Kentucky Road Photos
From six-lane rural Interstates to four-digit state routes that are a lane and a half wide, Kentucky Road Photos will showcase the variety of highways that dot the landscape of the Bluegrass State. If you have a photo you would like to contribute to the Kentucky Road Photos project, please contact me at michohioroads#yahoo.com (change "#" to "@" to e-mail).
Guide Signs | Shields and Other Signs | Road Scenes
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I-275
East, TO US 27, and I-275 West gantry signs at I-471's southern terminus, Campbell County. There are tiny TO I-71 and I-75 shields
on the I-275 West exit sign. |
10/04/2003
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KY
9/AA Highway overhead exit sign on I-275 West, Wilder, Campbell County. |
10/04/2003
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US
25/US 42/US 127 overhead exit sign on I-71/I-75 South, Fort Mitchell,
Kenton County. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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I-275 (1.25 mile) and KY 371 gantry signs on I-71/I-75 South at the KY 371
interchange, Crescent Springs, Kenton County. Interestingly,
separate shields for I-275 East and West are used on the guide signs leading
up to the I-275 interchange. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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Gantry sign for upcoming I-275 interchange (1 mile) on I-71/75 South,
Crescent Springs, Kenton County. The overpass behind the sign gantry
carries KY 371 over I-71/I-75. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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I-71/I-75 South and I-275 (0.5 mile) gantry signs on I-71/75 South,
Erlanger, Kenton County. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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I-71/75 South, KY 236 (0.75 mile), and I-275 gantry signs on I-71/I-75 South
at the huge I-275 stack interchange, Erlanger, Kenton County.
Only one control destination is used for I-275: Cincinnati International
Airport, which is 5 miles from the interchange via I-275 West. This airport
is the rare case of a city's major airport being located in another state. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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Overhead exit sign for upcoming split of I-71 South from I-75 South (1 mile),
Boone County. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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I-75 South and I-71 South (0.5 mile) gantry signs approaching the southern
split of the I-71/I-75 multiplex, Boone County. Recently, I-75
was widened from four to six lanes south of I-71, so with 4 southbound lanes
entering into the I-71/I-75 split, I-75 maintains three lanes, and the right
lane becomes exit only for I-71 South. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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I-71
South, I-265/KY 841 South (0.25 mile), and KY 841 North gantry signs on
I-71 South, Jefferson County. Although the route carries the
Gene Snyder Freeway moniker, KY 841 is only 2 lanes wide in the 2 miles
it travels between I-71 and its northern terminus at US 42. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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Overhead
exit sign for I-265/KY 841 South on I-71 South at I-265's northern terminus,
Jefferson County. The interchange between I-71 and I-265/KY 841 is
a full cloverleaf. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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Overhead
diagram sign on I-71 South near the beginning of I-264 West (0.75 mile),
Jefferson County. This marks the start of the 23 mile long semi-circle
around downtown Louisville. At the western end, I-264 meets up with I-64
just before it crosses into Indiana. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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Gantry
signs for I-65 and I-64 at I-71's southern terminus, Lexington, Jefferson
County. The two lanes for I-71 South default into the connector to I-65,
while the ramp to I-64 West simply diverges off the right lane. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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Natcher Parkway exit sign on I-65 South, Bowling Green, Warren County. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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| I-264 gantry signage on I-64 West at the eastern interchange between the two routes, Jefferson County. |
8/25/2003
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Gantry signage at the start of KY 841 East at the US 31W/US 60 interchange, Jefferson County. This interchange southwest of Louisville marks the transition from KY 1934 (Greenbelt Hwy.) into KY 841 (Gene Snyder Fwy.). 10 miles ahead, KY 841 intersects I-65, where I-265 begins and multiplexes with KY 841 around the eastern edge of the Louisville vicinity up to I-71. |
8/25/2003
