{{short description|State highway in Kentucky, United States}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{one source|date=February 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=KY |type=KY |route=48 |map={{maplink-road|10|37.95|-85.4}} |map_custom=yes |length_mi=11.040 |length_ref=<ref name="KYTC">{{cite web|url=http://apps.transportation.ky.gov/DMI_Reports/Official_MP_RL_params.aspx|publisher=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet |author=Division of Planning |work=Highway Information System |title=Official Milepoint Route Log Extract.|accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref> |established= |direction_a=West |terminus_a={{Jct|state=KY|US|31E|US|150}} near Highgrove |junction= |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{Jct|state=KY|US|62|KY|55}} in Bloomfield |counties=Nelson, Spencer |previous_type=KY |previous_route=47 |next_type=KY |next_route=49 }} '''Kentucky Route 48''' ('''KY 48''') is an {{convert|11|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} 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 {{convert|1.5|mi|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== {{KYinttop|length_ref=<ref name="KYTC"/>}} {{KYint |county=Nelson |location=Highgrove |mile=0.000 |road={{Jct|state=KY|US|31E|name1=Louisville Road|road|Crenshaw Lane}} |notes=Western terminus }} {{KYint |county=Spencer |location=none |mile=4.121 |road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|623|dir1=north|name1=Lilly Pike}} |notes=Southern terminus of KY 623 }} {{KYint |county=Nelson |cspan=4 |location=none |mile=6.370 |road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|509|dir1=west|name1=Fairfield Road}} |notes=Eastern terminus of KY 509 }} {{KYint |location=Fairfield |mile=7.001 |road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|652|dir1=north|name1=Little Union Road}} |notes=Southern terminus of KY 652 }} {{KYint |location=Bloomfield |lspan=2 |mile=10.908 |road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|162|dir1=west|name1=Bardstown Road}} |notes=Eastern terminus of KY 162 }} {{KYint |mile=11.040 |road={{Jct|state=KY|US|62|KY|55|name1=Springfield Road / Chaplin Road|name2=Taylorsville Road}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{Jctbtm}}
==See also== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} *{{Portal-inline|United States}} *{{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
==References== {{reflist}}
0048 Category:Transportation in Nelson County, Kentucky Category:Transportation in Spencer County, Kentucky