List of parkways and named highways in Kentucky
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   Highway markers for the Bluegrass Parkway, Audubon Parkway, and Western Kentucky Parkway | |
Current Parkways of the Kentucky Parkway System highlighted in red | |
| System information | |
|---|---|
| Length | 473.3 mi (761.7 km) |
| Formed | 1956 |
| State | Unsigned Kentucky Route 900n (KY ZZ 900n) ("ZZ" is an abbreviation of name) |
| System links | |
This is a list of parkways and named highways in Kentucky. Most parkways also carry an unsigned 9000-series designation.
Kentucky Parkway System
Parkways in the Kentucky Parkway System have an unsigned 9000-series designation.
| Name | Unsigned Designation | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Current Designation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Audubon Parkway
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KY AU 9005 | 23.4 | 37.7 |  US 41 in Henderson
|
 US 60 in Owensboro
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1971 | current | Future  I-69 Spur
|
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 Bluegrass Parkway
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KY BG 9002 | 71.1 | 114.4 |  I-65 in Elizabethtown
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US 60 near Versailles
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1966 | current | Formerly named Kentucky Bluegrass (KB) Parkway; named for Martha Layne Collins in 2003 | |
 Cumberland Parkway
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KY LN 9008 | 92.3 | 148.5 | I-65 near Park City
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 US 27 in Somerset
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1972 | current | Future  I-365
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Named for Louie B. Nunn in 2001 |
 Hal Rogers Parkway
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KY HR 9006 | 65.7 | 105.7 |   US 25 / KY 80 near London
|
 KY 15 / KY 80 in Hazard
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1974 | current | Named Daniel Boone Parkway until 2003 | |
| KY 80 | 25.4 | 40.9 | US 27 / KY 80 near Somerset
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US 25 / KY 80 near London
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2015 | current | |||
 Kentucky Turnpike
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39.6 | 63.7 |  I-65 / Western Kentucky Parkway in Elizabethtown
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 I-65 / I-264 in Louisville
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1954 | 1975 | I-65
|
Tolls removed 1975 | |
 Natcher Parkway
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KY WN 9007 | 70.2 | 113 |  I-65 / KY 9007 near Bowling Green
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 US 60 / US 231 in Owensboro
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1972 | 2019 |  I-165
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Named Green River Parkway until 1994 |
| 2.1 | 3.4 | US 231 near Bowling Green
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I-65 / Natcher Parkway near Bowling Green
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2011 | KY 9007 (signed)
| ||||
 Mountain Parkway
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KY 9000 & 9009 | 75.6 | 121.7 |  I-64 near Winchester
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 US 460 in Salyersville
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1963 | current | Named for Bert T. Combs in 1976 | |
 Pennyrile Parkway
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KY EB 9004 | 34.3 | 55.2 |  I-24 near Hopkinsville
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I-69 / Western Kentucky Parkway near Madisonville
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1969 | 2017 |  I-169 "Pennyrile Parkway"
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Named for Edward T. Breathitt in 2000 |
| 37 | 59.6 | I-69 / Pennyrile Parkway / Western Kentucky Parkway near Madisonville
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 US 41 / US 41 Alt. / US 60
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2015 | I-69
| ||||
 Purchase Parkway
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KY JC 9003 | 21.3 | 34.3 |    US 51 / SR 215 / Future I-69 at the TN state line
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  I-69 / US 45 Byp. / KY 80 in Mayfield
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1966 | current | Future I-69
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Named for Julian M. Caroll in 2001 |
| 30 | 48.3 | I-69 / US 45 Byp. / KY 80 in Mayfield
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I-24 near Calvert City
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2018 | I-69
| ||||
| Western Kentucky Parkway
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KY WK 9001 | 6.6 | 10.6 | I-24 near Eddyville
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Western Kentucky Parkway east of Eddyville
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1968 | 2011 | I-69
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Named for Wendell H. Ford |
| 31.4 | 51.6 |  US 42 east of Eddyville
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I-69 / I-169 / Pennyrile Parkway / Western Kentucky Parkway near Nortonville
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1963 | |||||
| 38.5 | 61.9 | I-69 / I-169 / Pennyrile Parkway near Nortonville
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I-165 southeast of Beaver Dam
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current |  Future I-569
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| 60 | 96.6 | I-165 southeast of Beaver Dam
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  US 31W / KY 61 near Elizabethtown
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See also
AA Highway
KY 4 New Circle Road- I-65 Martin Luther King, Jr. Expressway in Louisville
KY 67 Industrial Parkway- I-264 Watterson Expressway &
KY 841 Georgia Davis Powers Expressway 
I-265 Gene Snyder Freeway- Mammoth Cave Parkway, portions of
KY 70 / KY 255 maintained by the National Park Service in Mammoth Cave National Park