U.S. Route 62 in Kentucky
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| Length: | 391.207 mi (629.587 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930 – present | |||
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| West end: |
   US 51 / US 60 / US 62 at Cairo Ohio River Bridge near Cairo, Illinois
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| East end: |
US 62 at Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge in Maysville
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| Counties: | Ballard, Carlisle, McCracken, Marshall, Livingston, Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Grayson, Hardin, Nelson, Anderson, Woodford, Scott, Bourbon, Harrison, Robertson, Mason | |||
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U.S. Route 62 (US 62) in Kentucky runs for a total of 391.207 miles (629.587 km) across 20 counties in western, north-central, and northeastern Kentucky. It enters the state by crossing the Ohio River near Wickliffe, then begins heading eastward at Bardwell, and traversing several cities and towns across the state up to Maysville, where it crosses the Ohio River a second time to enter the state of Ohio.
US 62's runs concurrently with US 51 for its first 16.17 miles (26.02 km) in Ballard and Carlisle counties in the Jackson Purchase region of southwestern Kentucky. US 62 separates from US 51 at Bardwell, where it turns northeastward towards Paducah. It then intersects Interstate 24 (I-24) near the Kentucky Welcome Center, and it runs concurrently with US 45 and US 60, along with parts of the I-24 Business Loop in downtown Paducah.
After entering Marshall County, US 62 continues eastward to cross I-24 two more times, the second time before traversing Kentucky Dam and into southern Livingston County. The third time US 62 crosses I-14 is near Eddyville during its concurrency with US 641 in Lyon County.
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