
4.3957.073Elongated circle 3076.svg KY 3076 east (Mineoloa Pike)
6.29510.131To plate.svg
Elongated circle 212.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 20.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-275.svg
To KY 212 north (Terminal Drive) / KY 20  / I-275
Interchange
6.50810.474Elongated circle 236.svg KY 236  / Terminal Drive east  Airport interchange; 236 continues east to various airport amenities for a little over a tenth of a mile before ending
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 "HIS Official Milepoint Route Log Report". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. Google (2011-03-25). "Overview map of Route 236" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2011-03-25.