Kentucky Route 61 marker

Kentucky Route 61

Preston Highway (portions)
Map
KY 61 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length151.333 mi[1] (243.547 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 53 near Peytonsburg
Major intersections
North end US 31E / US 60 in Louisville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesCumberland, Adair, Metcalfe, Green, LaRue, Hardin, Nelson, Bullitt, Jefferson
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← US 60→ US 62

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.

Route description

Cumberland and Adair County

The first 12.8 miles (20.6 km) of KY 61 is considered part of the Appalachian Development Highway System’s Corridor J project. That stretch of highway is one of five segments of that ADHS project, along with KY 90, US 27, KY 914, and KY 80 going from Burkesville through Burnside to London.[2]

KY 61 runs concurrently with KY 90 into downtown Burkesville. KY 90 branches westward, while KY 61 goes onto a northwestward course, and turns northeast near the tripoint of the Cumberland, Metcalfe, and Adair County lines. Going north, the route crosses the Adair County line twice, and enters the far eastern tip of Metcalfe County before entering Adair County the second time.[3] KY 61 has junctions with the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway and KY 80 on the west side of Columbia. KY 55 (Columbia Bypass) also has a concurrency with KY 61 near Columbia as well.[4]

Green, LaRue, Hardin, and Nelson Counties

KY 61 goes on a northwestward course to Green and LaRue counties, traversing Greensburg and Hodgenville, respectively. US 68 and KY 70 runs concurrently with KY 61 in Greensburg, then US 31E gets co-signed with KY 61 near Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. At Hodgenville, KY 61 continues northwest into Hardin County to the US 31W and Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway junction in Elizabethtown, and runs concurrently with the northbound lanes of the U.S. route there. In downtown Elizabethtown, KY 61 begins a concurrency with US 62 from there through the I-65 Exit 94 interchange, all the way to just past Boston, in western Nelson County.

Bullitt County and Metro Louisville

KY 61 then runs further northward to Bullitt County (into Lebanon Junction and Shepherdsville) and then the Louisville-Jefferson County metro area, with major junctions with I-65, and then I-265 and I-264 (with access to I-264 eastbound only), along with US 150 (Broadway) before terminating in downtown Louisville at a junction with US 31E (East Main Street) at Louisville Slugger Field.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cumberland​0.0000.000 SR 53Kentucky/Tennessee state line
Peytonsburg1.9603.154
 KY 2064 south (Hendricks Creek Road) – Hendricks Creek Resort[5]		Northern terminus of KY-2064
​2.7544.432
 KY 214 west (Kettle Creek Road)		Eastern terminus of KY-214
​3.3545.398 KY 3108 (Red Banks Road/Cherry Tree Ridge Road) – Salvation Army Camp Paradise ValleySA camp to the east
​6.34310.208
 KY 953 west (Judio Road)		To Dale Hollow Lake boat ramp; eastern terminus of KY-953
Kettle6.79210.931
 KY 485 north (Guthrie Chapel Road/Post Office Road)		Southern terminus of KY-485
​7.70312.397

 KY 449 north (Sulphur Creek Road) to KY 485 – Dale Hollow Lake State Park, Sulphur Creek boat dock
Burkesville12.86920.711
 KY 90 east (Albany Road)		Beginning of KY-90 concurrency
13.48421.700
 KY 2276 west (Hill Street)		Only accessible from KY-61 South
13.70122.050
 KY 90 west (Glasgow Road) – Glasgow		End of KY-90 concurrency
​16.53626.612
 KY 3140 north (Little Renox Creek Road)		Southern terminus of KY-3140
​17.08027.488
 KY 704 north (Crocus Creek Road)		Southern terminus of KY-704
​21.61034.778
 KY 3140 south (Garrett Creek Road)		Northern terminus of KY-3140
Adair
 No major junctions
Metcalfe
 No major junctions
Adair​28.55545.955 KY 533 (Flat Rock Road)
Sparksville33.01553.132
 KY 768 west (Weed-Sparksville Road)		Begin KY-768 concurrency
34.18955.022
 KY 768 east (Sparksville Road)		End KY-768 concurrency
Flatwood36.44358.649
 KY 2982 west (Jones Chapel Road)		Eastern terminus of KY-2982
Columbia38.73962.344
 Cumberland Parkway east		Exit 48 off Cumberland Parkway east and ramps to Cumberland Parkway east
38.83962.505
 Cumberland Parkway west		Exit 48 off Cumberland Parkway west and ramps to Cumberland Parkway west
39.03962.827
 KY 80 west (Edmonton Road)		Begin KY-80 concurrency
40.40965.032

