Kentucky’s state routes connect communities across the Bluegrass State, from major cities to rural valleys and Appalachian mountain roads. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) maintains nearly 28,000 miles of highways statewide, including important numbered routes serving urban centers, small towns, and remote communities.
The state route network ranges from multilane urban connections to winding rural roads. KY 7 and KY 15 cross eastern Kentucky’s hills, while routes around Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green connect neighborhoods, businesses, and regional destinations. Kentucky’s historic parkway network is another distinctive part of the state’s highway story, with some former parkway corridors subsequently redesignated as Interstates.
Open Road Archive features windshield-view driving videos of Kentucky routes and their surrounding communities, preserving the experience of traveling these roads as filmed.
Take a peaceful 71-mile drive on Kentucky’s Bluegrass Parkway from Versailles to Elizabethtown, enjoying scenic horse country, rolling farmland, and the charm of Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of the World.
Take a scenic ride through the rolling hills of western Kentucky as we follow Kentucky Route 91 from Hopkinsville to Princeton. This 27-mile journey carries us through a countryside rich in farmland, history, and quiet rural charm—showcasing the...
Take a scenic drive along Kentucky Route 91 from Princeton to Hopkinsville. Explore 27 miles of rolling farmland, charming small towns, and Kentucky backroad beauty.
Drive 2.5 miles along Kentucky Route 998 (Olivet Church Road) in Paducah, Kentucky, connecting U.S. Highways 60 and 62 through a mix of suburban growth and rural charm.