KY-TN-GA-AL-MS-IN Roadtrip, June 2006 (Day 2)

These are photos from a June 2006 trip. The photos on this page cover Tennessee and Kentucky. This gallery was generated by Apple's iPhoto software. To view the full-sized photos, click on one of the thumbnails on this page. You will then be presented with navigation controls to view the images on individual Web pages as a slide show.

PICT00383
At the exit, TN 385 is signed with a secondary sign, not a primary sign.
PICT00376
TN 385 between I-40 and US 51 is an interstate-quality freeway, but there are no exit numbers on the signs. This is where the route crosses US 70.
PICT00377
A West TN 385 marker.
PICT00378
Exit signage for TN 14 with the exit in the background.
PICT00379
Signage at the TN 14 exit.
PICT00380
A view of the TN 385 freeway.
PICT00381
Most interstates no longer use the word "exit" on their advance signs, but Tennessee uses the word on its non-interstate freeways. There are also a number of "Computer Check Courses" on Tennessee highways, whatever that is.
PICT00382
This ramp provides access to the naval base as well as a public route (TN 204) heading south toward Memphis.
PICT00384
This is approaching the end of TN 385 at US 51 near Millington, north of Memphis.
PICT00385
It appears as if there are plans to extend the freeway past US 51, judging from the grade work seen in the distance.
PICT00386
Traffic is shunted to what will eventually be an exit ramp to US 51.
PICT00387
US 51 signage at the end of TN 385.
PICT00388
TN 205 sign along US 51 in Millington.
PICT00389
North US 51 marker in the Millington area.
PICT00390
View of the four-lane US 51 highway north of Millington.
PICT00391
US 51 appears to have been widened by the Virginia Twinning method. At this spot the two directions of travel diverge and the median is wide enough to contain several homes and businesses untouched when the route was widened.
PICT00392
TN 59 and TN 54 markers. Note the use of the serif Clarendon font for the state name in the TN 54 sign and the sans-serif font in the two TN 59 signs.
PICT00393
More TN 59 and TN 54 signs.
PICT00394
US 51 and TN 59 markers.
PICT00395
TN 384 and TN 54 signage.
PICT00396
A closeup of the signage seen in the previous photo.
PICT00397
This sign north of Covington contains the first mention of South Fulton past the TN 385 freeway.
PICT00399
TN 87 signage.
PICT00400
TN 19 intersects US 51 outside Ripley.
PICT00401
US 51 and TN 19 are routed together for a short distance near Ripley.
PICT00402
This sign shows TN 19 as a primary route where it departs US 51.
PICT00403
But this sign notes it as a secondary route.
PICT00404
And this sign at the exit still notes it as a secondary route.
PICT00405
US 51 and TN 88 are grade-separated.
PICT00406
Approaching Dyersburg from the south, the first mention of the out-of-place US 412.
PICT00407
This is the first mention of I-155.
PICT00408
Another US 412 sign along the US 51 Dyersburg bypass.
PICT00409
A huge feed mill operation along the US 51 Dyersburg bypass.
PICT00410
Tennessee has an interesting way of signing upcoming speed limit reductions -- much like a "Stop Ahead" sign.
PICT00411
TN 104 intersects US 51.
PICT00412
Trucks are advised to follow the US 51 bypass.
PICT00413
This sign is a bit misleading. US 51 continues straight but this sign directs US 51 traffic to turn left. However, in reality, using TN 78 north to I-155 east is really a more direct route for thru US 51 traffic than is following US 51.
PICT00414
TN 78 splits into primary and secondary routes when it crosses US 51.
PICT00415
Signage at the TN 78 intersection.
PICT00416
US 51 and TN 104 truck route markers beyond TN 78.
PICT00417
US 51 approaches the business route, the original path of US 51 through downtown Dyersburg.
PICT00418
Immediately after US 51 rejoins the old route, it meets US 412.
PICT00419
US 51 briefly joins US 412 for the short ride over to I-155.
PICT00420
Once on US 412, US 51 immediately exits.