 KY 55 south / KY 80 east		End concurrency with KY-80, begin concurrency with KY-55
41.51366.809


 KY 55 north / KY 439 east to KY 2287		End concurrency with KY-55; 61 turns left, 55 straight ahead, 439 to the right
41.62666.991
 KY 2287 south		Northern terminus of KY-2287; only accessible from SB 61 (NB uses 439)
​42.89469.031
 KY 2973 south (Lampton Lane)		Northern terminus of KY-2973
Milltown46.46974.785
 KY 768 east (Milltown Road)		Western terminus of KY-768
​47.47476.402
 KY 532 west (Cedar Grove Road)		Eastern terminus of KY-532
Green​49.07478.977
 KY 767 north		Southern terminus of KY-767
​53.09885.453 KY 487
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 KY 565 east		Western terminus of KY-565
Greensburg57.23992.117
 US 68 / KY 70 west – Edmonton		Begin concurrency with US-68/KY-70
58.67094.420
 KY 417 east (East Columbia Avenue)		Western terminus of KY-417
59.57295.872
 US 68 / KY 70 east – Campbellsville		End concurrency with US-68/KY-70
​59.99696.554
 KY 793 east		Western terminus of KY-793
​61.17498.450
 KY 88 west – Munfordville		Eastern terminus of KY-88
Summersville64.768104.234 KY 323 - Allendale, Phelpsburg
Bloyds Crossing67.728108.998 KY 569 - Bloyds Crossing
​69.164111.309
 KY 424 east - Mount Moriah, Locksport		Western terminus of KY-424
​70.015112.678
 KY 565 south - Roccosboro, Red Bluff		Northern terminus of KY-565
​72.718117.028
 KY 2762 north - Chrisville, Roccosboro		Southern terminus of KY-2762
LaRueMount Sherman76.598123.273
 KY 1906 west – Magnolia		Eastern terminus of KY-1906
​78.042125.596 KY 1192 - Mount Tabor, Lyonsville
​79.284127.595
 KY 584 north (Mt. Tabor Road) - Eden, Mount Tabor		Southern terminus of KY-584
Buffalo80.874130.154
 KY 470 south – Magnolia		Begin KY-470 overlap
81.463131.102
 KY 470 north		End KY-470 overlap
Hodgenville83.753134.787
 US 31E south – Munfordville		Begin concurrency with US-31E
83.904135.030Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
85.313137.298

 US 31E north (Lincoln Farm Road) / KY 1618 east (Lincoln Parkway) - White City, Hodgenville, Bardstown, Munfordville		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
86.409139.062 KY 84 (Tanner Road) - Sonora, Hodgenville
87.175140.295
 KY 2462 east (West Main Street) - Hodgenville, Bardstown		Western terminus of KY-2462
87.756141.230
 KY 3204 east (Tonieville Road) - Bardstown, Clarksville		Western terminus of KY-3204
Tonieville90.807146.140

 KY 2760 east to KY 210 - Gum Rapids, Tonieville, Kenmore		Western terminus of KY-2760; Gum Rapids signed northbound only; Kenmore signed southbound only
Hardin​91.794147.728 KY 1135 - Noahsville, Clarksville
Elizabethtown98.1941158.0281







 US 31W south / Western Kentucky Parkway west / US 31W Truck north to US 31W Byp. / I-65 / Bluegrass Parkway – Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Paducah		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
98.436158.417

 KY 210 east (Hodgenville Road) to KY 567		Western terminus of KY-210
97.156156.357
 KY 1136 north (New Glendale Road)		Southern terminus of KY-1136
98.934159.219
 US 31W south		North and south lanes split around courthouse here (southern end of one-way south/north split)
98.998159.322
 US 31W south		North end of split (south 31W accessible to the left)





 US 62 west to US 31W north / I-65 / Bluegrass Parkway – Fort Knox		End concurrency with US-31W and begin concurrency with US-62; 31W continues to the north while 61 turns east to follow 62
99.707160.463Panther Lane to Elizabethtown High School
100.637161.960
 KY 3005 west (Ring Road)		Western terminus of KY-3005
101.451163.270



 I-65 south / US 62 Truck west to Bluegrass Parkway – Nashville		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
101.594163.500


