Kentucky Route 146 (KY 146) is a
state highway in
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
that runs from
U.S. Route 60 in the
St. Matthews suburb of
Louisville
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border.
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to
U.S. Route 421
U.S. Route 421 (also U.S. Highway 421, US 421) is a diagonal northwest–southeast United States Numbered Highway in the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana. The highway runs for from Fort Fisher, North Caro ...
,
Kentucky Route 55
Kentucky Route 55 (KY 55) is a state highway in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.
The route originates at a junction with U.S. Route 127 in Freedom, Russell County. The route continues through Columbia in Adair County to U.S. Route 68 in ...
, and
Kentucky Route 573 in
New Castle via
Lyndon
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,
Anchorage,
Pewee Valley
Pewee Valley is a home rule-class city in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,456 at the 2010 census.
History
The site of present-day Pewee Valley was first settled as a stop on the Louisville and Frankfort Railroad in 1 ...
,
Crestwood,
Buckner,
La Grange, and
Pendleton. The route generally follows the
Cincinnati
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-Louisville
CSX Transportation rail line, crossing the line once in Lyndon, twice in Anchorage, once at its intersection with
Kentucky Route 22 in Crestwood, and once approximately east of the Henry/Oldham county line between La Grange and Pendleton. There are no low clearances along the entirety of the mostly two-lane route. The route is rather smartly designed as it carries traffic from Henry County to the east end of Louisville, KY.
Interstate 71
Interstate 71 (I-71) is a north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 64 in Kentucky, I-64 and ...
exit 28 routes to KY 146 in Buckner. Its speed limit is in the rural parts and in the city limits.
The route is known as New La Grange Road to the west of its first rail crossing in Lyndon and as La Grange Road to the east (outside of city limits). Within the Anchorage city limits, the route is known as Ridge Road east of its westernmost rail crossing in Anchorage, and runs coterminously with Park Road to the west of that crossing. A portion of the route in Oldham County is referred to as the Oldham County Parkway. The route runs coterminously with
Kentucky Route 393 for a stretch in Buckner; it is known as Jefferson Street for approximately within the city limits of La Grange, and as West Cross Main within the city limits of New Castle until its eastern terminus.
Controversy and planned improvements
Improvement of the route in Henry County has been a contentious topic since the early 2010s; lobbying efforts had been underway for years when the
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet funded a $13.86 million improvement plan in 2016 to address the outsized frequency of car accidents on the route, which one local official claimed to be almost three times more likely to occur thereupon than on other main routes in Henry County. The route saw piecemeal improvement in the intervening years until April of 2020 when funding for the project was cut from the state budget by the
Kentucky legislature
The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives.
The General Assembly meets annually in t ...
.
Major junctions
See also
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Roads in Louisville, Kentucky
The roads in Louisville, Kentucky include Interstates 64, 65 and 71, with an interchange in the city center. There are six U.S. highways serving the city. Two beltways surround Louisville.
Interstates
U.S. Highways
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References
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