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This is a list of parkways and named highways in Kentucky . Most parkways also carry an unsigned 9000-series designation.
The Kentucky Parkway System is a statewide system of controlled-access highways financed and built as toll roads. State law requires the removal of tolls once the cost of construction is recouped; all parkways are toll-free. The system is built at or near-to interstate standards, and it provides access to portions of Kentucky not serviced by interstates. Several parkways have been or are planned to be re-designated as mainline or spur interstate highways.
| Parkway | Reference Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Opened | Removed | New/Proposed Designation | Notes |
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 Audubon Parkway | KY 9005 | 23.4 | 37.7 | US 41 in Henderson | US 60 in Owensboro | 1970 | Future I-369 | ||
 Bluegrass Parkway | KY 9002 | 71.1 | 114.4 | I-65 in Elizabethtown | US 60 in Versailles | 1965 | Plans to connect Bluegrass Parkway with Interstate 64 | ||
 Cumberland Parkway | KY 9008 | 92.3 | 148.5 | I-65 near Park City | US 27 in Somerset | 1972 |  Future I-365 | ||
 Hal Rogers Parkway |  KY 80 (signed) | 32.1 | 51.6 | US 27 / KY 80 near Somerset | US 25 / KY 80 east in London | 2015 | Parkway was extended westward onto KY 80 | ||
| KY 9006 | 59.0 | 95.1 | US 25 / KY 80 East in London | KY 15 / KY 80 in Hazard | 1971 | Formerly named Daniel Boone Parkway | |||
 Kentucky Turnpike | 39.6 | 63.8 | Western Kentucky Parkway in Elizabethtown | I-264 in Louisville | 1954 | 1975 |  I-65 | Signage removed along with tolls in 1975 | |
 Mountain Parkway | KY 9000 | 43.1 | 69.4 | I-64 in Winchester | KY 15 Spur in Campton | 1963 | |||
| KY 9009 | 32.5 | 52.3 | KY 15 Spur in Campton | US 460 in Salyersville | |||||
 Natcher Parkway | KY 9007 | 2.1 | 3.3 | US 231 near Bowling Green | I-65 / I-165 in Bowling Green | 1972 | 2019 |  KY 9007 (signed) | Formerly named Green River Parkway |
| 70.2 | 113.0 | I-65 / I-165 in Bowling Green | US 60 / US 231 in Owensboro |  I-165 | |||||
 Pennyrile Parkway | KY 9004 | 34.3 | 55.2 | I-24 near Hopkinsville | I-69 / Future I-569 / Western Kentucky Parkway | 1976 |  I-169 | Pennyrile Parkway designation to be removed by November 2024 | |
| 71.3 | 114.8 | I-69 / Future I-569 / Western Kentucky Parkway | US 41 / US 41 Alt / US 60 near Henderson |  I-69 | |||||
 Purchase Parkway | KY 9003 | 51.3 | 82.7 | US 51 / SR 215 / Future I-69 at the Tennessee state line | US 62 / KY 1523 in Calvert City | 1966 | 2018/2024 | I-69 | Originally ended at I-24 before I-69 upgrade began |
 Western Kentucky Parkway | KY 9001 | 38.5 | 61.9 | I-69 / I-169 in Nortonville | I-165 in Beaver Dam | 1963 |  Future I-569 | ||
| 60 | 96.6 | I-165 / Future I-569 in Beaver Dam | US 31W / KY 61 near Elizabethtown | Future Interstate |
| Road | Route Designation | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Year Established | Notes |
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 AA Hwy |  KY 9 | 111.0 | 178.7 | KY 1 / KY 7 near Grayson | I-275 in Wilder | 1995 | Mainline of AA Highway and southeastern spur |
 KY 10 | 24.6 | 39.6 | AA–KY 9 / KY 1149 south near Vanceburg | US 23 near Greenup | 1995 | Northeastern spur of AA Highway | |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway | I-65 | 12.2 | 19.6 | I-265 / KY 841 near Louisville | Indiana state line near Louisville | 2007 | Named only through Louisville Metro |
| Eagle Way |  KY 1682 | 5.894 | 9.485 | US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 By-Pass east | KY 107 / KY 1682 east | 1976 | Partial beltway of Hopkinsville, includes connections with I-24 and I-169 |