 I-65 north / US 62 Truck east – Louisville		Exit 94 from Northbound I-65 and ramp to I-65 North/East US-62 truck route
Younger Creek108.292174.279
 KY 583 south		Northern terminus of KY-583
Nelson​109.642176.452
 KY 52 east		Western terminus of KY-52
Boston112.027180.290
 US 62 east		End concurrency with US-62
BullittLebanon Junction118.303190.390
 I-65 north – Louisville		Exit 105 from I-65 North and ramps to I-65 North
118.603190.873
 I-65 south – Nashville		Exit 105 from I-65 South and ramps to I-65 South
119.212191.853
 KY 434 west (Main Street)		Eastern terminus of KY-434
​122.242196.729
 KY 733 east (Wilson Creek Road)		Western terminus of KY-733
Belmont124.032199.610
 KY 251 south (Belmont Road)		Northern terminus of KY-251
Clermont126.102202.941
 KY 245 south (Clermont Road) – Boston, Jim Beam distillery, Bernheim Forest		Northern terminus of KY-245
​126.462203.521
 KY 1494 north (Beech Grove Road)		Southern terminus of KY-1494
Bardstown Junction127.332204.921
 KY 3219 east (Chapeze Lane)		Western terminus of KY-3219
Shepherdsville129.610208.587
 KY 480 east (Cedar Grove Road)		Western terminus of KY-480
129.897209.049
 KY 1494 south (Beech Grove Road)		Northern terminus of KY-1494
130.652210.264

 KY 480 Conn. east (Old Preston Highway South)		Western terminus of KY-480 connector
131.187211.125


 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
131.342211.374
 KY 2673 north (West Blue Lick Road)		Southern terminus of KY-2673
Gap in Knob132.952213.966
 KY 1020 north (Coral Ridge Road) – Coral Ridge		Southern terminus of KY-1020
Fox Chase135.097217.418
 KY 1526 east (Bells Mill Road)		Begin concurrency with KY-1526
Hebron Estates135.883218.682
 KY 1450 north (West Hebron Road)		Southern terminus of KY-1450
Pioneer Village136.047218.946

 KY 1526 west (John Harper Highway) to I-65		End concurrency with KY-1526
136.756220.087

 KY 2553 north (Old Preston Highway North) to KY 1116 (Zoneton Road)		Southern terminus of KY-2553
Zoneton137.729221.653
 KY 1116 east (Old Preston Highway North)		Western terminus of KY-1116
JeffersonLouisville138.989223.681
 KY 2053 east (Mt. Washington Road)		Western terminus of KY-2053
140.129225.516 I-265 (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841Ramps from KY-61 north to I-265
140.304225.797
 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)
140.504226.119
 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)
140.791226.581
 KY 2845 east (East Manslick Road)		Western terminus of KY-2845
141.516227.748Southern High School
141.958228.459
 KY 1450 south (Blue Lick Road)		Northern terminus of KY-1450
142.292228.997
 KY 1065 (Outer Loop) to I-65 – Jefferson Mall		Mall to the east, I-65 to the west
143.699231.261 KY 1747 (Fern Valley Road)
145.586234.298

 I-65 north to I-264		Exit 130 from I-65 north and ramps to I-65 north
145.699234.480

 To I-65 south (Grade Lane) – Nashville, Kentucky Air National Guard
146.329235.494
 I-264 east
146.808236.265
 To I-264 (Phillips Lane) – Kentucky Exposition Center, Kentucky Kingdom
148.376238.788
 KY 61 Conn. (Harrison Avenue)		Connector to KY-61 south (north and south are split here)
148.448238.904
 US 60 Alt. (Eastern Parkway)
149.296240.269
 I-65 south – Nashville		Begin brief concurrency with I-65; no access to ramp from southbound Preston Street
149.543240.666
 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
150.876242.811 US 150 (East Broadway)
151.235243.389
 US 31E / US 60 east (East Market Street)
151.333243.547
 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning". Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  2. ^ “Status of Corridors in Kentucky”. Appalachian Regional Commission. September 2, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  3. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 83. § A9, B9-B10, C10, D10, E10, F10, and G9. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
  4. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 66. § A2, B2-B3, C3, D3-D4, E4-E5, F5G5, H5, and I4. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
  5. ^ "Hendricks Creek Resort". Retrieved 2015-03-26.

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