Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 92.313 mi (148.563 km) |
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| West end: |
 I-65 near Park City
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| East end: |
 US 27 in Somerset
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| Counties: | Barren, Metcalfe, Adair, Russell, Pulaski |
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The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway is an 92-mile-long (148 km) east–west controlled-access highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky, extending from Barren County in the west to Somerset in the east. It is one of nine named highways designated in Kentucky's parkway system.
The parkway begins at an interchange with Interstate 65 (exit 43) between Smiths Grove and Park City. It travels east through rolling farmland to its eastern terminus at US 27 on the north side of Somerset. The road parallels Kentucky Route 80 for its entire length. The parkway passes the cities of Glasgow, Edmonton, Columbia, and Russell Springs. It passes near two popular state parks: Lake Cumberland State Resort Park and Barren River Lake State Resort Park. The length of the parkway is designated unsigned Kentucky Route 9008 (LN 9008).
The road is named after Louie B. Nunn, a former Kentucky governor from Barren County who was instrumental in the road's creation. Originally called the Cumberland Parkway from its opening in 1972-1973, it was renamed for Nunn in 2000.
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