Kentucky Route 55

Kentucky Route 55
KY 55; mainline in red, business routes in blue
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	140.858 mi[1] (226.689 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 127 in Freedom
Major intersections	US 68 in Campbellsville Bluegrass Parkway near Bloomfield I-64 in Shelbyville US 60 / KY 55 Bus. in Shelbyville US 421 near Campbellsburg
North end	US 42 / KY 36 in Prestonville
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Russell, Adair, Taylor, Marion, Washington, Nelson, Spencer, Shelby, Henry, Trimble, Carroll
Highway system
Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 54 → KY 56

Kentucky Route 55 (KY 55) is a 140.858-mile-long (226.689 km) state highway in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The route originates at a junction with U.S. Route 127 in Freedom, Russell County. The route continues through Columbia in Adair County to U.S. Route 68 in Campbellsville, Taylor County, where KY 55 joins US 68 east to Lebanon in Marion County. In Lebanon, KY 55 separates from US 68 and proceeds northward through Springfield in Washington County, Bloomfield in Nelson County, and Taylorsville and Elk Creek in Spencer County. In Shelby County it passes through Finchville and Shelbyville and continues north through Eminence in Henry County. Roughly three miles south of New Castle, KY 55 intersects U.S. Route 421. The two routes run concurrent for eight miles (13 km) before splitting near Campbellsburg. KY 55 continues north to Prestonville, where it ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 42 and Kentucky Route 36 on the bank of the Ohio River.