# Kentucky Route 61

Kentucky Route 61 (KY 61) is a 151.333-mile (243.547 km) long Kentucky State Highway extending north from the Tennessee state line in Cumberland County to Columbia in Adair County through to Greensburg in Green County. From there, the route traverses LaRue, Hardin and Bullitt counties to terminate in Jefferson County (where it is commonly signed as Preston Street or Preston Highway) at the junction of U.S. Route 31E (East Main Street) in downtown Louisville.

## Route description
### Cumberland and Adair County

The first 12.8 miles (20.6 km) of KY 61 is considered part of the Appalachian Development Highway System’s Corridor J project. That stretch of highway is one of five segments of that ADHS project, along with KY 90, US 27, KY 914, and KY 80 going from Burkesville through Burnside to London.
KY 61 runs concurrently with KY 90 into downtown Burkesville. KY 90 branches westward, while KY 61 goes onto a northwestward course, and turns northeast near the tripoint of the Cumberland, Metcalfe, and Adair County lines. Going north, the route crosses the Adair County line twice, and enters the far eastern tip of Metcalfe County before entering Adair County the second time. KY 61 has junctions with the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway and KY 80 on the west side of Columbia. KY 55 (Columbia Bypass) also has a concurrency with KY 61 near Columbia as well.

### Green, LaRue, Hardin, and Nelson Counties

KY 61 goes on a northwestward course to Green and LaRue counties, traversing Greensburg and Hodgenville, respectively. US 68 and KY 70 runs concurrently with KY 61 in Greensburg, then US 31E gets co-signed with KY 61 near Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park. At Hodgenville, KY 61 continues northwest into Hardin County to the US 31W and Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway junction in Elizabethtown, and runs concurrently with the northbound lanes of the U.S. route there. In downtown Elizabethtown, KY 61 begins a concurrency with US 62 from there through the I-65 Exit 94 interchange, all the way to just past Boston, in western Nelson County.

