U.S. Route 421 in Kentucky

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US 421.svg
U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 in Kentucky
US 421 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length250.536 mi [1]  (403.199 km)
Major junctions
South endUS 421.svg US 421 at the Virginia state line near Pennington Gap, VA
Major intersections
North endUS 421.svg US 421 at the Indiana state line near Madison
Location
Country United States
State Kentucky
Counties Harlan, Leslie, Clay, Jackson, Rockcastle, Madison, Fayette, Scott, Woodford, Franklin, Shelby, Henry, Trimble
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
Elongated circle 420.svg KY 420 Elongated circle 422.svg KY 422

U.S. Route 421 (US 421) in the U.S. state of Kentucky is a 250.536-mile-long (403.199 km) north–south United States highway that traverses twelve counties in the central and eastern parts of the state. It travels in a southeast-to-northwest path from the Virginia state line near Pennington Gap to the Indiana state line, on the Ohio River at Milton, Kentucky and Madison, Indiana. [2]

Contents

Route description

Virginia state line to Manchester

US 421 enters Harlan County from Lee County, Virginia, and meets US 119 near Harlan. At Hyden, US 421 turns westward towards Clay County, and crosses the Hal Rogers Parkway via an overpass without access near [[Manchester, ( 421 actually goes through Manchester Ky to Hal Rodgers pkwy.) ITS a very busy hwy. In Kentucky|Manchester. [3]

Manchester to Richmond

At Manchester, US 421 turns northwestward towards Jackson County, through McKee. It traverses the far northeastern corner of Rockcastle County before entering Madison County where it joins U.S. 25 south of Richmond near the Blue Grass Army Depot. US 25 and US 421 runs concurrently through Richmond, and all the way to the I-75 junction. [4]

Metro Lexington to Frankfort

US 25/421 also runs concurrently with I-75 between Exits 97 and 99. After Exit 99, the two U.S. routes continue to run concurrently until downtown Lexington just after crossing US 27/60/68. While US 25 makes a right turn onto Georgetown Road, US 421 continues straight northwestward, as Leestown Pike, towards Midway and Frankfort. [5]

Frankfort to Ohio River

In Frankfort, US 421 has concurrencies with US 60 on the east side of town, and US 127 on the north side. US 421 continues northwestward into Henry and far northern Shelby counties before crossing the Exit 34 exit of I-71. US 42 in Bedford is the last major intersection in Kentucky before US 421 crosses the Ohio River from Trimble County into Jefferson County, Indiana. [6]

History

Elongated circle 50.svg
Kentucky Route 50
Location Frankfort-Lexington, Kentucky
Length20.5 mi (33.0 km)
Existed1929–1952?

US 421 did not have any presence in Kentucky until it was extended into Kentucky and Indiana at one point between 1939 and 1957, probably in the late 1940s or early 1950s. [7] When US 421 was designated into Kentucky, it was routed onto the following existing routes:

Current statuses for original assignments of pre-existing routes

Major Intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Harlan 0.0000.000South plate.svg
US 421.svg
US 421 south – Pennington Gap
Continuation into Virginia
1.3512.174North plate.svg
Elongated circle 3462.svg
KY 3462 north (Garrett Hollow Road)
Southern terminus of KY 3462
Cranks 2.7834.479North plate.svg
Elongated circle 568.svg
KY 568 north
Southern terminus of KY 568
3.7956.107North plate.svg
Elongated circle 3001.svg
KY 3001 north (Old US 421)
Southern terminus of KY 3001
4.0346.492West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1138.svg
KY 1138 west
Eastern terminus of KY 1138
6.41010.316West plate.svg
Elongated circle 987.svg
KY 987 west Cawood, Martins Fork Lake, Pennington Gap
Eastern terminus of KY 987
8.00812.888To plate.svg
Elongated circle 1556.svg
To KY 1556
Connector road
10.78417.355South plate.svg
Elongated circle 3001.svg
KY 3001 south (Old US 421)
Northern terminus of KY 3001
10.97417.661North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2074.svg
KY 2074 north
Southern terminus of KY 2074
12.90120.762South plate.svg
Elongated circle 2428.svg
KY 2428 south
Northern terminus of KY 2428
Harlan 14.96624.085West plate.svg
Elongated circle 72.svg
KY 72 west
Southern end of KY 72 concurrency
15.12724.345East plate.svg
Elongated circle 72.svg
North plate.svg
Elongated circle 3459.svg
KY 72 east (South Main Street) / KY 3459 north
Northern end of KY 72 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 3459
15.70425.273South plate.svg
Elongated circle 3459.svg
KY 3459 south
Northern terminus of KY 3459
15.96725.696East plate.svg
Elongated circle 38.svg
KY 38 east
Western terminus of KY 38
16.76126.974West plate.svg
Elongated circle 840.svg
KY 840 west
Eastern terminus of KY 840
17.00327.364Elongated circle 72.svg KY 72
17.10727.531South plate.svg
US 119.svg
US 119 south Pineville
Southern end of US 119 concurrency
17.84628.720North plate.svg
US 119.svg
US 119 north Cumberland, Kingdom Come State Park, Kentucky Coal Mining Museum
Northern end of US 119 concurrency
17.93628.865Elongated circle 413.svg KY 413
21.80035.084East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1679.svg
KY 1679 east (Little Shepherd Trail)
Western terminus of KY 1679
Bledsoe 23.89338.452West plate.svg
Elongated circle 221.svg
KY 221 west
Southern end of KY 221 concurrency
24.94240.140East plate.svg
Elongated circle 221.svg
KY 221 east
Northern end of KY 221 concurrency
Leslie 30.54349.154West plate.svg
Elongated circle 2058.svg
KY 2058 west
Eastern terminus of KY 2058
Asher 38.35261.722Elongated circle 1780.svg KY 1780 Northern terminus of KY 1780
Hoskinston 41.84867.348South plate.svg
Elongated circle 2009.svg
KY 2009 south
Northern terminus of KY 2009
Stinnett 42.82768.923South plate.svg
Elongated circle 406.svg
KY 406 south
Northern terminus of KY 406
Hyden 49.11379.040East plate.svg
Elongated circle 80.svg
KY 80 east Hazard
Southern end of KY 80 concurrency
49.61979.854North plate.svg
Elongated circle 257.svg
KY 257 north (Dryhill Road)
Southern terminus of KY 257
50.14080.693West plate.svg
Elongated circle 118.svg
KY 118 west
Eastern terminus of KY 118
Bobs Fork 60.74797.763North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1482.svg
KY 1482 north (Bullskin Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1482
62.375100.383North plate.svg
Elongated circle 3428.svg
KY 3428 north (Ulysses Creek Road)
Southern terminus of KY 3428
Clay 64.752104.208North plate.svg
Elongated circle 66.svg
To plate blue.svg
Hal Rogers Parkway.svg
KY 66 north to Hal Rogers Parkway  Oneida
Southern end of KY 66 concurrency
65.527105.455South plate.svg
Elongated circle 66.svg
KY 66 south Peabody, Beverly
Northern end of KY 66 concurrency
73.337118.024West plate.svg
Elongated circle 2443.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 1524.svg