PICT00421
Overhead signage at the spot where US 412 joins I-155 and US 51 turns north to take over the freeway.
PICT00422
North of Dyersburg, US 51 is marked as a future corridor of I-69.
PICT00423
Several bridges along this portion of US 51 have cables such as these attached. So too does the bridge which carries the Western Kentucky Parkway across US 41 in western Kentucky. Is this some sort of earthquake retrofitting?
PICT00424
US 51 intersects TN 77.
PICT00425
The exit sign for TN 77.
PICT00426
Even though it is a full freeway, built to interstate standards and with a 70 mph limit, US 51 is signed as a bike route.
PICT00427
This is the US 51 freeway between Dyersburg and Union City.
PICT00428
Another exit along the freeway is for TN 105.
PICT00429
The TN 105 freeway also leads to TN 89.
PICT00430
Tn 105 exit.
PICT00431
Even though we are in Obion County, the town of Obion is just a small town.
PICT00432
The Obion exit.
PICT00433
Approaching Union City, US 51 intersects TN 21.
PICT00434
There is a four-lane bypass of downtown Union City, which appears to be a decent-sized town in the northwestern corner of Tennessee.
PICT00435
Overheads where the US 51 bypass breaks away from the main route.
PICT00436
Ground-level signage at the intersection where US 51's bypass turns left.
PICT00437
TN 22 and TN 5 signage.
PICT00438
TN 22 and TN 5.
PICT00439
More TN 22 and TN 5 signage. TN 22 south joins US 51 north.
PICT00440
Wrong-way signage of TN 22 and US 51.
PICT00441
US 51 encounters TN 21 again. Although we are traveling north on US 51, which would logically indicate that a left turn would put you on westbound TN 21, in reality TN 21 is traveling due north at this point ahd the overall direction of travel of the route is east.
PICT00442
North of Union City, TN 22 departs US 51 and US 45W joins for the ride north to South Fulton.
PICT00443
Surface signage for US 45W and TN 22 with a guide sign in the background.
PICT00444
The exit sign for US 45W and TN 22.
PICT00445
US 45W and US 51 signed together, heading toward Kentucky.
PICT00446
Approaching South Fulton, TN 214 is the old route of US 45W and US 51. To access TN south, you have to make a U-turn and then exit from southbound US 51.
PICT00447
Signage indicating the intersection of US 51, US 45, US 45E and US 45W.
PICT00448
In the distance is the interchange where US 45's branches come together. In the foreground is the U-turn for TN 214 traffic.
PICT00449
Guide signage for US 51 and US 45E. This marks the end of US 45W.
PICT00450
Looking at the interchange. The ramp to the right leads to southbound US 45E. Going straight puts you on US 45 north toward Fulton, Ky. A ramp loops around carrying northbound US 51 traffic onto Kentucky's Purchase Parkway.
PICT00451
This is the spot where US 45 takes over from US 45W. The intersection in the distance is right at the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.
PICT00452
On US 51, this sign for Kentucky's Purchase Parkway Exit 0 is located in Tennessee. The ramp at right is from southbound US 45 to northbound US 51.
PICT00453
This shot is out of focus, but it's the bridge crossing State Line Road (KY 116) and carrying US 51 into Kentucky. The exit for KY 116 and KY 166 goes into the weigh station and drops you onto a frontage road.
PICT00454
This sign informs travelers from Tennessee that they have entered the Purchase Parkway. At one point the Purchase Parkway marker was square with the word Purchase with an oversized "P" in the white field, with the word Parkway in a much smaller blue field in the bottom. That marker has been replaced with a wider one with the name of Gov. Carroll.
PICT00455
At Exit 1, US 51 departs the Purchase Parkway. At one point US 51 was routed along US 45 from Kentucky into Tennessee but now it is routed on the four-lane.
PICT00456
Cairo, Ill. is prominently signed along the US 51 corridor, all the way from Fulton to Wickliffe.
PICT00457
The US 51 exit.
PICT00458
A sign at the end of the off-ramp directs US 51 northbound traffic to turn left.
