U.S. Route 231 in Kentucky

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 231 in Kentucky. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 231.

U.S. Route 231 marker

U.S. Route 231
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Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length: 114.717 mi[1] (184.619 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 231 / US 31E at the Tennessee state line
  US 31E in Scottsville
I-65 at Bowling Green
US 31W in Bowling Green
US 68 / KY 80 in Bowling Green
KY 70 / KY 79 in Morgantown
I-165 (3 times)
Future I-569 / Western Kentucky Parkway in Beaver Dam
US 62 in Beaver Dam
US 60 in Owensboro
North end: US 231 at the Indiana state line near Rockport
Location
Counties: Allen, Warren, Butler, Ohio, Daviess
Highway system
← KY 230 KY 232 →

U.S. Route 231 (US 231) in Kentucky runs 86.465 miles (139.152 km) from the Tennessee state line near Adolphus to the William H. Natcher Bridge on the Ohio River (Indiana state line) near Rockport, Indiana. It crosses the state mainly in the west-central region, traversing Allen, Warren, Butler, Ohio, and Daviess Counties.

Route description

Running concurrently with U.S. Route 31E for its first 8.607 miles (13.852 km) in Kentucky, US 231/31E enters the state from Sumner County, Tennessee, and into Allen County. The two routes separate on the west side of Scottsville after the KY 100 junction. US 231 turns northwestward into a four-lane highway on its way into Warren County, and into Bowling Green. Just before entering the city, US 231 crosses the southern terminus of KY 9007, a short connector providing access to I-65 and I-165. US 231 crosses I-165 on the northwestern edge of the city.[2]

US 231 reaches Butler County to cross the I-165 for a second time, and runs concurrently with KY 79 into Morgantown. KY 70 joins in on the concurrency as US 231, KY 79, and KY 70 cross the Green River. Both state routes separate in the Aberdeen area before crossing the I-165 for a third and final time before entering Ohio County. US 231 meets U.S. Route 62 in the Beaver Dam/Hartford area after crossing the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway on the south side of Beaver Dam.[3]

US 231 goes further north into Daviess County to join up with US 60 (Wendell H. Ford Expressway) to bypass Owensboro. US 60 splits from US 231 before leaving the state via the William H. Natcher Bridge going into Spencer County, Indiana.[4]

Alternate names

U.S. 231 has several alternate names throughout its course in Kentucky. They include:

  • Scottsville Road (Allen/Warren County line to US 231 Bus/KY 880)
  • Campbell Lane (Bowling Green, from US 231 Bus/KY 880 to US 68/80)
  • Vietnam Veterans Boulevard (US 68/KY80 to US 231 Bus)
  • Morgantown Road (Warren County, US 231 Bus/US 68 to Butler-Warren County line)
  • Bowling Green Road (Butler County south of Morgantown)
  • South Main Street (Morgantown)
  • G.L. Smith Street (Morgantown)
  • Beaver Dam Road (Aberdeen to Butler-Ohio County line)
  • New Hartford Road (Daviess County, from Ohio County line to US 60)

History

Kentucky Route 71
Location: Socottsville-Owensboro, Kentucky
Existed: 1929–1952

In Kentucky, US 231 was originally signed as Kentucky Route 71, one of many charter routes of Kentucky's statewide system of highways when it was established in 1929.[5] KY 71 originally ran from downtown Scottsville to downtown Owensboro. Portions of the original KY 71 in Butler County was rerouted to a bridge over the Green River in the early 1950s, replacing the Morgantown Ferry. In 1952, US 231 replaced the alignment of KY 71 in its entirety as it was extended to include several routes into Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana from Montgomery, Alabama.[6][7]

In August 1999, US 231 in Bowling Green was rerouted onto KY 880 (Campbell Lane) from the Scottsville Road intersection to the Morgantown Road intersection on the northwest side of town. The former alignment of US 231 into downtown Bowling Green was redesignated as US 231 Business.

In the 2002-03 fiscal year, US 231 in Daviess County was rerouted onto the then-new William H. Natcher Bridge northeast of Owensboro. It previously followed the current KY 2155 and KY 2262 onto the Owensboro Bridge in downtown Owensboro into Spencer County until the opening of the Natcher Bridge.[8][9]

The stretch of US 231 from the Natcher Parkway interchange to Bell Street in Morgantown was widened to include a center lane for turning in 2013-2014.[10][11][12]

Scottsville Road speed limit increase

In late May 2017, the KYTC raised the speed limit of US 231 from near Scottsville to the near the Drakes Creek bridge south of Bowling Green from the original 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h).[13] This makes this stretch of US 231 the second section of a four-lane divided highway with unlimited access in the region with a 65 mph speed limit, the first being US 68/KY 80 from I-24 in Trigg County to the I-165 Exit 5 interchange at Bowling Green.

