U.S. Route 641

U.S. Route 641 marker

U.S. Route 641
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 41
Length: 177 mi (285 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 64 near Clifton, TN
 

US 412 at Parsons, TN
I-40 (Exit 126) / SR 69 near Holladay, TN
US 70 at Camden, TN

US 70 Bus. at Camden, TN
US 79 at Paris, TN
KY 80 near Murray, KY
I-69 / Purchase Parkway near Benton, KY
US 62 near Calvert City, KY
I-24 (Exit 40) / I-69 at Kuttawa, KY

US 62 near Eddyville, KY
North end: US 60 / KY 91 at Marion, KY
Highway system
I-640TNSR 840
KY 640listKY 643

U.S. Route 641 (US 641) is a U.S. Route in Tennessee and Kentucky. It runs for 177 miles (285 km) from US 64 south of Clifton, Tennessee to an intersection with US 60 in Marion, Kentucky. While it is considered a spur route of U.S. Route 41, the two routes no longer connect.

Route description

Tennessee

US 641 begins at an interchange with US 64 south of Clifton. North of that city, it runs concurrently with SR 69.[1] US 641 intersects US 412 in Parsons, I-40 near Holladay, and US 70 in Camden.[2] In Paris, US 641 intersects US 79; it also separates from SR 69 and begins a concurrency with SR 54 that it maintains until the Kentucky state line.[3]

Kentucky

US 641 enters Kentucky at Hazel and continues north to Murray, intersecting KY 80 just north of the city limit.[4] Near Benton, a spur route (Spur US 641) provides access to I-69 (the Purchase Parkway) while the main route travels through the city.[5] US 641 has a concurrency with US 62 beginning near Calvert City; the routes cross I-24 / I-69 before separating in Eddyville.[6][7] The route intersects KY 70 in Fredonia.[8] The US 641 designation ends at US 60 in Marion.[9]

History

U.S. Route 641 was created as a 149-mile (240 km) highway from Paris, Tennessee to Evansville, Indiana. In 1972, its route was truncated in the north. Its northern section from Marion, Kentucky to Evansville, which was concurrent with U.S. Route 60, was eliminated and its northern terminus has since remained Marion. In 1977, US 641 was extended southward along the path of Tennessee State Route 69 to its interchange with I-40 (Exit 126) near Holladay, Tennessee with SR 69 continuing south beyond the interchange.

In November 2014, AASHTO approved a southern extension of the US 641 designation along SR 69, from the former southern terminus at I-40 to the current end at US 64 in Wayne County.[10]

Major intersections

StateCountyLocationmi[11][12]kmDestinationsNotes
TennesseeDecatur  I-40 / SR 69 south Memphis, NashvilleSouthern terminus; Interchange; south end of SR-69 concurrency
Benton  SR 192 – Pauline
  SR 192 (Old Hwy 69)
  US 70 / SR 1 Huntingdon, Waverly
Camden
US 70 Bus. (W Main St) / SR 391
HenryParis SR 218
SR 69A
SR 77
US 79 (Tyson Ave) / SR 76 McKenzie, Dover
SR 69 north / SR 356 east (E Wood St) / SR 54 south DresdenNorth end of SR-69 concurrency; south end of SR-54 concurrency
Puryear SR 140 eastSouth end of SR-140 concurrency
SR 140 westNorth end of SR-140 concurrency
 
