Brandenburg, KY Road Trips
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Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
223.5 mi
Ironville, KY
Quickest Drive
4h 11m
Meads, KY
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Brandenburg, KY by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
2,907
Median Income
$48,281
Median Home Value
$208,100
Median Age
41.4
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Brandenburg, KY at a Glance
Founded
1804
Elevation
568 ft
Area
4 mi²
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Traveler Guide to Brandenburg, KY
Brandenburg is a small town in the Kentucky Derby Region. Located on the Ohio River, 40 miles southwest of Louisville, it is the county seat of Meade County.
Doe Valley Golf Club, 540 Valley Green Rd (KY 1638 between Brandenburg and Muldraugh), ☏ +1 270 422-3397. Doe Valley offers an 18-hole course, with three ponds, more than 30 bunkers, and fairways lined with trees. While they play this course that's amid a forest, golfers may encounter deer grazing nearby, rabbits nibbling on the turf, and perhaps even the local flock of wild turkeys. Doe Valley offers all the amenities - a pro shop, putting green, golf lessons, snack-bar and restaurant. Lynn's Pins, 204 Moremen Rd, ☏ +1 270 422-9986. Mike & Diane's Pay Lake, +1 270 828-4581. Guston Days Guston Second Saturday in June. River Heritage Bluegrass Festival July. Threshing Days Second weekend in July. Meade County Fair Meade County Fairgrounds Late July. Christmas by the River Last Saturday November-December 31.
Jailhouse Pizza, 125 Main St. Miguels Mexican Restaurant, 201 Bypass Rd, ☏ +1 270 422-3353. Home Plate, 656 Bypass Rd, +1 270 422-1759.
Meade County is a wet county. Clark's Tavern, 8440 Rhodelia Rd, ☏ +1 270 496-4600. Payneville. Hilltop Tavern, 357 Broadway St, ☏ +1 270 422-5679. Otter Creek Tavern, 6860 Flaherty Rd, ☏ +1 270 828-9555. Vine Grove Rainbow Tavern, 6419 Flaherty Rd, ☏ +1 270 828-9585. Vine Grove.
Abe's Country Village Motel & Cabins, 3390 Brandenburg Rd, ☏ +1 270 422-2282. 14 rooms. Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area Cabins & Campground, 850 Otter Creek Rd, ☏ +1 502 492-9854. 4 cabins, each sleeping 14, plus one primitive cabin (no heat or electricity). Super 8 Motel, 1900 Armory Place, ☏ +1 270 422-1700, toll-free: +1 800-800-8000. This 51 room motel has an indoor pool, meeting rooms, free wireless Internet in all rooms; free continental breakfast, outdoor electrical service for boats and RVs. Economy Suites Motel, 230 N. Dixie Hwy, ☏ +1 502 942-9526. 19 rooms. Fort Knox Lodge, 518 Wilson St, ☏ +1 502 942-6222. 17 rooms. Golden Manor Motel, 116 S. Dixie Hwy, ☏ +1 502 942-2800, toll-free: +1 800-999-8181. This 115 room motel offers indoor and outdoor pools; fitness center; free high-speed wireless Internet; in-room refrigerators, coffeemakers, hair dryers, and irons and ironing boards.
While no interstate highways run through Meade County, Brandenburg is accessible from interstates in nearby counties. Following KY 79 North to the Matthew Welsh Bridge, it becomes IN 135 in Harrison County, Indiana. Fifteen miles from the bridge you will reach Interstate 64. Interstate 65 can be reached from Meade County by following US 31W from Muldraugh in either direction. Northbound traffic can exit at KY 841 (Snyder Freeway) East to I-65. Or southbound and follow US 31W South to Elizabethtown and I-65. In Elizabethtown, you can also reach the Blue Grass and Western Kentucky Parkways for access to other areas of Kentucky.
KY 448, along with KY 144 East connects Brandenburg with Vine Grove and Hardin County. KY 144 West links Brandenburg with western Meade County. KY 1638 connects Brandenburg with Muldraugh and eastern Meade County. The road passes the Doe Valley area and Otter Creek Park. KY 79 links Brandenburg (and the Matthew Welsh Bridge) with Irvington and Rough River Dam. KY 228 connects Brandenburg with Battletown, Wolf Creek and other northwestern Meade County communities. US 60 cuts across the south central part of Meade County, connecting Irvington with Muldraugh.
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