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| The rural stretch of Interstate 65 throughout southern Kentucky is designated the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Expressway. 06/11/17 |
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| U.S. 31W switches sides with I-65 at Exit 2 near Flat Rock. U.S. 31W last met the freeway directly at Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Exit 2 serves the Franklin area attractions of Kenny Perry's Country Creek golf course, Shaker Museum Historic Site and Kentucky Downs. 11/04/09 |
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| Interstate 65 is six lanes wide throughout Simpson and Warren Counties. 06/11/17 |
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| U.S. 31W follows Main Street four miles north from Exit 2 to the Franklin city center. 06/11/17 |
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| A northbound weigh station lies opposite Kenny Perry's Country Creek golf course along Interstate 65. 06/11/17 |
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| Interstate 65 lowers to cross Drakes Creek north from the weigh station and mile marker 4. 06/11/17 |
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| KY 100 (Scottsville Road) stems three miles east from Franklin to meet Interstate 65 at Exit 6. 06/11/17 |
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| KY 100 (Scottsville Road) travels 22 miles east from Exit 6 to the Allen County seat of Scottsville. 06/11/17 |
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| 104.1 miles in length, KY 100 stretches west from Franklin to Russellville and east to KY 90 near Waterview. 06/11/17 |
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| Interstate 65 enters the Bowling Green area from east of Franklin through a 13.69 mile long exit less stretch. Louisville is a two hour drive from this point. 06/11/17 |
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| Interstate 65 near milepost 13 and the crossing over Drakes Creek West Fork. 06/11/17 |
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| 13.711 miles into Kentucky, Interstate 65 exits Simpson County for Warren County. 06/11/17 |
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| The first of four Bowling Green interchanges joins Interstate 65 with the south end of I-165 and William H. Natcher Parkway (formerly Green River Parkway) at Exit 20. 09/07/20 |
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| KYTC periodically posts distance signs to recreational points of interest along the Kentucky freeway system. The first sign along I-65 northbound references Lost River Cave and the National Corvette Museum at Bowling Green. 06/11/17 |
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| I-165 wraps around the suburbanized west side of Bowling Green to U.S. 231 (Exit 7) near Springhill. Completed in 1972, William H. Natcher Parkway leads northwest 26 miles to Morgantown and 70 miles to Owensboro. 09/07/20 |
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| Signs for I-165 began appearing along the William H. Natcher Parkway by March 2019. Installation included replacement of mile markers and exit numbers. 09/07/20 |
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| A cloverleaf interchange (Exit 20) joins I-65 with Interstate 165 north and KY 9007 (William H. Natcher Parkway) south. The parkway north of Exit 7 was tolled until November 21, 2006. 09/07/20 |
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| I-165 meets U.S. 31W (Exit 4) and U.S. 68 (Exit 5) at industrial areas of Bowling Green. Work underway by 2010 extended William H. Natcher Parkway (KY 9007) 2.08 miles east to KY 622 (Plano Road) and U.S. 231 (Scottsville Road). 09/07/20 |
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| A loop ramp joins the c/d roadway with the northbound beginning of I-165. I-165 (William H. Natcher Parkway) lines the west side of Bowling Green on its course northwest to Morgantown and Owensboro. 09/07/20 |
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| Interstate 65 widens to four northbound lanes between Exit 20 and U.S. 231 at Exit 22. U.S. 231 joins I-65 with the Bowling Green city center. 09/07/20 |
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| U.S. 231 (Scottsville Road) continues north to Greenwood Mall, Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG) and Downtown Bowling Green. Exit 22 also serves Sloan Convention Center and interests to Lost River Cave. 09/07/20 |
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| Northbound at the single point urban interchange (Exit 22) with U.S. 231 (Scottsville Road). U.S. 231 parallels I-165 northwest from Bowling Green to Owensboro. Overall the route travels 912 miles from Panama City, Florida to St. John, Indiana. 09/07/20 |
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| U.S. 231 constitutes a four lane corridor leading southeast 18 miles to Scottsville. Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (BWG) is located 2.6 miles to the northwest. 09/07/20 |
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| 69 miles northeast from Bowling Green, Elizabethtown represents the next control city for Interstate 65 north. 11/04/09 |
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| KY 234 (Cemetery Road) converges with I-65 at a diamond interchange (Exit 26) at Mount Victor in two miles. 11/04/09 |
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| KY 234 provides the most direct route to Western Kentucky University and Historic Downtown Bowling Green from Interstate 65. 11/04/09 |