0.000

0.000
KentuckyCallowayHazel0.0090.014 KY 893 west (W Stateline Rd)South end of KY 893 concurrency
0.0690.111 KY 893 east (E Stateline Rd)North end of KY 893 concurrency
Midway3.5565.723 KY 1828 (Midway Rd)
Murray6.66610.728
US 641 Bus. (Glendale Rd) / KY 1550
7.16911.537 KY 821 (Sycamore St)
7.69912.390 KY 94 (Main St) Water Valley
8.14313.105
US 641 Bus. (Chestnut St) / KY 1327
8.63313.893 KY 121 Mayfield
9.71015.627 KY 2075 (N 4th St)
 10.62017.091 KY 80 Mayfield, Hopkinsville
 11.77518.950 KY 1429
 12.34819.872 KY 1824
 13.82922.256 KY 464 Kirksey, Almo
Dexter16.92927.245 KY 1346
MarshallHardin18.66830.043 KY 402
 22.77436.651
US 641 Spur / KY 1824 to I-69 / Purchase Parkway
 23.43437.713 KY 1518
Benton25.55941.133 KY 1445
25.71441.383 KY 58 west / KY 408 MayfieldSouth end of KY 58 concurrency
26.00241.846 KY 408
26.25942.260 KY 348
26.36342.427 KY 2609
 28.91246.529 KY 58 east / KY 795 Briensburg, ScaleNorth end of KY 58 concurrency
Draffenville30.30648.773 US 68 east HopkinsvilleSouth end of US 68 concurrency
 30.72249.442 US 68 west to I-69 / Purchase Parkway PaducahNorth end of US 68 concurrency
 32.51852.333 KY 1422 – Tatumsville, Palma
 36.12258.133 KY 2595
 37.11059.723 US 62 west to I-24 / KY 282 Calvert CityInterchange; south end of US 62 concurrency
Livingston 39.58463.704 KY 453 (Dover Rd)Interchange
Lake City40.07264.490 KY 952 (J. R. O'Bryan Ave)
 41.00965.998 KY 917 (Stringtown Rd)
LyonSuwanee44.94472.330 KY 810 northSouth end of KY 810 concurrency
45.01072.437 KY 810 southNorth end of KY 810 concurrency
 47.37076.235 KY 93 west / KY 295South end of KY 93 concurrency
 47.72476.804 KY 6011 (Mary Blue Rd)
 48.06377.350 I-24 / I-69 Madisonville, ClarksvilleInterchange
Eddyville49.42279.537 KY 295
49.51079.679 KY 373
50.19380.778 KY 93North end of KY 93 concurrency
51.73983.266 US 62 east / KY 3305 (Riley Rd) PrincetonNorth end of US 62 concurrency
 54.40787.560 KY 1943
 54.89488.343 KY 3169 (New Bethel Church Rd)
CaldwellFredonia60.33197.093 KY 70 east / KY 91 east (Marion Rd) Madisonville, PrincetonSouth end of KY 70/KY 91 concurrency
60.53597.422 KY 902 eastSouth end of KY 902 concurrency
60.65697.616 KY 902 westNorth end of KY 902 concurrency
Crittenden 63.258101.804 KY 70 west MexicoNorth end of KY 70 concurrency
Marion69.577111.973 US 60 / KY 91 north Paducah, HendersonNorthern terminus; north end of KY 91 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

Two bannered routes of U.S. Route 641 currently exist, and a third has existed in the past, all of which have been in Kentucky.

US Route 641 Business


U.S. Route 641 Business
Location: Murray, Calloway County

US Route 641 Business is a business route of US Route 641 located mainly along the east side of Murray, Kentucky, in Calloway County. It follows Kentucky Route 121 east from US 641 along Glendale Road until KY 121 turns south along South Fourth Street, where US BUS 641 turns north. The route makes a sharp left turn at Chestnut Street and heads west before finally terminating at US 641.

US Route 641 Spur


U.S. Route 641 Spur
Location: Benton, Marshall County
Length: 3.25 mi (5.230 km)

US Route 641 Spur is a spur route of US Route 641 located on the south side of Benton, Kentucky, in Marshall County in western Kentucky's Jackson Purchase region. It begins at a junction with US 641 south of Benton, and ends at the Exit 41 interchange with the Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway, which is officially designated as part of the Interstate 69 extension.

US Route 641 Truck


U.S. Route 641 Truck
Location: Benton, Marshall County
Existed: ?–1990s

References

  1. General Highway Map: Decatur County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Cartography by TDOT Planning Division. Tennessee Department of Transportation. 1998. p. 20. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  2. General Highway Map: Benton County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Cartography by TDOT Planning Division. Tennessee Department of Transportation. 1996. p. 3. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  3. General Highway Map: Henry County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Cartography by TDOT Planning Division. Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2002. p. 40. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  4. State Primary Road System: Calloway County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by KYTC Division of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. January 2012. p. 18. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  5. State Primary Road System: Marshall County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by KYTC Division of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. February 2012. p. 79. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  6. State Primary Road System: Livingston County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by KYTC Division of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. March 2011. p. 70. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  7. State Primary Road System: Lyon County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by KYTC Division of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. March 2011. p. 72. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  8. State Primary Road System: Caldwell County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by KYTC Division of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. May 2011. p. 17. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  9. State Primary Road System: Crittenden County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by KYTC Division of Planning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. January 2011. p. 28. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  10. "Minutes: Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering" (PDF). AASHTO Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering. November 20, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  11. "Official DMI Route Log: District 1". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  12. "Official DMI Route Log: District 2". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

External links

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