Interstate 264 (Kentucky)
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East end | I-71 in Glenview Manor | |
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Country | United States | |
State | Kentucky | |
Counties | Jefferson | |
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Interstate 264 (I-264) is a partial loop around the city of
I-264 is Louisville's inner beltway (in conjunction with I-64 and I-71), and the later constructed I-265, the Gene Snyder Freeway, is Louisville's outer beltway. I-264 is currently used as the primary detour route when I-64 is closed through Downtown Louisville. However, in late 2016 with the completion of the Lewis and Clark Bridge, the formerly separate segments of I-265 in Kentucky and Indiana have been connected to provide another detour route.
In discussions about the city, I-264 is often used as a rough line dividing the older areas of Louisville from its suburbs.
Route description
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History
In 1948, a two-lane
Watterson Expressway reconstruction (1985–1995)
The Watterson Expressway underwent a major reconstruction effort that began in 1985. The vintage freeway had outlived its useful purpose and had numerous characteristics that defined it as a blight on Louisville: deteriorating overpasses, buckling pavement, deficient and too closely spaced interchanges, and rampant congestion. Dozens of bridges were reconstructed and widened, and the majority of the interchanges were redesigned and rebuilt from the ground up from US 31W east to Shelbyville Road. The entire highway reconstruction project was completed in 1995.
A typical deficient interchange along I-264 was the
Shawnee Expressway reconstruction (2003–2004)
The segment of I-264 from US 31W to the northwest I-64 interchange opened in segments from 1970 to August 1974 and received no more than emergency or spot patching. After several years of planning, in early 2003, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) began a rehabilitation project on this segment of Interstate Highway stretching from the US 31W interchange northwest to just east of Bank Street.
A concrete surface several inches thick was constructed on the mainline and access ramps, a new median barrier was formed, new lighting fixtures were installed, 37 bridges were rehabilitated, 380 new roadway signage was posted, and all guardrails were replaced as part of the 7.6-mile (12.2 km) project. In addition, the segment from River Park Drive to I-64, which was only two lanes, was widened to three lanes. No major ramp or interchange modifications were needed. The highway reconstruction project costed approximately $66 million (equivalent to $92.8 million in 2023[3]) and required 18 months of labor.
About 70,000 vehicles a day use the portion of I-264 near US 31W and about 40,000 daily use the segment near its western terminus with I-64.
KY 1447 interchange (2008–2010)
Although the Kentucky General Assembly considered plans for an interchange with Kentucky Route 1447 (KY 1447, Westport Road) as early as 1992, work did not begin until October 2008 and was completed in May 2010.[4][5][6][7][8]
Exit list
The entire route is in Louisville, Jefferson County.
mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | 0A-B | tri-stack interchange . | |||
0.2 | 0.32 | 1 | Bank Street / Northwestern Parkway | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
1.0 | 1.6 | 2 | Muhammad Ali Boulevard / River Park Drive | |||
2.3 | 3.7 | 3 | Virginia Avenue / Dumesnil Street | |||
3.5 | 5.6 | 4 | KY 2056 (Bells Lane) | Eastbound exit not signed for KY 2054/Algonquin Parkway | ||
4.7– 4.9 | 7.6– 7.9 | 5 | KY 1934 (Cane Run Road) / Ralph Avenue | Eastbound exit signed as exits 5A (Ralph Avenue, Cane Run Road north) and 5B (Cane Run Road south) eastbound | ||
6.9 | 11.1 | 8 | Fort Knox, Shively | Signed as exits 8A (south/west) and 8B (north/east) West of this exit, I-264 is the Georgia Davis Powers Expressway; east of this exit it is the Watterson Expressway. | ||
8.6 | 13.8 | 9 | KY 1865 (Taylor Boulevard) | |||
9.6 | 15.4 | 10 | Southern Parkway ) / 3rd Street | |||
10.5 | 16.9 | 11 | Crittenden Drive – Kentucky Exposition Center | |||
10.8 | 17.4 | 11 | Louisville International Airport | |||
10.8 | 17.4 | 12 | Kentucky Exposition Center (Freedom Way) | Westbound exit is part of exit 11 | ||
10.9 | 17.5 | 12 | I-65 exit 131A northbound, 131A-B southbound; former northern terminus of the Kentucky Turnpike, I-65 continued north | |||
Curtis Avenue, Durrett Lane | Westbound exit and entrance closed 1986; eastbound exit and entrance closed 1987[9] | |||||
12.9 | 20.8 | 14 | KY 864 (Poplar Level Road) | |||
14.1 | 22.7 | 15 | KY 1703 (Newburg Road) | Signed as exits 15A (north) and 15B (south) westbound | ||
15.1 | 24.3 | 16 | US 31E / US 150 (Bardstown Road ) | |||
16.4 | 26.4 | 17 | KY 155 (Taylorsville Road) | Signed as exits 17A (south) and 17B (north) | ||
17.2 | 27.7 | 18 | KY 1932 (Breckenridge Lane) | Signed as exits 18A (south) and 18B (north) | ||
18.4 | 29.6 | 19 | I-64 – Lexington, Louisville | I-64 exit 12 westbound, 12A-B eastbound; signed as exits 19A (east) and 19B (west). | ||
18.8 | 30.3 | 20 | US 60 (Shelbyville Road) – Middletown, St. Matthews | Signed as exits 20A (east) and 20B (west) | ||
20.4 | 32.8 | 21 | KY 1447 (Westport Road) | |||
21.6 | 34.8 | 22 | US 42 / KY 22 (Brownsboro Road) | |||
22.4 | 36.0 | 23 | I-71 – Cincinnati, Louisville | Eastern terminus; Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as left exit 23B (south) & 23A (north); I-71 exit 5; tri-stack interchange | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Roads in Louisville, Kentucky
References
- ^ a b "Table 2 - Auxiliary Routes - FHWA Route Log and Finder List - Interstate Highway System - National Highway System - Planning". www.fhwa.dot.gov. Federal Highway Administration. December 31, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "House Joint Resolution 67" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- Gross Domestic Product deflatorfigures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
- The Courier-Journal. October 1, 2008 https://www.westportvillage.com/pdfs/LongDelayed_1001.pdf.]
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(help)[dead link][title missing - ^ Alcock, Andy (April 29, 2010). "New I-264 Interchange Opens At Westport Road - Louisville News Story - WLKY Louisville". www.wlky.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ "Interstate 264 at Westport Road" (PDF). ftp2.bentley.com. Retrieved February 1, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "KY 1447". KentuckyRoads.com. March 31, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- ^ "State to spend $47 million on I-264 at Westport Road interchange | Business First". Bizjournals.com. September 22, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- The Courier Journal. pp. B1. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
Further reading
- Kleber, John E., ed. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0.