List of parkways and named highways in Kentucky
This is a list of parkways and named highways in Kentucky. Most parkways also carry an unsigned 9000-series designation.
   Highway markers for AA Highway, Audubon Parkway, and Western Kentucky Parkway | |
| Highway names | |
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| Interstates | Interstate nn (I-nn) |
| US Highways | U.S. Highway nn (US nn) |
| State | Kentucky Route nn (KY nn) |
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List by name
Kentucky Parkway System
| Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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| Audubon Parkway |
23.4 | 37.7 |  US 41 in Henderson |  US 60 in Owensboro |
— | — | Designated as Kentucky Route 9005 (AU 9005; unsigned); future I-69 spur | |
 Mountain Parkway |
75.6 | 121.7 |  I-64 near Winchester |  US 460 in Salyersville |
— | — | Designated as Kentucky Routes 9000 and 9009 but unsigned | |
 Pennyrile Parkway |
— | — |  I-24 near Hopkinsville |  US 41 / US 41 Alt. / US 60 near Henderson |
— | 2017 | Formerly designated as Kentucky Route 9004 (EB 9004; unsigned); now part of I-69/US 41 (since 2015) and I-169 (since 2017 albeit still signed as the parkway) | |
 Hal Rogers Parkway |
65.7 | 105.7 |   US 27 / KY 80 near Somerset |  KY 15 / KY 80 in Hazard |
— | — | Formerly named Daniel Boone Parkway; designated as Kentucky Route 80 on the extension and 9006 (HR 9006; unsigned) on the original | |
 Purchase Parkway |
21.3 | 34.3 |  .svg.png.webp){kind=small} US 51 / SR 215 / Future I-69 at the TN state line |  I-69 in Mayfield |
— | — | Designated as Kentucky Route 9003 (JC 9003; unsigned); future I-69 | |
 Cumberland Parkway |
92.3 | 148.5 |  I-65 near Park City | US 27 in Somerset |
— | — | Designated as Kentucky Route 9008 (LN 9008; unsigned); future I-365 | |
 Bluegrass Parkway |
71.1 | 114.4 | I-65 in Elizabethtown | US 60 near Versailles |
— | — | Formerly named Kentucky Bluegrass (KB) Parkway; designated as Kentucky Route 9002 (BG 9002; unsigned) | |
| Western Kentucky Parkway |
98.5 | 158.5 |  I-69 / I-169 near Nortonville |   US 31W / KY 61 near Elizabethtown |
— | — | Designated as Kentucky Route 9001 (WK 9001; unsigned); future I-569 | |
 Natcher Parkway |
— | — |  US 231 near Bowling Green | US 60 / US 231 in Owensboro |
— | 2019 | Formerly named Green River Parkway; designated entirely as Kentucky Route 9007 (WN 9007; unsigned until 2019); now signed as I-165 and KY 9007 | |
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Other named parkways/highways
| Roadway | Description |
|---|---|
| John Y. Brown Jr. AA Highway |
West end is at Interstate 275 in Wilder. East end is at US 23 in Lloyd and at KY 1 and KY 7 in Grayson. |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Expressway |
Named only through Louisville Metro. Signs in place since 2007. |
 Gene Snyder Freeway |
Formerly named Jefferson Freeway |
 Henry Watterson Expressway |
Eastern segment (Dixie Highway to I-71) only; western segment signed as Georgia Davis Powers Expressway. |
 Industrial Parkway |
The second shortest "parkway" at 14 miles (23 km) in length, though it is not a part of the state's system of controlled-access parkways. |
 Mammoth Cave Parkway |
The shortest "parkway" at 8.4 miles (13.5 km) in length, though it is not a part of the state's system of controlled-access parkways, and is mostly maintained by the National Park Service as most of it is located within Mammoth Cave National Park. |
| Man o' War Boulevard | Constructed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as a southern urban principal arterial beltway around Lexington. Upon completion, control transferred to the city. |
 New Circle Road |
An orbital road around the central core of Lexington |
List by designation
All designations are unsigned except for KY 9007.
| Route | Description |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Route 9000 | Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway from Winchester to Campton. |
| Kentucky Route 9001 | Western Kentucky Parkway. Listed as "WK 9001" in route logs. |
| Kentucky Route 9002 | Bluegrass Parkway. Listed as "BG 9002" in route logs. |
| Kentucky Route 9003 | Purchase Parkway. Listed as "JC 9003" in route logs. |
| Kentucky Route 9004 | Pennyrile Parkway. Formerly listed as "EB 9004" in route logs; removed with redefinition as I-69 and I-169. |
| Kentucky Route 9005 | Audubon Parkway. Listed as "AU 9005" in route logs. |
| Kentucky Route 9006 | Hal Rogers Parkway. Listed as "HR 9006" in route logs. |
| Kentucky Route 9007 | A short connector between I-165 and US 231 in Bowling Green. Formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway, listed as "WN 9007" in route logs. |
| Kentucky Route 9008 | Cumberland Parkway. Listed as "LN 9008" in route logs. |
| Kentucky Route 9009 | Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway from Campton to Salyersville. |
External links
| Highway systems | |
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| State highway lists | |
| Supplemental roads and rural secondary highways | |
| Highway agency | |
| See also | |
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