### Bullitt County and Metro Louisville

KY 61 then runs further northward to Bullitt County (into Lebanon Junction and Shepherdsville) and then the Louisville-Jefferson County metro area, with major junctions with I-65, and then I-265 and I-264 (with access to I-264 eastbound only), along with US 150 (Broadway) before terminating in downtown Louisville at a junction with US 31E (East Main Street) at Louisville Slugger Field.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Cumberland | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 53 south | Kentucky/Tennessee state line |
| Cumberland | Peytonsburg | 1.960 | 3.154 | KY 2064 south (Hendricks Creek Road) – Hendricks Creek Resort | Northern terminus of KY-2064 |
| Cumberland | ​ | 2.754 | 4.432 | KY 214 west (Kettle Creek Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-214 |
| Cumberland | ​ | 3.354 | 5.398 | KY 3108 (Red Banks Road/Cherry Tree Ridge Road) – Salvation Army Camp Paradise Valley | SA camp to the east |
| Cumberland | ​ | 6.343 | 10.208 | KY 953 west (Judio Road) | To Dale Hollow Lake boat ramp; eastern terminus of KY-953 |
| Cumberland | Kettle | 6.792 | 10.931 | KY 485 north (Guthrie Chapel Road/Post Office Road) | Southern terminus of KY-485 |
| Cumberland | ​ | 7.703 | 12.397 | KY 449 north (Sulphur Creek Road) to KY 485 – Dale Hollow Lake State Park, Sulphur Creek boat dock | |
| Cumberland | Burkesville | 12.869 | 20.711 | KY 90 east (Albany Road) | Beginning of KY-90 concurrency |
| Cumberland | Burkesville | 13.484 | 21.700 | KY 2276 west (Hill Street) | Only accessible from KY-61 South |
| Cumberland | Burkesville | 13.701 | 22.050 | KY 90 west (Glasgow Road) – Glasgow | End of KY-90 concurrency |
| Cumberland | ​ | 16.536 | 26.612 | KY 3140 north (Little Renox Creek Road) | Southern terminus of KY-3140 |
| Cumberland | ​ | 17.080 | 27.488 | KY 704 north (Crocus Creek Road) | Southern terminus of KY-704 |
| Cumberland | ​ | 21.610 | 34.778 | KY 3140 south (Garrett Creek Road) | Northern terminus of KY-3140 |
| Adair | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Metcalfe | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions | No major junctions |
| Adair | ​ | 28.555 | 45.955 | KY 533 (Flat Rock Road) | |
| Adair | Sparksville | 33.015 | 53.132 | KY 768 west (Weed-Sparksville Road) | Begin KY-768 concurrency |
| Adair | Sparksville | 34.189 | 55.022 | KY 768 east (Sparksville Road) | End KY-768 concurrency |
| Adair | Flatwood | 36.443 | 58.649 | KY 2982 west (Jones Chapel Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-2982 |
| Adair | Columbia | 38.739 | 62.344 | Cumberland Expressway east | Exit 48 off Cumberland Parkway east and ramps to Cumberland Parkway east |
| Adair | Columbia | 38.839 | 62.505 | Cumberland Expressway west | Exit 48 off Cumberland Parkway west and ramps to Cumberland Parkway west |
| Adair | Columbia | 39.039 | 62.827 | KY 80 west (Edmonton Road) | Begin KY-80 concurrency |
| Adair | Columbia | 40.409 | 65.032 | KY 55 south / KY 80 east | End concurrency with KY-80, begin concurrency with KY-55 |
| Adair | Columbia | 41.513 | 66.809 | KY 55 north / KY 439 east to KY 2287 | End concurrency with KY-55; 61 turns left, 55 straight ahead, 439 to the right |
| Adair | Columbia | 41.626 | 66.991 | KY 2287 south | Northern terminus of KY-2287; only accessible from SB 61 (NB uses 439) |
| Adair | ​ | 42.894 | 69.031 | KY 2973 south (Lampton Lane) | Northern terminus of KY-2973 |
| Adair | Milltown | 46.469 | 74.785 | KY 768 east (Milltown Road) | Western terminus of KY-768 |
| Adair | ​ | 47.474 | 76.402 | KY 532 west (Cedar Grove Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-532 |
| Green | ​ | 49.074 | 78.977 | KY 767 north | Southern terminus of KY-767 |
| Green | ​ | 53.098 | 85.453 | KY 487 | |
| Green | ​ | | | KY 565 east | Western terminus of KY-565 |
| Green | Greensburg | 57.239 | 92.117 | US 68 west / KY 70 west – Edmonton | Begin concurrency with US-68/KY-70 |
| Green | Greensburg | 58.670 | 94.420 | KY 417 east (East Columbia Avenue) | Western terminus of KY-417 |
| Green | Greensburg | 59.572 | 95.872 | US 68 east / KY 70 east – Campbellsville | End concurrency with US-68/KY-70 |
| Green | ​ | 59.996 | 96.554 | KY 793 east | Western terminus of KY-793 |
| Green | ​ | 61.174 | 98.450 | KY 88 west – Munfordville | Eastern terminus of KY-88 |
| Green | Summersville | 64.768 | 104.234 | KY 323 | |
| Green | Bloyds Crossing | 67.728 | 108.998 | KY 569 | |
| Green | ​ | 69.164 | 111.309 | KY 424 east | Western terminus of KY-424 |
| Green | ​ | 70.015 | 112.678 | KY 565 south | Northern terminus of KY-565 |
