Kentucky Route 61
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Kentucky Route 61 | ||||
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Preston Highway (portions) | ||||
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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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Location | ||||
Counties: | Cumberland, Adair, Metcalfe, Green, LaRue, Hardin, Nelson, Bullitt, Jefferson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Cumberland | | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 53 | 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 | ![]() ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
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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 | KY 88 west – Munfordville | Eastern terminus of KY-88 | ||||
Summersville | 64.768 | 104.234 | ![]() |
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Bloyds Crossing | 67.728 | 108.998 | ![]() |
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| 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 | ![]() |
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| 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 | US 31E south – Magnolia | 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 | KY 84 (Tanner Road) | ||||||
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 | ||||
Hardin | | 91.794 | 147.728 | ![]() |
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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) | |||||
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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 | KY 3005 west (Ring Road) | 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 | KY 583 south | Northern terminus of KY-583 | ||||
Nelson | | 109.642 | 176.452 | KY 52 east | Western terminus of KY-52 | |||
Boston | 112.027 | 180.290 | US 62 east | End concurrency with US-62 | ||||
Bullitt | Lebanon Junction | 118.303 | 190.390 | I-65 north – Louisville | Exit 105 from I-65 North and ramps to I-65 North | |||
118.603 | 190.873 | I-65 south – Nashville | Exit 105 from I-65 South and ramps to I-65 South | |||||
119.212 | 191.853 | KY 434 west (Main Street) | Eastern terminus of KY-434 | |||||
| 122.242 | 196.729 | KY 733 east (Wilson Creek Road) | Western terminus of KY-733 | ||||
[[Belmont, Kentucky|Belmont]] | 124.032 | 199.610 | KY 251 south (Belmont Road) | Northern terminus of KY-251 | ||||
Clermont | 126.102 | 202.941 | KY 245 south (Clermont Road) – Boston, Jim Beam distillery, Bernheim Forest | Northern terminus of KY-245 | ||||
| 126.462 | 203.521 | KY 1494 north (Beech Grove Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1494 | ||||
Bardstown Junction | 127.332 | 204.921 | KY 3219 east (Chapeze Lane) | Western terminus of KY-3219 | ||||
Shepherdsville | 129.610 | 208.587 | KY 480 east (Cedar Grove Road) | Western terminus of KY-480 | ||||
129.897 | 209.049 | KY 1494 south (Beech Grove Road) | Northern terminus of KY-1494 | |||||
130.652 | 210.264 | KY 480 Conn. east (Old Preston Highway South) | Western terminus of KY-480 connector | |||||
131.187 | 211.125 | KY 44 (4th Street) to US 31W / US 60 / I-65 – Mt. Washington | Mt. Washington and I-65 to the east, US-31W/US-60 to the west | |||||
131.342 | 211.374 | KY 2673 north (West Blue Lick Road) | Southern terminus of KY-2673 | |||||
Gap in Knob | 132.952 | 213.966 | KY 1020 north (Coral Ridge Road) – Coral Ridge | Southern terminus of KY-1020 | ||||
Fox Chase | 135.097 | 217.418 | KY 1526 east (Bells Mill Road) | Begin concurrency with KY-1526 | ||||
Hebron Estates | 135.883 | 218.682 | KY 1450 north (West Hebron Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1450 | ||||
Pioneer Village | 136.047 | 218.946 | ![]() |
End concurrency with KY-1526 | ||||
136.756 | 220.087 | KY 2553 north (Old Preston Highway North) to KY 1116 (Zoneton Road) | Southern terminus of KY-2553 | |||||
Zoneton | 137.729 | 221.653 | KY 1116 east (Old Preston Highway North) | Western terminus of KY-1116 | ||||
Jefferson | Louisville | 138.989 | 223.681 | KY 2053 east (Mt. Washington Road) | Western terminus of KY-2053 | |||
140.129 | 225.516 | I-265 (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841 | Ramps from KY-61 north to I-265 | |||||
140.304 | 225.797 | I-265 east (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841 | Ramp from KY-61 south to I-265 east (exit 12 from I-265 east just south of here) | |||||
140.504 | 226.119 | I-265 west (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841 | Ramp from KY-61 south to I-265 west (exit 12 from I-265 west just south of here) | |||||
140.791 | 226.581 | KY 2845 east (East Manslick Road) | Western terminus of KY-2845 | |||||
141.516 | 227.748 | Southern High School | ||||||
141.958 | 228.459 | KY 1450 south (Blue Lick Road) | Northern terminus of KY-1450 | |||||
142.292 | 228.997 | KY 1465 (Outer Loop) to I-65 – Jefferson Mall | Mall to the east, I-65 to the west | |||||
143.699 | 231.261 | KY 1747 (Fern Valley Road) | ||||||
145.586 | 234.298 | I-65 north to I-264 | Exit 130 from I-65 north and ramps to I-65 north | |||||
145.699 | 234.480 | To I-65 south (Grade Lane) – Nashville, Kentucky Air National Guard | ||||||
146.329 | 235.494 | I-264 east | ||||||
146.808 | 236.265 | ![]() |
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148.376 | 238.788 | KY 61 Conn. (Harrison Avenue) | Connector to KY-61 south (north and south are split here) | |||||
148.448 | 238.904 | US 60 Alt. (Eastern Parkway) | ||||||
149.296 | 240.269 | I-65 south – Nashville | Begin brief concurrency with I-65; no access to ramp from southbound Preston Street | |||||
149.543 | 240.666 | I-65 north – Indianapolis | 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 | US 150 (East Broadway) | ||||||
151.235 | 243.389 | US 31E / US 60 east (East Market Street) | ||||||
151.333 | 243.547 | US 31E / US 60 west (East Main Street) | Northern terminus of KY-61 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
External links
- State Primary Road System in Adair County PDF (29.4 KB)
- State Primary Road System in Bullitt County PDF (23.2 KB)
- State Primary Road System in Cumberland County PDF
- State Primary Road System in Green County PDF (11.9 KB)
- State Primary Road System in Hardin County PDF (38.1 KB)
- State Primary Road System in Jefferson County PDF (57.4 KB)
- State Primary Road System in LaRue County PDF (20.6 KB)
- KentuckyRoads.com KY 61
Categories:
- Jct template errors
- State highways in Kentucky
- Transportation in Louisville, Kentucky
- Transportation in Adair County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Bullitt County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Cumberland County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Green County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Hardin County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Transportation in LaRue County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Metcalfe County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Nelson County, Kentucky