U.S. Route 25 (US 25) runs for across the state of

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from the split between US 25E and US 25W in North Corbin to US 42/ US 127 at the

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state line in Covington.

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US 25 technically crosses the

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state line in two places—near

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and near Middlesboro—where a split US 25 enters Kentucky as US 25W and US 25E respectively. In North Corbin, the two suffixed highways meet to reform US 25. US 25 runs primarily northward, paralleling Interstate 75 (I-75) along the entire route. From North Corbin, US 25 heads north, passing through

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and then heading northwest toward

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. After going through

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and Mount Vernon, US 25 continues to run northward, passing through Berea. US 25 then meets US 421, which begins a long

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with US 25, and the two routes go around Richmond on a bypass. North of Richmond, US 25/US 421 runs concurrently with I-75 to cross the

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. Just north of the river, US 25/US 421 splits from I-75 and runs northwesterly into Lexington. In Lexington, US 25 meets US 60 and US 27, and US 68 before US 421 splits off to the northwest in Lexington. US 25 continues north through Georgetown, where it meets US 62 and US 460. The highway continues through

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, Williamstown; Dry Ridge; Crittenden; and

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. In

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, US 25 meets US 42 and US 127, both of which run concurrently with US 25. The three routes run northeast through Erlanger,

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, Crestview Hills, Lakeside Park, Fort Mitchell, Fort Wright, Park Hills, and Covington, and intersect

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in Crestview Hills and

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and I-75 twice in Fort Mitchell and Covington. In Covington, the three routes begin to cross the

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on the

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. At the

state line, US 25 ends, and US 42/US 127 continues into downtown

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* {{state detail page browse, type=US, route=25, state=Kentucky, statebefore=Tennessee Kentucky 25 Transportation in Laurel County, Kentucky Transportation in Rockcastle County, Kentucky Transportation in Madison County, Kentucky Transportation in Lexington, Kentucky Transportation in Scott County, Kentucky Transportation in Grant County, Kentucky Transportation in Kenton County, Kentucky Transportation in Boone County, Kentucky

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