I-471
This highway connects US 27and I-275in Kentucky with I-71 in Cincinnati, serving Newport and providing anadditional Ohio River crossing. Interchanges with surface streetsprovide access to various suburban communities in northernKentucky.
| Jct. US 27 |
Alexandria |
Northern Kentucky University |
US 27 south runs through Cold Spring and heads on to Falmouth, Cynthiana and Paris, before entering Lexington. North US 27 passes through Highland Heights. |
Exit 1A | I-275 East | I-275 East | Exit 1A |
| Columbus, OH | Columbus, OH | |
Exit 1B | I-275 West | I-275 West | Exit 1B |
| Airport | Airport | |
All through northbound trucks and RVs prohibited on I-471 All through northbound trucks and RVs must use I-275 |
This 84-mile circumferential bypass of Cincinnati traverses three states -- Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. It offers interchanges with all major routes which enter the greater Cincinnati area, including I-71, I-74 and I-75, and US 25, 27, 42, 50, 52 and 127. Since through trucks and RVs are prohibited on I-71 and I-75 northbound through northern Kentucky into Cincinnati, and also prohibited on I-471, I-275 is the route which through trucks and RVs must use. In Kentucky, I-275 is signed as an east-west route and it links the rural sections of western Boone County with the shopping area of Kenton County, and the urbanized area of Campbell County. It provides interchanges with all major routes leading into the area. |
Exit 2 | US 27 | US 27 | Exit 2 |
| Southgate Ft. Thomas | Ft. Thomas Southgate | |
Ft. Thomas Next 2 Interchanges | |
This intersection with US 27 provides access to Newport, via Monmouth Street, and two bridges across the Ohio River into Cincinnati. |
Exit 3 | KY 1892 (Grand Ave.) | KY 1892 (Grand Ave.) | Exit 3 |
| Newport Ft. Thomas | Ft. Thomas Newport | |
Newport Next 3 Exits | |
Southgate is also accessible by this exit. KY 1892 runs between US 27 and KY 1120. |
Exit 4 | KY 1120 (Memorial Parkway) | KY 1120 (Memorial Parkway) | Exit 4 |
| Newport Bellevue | Bellevue Newport | |
KY 1120 offers a crossing of the Licking River from Newport into Covington. It also runs through Ft. Thomas. |
Exit 5 | KY 8 | To KY 8 | Exit 5 |
| Newport Bellevue | Newport Bellevue | |
| Dayton |
KY 8 runs in three non-connected sections along the Ohio River; this is the middle section, as well as the longest. Westbound KY 8 crosses the Licking River into Covington, then runs through Ludlow. Eastbound KY 8 goes to Bellevue, Dayton, Silver Grove, and on east to Augusta, Dover and Maysville. |
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