Kentucky Route 536

Kentucky Route 536
Kentucky Route 536
	KY 536 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KYTC
Length	29.406 mi (47.324 km)
Major junctions
West end	KY 338 near Rabbit Hash
	US 42 / US 127 in Florence; I-71 / I-75 in Florence; US 25 in Florence; KY 17 in Independence; KY 16 in Independence;
East end	US 27 in Alexandria
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Boone, Kenton, Campbell
Highway system
	Kentucky State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Parkways;

Kentucky Route 536 (KY 536) is a state highway that connects Rabbit Hash to Alexandria via Florence and Independence in Northern Kentucky, United States. The western terminus of the route is at Kentucky Route 338 in Rabbit Hash. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 27 in Alexandria.

Route description

KY 536 begins at an intersection with KY 338 (East Bend Road) less than a mile east of the Ohio River in Rabbit Hash. As Rabbit Hash Road, KY 536 winds through rural western Boone County before becoming more residential in nature and becoming Hathaway Road as it approaches southern Florence. Near Union, KY 536 intersects with Old Union Road, the former routing of U.S. Route 42 before US 42 was realigned from the Union city line to just south of Ryle High School. At Old Union Road, KY 536 becomes known as Hathaway Road and continues east. 1/4 mile east of its intersection with US 42, KY 536 intersects the modern routing of US 42, here concurrent with U.S. Route 127, and becomes Mount Zion Road.

In eastern Boone County, KY 536 runs through its most congested area—between I-71/I-75 and US 25, marking the end of its status as a purely residential road. KY 237 forms and heads north as Gunpowder Road just west of this segment. Mt. Zion Road continues east into Kenton County toward Independence, where it meets KY 1303 in the western outskirts. Here, Mt. Zion Road and KY 1303 both end while KY 536 continues east on Bristow Road, occupied by KY 1303 north of this point. The road then continues southeast through rural/suburban Independence into the heart of the city, turning into Banklick Station Road for a short length before becoming Shaw Road ahead of an intersection with KY 17. East of KY 17, KY 536 becomes the Harris Pike and heads southeast.

At White's Tower Elementary School east of Independence, KY 536 intersects KY 16. The two routes overlap for a short distance to the northeast before separating at Visalia Road. KY 536 follows Visalia Road to Visalia, where it becomes concurrent with KY 177 on the west bank of the Licking River for a half-mile. North of Visalia, KY 536 crosses the river and enters Campbell County. The route progresses northeast as Creektrace Road to Alexandria, meeting KY 915 before coming to an end at US 27.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Boone	Rabbit Hash	0.000	0.000	KY 338 (East Bend Road)	Western terminus
		4.376	7.042	KY 2852 south (Riddles Run Road)	Northern terminus of KY-2852
	Hueys Corners	8.625	13.881	KY 1925 south (Big Bone Road)	Northern terminus of KY-1925
	Union	10.930	17.590	US 42 / US 127
	Florence	12.512	20.136	KY 237 north (Gunpowder Road)	Southern terminus of KY-237
		13.313	21.425	I-71 / I-75 north	Exit 178 off of I-71/I-75 north. Ramps to I-71/I-75 north.
		13.490	21.710	I-71 / I-75 south	Exit 178 off of I-71/I-75 south. Ramps to I-71/I-75 south.
		13.752	22.132	KY 3503 north (Sam Neace Drive)	Southern terminus of KY-3503. Access to Gateway Community and Technical College.
		14.208	22.866	US 25 (Dixie Highway)
Kenton	Independence	15.841	25.494	KY 1303 north (Bristow Road)	Southern terminus of KY-1303
		16.912	27.217	KY 2043 south (Banklick Road)	Northern terminus of KY-2043
		18.805	30.264	KY 2045 north (Independence Road)	Southern terminus of KY-2045
		19.256	30.990	KY 17 Bus. north	Southern terminus of KY 17 Business
		19.382	31.192	KY 17 (Madison Pike)
		20.872	33.590	KY 16 south (Taylor Mill Road)	Southern end of KY-16 overlap
		21.100	33.957	KY 16 north (Taylor Mill Road)	Northern end of KY-16 overlap
	Visalia	25.257	40.647	KY 177 south (Decoursey Pike)	Southern end of KY-177 overlap
	Visalia	25.736	41.418	KY 177 north (Decoursey Pike)	Northern end of KY-177 overlap
Campbell	Alexandria	26.229	42.211	KY 1936 south (Pond Creek Road)
		28.553	45.952	KY 915 (Licking Pike)
		29.406	47.324	US 27 (Alexandria Pike)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus