Kentucky Route 2831 (KY 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 (KY 2245) and Frederica Streets in downtown.
 Kentucky Route 2831 | ||||
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| Frederica Street | ||||
 KY 2831 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 3.056 mi[1] (4.918 km) | |||
| Existed | 2010–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 60 / US 431 in south Owensboro | |||
  KY 81 / KY 54 in Owensboro | ||||
| North end |  KY 2245 in downtown Owensboro | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Daviess | |||
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Route description
editKY 2831 begins at an interchange with the Wendell H. Ford Expressway (U.S. Route 60, US 60) and U.S. Route 431 (US 431), It then reaches an intersection where KY 81 ends and KY 54 begins. KY 2831 ends at the intersection with KY 2245 and West Fifth Street in downtown Owensboro.
History
editFrom 1929 until 1953, the entire route was originally signed as KY 75.[2] US 431 replaced the KY 75 designation in 1953, and remained on Frederica Street within the city, north of the US 60 Bypass (US 60 Byp.; Wendell H. Ford Expressway),[3] until mid-2010, when the new KY 2831 designation replaced the US 431 alignment in the city. US 431 now ends at the junction with the former US 60 Byp.[4]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Owensboro, Daviess County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000– 0.082 | 0.000– 0.132 | Southern terminus; US 60 exit 14; continues as US 431 beyond US 60 | |||
| 2.511 | 4.041 | Western terminus of KY 54; northern terminus of KY 81 | |||
| 3.056 | 4.918 | Northern terminus; eastern terminus of KY 2245; continues as Frederica Street beyond West Fifth Street | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
- ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 45.[full citation needed]
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (2015). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Owensboro inset. Retrieved October 7, 2014.