PICT00459
This is looking west on KY 166. KY 2567 and KY 2568 are the frontage roads on either side of the Purchase Parkway. KY 2567 leads to the weigh station and KY 116. KY 2568 is a ramp to and from the southbound Purchase Parkway.
PICT00460
This sign (note the Tennessee-style support post) directs motorists to either US 45E or US 45W/US 51 as they approach the state line on the Purchase Parkway (the bridge in the distance).
PICT00461
Crossing the state line south into Tennessee with the US 45/45E/45W/51 interchange in the distance.
PICT00462
This is the first and only US 45 sign northbound between the 45E/45W/51 interchange and the state line.
PICT00463
These signs are in Tennessee but the one on the right uses the new style of US route shield that Kentucky has been using. A left turn puts you on the US 45 bypass and into Kentucky. Veering to the right puts you on State Line Road (eastbound KY 116).
PICT00464
Heading north of the state line on US 45.
PICT00465
The Kentucky welcome sign sits a bit north of the state line.
PICT00466
These signs are on KY 1648, which is the old routing of US 51 and now links the Purchase Parkway with US 45.
PICT00467
At the Purchase Parkway.
PICT00468
Typical view of US 51 heading north out of Fulton.
PICT00469
KY 94C is an old segment of US 51. The intersection of US 51 and KY 94 has been realigned.
PICT00470
An improved portion of US 51.
PICT00471
Unique small overhead signs on US 51 in Clinton.
PICT00472
Closeup of the overhead sign.
PICT00473
Mileage sign on US 51 heading out of Clinton.
PICT00474
Another mileage sign. This time Cairo is omitted and Wickliffe included.
PICT00475
Here's an old friend, KY 80, which runs from one end of the state to the other.
PICT00476
KY 80 crosses US 51 in Arlington.
PICT00477
At Bardwell, US 62 joins US 51.
PICT00478
US 62's intersection with US 51. In the background is a Huck's food mart, which can be very commonly found in this part of the state.
PICT00479
US 51 and US 62 signage.
PICT00480
Typical view of US 51/62 between Bardwell and Wickliffe. The route passes through a very forested area with several paper mills in the area.
PICT00481
A three-lane portion of US 51 just south of Wickliffe.
PICT00482
KY 121, a major diagonal route through the Purchase area of Kentucky, intersects US 51 (and US 62) a block south of the US 60 intersection.
PICT00483
US 51 and US 62 prepare to join US 60 for the trip toward the Ohio River.
PICT00484
Signage at the US 51/60/62 intersection.
PICT00485
This is looking back south on US 51 and east on US 60/62, as if you were approaching Wickliffe from Illinois and Missouri.
PICT00486
Actually you can reach I-24 by going in either direction here, either by using US 60 or the KY 286/US 62 corridor.
PICT00487
US 51, US 60 and US 62 split.
PICT00488
This sign is on KY 121 as it ends at US 51/62. The "To I-57 & I-55" sign is showing its age. Back in 1995, there were I-55 and I-57 shields posted at the intersection of US 51/60/62 but they are now gone.
PICT00489
KY 286 provides the shortest route from Wickliffe to Paducah. It's shorter than US 60 and US 62 and is AAA's preferred route from Paducah to Sikeston, Mo.
PICT00490
KY 121 crosses US 62.
PICT00491
Jct US 45 sign on KY 1276.
PICT00492
US 45 sign at the end of KY 1276. In the background is the Continental Tire factory at Mayfield.
PICT00493
Between Mayfield and Paducah, US 45 is a four-lane facility. This is looking south approaching Mayfield.
PICT00494
Purchase Parkway signage on US 45. Southbound Purchase Parkway also constitutes the US 45 Bypass of Mayfield.
PICT00495
KY 121 crosses US 45 in Mayfield. At one time KY 121 ran through the center of town but it has been relocated. Note the precast bridge beam being transported through the intersection in the background.