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| Overhead diagram sign for upcoming I-64 West interchange (0.75 mile) on I-75 South , Fayette County. The right lane of I-75 South becomes exit only for I-64 West when it gets to the interchange. I-75 South then multiplexes with I-64 East for 7 miles around Lexington. |
4/28/2002
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| US 25/US 42/US 127 gantry signage on KY 8 West, Covington, Kenton County. A right turn here puts traffic on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, which carries US 25, US 42, and US 127 across the Ohio River. The US 25 designation terminates at the northern end of the bridge, while US 42 and US 127 continue on into downtown Cincinnati and points beyond in Ohio. |
11/24/2001
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TO I-71/I-75 North sign assembly on KY 17 North at KY 8 West, Covington,
Kenton County. This sign assembly is rather peculiar in a couple
of ways. For example, the TO plate here is black text on a white background,
versus the standard white text on blue background plate that usually goes
with Interstate shields. Also, the state name appears in the I-75 shield,
but is not in the I-71 shield! |
10/04/2003
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I-71 and I-75 shields at the Kentucky Welcome Center off of I-71/I-75 South, Boone County. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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US
31E and US 31W markers on US 31 South at the split into US 31E and US 31W,
Louisville, Jefferson County. US 31 departs Indiana on the George
Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River, and promptly enters into
downtown Louisville along 2nd St. 0.5 mile into Kentucky, US 31 intersects
Main St., where these shields are located. US 31W follows westbound Main
St. Per the signage, however, to access US 31E, one would turn right on
Main St., go one block to 3rd St. and make a left, then go one more block
and turn onto eastbound Market St. However, US 31E signage along this suggested
path is lacking. With US 31 splitting here, the route continuing straight
ahead is KY 1020. |
J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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J.P.
Nasiatka
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9/12/2003
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| US 60 and KY 2 shields at the starting point of KY 2 North, Olive Hill, Carter County. The TO tab above the KY 2 marker is a bit misleading, as this is in fact where KY 2 begins. |
9/07/2003
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US 60 and KY 174 shields on US 60 East at KY 174's western terminus, Rowan County. |
9/07/2003
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| BL I-24 and Business US 60 East shields, Paducah, McCracken County. |
Jason
Ilyes
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6/16/2003
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| JCT KY 3041 marker on US 25W North, Corbin, Whitley County. KY 3041 is a two-lane southern by-pass of Corbin, connecting US 25W with US 25E. The by-pass is relatively new, opened in 1997. |
4/28/2002
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| KY 9 South shield on KY 8 East, Newport, Campbell County. KY 9's intersection with KY 8 in downtown Newport serves as its northern terminus. |
11/25/2001
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| First KY 770 trailblazer, just west of the US 25E interchange off of I-75, Corbin, Laurel County. KY 770 serves as a western extension for US 25E beyond I-75. KY 770 is less than two miles long, coming to an end at KY 312. |
5/01/2000
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| Scenic view from KY 801 South as it descends into the valley near Cave Run Lake, Rowan County. |
8/29/2003
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| Gap in KY 57 South at the Licking River, Fleming County. There is no access for KY 57 across the Licking River. Rather than a bridge or a ferry to connect the two segments of highway, on either side KY 57 narrows into a muddy path and then disappears into the river! (For a close-up of the disappearance of KY 57 into the river, please click here.) |
9/01/2002
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View of I-275 as it departs Kentucky and crosses the Ohio River into Indiana, Boone County. I-275 is a full circumferential by-pass of Cincinnati, Ohio. It passes through Ohio, Kentucky, and a small sliver of Indiana. This photo shows I-275 as it prepares to begin its three mile jaunt through the Hoosier State, after departing the Bluegrass State. |
5/08/2000
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Acknowledgements
Many thanks go to Jody Aho, Sherman Cahal, Jason Ilyes, Dan Moraseski, and J.P. Nasiatka for their contributions to the Kentucky Road Photos Project.
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Page Created: April 4, 2003.
Last Updated: November 12, 2003.
