# Kentucky Route 22

Kentucky Route 22 (KY 22) is a 121.213-mile-long (195.073 km) east–west highway running from the eastern suburbs of Louisville to an unincorporated place called Willow in Bracken County in Northern Kentucky.
Route 22 has a short 0.332-mile (0.534 km) business route in Dry Ridge, an area which has become a commercial center as an I-75 exit.
It begins at US 42 at the city limit of a Louisville suburb called Northfield, Kentucky, and carries the name Brownsboro Road, a local road which begins near Downtown Louisville. It crosses the Kentucky River west of Gratz and terminates at Kentucky Route 10 in Willow.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 42 | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 0.066 | 0.106 | Brownsboro Road | Former KY 22 west |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 0.428 | 0.689 | KY 2050 south (Herr Lane) | Northern terminus of KY 2050 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 0.927 | 1.492 | KY 22 Conn. west (Seminary Drive) to US 42 | Former KY 22 west |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 3.704 | 5.961 | KY 1747 south (North Hurstbourne Parkway) | Northern terminus of KY 1747 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 4.068– 4.272 | 6.547– 6.875 | I-265 / KY 841 (Gene Snyder Freeway) to I-71 | I-265 exit 34 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 4.827 | 7.768 | KY 1694 north (Brownsboro Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1694 |
| Oldham | Pewee Valley | 8.550 | 13.760 | KY 362 (Central Avenue) | |
| Oldham | Crestwood | 9.982 | 16.064 | KY 329 west to I-71 – Brownsboro | Eastern terminus of KY 329 |
| Oldham | Crestwood | 10.230 | 16.464 | KY 146 east (Lagrange Road) – La Grange, New Castle | West end of KY 146 overlap |
| Oldham | Crestwood | 10.269 | 16.526 | KY 146 west (Lagrange Road) – Louisville | East end of KY 146 overlap |
| Oldham | Crestwood | 10.660 | 17.156 | KY 329 Byp. west (Veterans Memorial Parkway) to I-71 | Eastern terminus of KY 329 bypass |
| Oldham | ​ | 11.993 | 19.301 | KY 2858 south (Abbott Lane) | Northern terminus of KY 2858 |
| Oldham | Centerfield | 13.805 | 22.217 | KY 393 north | West end of KY 393 overlap |
| Oldham | ​ | 14.760 | 23.754 | KY 393 south (Payton Lane) | East end of KY 393 overlap |
| Oldham | ​ | 16.179 | 26.038 | KY 2859 south (Fible Lane) | Northern terminus of KY 2859 |
| Oldham | Ballardsville | 17.717 | 28.513 | KY 53 north – La Grange | West end of KY 53 overlap |
| Oldham | ​ | 18.190 | 29.274 | KY 53 south – Shelbyville | East end of KY 53 overlap |
| Henry | ​ | 21.536 | 34.659 | KY 1861 east (Smithfield Road) – Smithfield | Western terminus of KY 1861 |
| Henry | ​ | 24.658 | 39.683 | KY 322 (Lucas Road/McCoun Road) to KY 53 – Shelbyville, Smithfield | |
| Henry | Eminence | 28.011 | 45.079 | KY 3323 north (Jackson Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3323 |
| Henry | Eminence | 28.605 | 46.035 | KY 55 south (South Main Street) – Shelbyville, Taylorsville | West end of KY 55 overlap |
| Henry | Eminence | 28.707 | 46.199 | KY 55 north (North Main Street) – New Castle, Carrollton | East end of KY 55 overlap |
| Henry | ​ | 30.180 | 48.570 | KY 1359 south (Hillspring Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1359 |
| Henry | ​ | 30.897 | 49.724 | US 421 north (Castle Highway) / KY 3322 east (Point Pleasant Road) | West end of US 421 concurrency |
| Henry | Pleasureville | 33.454 | 53.839 | KY 241 (Main Street) – Shelbyville, Business District | |
| Henry | Pleasureville | 33.469 | 53.863 | US 421 south (Castle Highway) – Frankfort | East end of US 421 concurrency |
| Henry | ​ | 36.876 | 59.346 | KY 573 west (South Property Road) | West end of KY 573 overlap |
| Henry | Bethlehem | 37.233 | 59.921 | KY 573 east (Woods Pike) | East end of KY 573 overlap |
| Henry | ​ | 40.368 | 64.966 | KY 1360 north (Franklinton Road) – Franklinton | Southern terminus of KY 1360 |
| Henry | ​ | 45.926 | 73.911 | KY 389 (River Road) – Carrollton, Lockport, English | |
| Kentucky River | Kentucky River | 46.209– 46.380 | 74.366– 74.641 | Gratz Bridge | Gratz Bridge |
| Owen | Gratz | 46.622 | 75.031 | KY 355 south (Main Street) – Monterey, Frankfort | West end of KY 355 overlap |
| Owen | Gratz | 46.839 | 75.380 | KY 355 north (Crittenden Street) – Carrollton, Perry Park | East end of KY 355 overlap |
| Owen | ​ | 50.007 | 80.478 | KY 3548 east (Fairview Road) | Western terminus of KY 3548 |
| Owen | ​ | 52.123 | 83.884 | KY 1982 west (Squirrelville Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 1982 |
| Owen | ​ | 53.719 | 86.452 | KY 3215 north (South Fork Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3215 |
| Owen | Owenton | 54.838 | 88.253 | KY 1670 south (Davis Lake Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1670 |
| Owen | Owenton | 55.094 | 88.665 | KY 1761 north (Cull Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1761 |
| Owen | Owenton | 55.511 | 89.336 | Roland Avenue (KY 2354 north) | Southern terminus of KY 2354 |
| Owen | Owenton | 55.779 | 89.768 | US 127 / KY 227 north (Main Street) | West end of US 127/KY 227 concurrency |
| Owen | Owenton | 55.851 | 89.883 | East Adair Street (KY 1287 north) | Southern terminus of KY 1287 |
| Owen | Owenton | 56.343 | 90.675 | US 127 south | East end of US 127 concurrency |
| Owen | Owenton | 57.422 | 92.412 | KY 3549 south (Old Monterey Road) | Northern terminus of KY 3549 |
| Owen | Owenton | 57.928 | 93.226 | KY 227 south (Georgetown Road) – Stamping Ground, Georgetown | East end of KY 227 overlap |
| Owen | ​ | 68.429 | 110.126 | KY 1287 south (Old Sweet Owen Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1287 |
| Owen | Sweet Owen | 69.690 | 112.155 | KY 845 north (Sweet Owen Road) | West end of KY 845 overlap |
| Owen | ​ | 70.540 | 113.523 | KY 845 south (Eden Shale Road) | East end of KY 845 overlap |
| Owen | Needmore | 72.128 | 116.079 | KY 3096 south (Fornter Ridge Road) | Northern terminus of KY 3096 |
| Grant | Holbrook | 73.976 | 119.053 | KY 1993 east (Lawrenceville Road) | Western terminus of KY 1993 |
| Grant | Twin Bridges | 76.822 | 123.633 | KY 2937 east (Chipman Ridge Road) | Western terminus of KY 2937 |
| Grant | Four Corners | 79.104 | 127.306 | KY 36 (Jonesville Road) – Jonesville, Carollton, Williamstown | |
| Grant | Dry Ridge | 84.094 | 135.336 | KY 467 west (Warsaw Road) – Glencoe, Sparta | West end of KY 467 overlap |
| Grant | Dry Ridge | 84.435– 84.498 | 135.885– 135.986 | I-75 – Lexington, Cincinnati | I-75 exit 159 |
| Grant | Dry Ridge | 84.771 | 136.426 | KY 22 Bus. east | Western terminus of KY 22 business route |
| Grant | Dry Ridge | 85.080 | 136.923 | US 25 north (Dry Ridge Bypass) | West end of US 25 concurrency |
| Grant | Dry Ridge | 86.274 | 138.845 | KY 467 east (Knoxville Road) | East end of KY 467 overlap |
| Grant | Dry Ridge | 87.388 | 140.637 | KY 2501 to US 25 Bus. | |
| Grant | Williamstown | 88.279 | 142.071 | US 25 Bus. north (Baton Rouge Road Spur) | Southern terminus of US 25 business route |
| Grant | Williamstown | 89.062 | 143.331 | KY 1560 west (Barnes Road) to I-75 | Eastern terminus of KY 1560 |
| Grant | Williamstown | 90.118 | 145.031 | KY 3025 north (Helton Road) | Southern terminus of KY 3025 |
| Grant | Williamstown | 90.377 | 145.448 | US 25 south (North Main Street) | East end of US 25 concurrency |
| Grant | Williamstown | 92.056 | 148.150 | KY 489 north (Fairview Road) | Southern terminus of KY 489 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 96.137 | 154.718 | KY 1054 south | Northern terminus of KY 1054 |
| Pendleton | ​ | 104.568 | 168.286 | US 27 north – Alexandria | West end of US 27 concurrency |
| Pendleton | ​ | 106.520 | 171.427 | KY 330 west | Eastern terminus of KY 330 |
| Pendleton | Falmouth | 107.954 | 173.735 | US 27 south | East end of US 27 concurrency |
| Pendleton | Falmouth | 109.285 | 175.877 | KY 159 north – Concord, Kincaid Lake State Park | Southern terminus of KY 159 |
| Pendleton | Falmouth | 111.466 | 179.387 | KY 3173 west (Loop Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 3173 |
| Bracken | ​ | 118.267 | 190.332 | KY 359 south (Neave-Milford Road) | Northern terminus of KY 359 |
| Bracken | Willow | 121.213 | 195.073 | KY 10 (Powersville-Willow Road) – Powersville | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||

