Kentucky Route 864 (KY 864) is a state highway located entirely in the
Louisville metropolitan area of
Jefferson County in north central
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 ...
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Route description
KY 864 begins at a junction with KY 2053 in southern Jefferson County. The highway begins as an urban secondary route from there to the junction with
Interstate 265
Interstate 265 (I-265) is a Interstate Highway partially encircling the Louisville metropolitan area. Starting from I-65 in the southern part of Louisville, it runs through Jefferson County, Kentucky, crosses the Ohio River on the Lewis ...
(I-265, Gene Snyder Freeway). It then intersects
KY 1065 (Outer Loop), and then has a short
concurrency with
KY 1747 (Fern Valley Road). KY 864 is locally known as Poplar Level Road when it turns to the north and northwest to Watterson Park and Poplar Hills neighborhoods before crossing
I-264 Interstate 264 is the designation for two Interstate Highways in the United States, both of which are related to Interstate 64:
*Interstate 264 (Kentucky), a bypass of Louisville, Kentucky
*Interstate 264 (Virginia)
Interstate 264 (I-264) i ...
(Henry Watterson Expressway). KY 864 then continues northward into downtown Louisville, where it crosses Eastern Parkway, Broadway, and ends at the
U.S. Route 31E (US 31E, Baxter Avenue) intersection with East Jefferson Street.
KY 864 in downtown is split into two one-way streets in downtown Louisville, the northbound lanes on Logan Street, while Shelby Street occupies the southbound lanes.
Major intersections
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
State routes
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