List of parkways and named highways in Kentucky

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Highway markers for AA Highway, Audubon Parkway, and Western Kentucky Parkway
Highway names
Interstates	Interstate nn (I-nn)
US Highways	U.S. Highway nn (US nn)
State	Kentucky Route nn (KY nn)
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This is a list of parkways and named highways in Kentucky. Most parkways also carry an unsigned 9000-series designation.

List by name[]

Kentucky Parkway System[]

Number	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
Audubon Parkway	—	—	US 41 in Henderson	US 60 in Owensboro	—	—	Designated as Kentucky Route 9005 (AU 9005; unsigned)
Mountain Parkway	—	—	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	—	02017-01-012017	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	—	—	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	—	—	US 51 / SR 215 / Future I-69 at the TN state line	I-69 / US 45 Byp. / KY 80 in Mayfield	—	—	Designated as Kentucky Route 9003 (JC 9003; unsigned); future I-69
Cumberland Parkway	—	—	I-65 near Park City	US 27 in Somerset	—	—	Designated as Kentucky Route 9008 (LN 9008; unsigned)
Bluegrass Parkway	—	—	I-65 in Elizabethtown	US 60 near Versailles	—	—	Designated as Kentucky Route 9002 (BG 9002; unsigned)
Western Kentucky Parkway	—	—	I-69 / I-169 near Nortonville	US 31W / KY 61 near Elizabethtown	—	—	Designated as Kentucky Route 9001 (WK 9001; unsigned)
Natcher Parkway	—	—	US 231 near Bowling Green	US 60 / US 231 in Owensboro	—	02019-01-012019	Formerly named Green River Parkway; designated entirely as Kentucky Route 9007 (WN 9007; unsigned until 2019); now signed as I-165 and KY 9007
Former

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.

External links[]

• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Division of Planning