   US 68 Byp. / US 68 Truck | 11.026 | 17.745 | US 68 / KY 80 / KY 1682 east | US 68 / KY 80 | 2001 | ||
| Gene Snyder Freeway |  I-265 | 28.7 | 46.2 | I-65 in Louisville | Indiana state line near Louisville | 1986 | Formerly named "Jefferson Freeway" |
| Georgia Davis Powers Expressway |  I-264 | 6.9 | 11.1 | I-64 / US 150 in Louisville | US 31W / US 60 (Dixie Highway) in Louisville | 2010 | Previously named the "Shawnee Expressway" from 1974 to 2010 |
| Henry Watterson Expressway | I-264 | 15.5 | 24.9 | US 31W / US 60 (Dixie Highway) in Louisville | I-71 in Louisville | 1948 | |
| Industrial Parkway |  KY 67 | 14.2 | 22.9 | I-64 near Grayson | KY 3105 in Wurtland | 2002 | |
| Mammoth Cave Parkway |  KY 255 | 2.4 | 3.9 | US 31W / KY 255 south in Park City | KY 70 / KY 255 north in Mammoth Cave | ||
 KY 70 | 2.5 | 4.0 | KY 70 / KY 255 north in Mammoth Cave | KY 70 west in Mammoth Cave | |||
| none | 3.5 | 5.6 | KY 70 west in Mammoth Cave | Mammoth Cave Visitor Center | Concurrent with KY 255 and KY 70 on its southern end. Mostly maintained by the National Park Service as most of it is located within Mammoth Cave National Park. | ||
| Man o' War Boulevard | none | 15.39 | 24.77 | US 60 (Versailles Road) | I-75 | 1975 | Surface road serving as partial southern beltway around Lexington. Constructed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the unnumbered portion is maintained by the city |
 KY 1425 | 0.987 | 1.588 | I-75 | US 60 (Winchester Road) | |||
| New Circle Road |  KY 4 | 19.3 | 31.0 | Beltway around Lexington | 1950 | Controlled-access highway except for northeastern portion between KY 922 and US 25 / US 421 | |
| Paris Pike |  US 27 / US 68 | 14 | 23 | I-64 / I-75 / US 27 south / US 68 south (North Broadway) in Lexington | US 27 north / US 68 north / US 68 Bus. north (Main Street) in Paris | 2003 | Rural four lane highway between Lexington and Paris |
| Russellville Bypass |  US 431 | 1 | 1.6 | US 79 / KY 3240 east | US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. east | 1995 | Bypass around Russellville built in stages and with four route designations |
| US 68 / US 431 / KY 80 | 5.8 | 9.3 | US 68 west / KY 80 west / US 68 Bus. east | US 431 north | 1995 | ||
| US 68 / KY 80 | 1.5 | 2.5 | US 431 north | US 68 east / KY 80 east / US 68 Bus. west | 1998 | ||
 US 79 | 2.9 | 4.6 | US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. west | US 431 south / KY 2146 north | 2011, 2017 | ||
| US 79 / US 431 | 2.6 | 4.2 | US 79 north / US 431 south | US 79 south / US 431 north / KY 3240 east | 2017 | ||
| Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway ("The Trace)" | FD-100 | Tennessee state line | KY 453 | Scenic byway in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area | |||
| Veterans Outer Loop |  KY 3600 | 2.5 | 4.0 | KY 1297 | US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. east | 2015 | Northern bypass of Glasgow |
| US 68 / KY 80 | 5.5 | 8.9 | KY 1297 / US 68 west / KY 80 west / US 68 Bus. east | KY 1519/ US 68 east / KY 80 east/ US 68 Bus. west | 2004, 2011 | ||
 KY 1519 | 1.3 | 2.1 | US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. west | KY 1307 | 2011 | ||
| Wendell H. Ford Expressway |  US 60 | 6.3 | 10.1 | US 60 west / KY 331 north | US 231 / KY 2155 north | 1970 | Controlled-access partial beltway of Owensboro around its southern side |
 US 60 / US 231 | 6.8 | 10.9 | US 231 south/ KY 2155 north | US 60 east / US 231 north / KY 2830 | 1968, 2014 | ||
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