Kentucky Route 61 (KY 61) is a 151.333-mile (243.547 km) long Kentucky State Highway extending north from the Tennessee state line in Cumberland County to Columbia in Adair County through to Greensburg in Green County. From there, the route traverses LaRue, Hardin and Bullitt counties to terminate in Jefferson County (where it is commonly signed as Preston Street or Preston Highway) at the junction of U.S. Route 31E (East Main Street) in downtown Louisville.
 Kentucky Route 61 | ||||
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| Preston Highway (portions) | ||||
 KY 61 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 151.333 mi[1] (243.547 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 53 near Peytonsburg | |||
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| North end |   US 31E / US 60 in Louisville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Cumberland, Adair, Metcalfe, Green, LaRue, Hardin, Nelson, Bullitt, Jefferson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editCumberland and Adair County
editThe first 12.8 miles (20.6 km) of KY 61 is considered part of the Appalachian Development Highway System’s Corridor J project. That stretch of highway is one of five segments of that ADHS project, along with KY 90, US 27, KY 914, and KY 80 going from Burkesville through Burnside to London.[2]
KY 61 runs concurrently with KY 90 into downtown Burkesville. KY 90 branches westward, while KY 61 goes onto a northwestward course, and turns northeast near the tripoint of the Cumberland, Metcalfe, and Adair County lines. Going north, the route crosses the Adair County line twice, and enters the far eastern tip of Metcalfe County before entering Adair County the second time.[3] KY 61 has junctions with the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway and KY 80 on the west side of Columbia. KY 55 (Columbia Bypass) also has a concurrency with KY 61 near Columbia as well.[4]
Green, LaRue, Hardin, and Nelson Counties
editKY 61 goes on a northwestward course to Green and LaRue counties, traversing Greensburg and Hodgenville, respectively. US 68 and KY 70 runs concurrently with KY 61 in Greensburg, then US 31E gets co-signed with KY 61 near Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. At Hodgenville, KY 61 continues northwest into Hardin County to the US 31W and Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway junction in Elizabethtown, and runs concurrently with the northbound lanes of the U.S. route there. In downtown Elizabethtown, KY 61 begins a concurrency with US 62 from there through the I-65 Exit 94 interchange, all the way to just past Boston, in western Nelson County.
Bullitt County and Metro Louisville
editKY 61 then runs further northward to Bullitt County (into Lebanon Junction and Shepherdsville) and then the Louisville-Jefferson County metro area, with major junctions with I-65, and then I-265 and I-264 (with access to I-264 eastbound only), along with US 150 (Broadway) before terminating in downtown Louisville at a junction with US 31E (East Main Street) at Louisville Slugger Field.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Cumberland | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Kentucky/Tennessee state line | ||||
| Peytonsburg | 1.960 | 3.154 | Northern terminus of KY-2064 | |||||
| | 2.754 | 4.432 | Eastern terminus of KY-214 | |||||
| | 3.354 | 5.398 | SA camp to the east | |||||
| | 6.343 | 10.208 | To Dale Hollow Lake boat ramp; eastern terminus of KY-953 | |||||
| Kettle | 6.792 | 10.931 | Southern terminus of KY-485 | |||||
| | 7.703 | 12.397 | ||||||
| Burkesville | 12.869 | 20.711 | Beginning of KY-90 concurrency | |||||
| 13.484 | 21.700 | Only accessible from KY-61 South | ||||||
| 13.701 | 22.050 | End of KY-90 concurrency | ||||||
| | 16.536 | 26.612 | Southern terminus of KY-3140 | |||||
| | 17.080 | 27.488 | Southern terminus of KY-704 | |||||
| | 21.610 | 34.778 | Northern terminus of KY-3140 | |||||
| Adair |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Metcalfe |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Adair | | 28.555 | 45.955 | |||||
| Sparksville | 33.015 | 53.132 | Begin KY-768 concurrency | |||||
| 34.189 | 55.022 | End KY-768 concurrency | ||||||
| Flatwood | 36.443 | 58.649 | Eastern terminus of KY-2982 | |||||
| Columbia | 38.739 | 62.344 | Exit 48 off Cumberland Parkway east and ramps to Cumberland Parkway east | |||||
| 38.839 | 62.505 | Exit 48 off Cumberland Parkway west and ramps to Cumberland Parkway west | ||||||
| 39.039 | 62.827 | Begin KY-80 concurrency | ||||||
| 40.409 | 65.032 | End concurrency with KY-80, begin concurrency with KY-55 | ||||||
| 41.513 | 66.809 | End concurrency with KY-55; 61 turns left, 55 straight ahead, 439 to the right | ||||||
| 41.626 | 66.991 | Northern terminus of KY-2287; only accessible from SB 61 (NB uses 439) | ||||||
| | 42.894 | 69.031 | Northern terminus of KY-2973 | |||||
| Milltown | 46.469 | 74.785 | Western terminus of KY-768 | |||||
| | 47.474 | 76.402 | Eastern terminus of KY-532 | |||||
| Green | | 49.074 | 78.977 | Southern terminus of KY-767 | ||||
| | 53.098 | 85.453 | ||||||
| | Western terminus of KY-565 | |||||||
| Greensburg | 57.239 | 92.117 | Begin concurrency with US-68/KY-70 | |||||
| 58.670 | 94.420 | Western terminus of KY-417 | ||||||
| 59.572 | 95.872 | End concurrency with US-68/KY-70 | ||||||
| | 59.996 | 96.554 | Western terminus of KY-793 | |||||
| | 61.174 | 98.450 | Eastern terminus of KY-88 | |||||
| Summersville | 64.768 | 104.234 | ||||||
| Bloyds Crossing | 67.728 | 108.998 | ||||||
| | 69.164 | 111.309 | Western terminus of KY-424 | |||||
| | 70.015 | 112.678 | Northern terminus of KY-565 | |||||
| | 72.718 | 117.028 | Southern terminus of KY-2762 | |||||
| LaRue | Mount Sherman | 76.598 | 123.273 | Eastern terminus of KY-1906 | ||||
| | 78.042 | 125.596 | ||||||
| | 79.284 | 127.595 | Southern terminus of KY-584 | |||||
| Buffalo | 80.874 | 130.154 | Begin KY-470 overlap | |||||
| 81.463 | 131.102 | End KY-470 overlap | ||||||
| Hodgenville | 83.753 | 134.787 | Begin concurrency with US-31E | |||||
| 83.904 | 135.030 | Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park | ||||||
| 85.313 | 137.298 | End concurrency with US-31E; western terminus of KY-1618; 61 continues to the west as Lincoln Parkway; 1618 to the east; US-31E to the north | ||||||
| 86.409 | 139.062 | |||||||
| 87.175 | 140.295 | Western terminus of KY-2462 | ||||||
| 87.756 | 141.230 | Western terminus of KY-3204 | ||||||
| Tonieville | 90.807 | 146.140 | Western terminus of KY-2760; Gum Rapids signed northbound only; Kenmore signed southbound only | |||||
| Hardin | | 91.794 | 147.728 | |||||
| Elizabethtown | 98.1941 | 158.0281 | Eastern terminus of Western Kentucky Parkway (to Owensboro/Paducah); I-65 just west of intersection (south to Nashville, north to BG Parkway/Lex/Lou); truck route follows parkway to US-31W Bypass; begin concurrency with US-31W | |||||
| 98.436 | 158.417 | Western terminus of KY-210 | ||||||
| 97.156 | 156.357 | Southern terminus of KY-1136 | ||||||
| 98.934 | 159.219 | North and south lanes split around courthouse here (southern end of one-way south/north split) | ||||||
| 98.998 | 159.322 | North end of split (south 31W accessible to the left) | ||||||
| End concurrency with US-31W and begin concurrency with US-62; 31W continues to the north while 61 turns east to follow 62 | ||||||||
| 99.707 | 160.463 | Panther Lane to Elizabethtown High School | ||||||
| 100.637 | 161.960 | Western terminus of KY-3005 | ||||||
| 101.451 | 163.270 | Exit 94 from Southbound I-65 and ramp to I-65 South/West US-62 truck route; Bluegrass Parkway is the next exit on I-65 South | ||||||
| 101.594 | 163.500 | Exit 94 from Northbound I-65 and ramp to I-65 North/East US-62 truck route | ||||||
| Younger Creek | 108.292 | 174.279 | Northern terminus of KY-583 | |||||
| Nelson | | 109.642 | 176.452 | Western terminus of KY-52 | ||||
