Interstate 69 in Kentucky
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 148.090 mi (238.328 km) | |||
| Existed: | October 25, 2011 – present | |||
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| South end: |
  Future I-69 / US 51 at Tennessee border in Fulton
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| North end: |
 US 41 near Henderson
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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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