KY 2443 west to KY 1524
Eastern terminus of KY 2443
73.525118.327East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1524.svg
KY 1524 east
Western terminus of KY 1524
76.619123.306East plate.svg
Elongated circle 149.svg
KY 149 east
Western terminus of KY 149
Garrard 78.234125.905East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1999.svg
KY 1999 east (Paces Creek Road)
Western terminus of KY 1999
78.654126.581South plate.svg
Elongated circle 11.svg
KY 11 south
Southern end of KY 11 concurrency
Manchester 79.842128.493West plate.svg
Elongated circle 80.svg
North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2076.svg
To plate blue.svg
Hal Rogers Parkway.svg
KY 80 west / KY 2076 north (Muddy Gap Road) to Hal Rogers Parkway
Southern end of KY 80 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 2076; 80 and the parkway to the south, 2076 to the west
80.896130.189East plate.svg
Elongated circle 2438.svg
KY 2438 east (2nd Street)
Western terminus of KY 2438
80.947130.272North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2440.svg
KY 2440 north (Main Street)
Southern terminus of KY 2440
81.043130.426West plate.svg
Elongated circle 687.svg
KY 687 west (Town Branch Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 687
81.380130.968West plate.svg
Elongated circle 2442.svg
KY 2442 west (Maple Street)
Eastern terminus of KY 2442
81.453131.086South plate.svg
Elongated circle 2440.svg
KY 2440 south (Cool Springs Road)
Northern terminus of KY 2440
81.507131.173East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3472.svg
KY 3472 east (Memorial Drive)
Western terminus of KY 3472
81.774131.602West plate.svg
Elongated circle 638.svg
KY 638 west
Eastern terminus of KY 638
83.140133.801West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3560.svg
KY 3560 west
Eastern terminus of KY 3560
83.741134.768West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3473.svg
KY 3473 west (Charlie Sizemore Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3473
85.779138.048East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3477.svg
KY 3477 east (Jacks Branch Road)
Western terminus of KY 3477
86.943139.921North plate.svg
Elongated circle 11.svg
KY 11 north Oneida, Oneida Baptist Institute
Northern end of KY 11 concurrency
87.333140.549West plate.svg
Elongated circle 472.svg
KY 472 west (Fogertown Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 472
91.420147.126North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1350.svg
KY 1350 north
Southern terminus of KY 1350
92.703149.191West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3478.svg
KY 3478 west (Robinson Creek Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 3478
94.359151.856West plate.svg
Elongated circle 577.svg
KY 577 west
Southern end of KY 577 concurrency
95.134153.103East plate.svg
Elongated circle 577.svg
KY 577 east
Northern end of KY 577 concurrency
Jackson 97.305156.597West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3443.svg
KY 3443 west
Eastern terminus of KY 3443
99.265159.752West plate.svg
Elongated circle 30.svg
KY 30 west
Southern end of KY 30 concurrency
99.417159.996East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1431.svg
KY 1431 east
Western terminus of KY 1431
Tyner 99.550160.210West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3630.svg
KY 3630 west
Eastern terminus of KY 3630
100.364161.520East plate.svg
Elongated circle 30.svg
KY 30 east Booneville
Northern end of KY 30 concurrency
103.251166.166East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1071.svg
KY 1071 east
Western terminus of KY 1071
105.717170.135East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3445.svg
KY 3445 east (Soaptown Road)
Western terminus of KY 3445
Deer View 106.542171.463North plate.svg
Elongated circle 587.svg
KY 587 north
Southern terminus of KY 587
McKee 109.951176.949South plate.svg
Elongated circle 290.svg