PICT00496
In downtown Mayfield, KY 58 and KY 80 cross US 45. KY 80 is gradually being replaced with a four-lane route that runs closer to Murray than the old route, which has been renumbered KY 402.
PICT00497
KY 80 crosses US 45; KY 58 joins US 45.
PICT00498
South of Mayfield, the US 45 bypass comes in via an oddly-configured intersection.
PICT00499
All US 45 traffic makes a right turn off the mainline, then splits at this ramp.
PICT00500
US 45 and KY 58 head south out of Mayfield.
PICT00501
Advance signage for KY 58's split from US 45.
PICT00502
There is no interchange between KY 58 and the Purchase Parkway. Traffic is directed to stay on US 45 to reach the parkway.
PICT00503
Stay on southbound US 45 for access to the Purchase Parkway.
PICT00504
KY 339 does link to the Purchase Parkway.
PICT00505
KY 94 is a main east-west route across the southern portion of the Purchase area. It intersects US 45.
PICT00506
KY 94 joins US 45 for a brief journey in the Water Valley area.
PICT00507
Signage for the shared route of US 45 and KY 94.
PICT00508
In Fulton, US 45 is routed around a bypass of the downtown area to the north. The old route of US 45 through town is now signed as KY 307.
PICT00509
Here is more signage on the US 45 bypass. Here the route passes through a cemetery.
PICT00510
This is the view on US 45 southbound at the Tennessee state line. KY 116 west makes a 90-degree right turn. KY 116 east goes straight and then immediately turns left. US 45 makes the angled right turn in the distance. KY 116 is State Line Road and the lawn mower you see on the other side of the road is in Tennessee. This photo was taken in Kentucky.
PICT00511
These signs are in Tennessee. KY 116 turns left; US 45 turns right. The backs of the signs you see at right are the signs you saw the front of in PICT00463.
PICT00512
Mileage sign for Union City and Memphis. In the background is where US 45 widens to four lanes and the US 45E/45W/51 interchange.
PICT00513
Approaching the interchange of US 45E/45W and US 51, marking the northern split of US 45 into its east and west branches.
PICT00514
Tennessee welcome sign on US 45.
PICT00515
This is the ramp from southbound US 45 back to northbound US 51 and the Purchase Parkway.
PICT00516
This is where US 45E turns left and where US 45W continues straight with US 51.
PICT00517
First US 45W marker and a US 51 marker in Tennessee.
PICT00518
Looking back north, here is another shot of the end of US 45W.
PICT00519
And yet another shot of the bridge carrying US 45 over the US 51/US 45E corridor.
PICT00520
This is on KY 116 (State Line Road) and is taken from the street seen on the right in PICT00510. (The lawnmower is directly on my right). KY 116 makes a right turn and them immediately turns left (where the bucket truck in the background is). This is the point where US 45 crosses the state line.
PICT00521
Exit 0 southbound on the Purchase Parkway is signed for only KY 166, not KY 116. The ramp leads to a frontage road that brings you back to KY 166, which runs under the bridge in this photo.
PICT00522
This is the exit sign for the KY 166 exit.
PICT00523
At right is the ramp for Exit 0. The big guide sign replaced a smaller text-only sign that was in this location years ago.
PICT00524
This is another photo of the overheads as you approach the state line (the bridge in the background). The mounting post is typical for Tennessee.
PICT00525
Overhead signage at the point where US 51 exits. US 45 begins to the left at the end of the ramp. US 45W begins to the right of the ramp. US 45E begins straight ahead.
PICT00526
Advance signage for the end of the US 45E South Fulton bypass. TN 43 is the old routing of US 45E through South Fulton and is the secret state route for US 45E south of here.
PICT00527
Diagrammatical sign for the US 45E/TN 43 intersection.
PICT00528
This is looking north on US 45E approaching South Fulton and the TN 43 intersection. Kentucky posted a new-style Purchase parkway sign here about a mile south into Tennessee.
PICT00529
US 45E makes a left turn onto the South Fulton bypass. TN 43 continues straight on the old routing of US 45E through South Fulton and into Kentucky.
