Interstate 24 travels 93.97 miles overall through western portions of the Bluegrass State. The route joins Paducah with Calvert City and Oak Grove near the Tennessee border.
Entering from Illinois across the Ohio River east of Metropolis, I-24 initially arcs southeast through western reaches of Paducah, turning east at Reidland. Interstate 69 joins the freeway south of Calvert City, ahead of the Tennessee River. Bypassing the Land Between the Lakes National Recreational Area to the north, I-24/69 continue east to Eddyville, where I-69 branches off along the Western Kentucky Parkway to Princeton.
I-24 angles southeast from the Western Kentucky Parkway along a rural course toward Hopkinsville, passing to the south of the Christian County seat. The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (future I-169) extends from Hopkinsville to tie into I-24 north of Fort Campbell and Oak Grove. Continuing southeast from Oak Grove, Interstate 24 enters the Volunteer State and northeastern reaches of Clarksville.
Interstate 24 Kentucky Guides
The route of Interstate 24 was initially planned through western Kentucky in 1958, with the first groundbreaking by December 1967 in Lyon County. The final segment of I-24 in the Bluegrass State opened by May 1980, when 23 miles of the freeway was completed between Western Kentucky Parkway (I-69) and U.S. 68 (Exit 65) east of Cadiz.
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 | KY 293 stems 0.24 miles east from KY 93 and KY 1055 to the diamond interchange with Interstate 24 at Exit 45. 11/07/11 |
 | Interstate 24 combines with I-69 south 2.50 miles west of the exchange with KY 293 near Eddyville. KY 293 continues east from I-24 to the city of Princeton. 11/07/11 |
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11/07/11 by AARoads
Connect with:
Interstate 69
Edward T. Breathitt Parkway - Future I-169
Business Loop I-24 - Paducah
Page Updated 12-15-2023.