Interstate 64 in Kentucky

This article is about the section of Interstate 64 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see Interstate 64.

Interstate 64 marker

Interstate 64
Route information
Maintained by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Length: 191 mi[1] (307 km)
Existed: 1956 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-64 / US 150 at Indiana state line
  I-264 in Louisville
I-65 / I-71 in Louisville
I-264 in Louisville
I-265 / KY 841 in Middletown
I-75 in Lexington
East end: I64 at West Virginia state line
Highway system
KY 64KY 65

In the U.S. state of Kentucky, Interstate 64 travels for 191 miles (307 km) passing by the major towns and cities of Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington and Ashland. It has several major junctions within the state: Interstate 65, Interstate 71, Interstate 264 and Interstate 265 in Louisville, and Interstate 75 in Lexington.

The interstate is host to two "exceptionally significant" structures indicated by the Federal Highway Administration. One is the Cochran Hill Tunnel,[2] a twin tube at Cherokee Park in Louisville built in 1974,[2] and the other is a 1960s-era modern-styled rest area near Winchester.[3]

In Downtown Louisville, the interstate passes under a public plaza called the Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, one of the only structures in the state built on top of an interstate.

Between the Indiana state line and Lexington, the interstate is named the Daniel Boone Expressway.

History

The Cochran Hill Tunnel in Louisville, also known as the Cherokee Park Tunnel, underwent restoration in 2001, which involved the reconstruction of the concrete pavement, the installation of new tiles and improvements to lighting. Efforts were made to paint the interior tiles of the tunnel with a mural, but were dropped because opponents stated that drivers would become distracted while passing through the tunnel, driving and viewing the art work at the same time.[4][5] The tunnels, which opened in 1974, are one of three sites in Kentucky deemed "exceptionally significant" by the Federal Highway Administration. The designation meant that it will be very difficult for the stretch of interstate running through Cherokee Park ever to be widened.[3]

Streaking Lights on I-64 as seen from the horse/bike bridge at Seneca Park in Louisville Kentucky.

Construction began on a Kentucky Route 180 interchange improvement project in the summer of 2006.[6][7] The $34 million project entailed the rebuilding of six bridges, the widening of Kentucky Route 180 to four-lanes in the vicinity of the interchange and the conversion of the ramps into a diamond. The project was finished in the fall of 2008.

In March 2007, Governor Ernie Fletcher signed Senate Bill 83 which allowed for an increase in speed limits on rural interstates and parkways. Speed limits on rural sections of Interstate 64 were increased from 65 MPH to 70 mph (110 km/h), following an engineering study by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. New signage was installed in July[8]

On June 7, 2007, Interstate 64 between the junction of Interstate 264 and Interstate 65 and Interstate 71 in downtown Louisville was closed to through traffic.[9] The section of highway featured three-lanes of traffic in each direction on an elevated viaduct paralleling the Ohio River, carrying 90,000 vehicles-per-day. The closure was part of a $50 million refurbishment project that involved replacing 132 expansion joints and repaving more than four-miles (6 km) of interstate and interchanges.[10] The work was completed in two phases, starting with the entire project area being closed on three weekends in June, followed by a section of highway closed from 3rd to 22nd Streets in early July to early August. However, the Interstate was not finished because of the section between Frankfort and Lexington. The state could not attain the right of way here because of very famous horse parks northwest of Lexington. After a couple of tries to get the right of way, the state was able to get the right of way and began construction on this segment. It was the last segment of Interstate 64 to be completed in Kentucky.

"8664"

Controversially, I-64 runs through Louisville Waterfront Park, a key part of the revitalization of Downtown Louisville, and portions of the park exist under it. 8664.org, a grassroots campaign with popular support but little apparent political momentum, aimed to re-route and remove I-64 to enhance Louisville's waterfront. I-64 was to be widened over the park as a part of the Ohio River Bridges Project. But plans to widen the freeway over the park have been abandoned to reduce costs of the Ohio River Bridges Project.[11]