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| KY 234 (Cemetery Road) heads west to Indian Hills and a one way couplet (6th / 7th Avenues) to conclude at U.S. 68/KY 80 near Downtown. 11/04/09 |
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| KY 234 (Cemetery Road) follows a rural route east from Exit 26 to Hardcastle, Claypool and KY 101 (Smith Grove Road) north of Scottsville. 11/04/09 |
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| Interstate 65 crosses the Barren River just north of Exit 26. A nondescript bridge, built in 2002, spans the waterway. 11/04/09 |
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| The final Bowling Green exit connects Interstate 65 with parallel U.S. 31W (Louisville Road) via the 0.97 mile KY 446. 11/04/09 |
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| The trumpet interchange at Exit 28 joins I-65 with KY 446 west to U.S. 31W-68/KY 80 (Louisville Road). 11/04/09 |
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| KY 446 constitutes a four lane divided highway between interchanges with I-65 and Louisville Road. The arterial crosses an industrial area anchored by the General Motors Bowling Green Plant. The plant manufacturers the Chevrolet Corvette; the National Corvette Museum lies nearby. 11/04/09 |
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| Exit 28 loops from I-65 north onto KY 446 west to Plum Springs. U.S. 31W-68/KY 80 split four miles to the east. Westward the three follow the Barren River back into Bowling Green. 11/04/09 |
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| Abraham Lincoln Memorial Expressway sign posted ahead of the Bristow Road overpass on Interstate 65 north. This designated was assigned to the freeway on November 15, 2006.1 11/04/09 |
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| Mammoth Cave National Park lies 15 miles to the east via Interstate 65 north and KY 255 (Mammoth Cave Parkway) north. 11/04/09 |
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| U.S. 68/KY 80 part ways with U.S. 31W (Louisville Road) and continue eastward to Oakland and a half diamond interchange with Interstate 65 at Exit 36. 11/04/09 |
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| Return access from U.S. 68/KY 80 (Glasgow Road) to Interstate 65 is provided by KY 101 (Smith Grove Scottsville Road) at Exit 38. The two routes cross paths two miles to the east. 11/04/09 |
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| U.S. 68/KY 80 (Glasgow Road) overlap 38 miles to Hays, Bon Ayr, Glasgow, and Edmonton. KY 80 stretches 464.9 miles across southern Kentucky from Columbus, near the Mississippi River, to the Virginia state line, where it transitions to SR 80. U.S. 68 is 560 miles long from Reidland, Kentucky to Findlay, Ohio. 11/04/09 |
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| KY 101 meets Interstate 65 at a diamond interchange (Exit 38) between U.S. 68/KY 80 (Glasgow Road) and the city of Smiths Grove. 11/04/09 |
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| Open farm fields line both sides of the freeway as it skirts past Smiths Grove at Exit 38. KY 101 follows Main Street to 6th Street in town, continuing north to a short overlap with U.S. 31W (Louisville Road) and from there across The Knobs to Rhoda. 11/04/09 |
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| Exit 38 departs Interstate 65 north for KY 101 (Main Street north / Smith Grove Scottsville Road south). KY 101 continues south to Threeforks, Nolin Reservoir, and Scottsville, where it concludes a 30.4 mile route. 11/04/09 |
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| Traveling by Pilot Knob, Interstate 65 lowers to pass under Hays-Smiths Grove Road by a closed rest area facility. Rest areas on both directions of Interstate 65 in Warren County (southbound facility was located near milepost 30) shuttered in the mid 2000s.2 11/04/09 |
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| Continuing east along Interstate 65, motorists next meet Park City in six miles. Louisville is 96 miles away. 11/04/09 |
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| Mammoth Cave National Park lies north and west of Interstate 65 from Park City to Cave City. This distance sign lists some of the attractions associated with the park. 11/04/09 |
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| The roadways along I-65 diverge two miles ahead of Exit 43 to Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway. 11/04/09 |
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| Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway leads east 88.5 miles from Exit 43 to the Barren County seat of Glasgow, Columbia and Somerset. The parkway was previously referenced as a future corridor for I-66. 11/04/09 |
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| KY 259 (Hayes Lodge Road) passes over Interstate 65 en route to Barren River Lake. Barren River Lake State Resort Park is east of I-65 via Cumberland Parkway to Exit 11 for U.S. 31E south at Glasgow. 11/04/09 |
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| Interstate 65 enters Barren County at the trumpet interchange (Exit 43) with Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway. Cumberland Parkway opened between 1972 and 1973 and was tolled until 2003. Governor Louie B. Nunn was added to the parkway name in 2000.3 11/04/09 |
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