Interstate 75 in Kentucky
I-75 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length | 191.78 mi[1] (308.64 km) | |||
Existed | 1960s[2] – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end |
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North end |
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Location | ||||
Counties | Whitley, Laurel, Rockcastle, Madison, Fayette, Scott, Grant, Kenton, Boone | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 75 (I-75) runs from near Williamsburg to Covington by way of Lexington in the U.S. state of Kentucky. I-75 enters the Cumberland Plateau region from Tennessee, then descends into the Bluegrass region through the Pottsville Escarpment before crossing the Ohio River into Ohio. I-75 follows along the U.S. Route 25 corridor for the entire length of Kentucky.
Route description
Interstate 75 runs roughly parallel to U.S. Route 25 for its entire length in Kentucky. The freeway enters Kentucky south of Williamsburg, bypassing Corbin, London, Berea, and Richmond, Kentucky. It is briefly concurrent with Interstate 64 along the north and east sides of Lexington, before leaving the Lexington area northerly and bypassing Georgetown. South of Florence, Kentucky, the route becomes concurrent with Interstate 71, and the two routes remain concurrent through to Cincinnati, Ohio. On the north side of Florence, Interstate 75 intersects with the only auxiliary route it has in the state, Interstate 275, a beltway bypass of the greater Cincinnati area.
Interstate 75 is six lanes through most of Kentucky. Beginning in Rockcastle County it is a minimum of six lanes the rest of its length through the state. In the southern portion it is six lanes on and off.
Exit list
County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Whitley | Williamsburg | 0.00 | 0.00 | Continuation into Tennessee | ||||
11 | ||||||||
15 | ||||||||
Laurel | Corbin | 25 | ||||||
28.9 | 46.5 | 29 | ||||||
London | 38 | |||||||
41 | ||||||||
East Bernstadt | 49 | |||||||
Rockcastle | Mount Vernon | 59 | ||||||
62 | ||||||||
Madison | Berea | 76 | ||||||
77 | ||||||||
Richmond | 83 | |||||||
87 | ||||||||
89.8 | 144.5 | 90 | Signed as 90B (north) and 90A (south) southbound; northbound exit also connects to businesses on Northgate and Lexington roads (signed as Service Access Road) | |||||
95 | ||||||||
97 | South end of US 25 / US 421 overlap | |||||||
Fayette | Lexington | 99 | North end of US 25 / US 421 overlap | |||||
104 | ||||||||
108 | KY 1425 not signed | |||||||
110 | ||||||||
111 | South end of I-64 overlap, exit 81 westbound. | |||||||
113 | ||||||||
115 | ||||||||
118 | North end of I-64 overlap, exit 75 eastbound. | |||||||
120 | ||||||||
Scott | Georgetown | 125 | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
126 | ||||||||
127 | Toyota Plant | Opened November 1, 2016[3] | ||||||
129 | ||||||||
Sadieville | 136 | |||||||
Grant | Corinth | 144 | ||||||
Williamstown | 154 | |||||||
156 | ||||||||
Dry Ridge | 159 | |||||||
Crittenden | 166 | |||||||
Kenton |
No major junctions | |||||||
Boone | Walton | 171 | ||||||
173 | South end of I-71 overlap, I-71 exit 77. | |||||||
Union | 175 | |||||||
178 | ||||||||
Florence | 180 | |||||||
180A | Mall Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; access to Florence Mall | ||||||
181 | ||||||||
182 | Southbound access via right-in/right-out with Thoroughbred Boulevard | |||||||
Kenton | Erlanger | 184 | Signed as 184B (west) and 184A (east) southbound | |||||
185 | I-275 exit 84. | |||||||
Fort Mitchell | 186 | |||||||
188 | ||||||||
Fort Wright | 189 | |||||||
Covington | Jefferson Avenue, Euclid Avenue | |||||||
191 | ||||||||
192 | Fifth Street (KY 8) – Covington, Newport | KY 8 not signed | ||||||
Ohio River | 191.78 | 308.64 | Brent Spence Bridge; Kentucky–Ohio state line | |||||
Continuation into Ohio | ||||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
Route map:
- ↑ "FHWA Route Log". Fhwa.dot.gov. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ↑ Interstate 50th Anniversary (KTC) Archived January 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "I-75 Interchange Project begins in Scott County, state officials announce". The News-Graphic. news-graphic.com. March 27, 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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