U.S. Route 431 in Kentucky

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 431 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 431.
U.S. Route 431 marker
U.S. Route 431
US 431 in Kentucky highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length86.936 mi[2] (139.910 km)
ExistedJanuary 1954[1]–present
Major junctions
South end US 431 / SR 65 at the Tennessee state line
Major intersections
North end US 60 at Owensboro
Location
CountiesLogan, Muhlenberg, McLean, Daviess
Highway system
← KY 430→ KY 432

U.S. Route 431 (US 431) in Kentucky runs 86.93 miles (139.90 km) from the Tennessee state line south of Adairville to US 60 at Owensboro. It crosses the state in mainly west-central portions of the state, passing through or near towns such as Russellville, Lewisburg, Central City and Livermore. The route goes through Logan, Muhlenberg, McLean County, and Daviess counties.

Route description[]

US 431 enters the state going out of Robertson County, Tennessee, and into Logan County south of Adairville. It goes northward to Russellville, where it makes a left turn, and then a right turn to follow the Russellville Bypass to the north side of town. It becomes known as the Terry Wilcut Highway from Russellville to Lewisburg.[3]

It enters Muhlenberg County to provide access to Lake Malone (via KY 973, and then goes on a northwesterly course to Central City, where it intersects the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway at a cloverleaf interchange, and the U.S. Route 62. Along the way to Central City from near Drakesboro, Kentucky Route 70 runs concurrently with the U.S. Route.

It then goes due north from Central City into eastern McLean County, crosses the Bridge at Livermore, where it crosses both the Green and Rough Rivers. It enters Daviess County and traverses the communities of and Utica before terminating at the Wendell H. Ford Expressway (US 60) at Owensboro.[4]

Confluence of the Green and Rough Rivers at Livermore.

For a unique reason, the U.S. 431 crossing of the Green River and Rough Rivers in McLean County, Kentucky, is a famous river crossing. It is at that crossing in the city of Livermore that U.S. 431 crosses two rivers and also crosses into Ohio County before completing the river crossing back in McLean County. This is the only known crossing of this type in the United States: a road starts in one county, crosses two separate rivers, crosses a sliver of land within another county, and then terminates the bridge crossing in the original county it started in. This special feature is marked by a state historical marker on both approach ends of the bridge.

History[]

Kentucky Route 75 marker

Kentucky Route 75

LocationSouth Carrollton-Owensboro, Kentucky
Length31.357 mi[5] (50.464 km)
Existed1929–1953

In 1953, US 431 was extended into Tennessee and Kentucky from the Huntsville, Alabama area. From 1929, the US 431 corridor in Kentucky was originally signed as Kentucky Routes 75 and 81. KY 75 ran from Owensboro to KY 81 at South Carrollton, while KY 81 ran its current course, plus the rest of US 431's original route from South Carrollton into Central City and Russellville to the Tennessee state line.[6]

US 431's original alignment in the city of Russellville became Kentucky Route 3519 in the mid 2000s when the main US 431 alignment was rerouted onto the Russellville Bypass on the west side of town. As of mid-2010, Frederica Street in Owensboro no longer carries the US 431 designation into downtown Owensboro as KY 2831 is assigned onto that street.

In 2011, the US 431 alignment in Central City was rerouted onto the former KY 189 bypass on the west side of that city. This was done due to the low clearance of a bridge carrying the Paducah and Louisville Railroad tracks. US 431's original alignment in downtown is now designated as Kentucky Route 1031.

Major intersections[]

