es ▁over ▁Road ▁F ork ▁Creek ▁and ▁immediately ▁intersect s ▁the ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁K Y   7 1 8 ▁( St inking ▁Creek ▁Road ). ▁K Y   2 2 3 ▁heads ▁to ▁the ▁north - n ortheast , ▁par alle ling ▁the ▁cre ek , ▁and ▁then ▁curves ▁to ▁the ▁north - n orth west . ▁It ▁cross es ▁over ▁the ▁cre ek ▁twice ▁and ▁then ▁curves ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁north - n ortheast . ▁The ▁highway ▁cross es ▁over ▁the ▁cre ek ▁again ▁and ▁curves ▁to ▁a ▁nor ther ly ▁direction . ▁It ▁cross es ▁over ▁H ink le ▁Branch ▁before ▁it ▁cross es ▁over ▁Road ▁F ork ▁Creek ▁again . ▁It ▁curves ▁to ▁the ▁north - n ortheast ▁and ▁intersect s ▁the ▁southern ▁termin us ▁of ▁K Y   2 4 0 6 ▁( H ou ston – Br ought on ▁Road ). ▁It ▁curves ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁travel s ▁through ▁Salt ▁G um . ▁The ▁highway ▁cross es ▁over ▁the ▁Middle ▁F ork ▁St inking ▁Creek ▁and ▁heads ▁to ▁the ▁south - s out heast ▁and ▁then ▁travel s ▁through ▁S cal f . ▁It ▁cross es ▁over ▁the ▁cre ek ▁again ▁and ▁heads ▁in ▁a ▁south - s outh west ▁direction . ▁It ▁then ▁meets ▁its ▁northern ▁termin us , ▁a ▁second ▁intersection ▁with ▁K Y   7 1 8 . ▁ ▁Major ▁inter sections ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 0 2 2 3 ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Est ill ▁County ,