| Green | ​ | 72.718 | 117.028 | KY 2762 north | Southern terminus of KY-2762 |
| LaRue | 76.598 | 123.273 | KY 1906 west – Magnolia | Eastern terminus of KY-1906 |
| LaRue | ​ | 78.042 | 125.596 | KY 1192 | |
| LaRue | ​ | 79.284 | 127.595 | KY 584 north (Mt. Tabor Road) | Southern terminus of KY-584 |
| LaRue | Buffalo | 80.874 | 130.154 | KY 470 south – Magnolia | Begin KY-470 overlap |
| LaRue | Buffalo | 81.463 | 131.102 | KY 470 north | End KY-470 overlap |
| LaRue | Hodgenville | 83.753 | 134.787 | US 31E south – Munfordville | Begin concurrency with US-31E |
| LaRue | Hodgenville | 83.904 | 135.030 | Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park | Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park |
| LaRue | Hodgenville | 85.313 | 137.298 | US 31E north (Lincoln Farm Road) / KY 1618 east (Lincoln Parkway) - Hodgenville, Bardstown, Munfordville | End concurrency with US-31E; western terminus of KY-1618; 61 continues to the west as Lincoln Parkway; 1618 to the east; US-31E to the north |
| LaRue | Hodgenville | 86.409 | 139.062 | KY 84 (Tanner Road) - Sonora, Hodgenville | |
| LaRue | Hodgenville | 87.175 | 140.295 | KY 2462 east (West Main Street) - Hodgenville | Western terminus of KY-2462 |
| LaRue | Hodgenville | 87.756 | 141.230 | KY 3204 east (Tonieville Road) | Western terminus of KY-3204 |
| LaRue | Tonieville | 90.807 | 146.140 | KY 2760 east to KY 210 | Western terminus of KY-2760; |
| Hardin | ​ | 91.794 | 147.728 | KY 1135 | |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 98.1941 | 158.0281 | US 31W south / Western Kentucky Parkway west / US 31W Truck north to US 31W Byp. / I-65 / Bluegrass Parkway – Lexington, Louisville, Nashville, Paducah | Eastern terminus of Western Kentucky Parkway (to Owensboro/Paducah); I-65 just west of intersection (south to Nashville, north to BG Parkway/Lex/Lou); truck route follows parkway to US-31W Bypass; begin concurrency with US-31W |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 98.436 | 158.417 | KY 210 east (Hodgenville Road) to KY 567 | Western terminus of KY-210 |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 97.156 | 156.357 | KY 1136 north (New Glendale Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1136 |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 98.934 | 159.219 | US 31W south | North and south lanes split around courthouse here (southern end of one-way south/north split) |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 98.998 | 159.322 | US 31W south | North end of split (south 31W accessible to the left) |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | | | US 62 west / US 31W north to I-65 / Western Kentucky Parkway – Fort KnoxModule:Jct error: Invalid "to" argument | End concurrency with US-31W and begin concurrency with US-62; 31W continues to the north while 61 turns east to follow 62 |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 99.707 | 160.463 | Panther Lane to Elizabethtown High School | Panther Lane to Elizabethtown High School |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 100.637 | 161.960 | KY 3005 west (Ring Road) | Western terminus of KY-3005 |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 101.451 | 163.270 | I-65 south / US 62 Truck west to Bluegrass Parkway – Nashville | Exit 94 from Southbound I-65 and ramp to I-65 South/West US-62 truck route; Bluegrass Parkway is the next exit on I-65 South |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 101.594 | 163.500 | I-65 north / US 62 Truck east – Louisville | Exit 94 from Northbound I-65 and ramp to I-65 North/East US-62 truck route |
| Hardin | Younger Creek | 108.292 | 174.279 | KY 583 south | Northern terminus of KY-583 |
| Nelson | ​ | 109.642 | 176.452 | KY 52 east | Western terminus of KY-52 |
| Nelson | Boston | 112.027 | 180.290 | US 62 east | End concurrency with US-62 |
| Bullitt | Lebanon Junction | 118.303 | 190.390 | I-65 north – Louisville | Exit 105 from I-65 North and ramps to I-65 North |
| Bullitt | Lebanon Junction | 118.603 | 190.873 | I-65 south – Nashville | Exit 105 from I-65 South and ramps to I-65 South |
| Bullitt | Lebanon Junction | 119.212 | 191.853 | KY 434 west (Main Street) | Eastern terminus of KY-434 |
| Bullitt | ​ | 122.242 | 196.729 | KY 733 east (Wilson Creek Road) | Western terminus of KY-733 |
| Bullitt | Belmont | 124.032 | 199.610 | KY 251 south (Belmont Road) | Northern terminus of KY-251 |
| Bullitt | Clermont | 126.102 | 202.941 | KY 245 south (Clermont Road) – Boston, Jim Beam distillery, Bernheim Forest | Northern terminus of KY-245 |
