The roads of Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

include Interstates

Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...

 64

Interstate 64

Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...

, 65

Interstate 65

Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...

 and 71

Interstate 71

Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 and Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 in Cleveland,...

, with a junction in the city center. There are six U.S. highways serving the city. Two beltways surround Louisville.

Interstates

Interstate highway	Additional information
I-64 Interstate 64 Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...	A major west-east interstate that enters the city's West End via the Sherman Minton Bridge Sherman Minton Bridge The Sherman Minton Bridge is a double-deck through arch bridge spanning the Ohio River, carrying I-64 and US 150 over the river between Kentucky and Indiana. The bridge connects the west side of Louisville, Kentucky to downtown New Albany, Indiana.- History :...  from New Albany, Indiana New Albany, Indiana New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River opposite Louisville, Kentucky. In 1900, 20,628 people lived in New Albany; in 1910, 20,629; in 1920, 22,992; and in 1940, 25,414. The population was 36,372 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of...  where it becomes the Riverfront Expressway. The highway continues through Downtown Louisville Downtown Louisville Downtown Louisville is the largest central business district in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the urban hub of the Louisville, Kentucky Metropolitan Area. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to the west... , and proceeds eastward through Cherokee Park Cherokee Park Cherokee Park is a municipal park located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed, like 18 of Louisville's 123 public parks, by Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture...  and the eastern suburbs.
I-65 Interstate 65 Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...	A major north-south interstate that enters downtown from Louisville's Indiana suburbs via the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge The John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge is a seven-lane, single-deck cantilever bridge that carries Interstate 65 across the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana. The main span is and the bridge has a total length of... , continues southward to Louisville International Airport Louisville International Airport Louisville International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. The airport covers 1,200 acres and has three runways. Its IATA airport code SDF is based on the airport's former name, Standiford Field... , and proceeds through the southern suburbs. I-65 is named Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway through the city.
I-71 Interstate 71 Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 and Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 in Cleveland,...	The highway has its terminus at the junction Kennedy Interchange The Kennedy Interchange, unofficially, though universally, referred to as Spaghetti Junction, is the intersection of Interstates 64, 65 and 71 at the northeastern edge of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It is named for the John F...  with Interstates 64 and 65 in Downtown Louisville and connects to Louisville's northeastern suburbs and bedroom communities in Oldham County Oldham County, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 46,178 people, 14,856 households, and 12,196 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 15,541 housing units at an average density of... .
I-264 Interstate 264 (Kentucky) The Henry Watterson Expressway, also known as the Georgia Davis Powers/Shawnee Expressway west of US 31W, is one of two Interstate Highways in the United States designated as Interstate 264 . It is 22.93 miles in length, and runs an open circle around central Louisville, Kentucky...	The inner beltway that is named the Henry Watterson Henry Watterson Henry Watterson was a United States journalist who founded the Louisville Courier-Journal.He also served part of one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat....  Expressway with an extension west of US 31W U.S. Route 31W U.S. Route 31W is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Route 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky. At one time, it split with U.S...  named the Shawnee Expressway.
I-265 Interstate 265 Interstate 265 is an Interstate Highway ringing the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, which includes southern Indiana, although the Indiana and Kentucky segments remain separate at the present time. In Kentucky it only runs through Jefferson County, from Interstate 71 in northeastern...	The outer beltway originally named the Jefferson Freeway and renamed the Gene Snyder Gene Snyder Marion Eugene Snyder was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in Kentucky....  Freeway. Highway is also signed as KY 841.

U.S. highways

Route number	Local street name(s)
US 31E U.S. Route 31E U.S. Route 31E is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky. U.S. Route 31E is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky. U.S. Route 31E is the easternmost of two...	Main and Market Streets, Baxter Avenue, Bardstown Road
US 31W U.S. Route 31W U.S. Route 31W is the westernmost of two parallel routes for U.S. Route 31 from Nashville, Tennessee to Louisville, Kentucky. At one time, it split with U.S...	Main and Market Streets, Doctor W. J. Hodge, 21st and 22nd Streets, Dixie Highway
US 42 U.S. Route 42 U.S. Route 42 is an east–west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 355 miles from Cleveland, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky. The route has several names including Pearl Road from Cleveland to Medina in Northeast Ohio, the Cincinnati and Lebanon Pike in southwestern Ohio and...	Main and Market Streets, Story and Mellwood Avenues, Brownsboro Road
US 60 U.S. Route 60 U.S. Route 60 is an east–west United States highway, running from the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast in Virginia to western Arizona. Despite the final "0" in its number, indicating a transcontinental designation, the 1926 route formerly ended in Springfield, Missouri, at its intersection...	Shelbyville Road, Frankfort Avenue, Story and Mellwood Avenues, Main and Market Streets, Doctor W. J. Hodge Street, 21st and 22nd Streets, Dixie Highway
US 60 Alternate U.S. Route 60 U.S. Route 60 is an east–west United States highway, running from the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast in Virginia to western Arizona. Despite the final "0" in its number, indicating a transcontinental designation, the 1926 route formerly ended in Springfield, Missouri, at its intersection...	Lexington Road, Cherokee Parkway, Willow Avenue, Eastern Parkway, Third Street, Winkler Avenue, Taylor Boulevard, Berry Boulevard, Seventh Street Road
US 150 U.S. Route 150 U.S. Route 150 is a 571 mile long northwest-southeast United States highway, signed as east–west. It runs from U.S. Route 6 outside of Moline, Illinois to U.S. Route 25 in Mount Vernon, Kentucky .-Illinois:In the state of Illinois, U.S. 150 runs from the Quad City International Airport at U.S...	Bardstown Road, Broadway, Doctor W. J. Hodge (21st) and 22nd Streets, I-64