## Special routes
### East Louisville connector route

Kentucky Route 22C is a connector route of KY 22 that links the road to U.S. Route 42 in eastern Louisville northeast of the Thornhill.

#### Major intersections

The entire route is in Louisville, Jefferson County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | US 42 | Western terminus |
| 0.520 | 0.837 | KY 22 (Brownsboro Road) | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||

### Gratz business route

Kentucky Route 22 Business (KY 22 Bus.) is an unsigned business route in Gratz that runs from Main Street and Brown Street to Kentucky Routes 22 and 355. It is part of an old alignment of KY 22 that approached a bridge over the Kentucky River, which was replaced by a newer bridge further downstream in 2011.

#### Major intersections

The entire route is in Gratz, Owen County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | Brown Street / Main Street | Western terminus; continues as Main Street beyond Brown Street |
| 0.091 | 0.146 | KY 22 / KY 355 (Waverly Road) | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||

### Dry Ridge business route

Kentucky Route 22 Business (KY 22 Business) is a business route of KY 22 in Dry Ridge. The highway runs 0.336 miles (0.541 km) between junctions with KY 22 and US 25 Business, passing through the heart of Dry Ridge. It was formed in 2005 with the opening of the Dry Ridge Bypass, which rerouted KY 22 around the city.

### Major intersections

The entire route is in Dry Ridge, Grant County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 22 / KY 467 (Broadway Street / Dry Ridge Bypass) / Ferguson Boulevard | Western terminus |
| 0.336 | 0.541 | US 25 Bus. (Main Street) | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||