Exit list

CountyLocation[12]mi[13]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Ohio River0.00.0Sherman Minton Bridge
I-64 west / US 150 west / US 460 west; continuation into Indiana
JeffersonLouisville0.91.41 I-264 east ShivelyWestern terminus of I-264, exits 0A-B
2.74.33 US 150 east (22nd Street)Eastern terminus of concurrency with US 150
3.96.349th Street / Roy Wilkins Avenue  Downtown
4.57.25B3rd Street / River Road  DowntownEastbound exit is via exit 4
5.28.45A I-65 Nashville, IndianapolisSigned as exit 5A (south) and 5B (north) eastbound; eastbound exit to I-65 north closed until 2017
5.99.56 I-71 north CincinnatiEastbound access only; I-71 north to I-64 east exit 1B, south to 64 west exit 1A
6.410.37 US 42 / US 60 (Mellwood Avenue / Story Avenue)
7.812.68Grinstead DriveAccess to Lexington Road (US 60 Alt) to Southern and Louisville Seminaries
8.113.0Cochran Hill Tunnel
10.316.610Cannons Lane
12.319.812 I-264 (Watterson Expressway)Signed as exits 12A (west) and 12B (east) eastbound; I-264 exits 19A-B
14.924.015 KY 1747 (Hurstbourne Parkway) Jeffersontown, Middletown
Jeffersontown17.127.517Blankenbaker Parkway (KY 913)No signage for KY 913
18.930.419 I-265 (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841Signed as exits 19A (west) and 19B (east); I-265 exits 25A-B
ShelbySimpsonville27.544.328 KY 1848 (Buck Creek Road) Simpsonville
Shelbyville31.851.232 KY 55 (Taylorsville Road) Taylorsville, Shelbyville
35.156.535 KY 53 (Mt Eden Road) Shelbyville
 43.369.743 KY 395 (Waddy Road) Waddy
FranklinFrankfort47.776.848 KY 151 Lawrenceburg
48.878.549 US 460 east Frankfort
53.085.353 US 127 Lawrenceburg, FrankfortSigned as exit 53A (south) and 53B (north)
57.893.058 US 60 Versailles, Frankfort
WoodfordMidway65.2104.965 KY 341 Versailles, Midway
Scott 68.8110.769 US 62 (Paynes Depot Road) Georgetown
FayetteLexington74.7120.275 I-75 north CincinnatiWestern terminus of concurrency with I-75, south exit 118.
76.9123.8115 KY 922 (Newtown Pike) to Bluegrass Parkway Lexington
79.2127.5113 US 27 / US 68 (Broadway) Lexington, Paris
81.3130.881 I-75 south Richmond KnoxvilleEastern terminus of concurrency with I-75, north exit 111.
87.3140.587 KY 859
ClarkWinchester94.0151.394 KY 1958 to KY 627 / Van Meter Road Winchester
96.1154.796 KY 627 Winchester, ParisSigned as exits 96A (south) and 96B (north) westbound
 97.5156.998 Mountain Parkway east Prestonsburg, CamptonEastbound exit and westbound entrance; westbound exit is via a U-turn at exit 96
 101.6163.5101 US 60 Winchester, Mount Sterling
MontgomeryMount Sterling109.6176.4110 US 460 / KY 11 Flemingsburg, Mount Sterling, Paris
112.3180.7113 US 60 Mount Sterling, Owingsville
BathOwingsville121.1194.9121 KY 36 Owingsville, Frenchburg
122.9197.8123 US 60 Owingsville, Salt Lick
Rowan 132.8213.7133 KY 801
Morehead137.1220.6137 KY 32 east / Flemingsburg Road Flemingsburg, Morehead
Carter 156.0251.1156 KY 2 to KY 59 Olive Hill, Vanceburg
Olive Hill161.3259.6161 US 60 Olive Hill, Grayson
Grayson171.4275.8172 KY 1 / KY 7 to KY 9 (AA Hwy.) Maysville, Grayson
 178.3286.9179 KY 67 north (Industrial Parkway) Greenup, Wurtland
BoydCoalton181.2291.6181 US 60 Grayson, Ashland
Ashland185.2298.1185 KY 180 Cannonsburg, Ashland
 190.5306.6191 US 23 Ashland, Louisa
 191.0307.4 I64 east HuntingtonContinuation into West Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Related routes

Interstate 264
Location: LouisvilleGlenview Manor

Interstate 264 is an inner loop route in Metro Louisville. Signed as the Georgia Davis Powers Shawnee Expressway between its western terminus at I-64 in Shawnee and US 31W/US 60 (Dixie Highway) in Shively, and as the Watterson Expressway from US 31W/US 60 to its northeastern terminus at I-71 in Glenview Manor. Along the way, it provides access to Louisville International Airport at its junction with I-65.

Main article: New Circle Road

Interstate 464
Location: Lexington
Existed: 1950–1960s

Interstate 464 was proposed as current Kentucky Route 4. 3/4 of the entire route was built, but the missing sections were North and East of Lexington where I-464 would run to I-64/I-75, then run concurrent with I-64/I-75 southeast to meet up with its eastern section. It is currently signed as KY 4, but more commonly known as New Circle Road.

See also

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. Federal Highway Administration (October 31, 2002). "FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1". Retrieved February 24, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Final List of Nationally and Exceptionally Significant Features of the Federal Interstate Highway System" (PDF). Federal Highway Administration. November 1, 2006. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Elson, Martha (January 17, 2007). "Tunnel could stop wider I-64". The Courier-Journal.
  4. "Interviews for tunnel artist set to begin". The Courier-Journal. February 5, 2001.
  5. "Tunnel mural proposal drawing criticism". The Independent (Ashland). February 5, 2001.
  6. Hart, Kenneth (January 1, 2007). "Road Work Ahead". The Independent (Ashland). Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  7. "I-64 improvement project under way in Boyd". The Independent (Ashland). October 5, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  8. "New speed limit signs erected". The Independent (Ashland). January 4, 2007.
  9. Tabor, Britney (June 8, 2007). "I-64 shutdown starts without major problems". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 9, 2007.
  10. Shafer, Sheldon (March 11, 2007). "Big I-64 headache coming". The Courier-Journal.
  11. "Study says cost-cutting measures could reduce Ohio River Bridges". WDRB. June 2, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2014.|
  12. U.S. Census Bureau. "2009 Boundary and Annexation Survey Maps". Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  13. Google (2 August 2014). "Overview map of Interstate 64 in Kentucky" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
Interstate 64
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