Major intersections

County Location mi[1] km Destinations Notes
Sumner ​ 0.000 0.000 US 231 south / US 31E south – Westmoreland, Gallatin, Nashville Continuation into Tennessee
Allen Adolphus 2.129 3.426 KY 482 west (Andrew Jackson Highway) to KY 3521 south Eastern terminus of KY 482
Petroleum 3.737 6.014 KY 1147 south to KY 3500 Northern terminus of KY-1147
Scottsville 7.415 11.933 KY 100 – Franklin, Scottsville Business District
8.607 13.852 US 31E north / KY 980 east – Glasgow, Downtown Scottsville Western terminus of KY 980; End concurrency with US 31E
8.836 14.220 KY 3241 north (Old Bowling Green Road) Southern terminus of KY-3241
​ 14.114 22.714 KY 1332 – Halifax
Allen Springs 17.130 27.568 KY 240 west (Woodburn-Allen Springs Road) Eastern terminus of KY 240
Warren Alvaton 20.471 32.945 KY 961 east (New Cut Road) Western terminus of KY 961
Bowling Green 23.808 38.315 KY 9007 north to I-65 / I-165 – Bowling Green, Owensboro Southern terminus of KY 9007; at-grade intersection
25.061 40.332 KY 622 south – Plano Northern terminus of KY-622
26.028 41.888 KY 2158 north (Cumberland Trace Road) Southern terminus of KY 2158
26.209–
26.253		 42.179–
42.250		 I-65 to I-165 – Nashville, Louisville I-65 Exit 22
26.633 42.862 KY 884 south (Three Springs Road) Northern terminus of KY 884
27.631 44.468
US 231 Bus. north (Scottsville Road) / KY 880 east (Lovers Lane)		 US 231 turns left onto Campbell Lane
30.218 48.631 US 31W (Nashville Road) to I-165 – Western Kentucky University, Kentucky State Police, Woodburn, Franklin
31.058 49.983
US 68 (Russellville Road) / KY 80 / US 68 Bus. to I-165 – Russellville, Western Kentucky Univ.		 Begin concurrency with US 68; Western terminus of US 68 Business
32.57 52.42
US 68 east (Veterans Memorial Boulevard) / US 231 Bus. south (Morgantown Road) to I-65 north		 Western terminus of US 231 Business; US 231 turns left onto Morgantown Road
33.500–
33.556		 53.913–
54.003		 I-165 to I-65 – Nashville, Scottsville, Owensboro I-165 Exit 7
34.653 55.769 KY 3191 north to KY 2665 Southern terminus of KY 3191
​ 35.450 57.051 KY 2632 west Western terminus of KY-2632
Hadley 40.300 64.857 KY 626 west (Jackson Bridge Road) – Quality Begin concurrency with KY 626
41.373 66.583 KY 626 east End concurrency with KY 626
Butler Needmore 46.038 74.091 KY 1083 south – Sugar Grove Northern terminus of KY 1083
​ 47.829 76.973 KY 1435 south – Bowling Green Northern terminus of KY-1435
​ 50.071 80.581 KY 403 north (Woodbury Loop) – Woodbury Southern terminus of KY 403
52.81 84.99 KY 79 south – Russellville Begin concurrency with KY 79
Morgantown 53.25 85.70 KY 1468 north (Gardner Lane) to KY 70 Southern terminus of KY 1468
53.535 86.156 I-165 south – Bowling Green Exit 26 on I-165 southbound, and ramps to I-165 south
53.549 86.179
I-165 north / US 231 Truck north / KY 79 Truck north – Owensboro		 Exit 28 on I-165 northbound, and ramps to I-165 north, southern terminus of US 231 Truck/KY 79 Truck
55.486 89.296 KY 403 south – Woodbury Begin concurrency with KY 403
55.554 89.405 KY 2161 north (North Main Street) Southern terminus of KY 2161
55.832 89.853 KY 2162 (Old Logansport Road)
56.124 90.323
KY 70 west (Veterans Way) / KY 403 north / US 231 Truck south / KY 79 Truck south to I-165 – Industrial District, Charles Black City Park, Rochester		 End concurrency with KY 403; begin concurrency with KY 70; northern terminus of US 231 Truck/KY 79 Truck
​ 56.868–
57.148		 91.520–
91.971		 Bridge over Green River
Aberdeen 57.937 93.241 KY 79 north (Caneyville Road) – Caneyville End concurrency with KY 79
58.184 93.638 KY 1328 east (Aberdeen-Jetson Road) Western terminus of KY-1328
​ 58.895 94.782 KY 70 east (Brownsville Road) – Roundhill, Brownsville, Mammoth Cave National Park End concurrency with KY 70
