Roads of Louisville, Kentucky
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The roads of Louisville, Kentucky include Interstates 64, 65 and 71, with a junction in the city center. There are six U.S. highways serving the city. Two beltways surround Louisville.
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[edit] Interstates
| Interstate highway | Additional information |
|---|---|
| I-64 | A major west-east interstate that enters the city's West End via the Sherman Minton Bridge from New Albany, Indiana where it becomes the Riverfront Expressway. The highway continues through Downtown Louisville, and proceeds eastward through Cherokee Park and the eastern suburbs. |
| I-65 | A major north-south interstate that enters downtown from Louisville's Indiana suburbs via the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, continues southward to Louisville International Airport, and proceeds through the southern suburbs. |
| I-71 | The highway has its terminus at the junction with Interstates 64 and 65 in Downtown Louisville and connects to Louisville's northeastern suburbs and bedroom communities in Oldham County. |
| I-264 | The inner beltway that is named the Henry Watterson Expressway with an extension west of US 31W named the Shawnee Expressway. |
| I-265 | The outer beltway originally named the Jefferson Freeway and renamed the Gene Snyder Freeway. Highway is also signed as KY 841. |
[edit] U.S. highways
| Route number | Local street name(s) |
|---|---|
| US 31E | Main and Market Streets, Baxter Avenue, Bardstown Road |
| US 31W | Main and Market Streets, 21st and 22nd Streets, Dixie Highway |
| US 42 | Main and Market Streets, Story and Mellwood Avenues, Brownsboro Road |
| US 60 | Shelbyville Road, Frankfort Avenue, Story and Mellwood Avenues, Main and Market Streets, 21st and 22nd Streets, Dixie Highway |
| US 60 Alternate | Lexington Road, Cherokee Parkway, Willow Avenue, Eastern Parkway, Third Street, Winkler Avenue, Taylor Boulevard, Berry Boulevard, Seventh Street Road |
| US 150 | Bardstown Road, Broadway, 21st and 22nd Streets, I-64 |
[edit] State routes
| Route number | Local street name(s) |
|---|---|
| KY 22 | Brownsboro Road, Ballardsville Road |
| KY 44 | Stites Station Road |
| KY 61 | Jackson Street, Preston Street, I-65, Arthur Street, Brandeis Avenue, Shelby Street, Lynn Street, Preston Street, Preston Highway |
| KY 146 | LaGrange Road, New LaGrange Road, Ridge Road |
| KY 148 | Fisherville Clark Station Road |
| KY 155 | Taylorsville Road |
| KY 329 | Covered Bridge Road |
| KY 841¹ | Gene Snyder Freeway |
| KY 864 | Campbell, Shelby, and Logan Streets, Goss Avenue, Poplar Level Road, Fegenbush Lane, Beulah Church Road, Cooper Chapel Road, Cedar Creek Road |
| KY 913 | Blankenbaker Parkway |
| KY 907 | Third Street Road, Valley Station Road, Southside Drive |
| KY 1020 | Second and Third Streets, Southern Parkway, Southside Drive, National Turnpike |
| KY 1065 | Outer Loop, Beulah Church Road, Seatonville Road, Lovers Lane |
| KY 1142 | Palatka Road |
| KY 1230 | Cane Run Road, Lower River Road, Watson Lane |
| KY 1447 | Westport Road |
| KY 1450 | Blue Lick Road |
| KY 1531 | Aiken Road, Johnson Road, Eastwood and Fisherville Road, Routt Road |
| KY 1631 | Crittenden Drive |
| KY 1694 | Brownsboro Road |
| KY 1699 | Whipps Mill Road |
| KY 1703 | Baxter Avenue, Newburg Road |
| KY 1727 | Terry Road |
| KY 1747³ | Hurstbourne Parkway, Fern Valley Road |
| KY 1819 | Watterson Trail, Billtown Road, Seatonville Road, Brush Run Road |
| KY 1849 | Moorman Road |
| KY 1865 | New Cut Road, Taylor Blvd, Penile Road |
| KY 1931 | Seventh Street Road, Manslick Road in Jacobs, Hazelwood, Cloverleaf, and Iroquois Park neighborhoods, St. Andrew's Church Road, Greenwood Road |
| KY 1932 | Breckenridge Lane |
| KY 1934² | Cane Run Road, Greenbelt Highway, Wilson Avenue |
| KY 2048 | Cannons Lane, Dutchmans Lane |
| KY 2049 | Crums Lane |
| KY 2050 | Herr Lane, Lyndon Lane |
| KY 2051 | Camp Ground Road, Rockford Lane |
| KY 2052 | Shepherdsville Road |
| KY 2053 | Mount Washington Road, Thixton Road |
| KY 2054 | Algonquin Parkway |
| KY 2055 | Manslick Road, in Fairdale neighborhood |
| KY 2056 | Bells Lane |
| KY 2265 | Routt Road |
| KY 2241 | Willis Avenue |
| KY 2801 | Florence Avenue, Southern Heights Avenue |
| KY 2803 | Arthur Street |
| KY 2840 | Old Shelbyville Road (Middletown Main Street) |
| KY 2841 | Eastwood Cut-Off Road |
| KY 2843 | Grade Lane |
| KY 2844 | Hounz Lane |
| KY 2845 | Shepherdsville Road, Manslick Road in Okolona neighborhood |
| KY 2860 | Grinstead Drive |
| KY 3064 | Portland Avenue |
| KY 3077 | River Road, I-64 ramps |
| KY 3082 | Bank Street |
| KY 3084 | Old Henry Road |
| KY 3222 | Rose Island Road |
¹Co-signed with I-265 east of I-65 and south of I-71, exists as its own entity west of I-65 and north of I-71. Functions as an outer bypass for Louisville.