KY 290 south (Annville Road)
Southern terminus of KY 290
110.001177.029North plate.svg
Elongated circle 89.svg
KY 89 north (2nd Street)
Southern end of KY 89 concurrency
110.548177.910South plate.svg
Elongated circle 89.svg
KY 89 south
Northern end of KY 89 concurrency
117.303188.781East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3446.svg
KY 3446 east
Western terminus of KY 3446
117.878189.706North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2004.svg
KY 2004 north
Southern terminus of KY 2004
121.950196.260South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1955.svg
KY 1955 south
Northern terminus of KY 1955
124.669200.635East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3447.svg
KY 3447 east
Western terminus of KY 3447
Morrill 125.260201.586South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1912.svg
KY 1912 south (Climax Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1912
Rockcastle
No major junctions
Madison 128.085206.133East plate.svg
Elongated circle 21.svg
KY 21 east (Owsley Creek Road)
Southern end of KY 21 concurrency
Big Hill 128.250206.398West plate.svg
Elongated circle 21.svg
KY 21 west (Big Hill Road)
Northern end of KY 21 concurrency
129.480208.378East plate.svg
Elongated circle 594.svg
KY 594 east (Red Lick Road)
Western terminus of KY 594
Bobtown 133.205214.373South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1016.svg
KY 1016 south
Northern terminus of KY 1016
135.058217.355East plate.svg
Elongated circle 3376.svg
KY 3376 east (Dreyfus Road)
Southern end of KY 3376 concurrency
135.549218.145West plate.svg
Elongated circle 3376.svg
KY 3376 west (Old Kingston-Berea Road)
Northern end of KY 3376 concurrency
136.162219.131West plate.svg
Elongated circle 499.svg
KY 499 west (Crooksville Road)
Southern end of KY 499 concurrency
136.196219.186East plate.svg
Elongated circle 499.svg
KY 499 east (Crooksville Road)
Northern end of KY 499 concurrency
138.579223.021South plate.svg
US 25.svg
US 25 south (Berea Road)
Southern end of US 25 concurrency
139.580224.632West plate.svg
Elongated circle 2872.svg
KY 2872 west (Duncannon Lane)
Eastern terminus of KY 2872
Richmond 141.994228.517West plate.svg
Elongated circle 876.svg
North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 25.svg
North plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 421.svg
KY 876 west (Eastern Bypass) / US 25 Bus. north / US 421 Bus. north (Big Hill Avenue) Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern terminus of KY 876; southern terminus of US 25 Bus. and US 421 Bus.; EKU to the west via KY 876
142.751229.735Elongated circle 52.svg KY 52 (Irvine Road) Irvine, Ravenna
145.250233.757North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1986.svg
To plate.svg
Elongated circle 388.svg
KY 1986 north (Trooper Cunningham Memorial Highway) to KY 388
Southern terminus of KY 1986
146.426235.650South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 25.svg
South plate.svg
Business plate.svg
US 421.svg
US 25 Bus. south / US 421 Bus. south (Lexington Road)
Northern terminus of US 25 business route; unsigned KY 2876 to the north
Richmond 146.730–
146.939
236.139–
236.475
I-75.svg I-75  Lexington, Knoxville I-75 exit 90
147.516237.404North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1156.svg
KY 1156 north (Jacks Creek Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1156
149.009239.807North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2878.svg
KY 2878 north (Colonel Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2878
151.925244.500East plate.svg
Elongated circle 627.svg
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 3005.svg
KY 627 east (Boonesborough Road) / KY 3005 south (White Hall Shrine Road)
Western terminus of KY 627; northern terminus of KY 3005
154.348248.399North plate.svg
Elongated circle 2328.svg
KY 2328 north (Lexington Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2328