| Boston | 112.027 | 180.290 | End concurrency with US-62 | |||||
| Bullitt | Lebanon Junction | 118.303 | 190.390 | Exit 105 from I-65 North and ramps to I-65 North | ||||
| 118.603 | 190.873 | Exit 105 from I-65 South and ramps to I-65 South | ||||||
| 119.212 | 191.853 | Eastern terminus of KY-434 | ||||||
| | 122.242 | 196.729 | Western terminus of KY-733 | |||||
| Belmont | 124.032 | 199.610 | Northern terminus of KY-251 | |||||
| Clermont | 126.102 | 202.941 | Northern terminus of KY-245 | |||||
| | 126.462 | 203.521 | Southern terminus of KY-1494 | |||||
| Bardstown Junction | 127.332 | 204.921 | Western terminus of KY-3219 | |||||
| Shepherdsville | 129.610 | 208.587 | Western terminus of KY-480 | |||||
| 129.897 | 209.049 | Northern terminus of KY-1494 | ||||||
| 130.652 | 210.264 | Western terminus of KY-480 connector | ||||||
| 131.187 | 211.125 | Mt. Washington and I-65 to the east, US-31W/US-60 to the west | ||||||
| 131.342 | 211.374 | Southern terminus of KY-2673 | ||||||
| Gap in Knob | 132.952 | 213.966 | Southern terminus of KY-1020 | |||||
| Fox Chase | 135.097 | 217.418 | Begin concurrency with KY-1526 | |||||
| Hebron Estates | 135.883 | 218.682 | Southern terminus of KY-1450 | |||||
| Pioneer Village | 136.047 | 218.946 | End concurrency with KY-1526 | |||||
| 136.756 | 220.087 | Southern terminus of KY-2553 | ||||||
| Zoneton | 137.729 | 221.653 | Western terminus of KY-1116 | |||||
| Jefferson | Louisville | 138.989 | 223.681 | Western terminus of KY-2053 | ||||
| 140.129 | 225.516 | Ramps from KY-61 north to I-265 | ||||||
| 140.304 | 225.797 | Ramp from KY-61 south to I-265 east (exit 12 from I-265 east just south of here) | ||||||
| 140.504 | 226.119 | Ramp from KY-61 south to I-265 west (exit 12 from I-265 west just south of here) | ||||||
| 140.791 | 226.581 | Western terminus of KY-2845 | ||||||
| 141.516 | 227.748 | Southern High School | ||||||
| 141.958 | 228.459 | Northern terminus of KY-1450 | ||||||
| 142.292 | 228.997 | Mall to the east, I-65 to the west | ||||||
| 143.699 | 231.261 | |||||||
| 145.586 | 234.298 | Exit 130 from I-65 north and ramps to I-65 north | ||||||
| 145.699 | 234.480 | |||||||
| 146.329 | 235.494 | |||||||
| 146.808 | 236.265 | |||||||
| 148.376 | 238.788 | Connector to KY-61 south (north and south are split here) | ||||||
| 148.448 | 238.904 | |||||||
| 149.296 | 240.269 | Begin brief concurrency with I-65; no access to ramp from southbound Preston Street | ||||||
| 149.543 | 240.666 | End concurrency; exit 134A off I-65 North; ramp to I-65 south from Preston Street/KY-61S in same general area | ||||||
| 150.876 | 242.811 | |||||||
| 151.235 | 243.389 | |||||||
| 151.333 | 243.547 | Northern terminus of KY-61 | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning". Retrieved 2015-03-30.
- ^ “Status of Corridors in Kentucky”. Appalachian Regional Commission. September 2, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 83. § A9, B9-B10, C10, D10, E10, F10, and G9. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
- ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 66. § A2, B2-B3, C3, D3-D4, E4-E5, F5G5, H5, and I4. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
- ^ "Hendricks Creek Resort". Retrieved 2015-03-26.
External links
edit- "State Primary Road System in Adair County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (29.4 KB)
- "State Primary Road System in Bullitt County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (23.2 KB)
- "State Primary Road System in Cumberland County" (PDF).
- "State Primary Road System in Green County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (11.9 KB)
- "State Primary Road System in Hardin County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (38.1 KB)
- "State Primary Road System in Jefferson County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2007-05-04. (57.4 KB)
- "State Primary Road System in LaRue County" (PDF). (20.6 KB)
- KentuckyRoads.com KY 61
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