PICT00530
There is a Purchase Parkway trailblazer posted along the US 45E bypass.
PICT00531
This is looking at the northern end of US 45E at the interchange of US 45/45E/45W/51. US 51 north continues straight and becomes the Purchase Parkway.
PICT00532
At the end of the off-ramp, US 45 turns right and US 45E turns left.
PICT00533
Another shot of the first and only US 45 marker after the split routes merge.
PICT00534
Another shot of the Kentucky-installed US route markers previously seen from the front and back.
PICT00535
This KY 116 sign is actually in Tennessee.
PICT00536
This is State Line Road (KY 116) in Fulton. Tennessee is on the right, Kentucky on the left.
PICT00537
The crossroad is the former route of US 45E. To the right it is TN 43. To the left it is KY 307. Straight ahead is the beginning of KY 129 which straddles the state line and becomes East State Line Road.
PICT00538
Blurry closeup of the KY 129 marker.
PICT00539
Typical view of KY 129. To the right is Tennessee; to the left is Kentucky.
PICT00540
Another shot of KY 129 as it straddles the state line.
PICT00541
At Dukedom, KY 129 makes a 90-degree left turn. KYTC District 1 is very good about signing the destinations and mileages along state routes in the area, even out-of-state towns like Dresden, Tenn. The post office on the right is actually in Tennessee.
PICT00542
Closeup of the KY 129 signage where it makes a left turn away from the state line.
PICT00543
Looking south at the four-way stop, the route becomes TN 118.
PICT00544
Looking back north toward Dukedom, three Kentucky destinations are listed in Tennessee.
PICT00545
Looking at the end of TN 118 and the state line. KY 129 continues straight and turns left.
PICT00546
Welcome to Kentucky sign on KY 129 east at Dukedom.
PICT00547
At Pilot Oak, KY 129 intersects KY 94.
PICT00548
Heading east on KY 94.
PICT00549
KY 83 is probably the most minor two-digit route in Kentucky. It's listed as a "supplemental route" on Kentucky's official route log listings, and it does not appear on the official state map.
PICT00550
Intersection of KY 83 and KY 94.
PICT00551
KY 97 runs diagonally south from Mayfield toward the Tennessee state line.
PICT00552
Typical view on KY 1270 near the Graves-Calloway county line.
PICT00553
Another view of KY 1270 as the route passes through corn fields.
PICT00554
The end of KY 1270 is at a "Y" at KY 893.
PICT00555
KY 893 makes a hard right at KY 1828.
PICT00556
And KY 893 makes another hard right at KY 783.
PICT00557
At this point, KY 893 has turned 90 degrees left and is straddling the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. To the right are Volunteers; to the left are Wildcats.
PICT00558
Still on the state line, KY 893 intersects US 641 at Hazel. The Gulf sign you see on the right is in Tennessee.
PICT00559
Tennessee state line on US 641 south.
PICT00560
Tennessee welcome sign on US 641.
PICT00561
The first US 641 sign in Tennessee.
PICT00562
In Tennessee, approaching the Kentucky state line on US 641 north.
PICT00563
KY 893 is on the state line. The Kentucky welcome sign and a sign hailing the Calloway County High School girls softball state championship team are on the right.
PICT00564
The first US 641 sign in Kentucky.
PICT00565
US 641 has a business route through downtown Murray.
PICT00566
At the business route, KY 121 joins US 641.
PICT00567
US 641 and KY 121 are co-signed on a four-lane route that passes between downtown Murray and Murray State University.
PICT00568
KY 94 crosses US 641 in Murray.
PICT00569
North of downtown, the business route of US 641 returns to the mainline.
PICT00570
KY 121 departs US 641, and the split is signed with square markers rather than rectangular ones. The square markers for three- and four-digit routes have mostly been phased out in District 1.
PICT00571
Typical view of US 641 as the route departs Murray.
PICT00572
Couldn't resist this photo since 464 is the prefix for my home telephone exchange.
