U.S. Route 45 in Kentucky

U.S. Route 45
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	51.880 mi[1] (83.493 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 45 / SR 3 at Tennessee state line in Fulton
Major intersections	US 45 Byp. in Mayfield Purchase Parkway near Mayfield I-24 in Paducah US 62 / KY 731 in Paducah US 60 in Paducah US 45 Bus. in Paducah I-24 BL / US 60 Bus. in Paducah
North end	US 45 at Ohio River in Paducah
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Fulton, Hickman, Graves, McCracken
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← KY 44 → KY 46

U.S. Route 45 (US 45) enters Kentucky at Fulton in Fulton County and travels northeast through Hickman County, Graves County, and McCracken County. After passing through Mayfield in Graves County it heads directly north into Paducah as a four-lane highway. In Paducah, US 45 serves as a major artery, intersecting with Interstate 24 at Exit 7, and intersecting US 60 and 62. U.S. 45 leaves Kentucky from Paducah's northern border across the two-lane, metal-grate Brookport Bridge to Brookport, Illinois across the Ohio River.