List of parkways and named highways in Kentucky explained

Caption:Highway markers for Audubon Parkway, Western Kentucky Parkway, and AA Highway
Interstate:Interstate nn (I-nn)
Us:U.S. Highway nn (US nn)
Statehwy:Kentucky Route nn (KY nn)
Links:KY

This is a list of parkways and named highways in Kentucky. Most parkways also carry an unsigned 9000-series designation.

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Kentucky Parkway System

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
KY 900523.437.7US 41 in HendersonUS 60 in Owensboro1970FutureFuture I-369
KY 900271.1114.4I-65 in ElizabethtownUS 60 in Versailles1965Plans to connect Bluegrass Parkway with Interstate 64
KY 900892.3148.5I-65 near Park CityUS 27 in Somerset1972
(signed)32.151.6US 27 / KY 80 near SomersetUS 25 / KY 80 east in London2015Parkway was extended westward onto KY 80
KY 900659.095.1US 25 / KY 80 East in LondonKY 15 / KY 80 in Hazard1971Formerly named Daniel Boone Parkway
39.663.8Western Kentucky Parkway in ElizabethtownI-264 in Louisville19541975Signage removed along with tolls in 1975
KY 900043.169.4I-64 in WinchesterKY 15 Spur in Campton1963
KY 900932.552.3KY 15 Spur in CamptonUS 460 in Salyersville
KY 90072.13.3US 231 near Bowling GreenI-65 / I-165 in Bowling Green19722019 (signed)Formerly named Green River Parkway
70.2113.0I-65 / I-165 in Bowling GreenUS 60 / US 231 in Owensboro
KY 900434.355.2I-24 near HopkinsvilleI-69 / Future I-569 / Western Kentucky Parkway1976Pennyrile Parkway designation to be removed by November 2024
71.3114.8I-69 / Future I-569 / Western Kentucky ParkwayUS 41 / US 41 Alt / US 60 near Henderson
KY 900351.382.7US 51 / SR 215 / Future I-69 at the Tennessee state lineUS 62 / KY 1523 in Calvert City19662018/2024Originally ended at I-24 before I-69 upgrade began
KY 900138.561.9I-69 / I-169 in NortonvilleI-165 in Beaver Dam1963
6096.6I-165 / Future I-569 in Beaver DamUS 31W / KY 61 near ElizabethtownFuture Interstate

Other named highways

Road Route DesignationLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusYear EstablishedNotes
111.0178.7KY 1 / KY 7 near GraysonI-275 in Wilder1995Mainline of AA Highway and southeastern spur
24.639.6AA–KY 9 / KY 1149 south near VanceburgUS 23 near Greenup1995Northeastern spur of AA Highway
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway12.219.6I-265 / KY 841 near LouisvilleIndiana state line near Louisville2007Named only through Louisville Metro
Eagle Way5.8949.485US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 By-Pass eastKY 107 / KY 1682 east1976Partial beltway of Hopkinsville, includes connections with I-24 and I-169
11.02617.745US 68 / KY 80 / KY 1682 eastUS 68 / KY 802001
Gene Snyder Freeway28.746.2I-65 in LouisvilleIndiana state line near Louisville1986Formerly named "Jefferson Freeway"
Georgia Davis Powers Expressway6.911.1I-64 / US 150 in LouisvilleUS 31W / US 60 (Dixie Highway) in Louisville2010Previously named the "Shawnee Expressway" from 1974 to 2010
Henry Watterson Expressway15.524.9US 31W / US 60 (Dixie Highway) in LouisvilleI-71 in Louisville1948
Industrial Parkway14.222.9I-64 near GraysonKY 3105 in Wurtland2002
Mammoth Cave Parkway2.43.9US 31W / KY 255 south in Park CityKY 70 / KY 255 north in Mammoth Cave
2.54.0KY 70 / KY 255 north in Mammoth CaveKY 70 west in Mammoth Cave
none3.55.6KY 70 west in Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave Visitor's CenterConcurrent 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 Boulevardnone15.3924.77US 60 (Versailles Road)I-751975Surface road serving as partial southern beltway around Lexington. Constructed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the unnumbered portion is maintained by the city
0.9871.588I-75US 60 (Winchester Road)
New Circle Road19.331.0Beltway around Lexington 1950Controlled-access highway except for northeastern portion between KY 922 and US 25 / US 421
Paris Pike1423I-64 / I-75 / US 27 south / US 68 south (North Broadway) in LexingtonUS 27 north / US 68 north / US 68 Bus. north (Main Street) in Paris2003Rural four lane highway between Lexington and Paris
Russellville Bypass11.6US 79 / KY 3240 eastUS 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. east1995Bypass around Russellville built in stages and with four route designations
5.89.3US 68 west / KY 80 west / US 68 Bus. eastUS 431 north1995
1.52.5US 431 northUS 68 east / KY 80 east / US 68 Bus. west1998
2.94.6US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. westUS 431 south / KY 2146 north2011, 2017
2.64.2US 79 north / US 431 southUS 79 south / US 431 north / KY 3240 east2017
Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway ("The Trace)"FD-100Tennessee state lineKY 453Scenic byway in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Veterans Outer Loop2.54.0KY 1297US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. east2015Northern bypass of Glasgow
5.58.9KY 1297 / US 68 west / KY 80 west / US 68 Bus. eastKY 1519/ US 68 east / KY 80 east/ US 68 Bus. west2004, 2011
1.32.1US 68 / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. westKY 13072011
Wendell H. Ford Expressway6.310.1US 60 west / KY 331 northUS 231 / KY 2155 north1970Controlled-access partial beltway of Owensboro around its southern side
6.810.9US 231 south/ KY 2155 northUS 60 east / US 231 north / KY 28301968, 2014

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