 Interstate 64 | ||||
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 I-64 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 191 mi[1] (307 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-64 / US 150 at the Indiana state line | |||
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| East end | I-64 at the West Virginia state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Jefferson, Shelby, Franklin, Woodford, Scott, Fayette, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Rowan, Carter, Boyd | |||
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Interstate 64 (I-64) in the US state of Kentucky travels for 191 miles (307 km), passing by the major towns and cities of Louisville, Frankfort, Lexington, and Ashland. It has several major junctions with other Interstates, including I-65, I-71, I-264, and I-265 in Louisville and I-75 in Lexington.
The portion of I-64 in Kentucky is host to two "exceptionally significant" structures indicated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). One is the Cochran Hill Tunnel,[2] a twin tube at Cherokee Park in Louisville built in 1974,[2] and the other is a 1960s-era modern-styled rest area near Winchester.[3]
In Downtown Louisville, I-64 passes under a public plaza called the Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, one of the only structures in the state built on top of an Interstate.
Between the Indiana state line and Lexington, I-64 is named the Daniel Boone Expressway.
The entire length of I-64 in Kentucky has been designated as a portion of the Purple Heart Trail.[4][5]
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (October 31, 2002). "FHWA Route Log and Finder List: Table 1". Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Final List of Nationally and Exceptionally Significant Features of the Federal Interstate Highway System" (PDF). Federal Highway Administration. November 1, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CJ_011707was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Purple Heart Trail Program". The Military Order of the Purple Heart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "I-64 Designated the Purple Heart Trail". KentuckyRoads.com. December 30, 2002. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.