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Interstate 69 in Kentucky

Interstate 69 marker

Interstate 69
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 148.090 mi (238.328 km)
Existed: October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25) – present
History:
  • Signed into law in 2008
  • Calvert City to Nortonville signed on October 25, 2011
  • Nortonville to Henderson signed on November 16, 2015
  • Upgrades in progress on Fulton to Calvert City section.
Major junctions
South end: Future I-69 / US 51 at Tennessee border in Fulton
 
North end: US 41 near Henderson
Highway system
US 68 KY 69

Interstate 69 marker

Interstate 69 (I-69) is a 148.090-mile-long (238.328 km) freeway that overlaps I-24 from Calvert City to Eddyville, the Western Kentucky Parkway from Eddyville to the Pennyrile Parkway in Nortonville, the Purchase Parkway for its entire length, and the Pennyrile Parkway from the Western Kentucky Parkway to U.S. Route 41 (US 41) on the southern outskirts of Henderson. Eventually, I-69 will leave the Pennyrile Parkway just south of the Audubon Parkway (Future I-369) interchange north into Indiana. The proposed route for the remainder of I-69 in Kentucky travels about ten miles (16 km) utilizing a bridge into Indiana.

I-69 has been divided into three sections of independent utility (SIUs) through Kentucky. SIUs 5 and 6 encompass existing freeways. Federal legislation has designated the route for these sections and Kentucky is in the process of installing I-69 signs on the route. SIU 4 includes a new bridge over the Ohio River between Henderson and Evansville, Indiana, which is currently stalled due to lack of funding. The proposed funding formula calls for Kentucky to finance two-thirds of the projected $1.4 billion bridge, while Indiana would pay for the remaining third.

On May 15, 2006, Kentucky governor Ernie Fletcher announced that I-69 will encompass 130 miles (210 km) of existing parkways and a 17-mile-long (27 km) segment of I-24. To reflect this decision by state and federal officials, crews began erecting Future Interstate 69 signs along the following highway segments:


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