U.S. Route 431 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by KYTC | ||||
Length: | 86.936 mi (139.910 km) | |||
Existed: | 1952 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | US 431 / SR 65 at the Tennessee state line | |||
US 68 / KY 80 – Russellville KY 70 from Browder to Central City Western Kentucky Parkway Exit 58 at Central City |
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North end: | US 60 at Owensboro | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Logan, Muhlenberg, McLean County, Daviess | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Kentucky Route 75 | |
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Location: | South Carrollton-Owensboro, Kentucky |
Length: | 31.357 mi (50.464 km) |
Existed: | 1929–1953 |
U.S. Route 431 (US 431) in Kentucky runs 86.465 miles (139.152 km) from the Tennessee state line south of Adairville to US 60 at Owensboro. It crosses the state in mainly west-central portions of the state, passing through or near towns such as Russellville, Lewisburg, Central City and Livermore. The route goes through Logan, Muhlenberg, McLean County, and Daviess Counties.
US 431 enters the state going out of Robertson County, Tennessee, and into Logan County south of Adairville. It goes northward to Russellville, where it makes a left turn, and then a right turn to follow the Russellville Bypass to the north side of town. It becomes known as the Terry Wilcut Highway from Russellville to Lewisburg.
It enters Muhlenberg County to provide access to Lake Malone (via KY 973, and then goes on a northwesterly course to Central City, where it intersects the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway at a cloverleaf interchange, and the U.S. Route 62. Along the way to Central City from near Drakesboro, Kentucky Route 70 runs concurrently with the U.S. Route.