| Bullitt | ​ | 126.462 | 203.521 | KY 1494 north (Beech Grove Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1494 |
| Bullitt | Bardstown Junction | 127.332 | 204.921 | KY 3219 east (Chapeze Lane) | Western terminus of KY-3219 |
| Bullitt | Shepherdsville | 129.610 | 208.587 | KY 480 east (Cedar Grove Road) | Western terminus of KY-480 |
| Bullitt | Shepherdsville | 129.897 | 209.049 | KY 1494 south (Beech Grove Road) | Northern terminus of KY-1494 |
| Bullitt | Shepherdsville | 130.652 | 210.264 | KY 480 Conn. east (Old Preston Highway South) | Western terminus of KY-480 connector |
| Bullitt | Shepherdsville | 131.187 | 211.125 | KY 44 (4th Street) to US 31W / US 60 / I-65 – Mt. Washington | Mt. Washington and I-65 to the east, US-31W/US-60 to the west |
| Bullitt | Shepherdsville | 131.342 | 211.374 | KY 2673 north (West Blue Lick Road) | Southern terminus of KY-2673 |
| Bullitt | Gap in Knob | 132.952 | 213.966 | KY 1020 north (Coral Ridge Road) – Coral Ridge | Southern terminus of KY-1020 |
| Bullitt | Fox Chase | 135.097 | 217.418 | KY 1526 east (Bells Mill Road) | Begin concurrency with KY-1526 |
| Bullitt | Hebron Estates | 135.883 | 218.682 | KY 1450 north (West Hebron Road) | Southern terminus of KY-1450 |
| Bullitt | Pioneer Village | 136.047 | 218.946 | KY 1526 west (John Harper Highway) to I-65 | End concurrency with KY-1526 |
| Bullitt | Pioneer Village | 136.756 | 220.087 | KY 2553 north (Old Preston Highway North) to KY 1116 (Zoneton Road) | Southern terminus of KY-2553 |
| Bullitt | Zoneton | 137.729 | 221.653 | KY 1116 east (Old Preston Highway North) | Western terminus of KY-1116 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 138.989 | 223.681 | KY 2053 east (Mt. Washington Road) | Western terminus of KY-2053 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 140.129 | 225.516 | I-265 (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841 | Ramps from KY-61 north to I-265 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 140.304 | 225.797 | I-265 east (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841 | Ramp from KY-61 south to I-265 east (exit 12 from I-265 east just south of here) |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 140.504 | 226.119 | I-265 west (Gene Snyder Freeway) / KY 841 | Ramp from KY-61 south to I-265 west (exit 12 from I-265 west just south of here) |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 140.791 | 226.581 | KY 2845 east (East Manslick Road) | Western terminus of KY-2845 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 141.516 | 227.748 | Southern High School | Southern High School |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 141.958 | 228.459 | KY 1450 south (Blue Lick Road) | Northern terminus of KY-1450 |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 142.292 | 228.997 | KY 1065 (Outer Loop) to I-65 – Jefferson Mall | Mall to the east, I-65 to the west |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 143.699 | 231.261 | KY 1747 (Fern Valley Road) | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 145.586 | 234.298 | I-65 north to I-264 | Exit 130 from I-65 north and ramps to I-65 north |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 145.699 | 234.480 | To I-65 south (Grade Lane) – Nashville, Kentucky Air National Guard | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 146.329 | 235.494 | I-264 east | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 146.808 | 236.265 | To I-264 (Phillips Lane) – Kentucky Exposition Center, Kentucky Kingdom | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 148.376 | 238.788 | KY 61 Conn. (Harrison Avenue) | Connector to KY-61 south (north and south are split here) |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 148.448 | 238.904 | US 60 Alt. (Eastern Parkway) | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 149.296 | 240.269 | I-65 south – Nashville | Begin brief concurrency with I-65; no access to ramp from southbound Preston Street |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 149.543 | 240.666 | I-65 north – Indianapolis | End concurrency; exit 134A off I-65 North; ramp to I-65 south from Preston Street/KY-61S in same general area |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 150.876 | 242.811 | US 150 (East Broadway) | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 151.235 | 243.389 | US 31E south / US 60 east (East Market Street) | |
| Jefferson | Louisville | 151.333 | 243.547 | US 31E north / US 60 west (East Main Street) | Northern terminus of KY-61 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||