² An extension of KY 841 to the eastern banks of the Ohio River where major distribution and industrial centers are located at.
³ KY 1747 formerly had its southern terminus at Bardstown Road, the roadway was extended and connected to the existing Fern Valley Road (KY 1631). KY 1747 replaced KY 1631 in that area and KY 1631 currently exists only between the Watterson Expressway and Eastern Parkway. All KY 1747 mile markers have been replaced along the new roadway.
[edit] Renamed streets
| Current Street Name | Former Street Name(s) |
|---|---|
| 3rd Street | Central Plank Road |
| 5th Street | Pope Street |
| 13th Street | Columbia Street |
| 14th Street | Boone Street |
| 15th Street | Clark Street |
| 16th Street | Elizabeth Street, Mulberry Street |
| 17th Street | Maria Street, Sycamore Street |
| 18th Street | Bridge Street, DeWolfe Street |
| 19th Street | Clinton Street |
| 20th Street | Cromie Street, Montgomery Street, Orleans Street |
| 21st Street | Eleventh Cross Street |
| 22nd Street | Tenth Cross Street |
| 23rd Street | Ninth Cross Street, Sayre Street |
| 24th Street | Eighth Cross Street, Mercer Street |
| 25th Street | Seventh Cross Street |
| 26th Street | Sixth Cross Street, Lock Street, Salt River Road, Shippingport Road |
| 27th Street | Fifth Cross Street, Union Street |
| 28th Street | Fourth Cross Street |
| 29th Street | Third Cross Street, Cherry Street |
| 30th Street | Second Cross Street, Plum Street |
| 31st Street | Columbia Street, Thompson's Lane |
| 32nd Street | Sycamore Street |
| 33rd Street | Fulton Avenue |
| 34th Street | First Cross Street, Commercial Street |
| 35th Street | Grove Street |
| 36th Street | Ferry Street |
| 37th Street | Gravier Street |
| 39th Street | Kennedy Street |
| 43rd Street | Falls City Avenue |
| Arlington Avenue | Prospect Avenue |
| Armory Place | Center Street |
| Atwood Avenue | 'F' Street |
| Barbee Avenue | 'E' Street |
| Barret Avenue | Underhill Street |
| Baxter Avenue | Von Borries Ave |
| Beech Street | Rosenberg Lane |
| Bloom Avenue | 'B' Street |
| Bradley Avenue | Flat Lick Road |
| Brandeis Avenue | 'D' Street |
| Breckinridge Street | Howard Street |
| Broadway | Dunkirk Road, Prather Street |
| Brook Street | East Street |
| Burnett Avenue | Stonewall Street |
| Calhoun Avenue | 'T' Street, Kenton Street |
| Cannons Lane | Beauchamp Road |
| Cardinal Boulevard | 'C' Street, Avery Avenue |
| Cherokee Parkway | Finzer Parkway, East Broadway, New Broadway |
| Central Avenue | 'P' Street |
| Chestnut Street | South Street |
| Colorado Avenue | 'H' Street |
| Creel Avenue | 'J' Street |
| Crittenden Drive | Ashbottom Road |
| Dixe Highway | 18th Street Road |
| Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Place | Federal Place |
| Doctor W. J. Hodge Street | 21st Street |
| Dundee Road | Zimlich Avenue |
| Fairmount Avenue | 'V' Street |
| Gaulbert Avenue | 'A' Street |
| Gray Street | Kellar Street |
| Griffiths Avenue | Harney Street |
| Grinstead Drive | Daisy Lane, Transit Avenue |
| Heywood Avenue | 'O' Street |
| Hoertz Avenue | Merry Street |
| Iowa Avenue | 'N' Street |
| Lexington Road | Workhouse Road |
| Liberty Street | Green Street |
| Longview Avenue | Jessie Avenue |
| Lytle Street | Todd Street |
| Magnolia Avenue | Victoria Place |
| Mellwood Avenue | Reservoir Avenue |
| Missouri Avenue | Front Street |
| Montana Avenue | 'K' Street |
| Montgomery Street | Midway Avenue |
| Morton Avenue | Caroline Street |
| Muhammad Ali Boulevard | Walnut Street |
| Myrtle Street | Mott Street |
| Oak Street | Milk Street |
| Overlook Terrace | Vassar Drive |
| Park Avenue | Weissinger Street |
| Patterson Avenue | Slaughter Avenue |
| Racine Avenue | 'Q' Street |
| Reservoir Avenue | Southall Street |
| Rogers Street | Ward Street |
| Roy Wilkins Avenue | (Co-signed with 9th Street) |
| Rubel Avenue | Overhill Street |
| Rufer Avenue | Krupps Lane |
| St. Catherine Court | Mechanic Street |
| Seneca Avenue | Cherokee Avenue |
| Shelby Parkway | Rupp Street |
| Southern Parkway | Grand Boulevard |
| Stoecker Avenue | Lost Alley |
| Stoll Avenue | Asylum Avenue |
| Story Avenue | Beargrass Street |
| Thornberry Avenue | 'R' Street, 'S' Street |
| Upland Road | Selby Road |
| Unity Place | Confederate Place |
| Warnock Avenue | 'G' Street |
| Wenzel Street | Braddock Street |
| Winkler Avenue | 'L' Street |
| Zorn Avenue | Pipe Line Lane |
[edit] References
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, State Primary Road System, Jefferson County
[edit] Further reading
- Kleber, John E., et al. (editor) (2000). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0.
