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This is a list of U.S. routes in Kentucky.
| Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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 US 23 | 157.76 | 253.89 | US 23 at the VA state line | US 23 at the OH state line | 1926 | current | Also known as the Country Music Highway. It is a designated Kentucky Scenic Byway and an American Byway. | |
 US 25 | 177.3 | 285.3 | US 25W/US 25E at North Corbin | US 42/US 127 at Covington | 1926 | current | ||
 US 25W | 28 | 45 | US 25W at the TN state line | US 25/US 25E at North Corbin | 1926 | current | ||
 US 25E | 65.9 | 106.1 | US 25E at the TN state line | I-75 at North Corbin | 1926 | current | ||
 US 27 | 190.78 | 307.03 | US 27 at the TN state line | US 27 at the OH state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 31 | 0.46 | 0.74 | US 31W/US 31E/US 60 at Louisville | US 31 at the IN state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 31W | 143.12 | 230.33 | US 31W at the TN state line | US 31/US 31E/US 60 at Louisville | 1926 | current | ||
 US 31E | 140.52 | 226.15 | US 31E/US 231 at the TN state line | US 31/US 31W/US 60 at Louisville | 1926 | current | ||
 US 37 | — | — | Glasgow | Louisville | 1934 | 1952 | Existed only on paper and always signed as US 31E along the highway | |
 US 41 | 148 | 238 | US 41 at the TN state line | US 41 at the IN state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 42 | 105.287 | 169.443 | US 31E/US 60 in Louisville | US 42/US 127 at the OH state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 45 | 51.880 | 83.493 | US 45 at the TN state line | US 45 at the IL state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 51 | 42.155 | 67.842 | I-69/US 51 at the TN state line | US 51/US 60/US 62 at the IL state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 52 | 2 | 3.2 | US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line | US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line | 1996 | current | ||
 US 60 | 494.87 | 796.42 | US 51/US 60/US 62 at the IL state line | US 60 at the WV state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 62 | 393 | 632 | US 51/US 60/US 62 at the IL state line | US 62 at the OH state line | 1930 | current | ||
 US 68 | 361.96 | 582.52 | US 62 at Reidland | US 68 at the OH state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 79 | 21.31 | 34.30 | US 79 at the TN state line | US 431 at Russellville | 1935 | current | ||
 US 119 | — | — | US 25E at Pineville US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line | US 119 at the WV state line US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line US 52 / US 119 at the WV state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 127 | 207.68 | 334.23 | US 127 at the TN state line | US 42/US 127 at the OH state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 150 | — | — | I-64/US 150 at the IN state line | US 25 at Mount Vernon | 1926 | current | ||
 US 168 | — | — | Louisville | Mount Vernon | 1926 | 1934 | ||
 US 227 | 120 | 190 | US 25/US 421 in Richmond | US 42/KY 36 in Carrollton | 1928 | 1972 | ||
 US 231 | 114.71 | 184.61 | US 31E/US 231 at the TN state line | US 231 at the IN state line | 1926 | current | ||
 US 421 | 272.40 | 438.39 | US 421 at the VA state line | US 421 at the IN state line | 1930 | current | ||
 US 431 | — | — | US 431 at the TN state line | US 60 in Owensboro | 1954 | current | ||
 US 460 | — | — | US 60/US 421 at Frankfort | US 460 at the VA state line | 1933 | current | ||
 US 641 | 69.57 | 111.96 | US 641 at the TN state line | US 60 at Marion | 1955 | current | ||
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