154.547248.719South plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
I-75 south Knoxville
I-75 Exit 97
154.691–
154.713
248.951–
248.986
North plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 2884.svg
I-75 north / KY 2884 east (Igo Road) Lexington
Southern end of I 75 concurrency; KY 2884 straight ahead
Fayette Lexington 155.828250.781Elongated circle 2328.svgSouth plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
KY 2328  / I-75 south
Exit from I-75 south; northern terminus of KY 2328
155.028249.493North plate blue.svg
I-75.svg
I-75 north
Northern end of I-75 concurrency; I-75 exit 99
158.573255.199North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1973.svg
KY 1973 north (South Cleveland Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1973
158.820255.596North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1975.svg
KY 1975 north (Jacks Creek Pike)
Southern terminus of KY 1975
159.336256.426East plate.svg
Elongated circle 418.svg
KY 418 east (Athens-Booneburg Road)
Western terminus of KY 418
165.762266.768 Man o' War Boulevard
166.763–
166.864
268.379–
268.542
Elongated circle 4.svg New Circle Road (KY 4)Interchange. KY 4 exit 15
169.461272.721East plate.svg
US 60.svg
US 60 east
Southern end of US 60 concurrency; begin one-way split of east/west lanes
170.197273.906US 27.svgWest plate.svg
US 60.svg
US 68.svg US 27  / US 60 west / US 68 (South Broadway)
North end of US 60 concurrency; 27 and 68 both ways, 60 continues to the south
170.226273.952South plate.svg
US 25.svg
South plate.svg
US 421.svg
US 25 south / US 421 south (West Vine Street)
North end of one-way split
170.660274.651North plate.svg
US 25.svg
Elongated circle 922.svg US 25 north / KY 922 (Newtown Pike)
North end of US 25 concurrency; 25 continues to the north, 922 both ways
172.380–
172.524
277.419–
277.650
Elongated circle 4.svg New Circle Road (KY 4)Interchange; KY 4 exit 7
172.956278.346North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1978.svg
KY 1978 north (Greendale Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1978
173.541279.287West plate.svg
Elongated circle 1878.svg
Citation Boulevard (KY 1878 west)
Eastern terminus of KY 1878
176.371283.842East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1977.svg
KY 1977 east (Yarnallton Road)
Western terminus of KY 1977
Scott 179.580289.006East plate.svg
US 62.svg
US 62 east (Paynes Depot Road)
Southern end of US 62 concurrency
Woodford Midway 180.512290.506North plate.svg
Elongated circle 341.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-64.svg
KY 341 north (Georgetown Road) to I-64
Southern terminus of KY 341
182.747294.103West plate.svg
US 62.svg
US 62 west (Midway Road)
Northern end of US 62 concurrency
186.122299.534Elongated circle 1685.svg KY 1685 (Woodlake Road)
Franklin Frankfort 190.750306.982West plate.svg
Elongated circle 676.svg
East plate.svg
US 60.svg
To plate blue.svg
I-64.svg
KY 676 west (East-West Connector) / US 60 east (Versailles Road) to I-64  Versailles
Interchange; KY 676 straight ahead, ramp to US 60; eastern terminus of KY 676; southern end of US 60 concurrency
192.202309.319West plate.svg
US 60.svg
East plate.svg
US 460.svg
US 60 west / US 460 east (East Main Street)
Northern end of US 60 concurrency; western terminus of US 460
193.653311.654North plate.svg
US 127.svg
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 2261.svg
US 127 north / KY 2261 south (Holmes Street) Owenton, Frankfort
Southern end of US 127 concurrency; interchange
195.448314.543South plate.svg
Elongated circle 420.svg
KY 420 south (Clinton Street)
Northern terminus of KY 420
195.592–
195.736
314.775–
315.007
Robert C. Yount Memorial Bridges over the Kentucky River (one bridge for each direction of travel)
195.856315.200South plate.svg
US 127.svg
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1211.svg
