Interstate 75 in Kentucky
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This article is about the section of Interstate 75 in Kentucky. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 75.
| Interstate 75 | ||||
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| Maintained by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet | ||||
| Length: | 191.78 mi[2] (308.64 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1960s[1] – present | |||
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Interstate 75 (I-75) runs from near Williamsburg to Covington by way of Lexington in the U.S. state of Kentucky. I-75 enters the Cumberland Plateau region from Tennessee, then descends into the Bluegrass region through the Pottsville Escarpment before crossing the Ohio River into Ohio. I-75 follows along the U.S. Route 25 corridor for the entire length of Kentucky.
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Route description [edit]
Lane configurations [edit]
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- Brent Spence Bridge over Ohio River (4 lanes each way, SB lanes above NB lanes)
- From 5th St. exit in Covington (192) to I-275 (185) (4 SB - extra climbing lane, 3 NB)
- Through I-275 interchange (3 lanes each way)
- From I-275 (exit 185) to I-71 split (exit 173) (4 lanes each way)
- From I-71 split (exit 173) to milepost 70 south of Berea (3 lanes each way)
- From milepost 70 to milepost 56 (2 lanes each way)
- From milepost 56 to milepost 52 (4 NB — extra climbing lane, 3 SB)
- From milepost 52 to milepost 41 north of London (2 lanes each way, currently in the process of being widened to 3 lanes each way)
- From milepost 41 to milepost 38 bypassing London (3 through lanes each way, NB auxiliary lane for KY 80 exit and SB auxiliary lane for KY 192 exit)
- From milepost 38 to milepost 33 north of Corbin (3 lanes each way)
- From milepost 33 to Tennessee line (2 lanes each way)
Exit list [edit]
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| County | Location | Mile | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Whitley |
Williamsburg | |||||||
| 11 | ||||||||
| 15 | ||||||||
| Laurel |
Corbin | 25 | ||||||
| 29 | ||||||||
| London | 38 | |||||||
| 41 | ||||||||
| East Bernstadt | 49 | |||||||
| Rockcastle |
Mount Vernon | 59 | ||||||
| 62 | ||||||||
| Madison |
Berea | 76 | ||||||
| 77 | ||||||||
| Richmond | 83 | |||||||
| 87 | ||||||||
| 90 | ||||||||
| 95 | ||||||||
| 97 | South end of US 25 / US 421 overlap | |||||||
| Fayette |
Lexington | 99 | North end of US 25 / US 421 overlap | |||||
| 104 | ||||||||
| 108 | ||||||||
| 110 | ||||||||
| 111 | South end of I-64 overlap | |||||||
| 113 | ||||||||
| 115 | ||||||||
| 118 | North end of I-64 overlap | |||||||
| 120 | ||||||||
| Scott |
Georgetown | 125 | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
| 126 | ||||||||
| 129 | ||||||||
| Sadieville | 136 | |||||||
| Grant |
Corinth | 144 | ||||||
| Williamstown | 154 | |||||||
| 156 | Barnes Road | |||||||
| Dry Ridge | 159 | |||||||
| Crittenden | 166 | |||||||
| Kenton |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Boone |
Walton | 171 | ||||||
| 173 | South end of I-71 overlap | |||||||
| Union | 175 | |||||||
| 178 | ||||||||
| Florence | 180 | |||||||
| 180A | Steinburg Drive, Mall Road | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||||
| 181 | ||||||||
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| Kenton |
Erlanger | 184 | ||||||
| 185 | ||||||||
| Fort Mitchell | 186 | |||||||
| 188 | ||||||||
| Fort Wright | 189 | |||||||
| Covington | 191 | |||||||
| 192 | ||||||||
| Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River |
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References [edit]
| KML file (edit) |
- ^ Interstate 50th Anniversary (KTC)[dead link]
- ^ "FHWA Route Log". Fhwa.dot.gov. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
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