PICT00573
KY 80 is being relocated between US 68 and Mayfield to put it on a more southerly course, near Murray. The route currently ends at Murray but is being extended to Mayfield. The old route of KY 80 has been signed as KY 402.
PICT00574
KY 402 (Old KY 80) crosses four-lane US 641.
PICT00575
Typical view of US 641 north of KY 402 approaching Benton.
PICT00576
Spur US 641 is a four-lane route that links the four-lane US 641 with the Purchase Parkway and offers a bypass of Benton.
PICT00577
Stay on Spur 641 to access the Purchase Parkway.
PICT00578
Turn right to stay on mainline US 641.
PICT00579
North of the spur, approaching Benton, this is the view of US 641.
PICT00580
In downtown Benton, US 641 intersects KY 58. Here 641 is on a pair of one-way streets.
PICT00581
KY 58 joins US 641.
PICT00582
US 641 and KY 58 are co-signed.
PICT00583
North of Benton on US 641.
PICT00584
US 641 joins US 68 briefly in Draffenville.
PICT00585
Looking at the US 68/US 641 intersection.
PICT00586
Traffic islands at the US 68/641 junction.
PICT00587
Ground-mounted and overhead signage for westbound US 68 traffic guiding the turn to southbound US 641.
PICT00588
US 68 and US 641 markers.
PICT00589
US 641 splits from US 68. The Purchase Parkway interchange is in the background.
PICT00590
On US 641 north approaching Kentucky Dam Village State Park.
PICT00591
US 641 through Ky Dam Village.
PICT00592
US 641 approaches US 62.
PICT00593
The intersection of US 641 and US 62 is grade-separated.
PICT00594
US 62 and US 641 prepare to cross Kentucky Dam.
PICT00595
Another shot of the approach to the dam.
PICT00596
Crossing Kentucky Dam.
PICT00597
US 62 and US 641 share pavement heading toward Eddyville.
PICT00598
Preparing to cross the Cumberland River north of Lake Barkley.
PICT00599
Crossing the Cumberland River.
PICT00600
Approaching KY 93 and KY 295.
PICT00601
KY 93 joins the US routes.
PICT00602
Three directions of travel at the same time -- east, north and south!
PICT00603
The infamous KY 6011 sign. Of all the signs I have seen in Kentucky, only KY 6289 in Letcher County bears a higher route number.
PICT00604
I-24 signs at the US 62/641 interchange.
PICT00605
Still going three directions at the same time.
PICT00606
US 641 prepares to split from US 62.
PICT00607
Typical view of US 641 north of the US 62 split.
PICT00608
US 641 approaches KY 91 and KY 70 at Fredonia.
PICT00609
US 641 makes a left turn to join KY 91 and KY 70.
PICT00610
The Trail of Tears Auto Tour Route is posted along KY 91 here.
PICT00611
This photo and the next two represent my bad attempts at timing to get a photo of the LED signals imbedded in the black border of the curve sign. The yellow LEDs flash at brief intervals to call attention to the steep curve. You can make out where the LEDs are but I never really managed to time my photos to capture them glowing.
PICT00612
You can see the location of the LEDs a bit better in this photo.
PICT00613
This closeup shot gives the best view of the LED locations.
PICT00614
US 641, KY 70 and KY 91 signage departing Fredonia.
PICT00615
KY 70 splits from US 641 and KY 91.
PICT00616
KY 91 will stay signed with US 641 all the way to the US route's terminus in Marion.
PICT00617
This is the northern terminus of US 641 at Marion. US 60 east goes straight and US 60 west turns left. KY 91 contines straight for a couple of blocks before splitting from US 60.
PICT00618
End signage for US 641 with the US 60 and KY 91 signage in the background. It is unusual for Kentucky to sign the end of a highway, even a US highway that ends within its borders.
PICT00619
Closeup of the US 60 and KY 91 sign.
PICT00620
KY 91 splits from US 60 in Marion.
PICT00621
This sign was interesting because the distance to all three towns is the same. This is where KY 91 meets US 60, and KY 120 continues straight.