US 127 south (West Frankfort Connector) / KY 1211 south (Taylor Avenue)
Northern end of US 127 concurrency; northern terminus of KY 1211
198.083318.784North plate.svg
Elongated circle 1570.svg
KY 1570 north (Saint Johns Road)
Southern terminus of KY 1570
200.290322.336South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1665.svg
KY 1665 south (Bark Branch Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1665
202.465325.836Elongated circle 12.svg KY 12 (Dry Ridge Road/Flat Creek Road)
208.280335.194North plate.svg
Elongated circle 561.svg
KY 561 north (Gest Road)
Southern terminus of KY 561
Henry 213.652343.840South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1922.svg
KY 1922 south (Cedarmore Road) Jacksonville
Northern terminus of KY 1922
Shelby 215.900347.457South plate.svg
Elongated circle 43.svg
KY 43 south (Cropper Road) Cropper
Northern terminus of KY 43
Henry Pleasureville 217.863350.617North plate.svg
Elongated circle 22.svg
KY 22 north (Bethlehem Road) Bethlehem
Southern end of KY 22 concurrency
217.878350.641South plate.svg
Elongated circle 241.svg
KY 241 south (Main Street) Shelbyville
Northern terminus of KY 241
220.435354.756North plate.svg
Elongated circle 3222.svg
South plate.svg
Elongated circle 22.svg
KY 3222 north (Point Pleasant Road) / KY 22 south (Elm Street)
Northern end of KY 22 concurrency; southern terminus of KY 3222
223.267359.313South plate.svg
Elongated circle 55.svg
KY 55 south (Eminence Road) Eminence
Southern end of KY 55 concurrency
New Castle 224.611361.476West plate.svg
Elongated circle 573.svg
East plate.svg
Elongated circle 146.svg
KY 573 west / KY 146 east (Cross Main Street)
Eastern terminus of KY 573; western terminus of KY 146
225.110362.279North plate.svg
Elongated circle 202.svg
KY 202 north (Drennon Road)
Southern terminus of KY 202
226.871365.113North plate.svg
Elongated circle 193.svg
KY 193 north (Port Royal Road)
Southern terminus of KY 193
231.478372.528East plate.svg
Elongated circle 574.svg
KY 574 east (Turners Station Road)
Western terminus of KY 574
Campbellsburg 231.551372.645North plate.svg
Elongated circle 55.svg
KY 55 north (Carrollton Road) Carrollton
Northern end of KY 55 concurrency
232.538374.234South plate.svg
Elongated circle 997.svg
KY 997 south (Hillsboro Road)
Northern terminus of KY 997
234.046–
234.195
376.661–
376.900
I-71.svg I-71  Louisville, Cincinnati I-71 exit 34
234.719377.744South plate.svg
Elongated circle 1606.svg
KY 1606 south (Fallen Timber Road)
Northern terminus of KY 1606
Trimble 238.188383.326East plate.svg
Elongated circle 316.svg
KY 316 east
Western terminus of KY 316
Bedford 241.686388.956West plate.svg
US 42.svg
US 42 west (Main Street)
Southern end of US 42 concurrency
241.857389.231East plate.svg
US 42.svg
US 42 east (Main Street)
Northern end of US 42 concurrency
242.933390.963North plate.svg
Elongated circle 625.svg
KY 625 north (Mt. Pleasant Road)
Southern terminus of KY 625
245.425394.973West plate.svg
Elongated circle 2870.svg
KY 2870 west (New Hope Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 2870
246.031395.949East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1226.svg
KY 1226 east (Palmyra Road)
Western terminus of KY 1226
247.820398.828East plate.svg
Elongated circle 1492.svg
KY 1492 east (Mt. Carmel Road)
Western terminus of KY 1492
Milton 251.507404.761South plate.svg
Elongated circle 625.svg
KY 625 south (Mt. Pleasant Road)
Northern terminus of KY 625
253.228407.531East plate.svg
Elongated circle 36.svg
To plate blue.svg
North plate blue.svg
I-71.svg
KY 36 east (Ferry Street) to I-71 north
Western terminus of KY 36
Ohio River 253.933–
254.351
408.666–
409.338
Milton–Madison Bridge
Jefferson Madison 0.0000.000North plate.svg
US 421.svg
To plate.svg
Indiana 56.svg
US 421 north (Vaughn Street) to SR 56
Continuation into Indiana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 185</span> State highway in Kentucky

