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s in

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are maintained by the

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, which classifies routes as either primary or secondary. Some routes, such as

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, are both primary and secondary, with only a segment of the route listed as part of the primary system. Despite the name, there is no difference in signage between primary and secondary routes. All of the

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and

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are also primary, but only parts of the

U.S. Highways in Kentucky This is a list of U.S. routes in Kentucky. List See also * References {{Roads in Kentucky U.S. Highways The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integr ...

are (though every mainline U.S. Highway is at least partially primary). Due to the large size of the state highway system, only segments of routes that are part of the primary system are listed below.

Primary state highways

1-999

1000-1999

2000-2999

3000-5999

6000-6999

References

State Primary Road System Listings
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