​ 61.347 98.728 KY 1118 north (Gilstrap Road) Southern terminus of KY 1118
​ 62.39–
62.446		 100.41–
100.497		 I-165 – Owensboro, Bowling Green I-165 Exit 33
Ohio Cromwell 65.267 105.037 KY 505 north (Baizetown Road) Southern terminus of KY 505
65.654 105.660 KY 403 south Northern terminus of KY 403; dead end
​ 69.227 111.410 KY 269 south – Reed's Ferry, Logansport Northern terminus of KY 269
Beaver Dam 70.167 112.923 Western Kentucky Parkway east to I-165 – Owensboro, Elizabethtown Exit 75 on WK Parkway eastbound, and ramps to WK Parkway east
70.188 112.957 Western Kentucky Parkway west – Paducah Exit 75 on WK Parkway westbound, and ramps to WK Parkway west
70.315 113.161 KY 2718 north (Applehouse Road) Southern terminus of KY 2718
72.849 117.239 KY 369 south – Rochester, Rochester Ferry Northern terminus of KY 369
73.456 118.216 US 62 west (First Street) – Central City, McHenry, Rockport Begin concurrency with US 62
73.85 118.85 KY 273 west (Goshen Road) Eastern terminus of KY 273
74.315 119.598 US 62 east (Louisville Road) – Rosine, Leitchfield End concurrency with US 62
Hartford 76.516 123.141 KY 69 north to I-165 – Fordsville Begin concurrency with KY 69
77.533 124.777 KY 69 south / KY 1543 south Northern terminus of KY 1543; end concurrency with KY-69
79.126 127.341 KY 136 west – Livermore, Calhoun Eastern terminus of KY 136
​ 79.949 128.665 KY 1737 north Southern terminus of KY 1737
​ 84.544 136.060 KY 1414 east (Taffy Road) Western terminus of KY 1414
Pleasant Ridge 87.946 141.535 KY 2115 north Southern terminus of KY-2115
Daviess Pleasant Ridge 89.874 144.638 KY 764 east Eastern terminus of KY 764
​ 90.041 144.907 KY 140 west Eastern terminus of KY-140
​ 93.536 150.532 KY 142 north – Philpot Southern terminus of KY 142
​ 97.221 156.462 KY 298 north (Old Hartford Road) Southern end of KY 298 concurrency
​ 97.463 156.851 KY 298 south Northern end of KY 298 concurrency
Owensboro 99.057 159.417 KY 3143 east Western terminus of KY 3143
99.565 160.234 KY 2117 north – Owensboro Community College Southern terminus of KY 2117
99.872 160.728 US 60 west (Wendell H. Ford Expressway) to Audubon Parkway Begin concurrency with US 60; Exit 16 of US 60/Wendell Ford Expressway
100.908 162.396 I-165 south – Hartford, Beaver Dam, Bowling Green, Nashville US 60 Exit 17; northern terminus of I-165, exits 70A-B northbound; trumpet interchange.
102.098 164.311 KY 54 (Leitchfield Road) – Owensboro, Leitchfield US 60/231 Exit 18
103.056 165.853 KY 603 north US 60/231 Exit 19; southern terminus of KY 603
105.372 169.580 KY 144 – Downtown Owensboro US 60/231 Exit 21
​ 107.626 173.207 Hawes Boulevard End of Expressway; US 60 and US 231 continues
​ 111.120 178.830 US 60 east – Lewisport, Hawesville End concurrency with US 60
​ 113.816–
114.710		 183.169–
184.608		 William H. Natcher Bridge over the Ohio River and Indiana State Road 66
Spencer Rockport 114.717 184.619 US 231 north – Rockport, Jasper, Lafayette, Chicago Continuation into Indiana
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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  2. ↑ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. pp. 81 and 64.
  3. ↑ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. pp. 63.
  4. ↑ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. pp. 32 & 45-46.
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  7. ↑ "H.B.'s Fun Facts About Kentucky Highways". Archived from the original August 27, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., page 1.
  13. ↑ French, Jackson (May 23, 2017). “State increases speed limit to 65 mph on U.S. 231.” Bowling Green Daily News, May 23, 2017, pages 1A and 6A. Retrieved May 25, 2017.

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