title: Kentucky Route 581
text: # Kentucky Route 581
  
  Kentucky Route 581 (KY 581) is a 20.893-mile-long (33.624 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Route 40 in eastern Paintsville to U.S. Route 23 southwest of Georges Creek via Thealka, Tutor Key, Lost Creek, and Ray.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Johnson | Paintsville | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 40 (Euclid Avenue) | Southern terminus |
  | Johnson | ​ | 3.835 | 6.172 | KY 993 north | Southern terminus of KY 993 |
  | Johnson | ​ | 6.776 | 10.905 | To KY 3224 (Wiley Branch Road) | |
  | Lawrence | ​ | 16.403 | 26.398 | KY 645 | |
  | Lawrence | ​ | 20.893 | 33.624 | US 23 | Northern terminus |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
  