The roads of Lexington, Kentucky include Interstate 64 and Interstate 75, as their junction is near the city. There are five U.S. highways serving the city. A beltway surrounds central Lexington, while numerous state routes and connector roads fill in the transportation gap. The zero milestone [1] for Lexington is the intersection of East and West Main Streets and North and South Limestone Streets. A camel sculpture dating to 1926 marks the point for the AAA.
Note: Lexington's urban services boundary is adjacent to the junction of I-64 and I-75. The city's downtown, however, is not served by any controlled-access facilities.
Route number | Local street name(s) |
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US 25 | Georgetown Road, Newtown Pike, West Main Street, East Main Street, East Vine Street, Richmond Road, Old Richmond Road |
US 27 | Nicholasville Road, South Limestone, Virginia Avenue, Broadway, Paris Pike |
US 60 | Versailles Road, Oliver Lewis Way, West Main Street, West Vine Street, East Vine Street, Midland Avenue, Winchester Road |
US 68 | Harrodsburg Road, Broadway,
Paris Pike Note: Its intersection at New Circle Road has been redesigned as a "diverging diamond" to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce accidents. |
US 421 | Leestown Road, West Main Street, East Main Street, East Vine Street, Richmond Road, Old Richmond Road |
The East-West Expressway was a primary feature of the Wilbur Smith Plan of 1962. The interstate-quality highway would have connected the western fringe of downtown to the eastern edge, and have been located between High and Maxwell Streets. [5] The plan also included a widened 2nd Street, which would have been a six-lane thoroughfare north of the central business district. Another proposal included a freeway in the Vine Street corridor after the removal of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tracks. [6] The design alternatives included a depressed, at-grade, and elevated highway. Each proposal was discarded as impractical, as each plan included insufficient ramp access, blockage of downtown traffic, and a necessity to renovate adjoining buildings to raise the floor levels.
The roads of Lexington, Kentucky include Interstate 64 and Interstate 75, as their junction is near the city. There are five U.S. highways serving the city. A beltway surrounds central Lexington, while numerous state routes and connector roads fill in the transportation gap. The zero milestone [1] for Lexington is the intersection of East and West Main Streets and North and South Limestone Streets. A camel sculpture dating to 1926 marks the point for the AAA.
Note: Lexington's urban services boundary is adjacent to the junction of I-64 and I-75. The city's downtown, however, is not served by any controlled-access facilities.
Route number | Local street name(s) |
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US 25 | Georgetown Road, Newtown Pike, West Main Street, East Main Street, East Vine Street, Richmond Road, Old Richmond Road |
US 27 | Nicholasville Road, South Limestone, Virginia Avenue, Broadway, Paris Pike |
US 60 | Versailles Road, Oliver Lewis Way, West Main Street, West Vine Street, East Vine Street, Midland Avenue, Winchester Road |
US 68 | Harrodsburg Road, Broadway,
Paris Pike Note: Its intersection at New Circle Road has been redesigned as a "diverging diamond" to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce accidents. |
US 421 | Leestown Road, West Main Street, East Main Street, East Vine Street, Richmond Road, Old Richmond Road |
The East-West Expressway was a primary feature of the Wilbur Smith Plan of 1962. The interstate-quality highway would have connected the western fringe of downtown to the eastern edge, and have been located between High and Maxwell Streets. [5] The plan also included a widened 2nd Street, which would have been a six-lane thoroughfare north of the central business district. Another proposal included a freeway in the Vine Street corridor after the removal of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tracks. [6] The design alternatives included a depressed, at-grade, and elevated highway. Each proposal was discarded as impractical, as each plan included insufficient ramp access, blockage of downtown traffic, and a necessity to renovate adjoining buildings to raise the floor levels.