State routes

Route number	Local street name(s)
KY 22 Kentucky Route 22 Kentucky Route 22 is a east–west highway running from the eastern suburbs of Louisville to an unincorporated place called Willow in Bracken County in Northern Kentucky....	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 Kentucky Route 146 Kentucky Route 146 is an east–west state highway in northwestern Kentucky.Its major junctions include:Louisville:Lyndon Lane,Whipps Mill Road,Evergreen Road,I-265 LaGrange Road,Crestwood:...	LaGrange Road, New LaGrange Road, Ridge Road
KY 148	Fisherville Clark Station Road
KY 155 Kentucky Route 155 Kentucky Route 155 is a 20.815 mile long state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route originates at a junction with U.S. Route 31E and US 150 in Louisville, Kentucky. On the other side of intersection, KY 155 becomes a local road called Trevilian Way...	Taylorsville Road
KY 329 Kentucky Route 329 Kentucky Route 329 is a state highway located northeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 42 in Prospect. The eastern terminus is at KY 146 in Crestwood...	Covered Bridge Road
KY 841¹	Gene Snyder Gene Snyder Marion Eugene Snyder was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in Kentucky....  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 Jacobs, Louisville Jacobs is a neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are Berry Boulevard to the north,Taylor Boulevard to the east, the I-264 to the south, and seventh street to the west. It was developed as Jacob's Addition in 1892 after the opening of nearby Jacob's Park , in... , Hazelwood Hazelwood, Louisville Hazelwood is a neighborhood on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are Manslick Road to the west, I-264 to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the east, and Hazelwood Avenue to the south. Its development, as with other nearby neighborhoods, was spurred by the opening of... , Cloverleaf Cloverleaf, Louisville Cloverleaf is a neighborhood in southwest Louisville, Kentucky. Its boundaries are I-264 to the north, Manslick Road to the east, Gagel Avenue to the south, and the Illinois Central railroad tracks to the east. It takes its name from Cloverleaf Acres, a development in the area. It is... , and Iroquois Park Iroquois Park Iroquois Park is a 739 acre municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Louisville's Cherokee Park and Shawnee Park, at what were then the edges of the city. Located south of downtown, Iroquois Park was promoted as...  neighborhoods, St. Andrew's Church Road, Greenwood Road
KY 1932	Breckenridge Lane
KY 1934²	Cane Run Road, Greenbelt Highway, Wilson Avenue
KY 2048 Kentucky Route 2048 Kentucky Route 2048 is a north–south state highway extending 2.733 miles across eastern Louisville, Kentucky. The southern terminus of the route is at Kentucky Route 155 adjacent to Bowman Field. The northern terminus is at U.S...	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 Fairdale, Kentucky Fairdale is a former census-designated place in southern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,658 at the 2000 census. In 2003, the area was annexed to the city of Louisville due to a merger between the city and Jefferson County's unincorporated community...  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 Okolona, Kentucky Okolona is a former census-designated place in southern Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It is centered around the intersection of Preston Highway and the Outer Loop. The population was 17,807 at the 2000 census. When the government of Jefferson County merged with the city of Louisville,...  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

Interstate 265

Interstate 265 is an Interstate Highway ringing the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area, which includes southern Indiana, although the Indiana and Kentucky segments remain separate at the present time. In Kentucky it only runs through Jefferson County, from Interstate 71 in northeastern...

 east of I-65

Interstate 65

Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 , U.S. Route 12, and U.S...

 and south of I-71

Interstate 71

Interstate 71 is an Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 and Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 90 in Cleveland,...

, exists as its own entity west of I-65 and north of I-71. Functions as an outer bypass

Bypass (road)

A bypass is a road or highway that avoids or "bypasses" a built-up area, town, or village, to let through traffic flow without interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety....

 for Louisville.

² An extension of KY 841 to the eastern banks of the Ohio River

Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

 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.

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
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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 Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist... 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