Kentucky Route 54
Kentucky Route 54 | ||||
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 KY 54 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 54.329 mi[1] (87.434 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  KY 2831 in Owensboro | |||
  US 60 / US 231 in Owensboro | ||||
| East end |  US 62 in Leitchfield | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Daviess, Ohio, Grayson | |||
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Kentucky Route 54 (KY 54) is a 54.329-mile-long (87.434 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky.
Route Description
The highway, which begins at the intersection of Frederica Street and Parrish Avenue in Owensboro, which is also its junction with Kentucky Route 81 and Kentucky Route 2831 (formerly US 431), begins to follow East Parrish Avenue. With its southeastely course through Daviess, northeastern Ohio, and northwestern Grayson Counties, KY 54 connects Owensboro to Leitchfield, while also serving the smaller communities of Philpot, Whitesville and Fordsville.
In Owensboro proper, the route has over the years been straightened and widened, particularly toward the eastern reaches of the city. From Leitchfield Road to Kentucky Route 1456 (also known as Thruston-Dermont Road and Millers Mill Road), the highway is five lanes wide and serves as the backbone of the growing retail and service area which has grown up in the area surrounding the highway's interchange with the Wendell H. Ford Expressway (US 60 and US 231). Where between KY 2831 and KY 1456, KY 54 is designated as a state primary road.
Not only does the road's number equal its rounded mileage, each of the three counties through which it passes (Daviess, Ohio and Grayson) have 18 of the 54 miles.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Daviess | Owensboro | 0.000 | 0.000 |   KY 81 south (West Parish Avenue) / KY 2831 (Frederica Street) | Eastern terminus; northern terminus of KY 81 |
| 0.260 | 0.418 |   KY 2262 north (J.R. Miller Boulevard) | Southern terminus of KY 2262 | ||
| 0.514 | 0.827 |  KY 2155 south (Triplett Street) | |||
| 0.776 | 1.249 | KY 2155 north (Breckenridge Street) | |||
| 2.566 | 4.130 |   US 60 / US 231 (Wendell Ford Expressway) to I-165 – Hawesville, Henderson, Nashville | US 60 exit 18 | ||
| 3.318 | 5.340 |  KY 3143 south (Fairview Drive) | Northern terminus of KY 3143 | ||
| Dermont | 4.505 | 7.250 |  KY 1456 (Thruston Dermont Road / Millers Mill Road) | ||
| | 6.447 | 10.375 |  KY 142 north | West end of KY 142 overlap | |
| Philpot | 7.492 | 12.057 | KY 142 south – Habit, Philpot | East end of KY 142 overlap | |
| Whitesville | 15.172 | 24.417 |  KY 764 north | West end of KY 764 overlap | |
| 15.244 | 24.533 | KY 764 south (Main Cross Street) | East end of KY 764 overlap | ||
| Ohio | | 20.230 | 32.557 |  KY 1414 south (Ralph Lane) | Northern terminus of KY 1414 |
| | 21.608 | 34.775 |  KY 2671 south | Northern terminus of KY 2671 | |
| | 23.637 | 38.040 |  KY 69 north – Hawesville | West end of KY 69 overlap | |
| Fordsville | 24.666 | 39.696 |  KY 1700 north | Southern terminus of KY 1700 | |
| 25.027 | 40.277 | KY 69 south (Walnut Street) / Ridge Road – Dundee | East end of KY 69 overlap | ||
| Ellmitch | 26.177 | 42.128 |  KY 261 north – Hardinsburg | Southern terminus of KY 261 | |
| | 26.440 | 42.551 |  KY 629 north (Fordsville-Askin Road) | Southern terminus of KY 629 | |
| | 30.127 | 48.485 |  KY 919 south | Northern terminus of KY 919 | |
| Shreve | 32.559 | 52.399 |   KY 110 east / Pattiville Loop | Western terminus of KY 110 | |
| Grayson | | 36.502 | 58.744 |   KY 878 west (Olaton Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 878 |
| | 37.054 | 59.633 |  KY 736 south (Yeaman Road) | West end of KY 736 overlap | |
| | 37.386 | 60.167 | KY 736 north (Lone Hill Road) | East end of KY 736 overlap | |
| Short Creek | 43.484 | 69.981 |  KY 79 (Falls of Rough Road) – Hardinsburg, Caneyville, Rough River Dam State Resort Park | ||
| |  KY 631 east (Concord Road) | ||||
| | KY 631 west (Duff Road) | ||||
| | 48.706 | 78.385 |  KY 2804 west | Eastern terminus of KY 2804 | |
| | 50.679 | 81.560 |  KY 2193 south (Kefaufer Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2193 | |
| | 51.398 | 82.717 |  KY 2777 south (Ray Priddy Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2777 | |
| Leitchfield | 54.329 | 87.434 |  US 62 / KY 259 (Main Street) | traffic circle (Public Square) around Grayson County Courthouse | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
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