Interstate 471 (Kentucky)

Interstate 471
Route information
Auxiliary route of I‑71
Maintained by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Ohio DOT
Length:	5.75 mi (9.25 km)
Existed:	1981 – present
Major junctions
South end:	I-275 / KY 471 in Highland Heights, KY
	US 27 in Southgate, KY US 50 in Cincinnati, OH
North end:	I-71 in Cincinnati, OH
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future ← KY 470 KY KY 471 → ← I-470 OH I-475 →

Interstate 471 (I-471) is a 5.75-mile-long (9.25 km) United States Interstate Highway, linking Interstate 71 in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio to Interstate 275 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. South of I-275, the expressway continues south to U.S. Route 27 as unsigned Kentucky Route 471.

The southern terminus of I–471 is at an interchange with I–275 and US 27. I–471 heads northwest, then turns northeast having an interchange with US 27 in Southgate. After US 27, I–471 turns back northwest heading towards Cincinnati. On the way to Cincinnati, I–471 passes through the east side of Newport. On the east side of Newport, I–471 has an interchange with Kentucky Route 8 (KY 8). I–471 crosses the Ohio River using the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, a Cincinnati landmark. After the Ohio River crossing, I–471 has an interchange with U.S. Route 50. After the interchange with US 50, I–471 has an interchange with I–71 northwest of downtown Cincinnati. The northern terminus of I–471 is at the interchange with I–71.

Interstate 471 was first envisioned in 1961 as an east-west connector between Interstate 71/Interstate 75 in Covington with Interstate 71 in Cincinnati, crossing the Ohio River at a spot close to the current location. In effect, this connection would have provided for an alternative to Interstate 71, creating an inner loop system that would span both Ohio and Kentucky. Since this freeway would have hugged the southern riverfront, Interstate 471 would have prevented access to the Ohio River from Kentucky.

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