Kentucky Route 22 (KY 22) is a east–west highway running from the eastern suburbs of

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to an unincorporated place called Willow in Bracken County in Northern

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. Route 22 has a short business route in Dry Ridge, an area which has become a commercial center as an

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exit. It begins at

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at the city limit of a Louisville suburb called

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, and carries the name Brownsboro Road, a local road which begins near Downtown Louisville. It crosses the Kentucky River west of Gratz and terminates at

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in Willow.

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East Louisville connector route

Kentucky Route 22C is a

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of KY 22 that links the road to U.S. Route 42 in eastern Louisville northeast of the Thornhill.

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Gratz business route

Kentucky Route 22 Business (KY 22 Bus.) is an

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in Gratz that runs from Main Street and Brown Street to Kentucky Routes 22 and

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. It is part of an old alignment of KY 22 that approached a bridge over the

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, which was replaced by a newer bridge further downstream in 2011.

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Dry Ridge business route

Kentucky Route 22 Business (KY 22 Business) is a business route of KY 22 in Dry Ridge. The highway runs between junctions with KY 22 and US 25 Business, passing through the heart of Dry Ridge. It was formed in 2005 with the opening of the Dry Ridge Bypass, which rerouted KY 22 around the city.

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References

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East Louisville connector route

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Gratz business route

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Dry Ridge business route

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