Kentucky Route 185 is a north–south state highway traversing four counties in west-central Kentucky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 231 in Kentucky</span> Section of U.S. Highway in Kentucky

U.S. Route 231 in Kentucky runs 114 miles (183 km) from the Tennessee state line near Adolphus to the William H. Natcher Bridge on the Ohio River near Rockport, Indiana. It crosses the state mainly in the west-central region, traversing Allen, Warren, Butler, Ohio, and Daviess Counties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 431 in Kentucky</span> Section of U.S. Highway in Kentucky

U.S. Route 431 in Kentucky runs 86.93 miles (139.90 km) from the Tennessee state line south of Adairville to US 60 at Owensboro. It crosses the state in mainly west-central portions of the state, passing through or near towns such as Russellville, Lewisburg, Central City and Livermore. The route goes through Logan, Muhlenberg, McLean, and Daviess counties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 181</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 181 (KY 181) is a north–south state highway that traverses two counties in western Kentucky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 218</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 218 is a 31.113-mile-long (50.072 km) west-east state highway that traverses three counties in south-central Kentucky. It is locally known as LeGrande Highway from Horse Cave to near Shady Grove.

Veterans Outer Loop is a major bypass route in Glasgow, Kentucky. It is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 136</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 136 is a 32.342-mile-long (52.049 km) state highway in northwestern Kentucky. It has two disconnected sections, one that goes from the Ohio River near Sloughs Wildlife Management Area to the Green River near Rangers Landing via Henderson, and the other that runs from KY 56 in Beech Grove west of Sebree to U.S. Route 231 (US 231) north of Hartford via Calhoun and Livermore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 67 (1929–1969)</span> Former highway in Kentucky, United States

The original alignment of Kentucky Route 67 (KY 67) was a north–south primary state highway that traversed Edmonson and Warren counties in south central Kentucky. It was one of the original state routes of the state highway system maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. It was established in 1929 and was officially decommissioned in 1969. At the time of its removal from the state route system, it was estimated to be 21.491 miles (34.586 km) long as determined by the KYTC's state route logs and county road logs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 1681</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 1681 is a 21.448-mile (34.517 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Route 1659 immediately north of Millville to U.S. Route 60, Kentucky Route 922, and Manchester Street on the northwestern side of downtown Lexington.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 1973</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 1973 is a 33.886-mile-long (54.534 km) north–south secondary state highway located in Fayette and Scott counties in east-central Kentucky. It traverses the eastern and northern suburbs of Lexington and southern Scott County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 2155</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 2155 is an urban secondary north–south state highway located entirely in Owensboro in northwest Kentucky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 550</span> State highway in eastern Kentucky

Kentucky Route 550 (KY 550) is a 43.212 miles (69.543 km) state highway in eastern Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Routes 15 and 80 in northwestern Hazard to Kentucky Route 80 and Judge Road in Eastern via Darfork, Dwarf, Fisty, Carrie, Hindman, Garner, Mousie, Lackey, Garrett, and Eastern.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 627</span> Highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 627 is a 30.367-mile-long (48.871 km) north–south state highway in east-central Kentucky, United States. It traverses portions of northern Madison, Clark, and southern Bourbon counties.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 2831</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 2831 is a 3.056-mile (4.918 km) state highway in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. It runs from U.S. Routes 60 and 431 in southern Owensboro to West Fifth Street and Frederica Streets in downtown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kentucky Route 1590</span> State highway in Kentucky, United States

Kentucky Route 1590 is a secondary state highway located entirely in Clinton County in south-central Kentucky.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U.S. Route 41 Alternate (Tennessee–Kentucky)</span> U.S. Highway in Tennessee and Kentucky

U.S. Route 41 Alternate, also signed U.S. Route 41A in Tennessee (US 41A), connects the town of Monteagle, Tennessee, with Hopkinsville, Kentucky, 10 miles (16 km) north of the Tennessee line. It serves the city of Clarksville, Tennessee, on its way to Nashville, where it briefly runs concurrently with US 41. It then separates again to serve Shelbyville, Winchester, and Tullahoma before rejoining the main route atop Monteagle Mountain. US 41A runs west of US 41 for its entire length, aside from one mile in downtown Nashville where they are concurrent. US 41A is also concurrent with U.S. Route 31A from Nashville to Triune, Tennessee, for a distance of approximately 25 miles (40 km).

References

  1. 1 2 Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log" . Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (2016). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. §§ B9, C9-C11, D11, E11-E13 and F13.
  3. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. Pages 70-71 and 88.
  4. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. Pages 52-53 and 70.
  5. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. Pages 37-38.
  6. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. Pages 24, 25, 36, and 37.
  7. Kentucky Department of Highways (1957). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. §§ G1, G2, G3, H3, H4, I4, I5, J5, I6, and J6.
  8. 1 2 "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Archived from the original August 27, 2002. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  9. Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.
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