PICT00622
Typical view of KY 120 east of Marion. The route becomes more rolling to hilly.
PICT00623
In Providence, KY 120 intersects KY 293.
PICT00624
Approaching Alt. US 41 on KY 120.
PICT00625
Alternate US 41 is the original routing of US 41. In the 1950s a more direct route between Madisonville and Henderson was built and it received the US 41 designation. The old route became Alt. US 41.
PICT00626
Heading south on Alt. 41 toward Madisonville.
PICT00627
Typical view of Alt. US 41 heading south toward Madisonville.
PICT00628
Approaching the end of Alt. US 41 at Madisonville. KY 281 continues straight.
PICT00629
The end of Alt. US 41.
PICT00630
Pennyrile Parkway signage on KY 281.
PICT00631
This is on KY 281 looking toward the junction with US 41 and the beginning of Alt. US 41.
PICT00632
The beginning of Alt. US 41 is straight ahead. US 41 is the cross street.
PICT00633
This arch welcoming visitors to Providence is on KY 120, just west of the Alt. US 41 intersection.
PICT00634
KY 670 is somewhat of a northern bypass of Providence. The shape of the sign is more of an oval than an ellipse which is typical for Kentucky three- and four-digit routes.
PICT00635
The KY 670 sign in this photo is more like those used in the rest of the state.
PICT00636
Approaching KY 56 on Alt 41.
PICT00637
KY 56, Alt US 41, KY 873 and Kentucky Scenic Byway signage.
PICT00638
Alt 41 and KY 56 signage with mileages to Henderson and Evansville.
PICT00639
Typical view along Alt 41.
PICT00640
KY 56 splits from Alt 41.
PICT00641
The split of Alt 41 and KY 56 at Poole, Ky.
PICT00642
KY 425 is a southern bypass of Henderson. It links US 60 southwest of town with the Pennyrile Parkway.
PICT00644
Alt. US 41 joins US 60 and KY 136 just outside Henderson.
PICT00645
Looking south at the split of Alt. US 41 from US 60.
PICT00646
Looking north on Alt. US 41, approaching US 60.
PICT00647
The intersection of Alt. US 41, US 60 and KY 136 is a "Y."
PICT00649
Alt. US 41 and US 60 signage in Henderson.
PICT00650
This marks the northern end of Alt. US 41. US 60 east continues straight. At right is the ramp to both northbound and southbound US 41.
PICT00651
Overheads where you have the choice to take US 41 north or south. Technically I suppose this is the northern end of Alt. 41.
PICT00652
Trees obscure this sign on southbound US 41.
PICT00653
Overheads approaching the US 60 interchange and the northern terminus of both Alt. US 41 and the Pennyrile Parkway.
PICT00654
Overheads at the exit to West US 60 and South Alt US 41, marking the northern beginning of the alternate route.
PICT00655
Bridge-mounted sign for US 60 east.
PICT00656
Exit sign for KY 351 on southbound US 41/Pennyrile Parkway.
PICT00657
Overheads at the KY 351 exit and the upcomign split of US 41 from the Pennyrile.
PICT00658
US 41 south splits off the Pennyrile.
PICT00659
KY 136 is back, briefly sharing pavement with US 41.
PICT00660
The KY 425 Henderson bypass crosses US 41.
PICT00661
KY 416 provides access to the Pennyrile and Audubon parkways.
PICT00662
Advance signage for the area's parkways approaching KY 56.
PICT00663
KY 56, US 41 and Audubon and Pennyrile Parkway signage.
PICT00664
US 41 and KY 56 signage.
PICT00665
KY 56 splits from US 41.
PICT00666
KY 138 crosses US 41 and provides access to the Pennyrile.
PICT00667
Another access point for the Pennyrile is KY 260.
PICT00668
The first portion of what is now the Pennyrile Parkway was built as a US 41 bypass of the Madisonville-Earlington-Mortons Gap-Nortonville area. US 41 was routed on the Parkway and the surface route carried the Alt. US 41 designation. Now US 41 has been moved back to the old route. A short connector allows traffic heading south on US 41 to access the Parkway to bypass downtown Madisonville.