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Robertson​0.0000.000 US 431 south / SR 65 – Springfield, NashvilleContinuation into Tennessee
LoganAdairville1.4812.383 KY 591 (Schley Road)
​4.1456.671 KY 663 (Mortimer Road)
​7.37511.869 west – Eastern terminus of KY 2371
​8.25213.280 KY 664 east (Schochoh Road)Western terminus of KY 664
Russellville12.70820.452 KY 96 south (Orndorff Mill Road)Northern terminus of KY 96
13.89622.363
 north / KY 3240 east (East 9th Street) to US 68		Southern terminus of KY 2146; western terminus of KY 3240; original alignment of US 79
14.90323.984 north (Emerson Bypass Road)Southern terminus of KY 3233
14.99624.134 US 79 south (Clarksville Road) – Guthrie, ClarksvilleNorthern terminus of US-79
15.98725.729
 US 68 west (Jefferson Davis Highway) / KY 80 west (Hopkinsville Road) / US 68 Bus. east – Hopkinsville, Russellville Business District		Western terminus of US 68 Business; western end of US 68 overlap
16.5626.65 KY 178 (Highland Lick Road)
17.56828.273 US 68 east (Russellville Bypass) – Bowling Green, AuburnEastern end of US 68 overlap
Epleys Station21.59334.751 KY 3519 south (Old US 431)Northern terminus of KY 3519
Lewisburg24.74639.825 KY 106 west (Spa Road) – Sharon Grove, ElktonSouthern end of KY 106 concurrency
24.95940.168 KY 107 south (Deer Lick Road) – , Clifty, Lake MaloneNorthern/eastern terminus of KY 107
25.27240.671 KY 106 east (Stacker Street) – Lewisburg, Quality, RochesterNorthern end of KY 106 concurrency
​32.14351.729 KY 1293 south (Dunmor-Deer Lick Road)Northern terminus of KY 1293
MuhlenbergDunmor34.21855.069 KY 973 west – Lake Malone State Park, RosewoodEastern terminus of KY 973
Penrod37.09159.692 KY 949 eastWestern terminus of KY 949
Belton41.18266.276 KY 2270 (Belton-Ennis Road)
Beechmont42.23867.975 KY 246 west (Merle Travis Highway)Eastern terminus of KY 246
Browder44.05270.895 KY 70 east (Rochester Road) – Rochester, MorgantownSouthern end of KY 70 concurrency
Drakesboro45.68573.523 KY 176 (Mose Rager Boulevard) – Greenville, TVA Paradise
46.18474.326 KY 2107 northNo access to KY 2107 North from SB US-431/KY 70; southern terminus of KY 2107
46.25474.439

 KY 2107 Conn. to KY 2107		Connector road to KY 2107, primarily for traffic heading south on 431/70
Cleaton50.7481.66 KY 2107 southNorthern terminus of KY 2107
​51.45282.804 KY 604 northSouthern terminus of KY 604
Central City51.699–
51.747		83.201–
83.279		 Western Kentucky Parkway – Paducah, ElizabethtownWK Parkway Exit 58
52.4884.46 US 62 (Everly Brothers Boulevard) / KY 1031 northUS 431 and KY 70 turns left onto US 62
53.07185.409 north (Ash Street)
53.85486.670 KY 277 north (West Reservoir Avenue)Southern terminus of KY 277
53.93986.806 US 62 west (Everly Brothers Boulevard)Northern end of US 62 concurrency
55.31489.019 KY 70 west (Front Street) / KY 304 east – Madisonville, Downtown Central CityNorthern end of KY 70 concurrency
South Carrollton57.72592.899 KY 1031 south – Downtown Central CityNorthern terminus of KY 1031; original alignment of US 431
58.63594.364 KY 81 north – Bremen, CalhounSouthern terminus of KY 81
​62.606100.755 KY 175 southNorthern terminus of KY 175
McLeanIsland66.74107.41 KY 85 – Sacramento, Beaver Dam
​68.328109.963 south (-Dough Hill Road)Northern terminus of c1412
68.928110.929
 KY 138 to 		Eastern terminus of KY 138
Livermore69.067–
69.379		111.153–
111.655		Livermore Bridge over the Green and Rough rivers
69.923112.530 KY 136 west – CalhounSouthern end of KY 136 concurrency
70.047112.730 KY 136 east – HartfordNorthern end of KY 136 concurrency
Nuckols72.239116.257
​73.826118.811 KY 250 westEastern terminus of KY 250
DaviessUtica78.146125.764 KY 140 – Pleasant Ridge, Calhoun
82.762133.193 KY 298 eastWestern terminus of KY 298
​83.574134.499 KY 554 westEastern terminus of KY 554
Owensboro86.499139.207 KY 2121 west (Southtown Boulevard)Eastern terminus of KY 2121
86.936139.910

 US 60 (Wendell H. Ford Expressway) to I-165 / Audubon Parkway – Henderson, Hawesville, Bowling Green		Exit 14 of Expressway
KY 2831 north (Frederica Street) – OwensboroNorthern terminus of US 431; continuation as KY 2831; southern terminus of KY 2831
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access

See also[]

  • Blank shield.svg U.S. Roads portal

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. 431, U.S. 280 Markers Now Up". The Opelika Daily News. January 26, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved December 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. pp. 63, 80.
  4. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. pp. 45, 62.
  5. ^ Determined by adding the mileage of US 431 from the KY 81 junction to the northern terminus, plus the entire length of KY 2831.
  6. ^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.

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