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Guide sign for US 41 with surface route signage in the background.
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Approaching the intersection of Alt. US 41 and KY 281 on southbound US 41.
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Alternate US 41 north begins to the right, while mainline US 41 continues straight.
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This sign is on the northbound Pennyrile. The exit is the old access road to north US 41.
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This is the point where US 41, when it was routed on the parkway, split off.
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Exit sign on the Pennyrile for KY 281 and Alt. US 41.
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In downtown Madisonville, KY 70 joins US 41.
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After a short co-signed segment, KY 70 splits.
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KY 2171 is a new access route to the Pennyrile Parkway. It connects US 41 between Madisonville and Earlington with the parkway.
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And yet another connection leading to the Parkway.
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This is the bridge that carries the Western Kentucky Parkway over US 41.
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A closeup of the bridge piers shows the same kind of cables that were visible on the US 51 bridges in Tennessee.
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US 41 crosses US 62 in Nortonville.
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Intersection of US 41 and US 62.
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At Crofton, KY 800 provides access to the Pennyrile.
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Getting closer to Hopkinsville, Nashville starts showing up on mileage signs along US 41.
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KY 1682 is a northern bypass of Hopkinsville, It provides access to the Pennyrile Parkway and also a truck route for US 41.
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A right turn on KY 1682 will lead you to US 68 west of town.
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US 41 meets US 68 and KY 80 in downtown Hopkinsville.
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US 68, US 41, KY 80 and KY 107 signage in Hopkinsville. There should be a KY 109 sign here too.
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KY 109 is signed here but KY 80 isn't.
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Approaching yet another incarnation of Alt. US 41. This version goes through Fort Campbell and Clarksville and eventually Nashville.
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Alt. 41's northern terminus. Again the KY 80 sign is missing.
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US 68 and KY 80 prepare to split from US 41.
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US 41 and KY 109 continue past the US 68/KY 80 split.
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Overhead bridge-mounted sign indicating the left turn for the northbound Pennyrile from southbound US 41.
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South of Hopkinsville, US 41 crosses the US 68 bypass.
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In Pembroke, US 41 intersects KY 115. KY 115 is the first route that I-24 intersects when it enters Kentucky from Tennessee.
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Guthrie is the point where US 41 crosses into Tennessee.
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This interesting looking object rises out of a cornfield on US 41 south of Pembroke. It could be the US NOAA weather radar unit for Fort Campbell. Signs on the fence around the unit were posted reading "US Government Property, No Trespassing."
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KY 104 extends into Tennessee and becomes a Tennessee state route.
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KY 104 joins US 41 briefly.
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Follow KY 104 into Tennessee and you will reach I-24.
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There is an interesting configuration at the intersection of US 41 and KY 181 near Guthrie. KY 181 crosses US 41 and KY 294 turns off of it before it ends at US 79. All these intersections are in close proximity to each other.
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Beyond KY 181 is this signage.
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Yes, that's a pink elephant in the background. US 41 and US 79 cross at a four-way stop at Tiny Town, just west of downtown Guthrie.
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This US 41 sign looks like it belongs in Georgia. KY 346 leads to US 70 north of Guthrie.
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At the state line, KY 2628 turns left. Beyond is the sign for Montgomery County, Tenn.
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First US 41 marker in Tennessee.
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Looking back into Kentucky on northbound US 41.
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Signage at the state line. The US 41 sign still looks like it belongs in Georgia.
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Back at the KY 346 intersection and another Georgia-style US 41 sign.
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Approaching US 79 on northbound US 41.
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US 79 accesses I-24 at Clarksville, Tenn.
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Signage where US 41 crosses US 79.
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Blurry shot of KY 2128 and KY 181 signage as you approach the Tennessee state line on US 79.
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This intersection is just a few hundred feet south of both the US 41/US 79 and US 41/KY 181 intersections.
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Crossing into Tennessee on US 79.

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