I-64 West / I-75 North - Lexington

State named shields for I-64/75 north posted by 2010. Interstate 75 has overlaps with I-85, I-40, I-64, and I-71 along its 1,786 mile long course, Interstate 64 also combines with I-55, I-57, I-75, I-77, I-81 and I-95.

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The first of two interchanges along the I-64/75 overlap joins the freeway with U.S. 27/68 (Broadway / Paris Pike) at Exit 113. I-64/75 was widened to six lanes in 2001-2002.

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The University of Kentucky put Lexington on the map, it was founded in 1865. Rupp Arena is home to the UK Men's Basketball team in addition to many concerts and entertainment shows. Lexington is also home to Transylvania University, a liberal arts college.

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US 27 largely follows I-75 from Florida to Michigan, and Lexington is no exception. US 68 is a relatively short US highway that runs from US 62 in Western Kentucky to I-75 in Findlay, Ohio.

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A CSX Railroad line parallels U.S. 27/68 through east Lexington, necessitating a folded diamond interchange with I-64/75 at Exit 113. U.S. 27/68 north share pavement 13 miles northeast from I-64/75 to Paris and southwest into downtown Lexington.

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I-64/75 was completed through Lexington on November 25, 1963 when the road opened from US 62 at Georgetown to Ironworks Pike on the north side of Lexington.

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Hard to read and rather nondescript is the general norm of Kentucky Parkway trailblazers used throughout the state. Signs for the Bluegrass Parkway are no exception. This sign is posted ahead of the Exit 115 parclo interchange.

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One mile southeast of the Exit 115 off-ramp to KY 922 (Newtown Pike) at the KY 353 (Russell Cave Road) overpass. KY 922 represents the last Lexington exit.

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KY 922 runs south to New Circle Road, Lexington's partial freeway loop. The Bluegrass Parkway forms an important limited access route west to Bardstown, Interstate 65 and Elizabethtown. It begins near Versailles from U.S. 60 six miles west of New Circle Road.

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KY 922 (Newtown Pike) provides a four lane route to KY 4 (New Circle Road). The junction with New Circle road is where the expressway began life in 1951, and headed east, however the interchange dates from 1964. Newtown Pike was extended into downtown Lexington in 2003, diffusing a long time traffic snarl.

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The final shield assembly posted along the 6.3 mile concurrency of I-64/75 north. All signs leading to the Exit 118 split were replaced with Clearview-font based panels by 2010.

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I-64 west to Frankfort and I-75 north to Georgetown form sides of Kentucky's "Golden Triangle".

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I-64/75 separate at a wide trumpet interchange. Interstate 64 travels 20 miles to Kentucky's capital city and 70 miles to Kentucky's largest city. Interstate 75 meets Georgetown at the next two exits on the 74 miles to Cincinnati.

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Interstate 64 runs west through northern reaches of bourbon country between Lexington and Frankfort. Many distilleries are located in the region between Lexington and Bardstown referenced as the Bourbon Trail.
Kentucky Horse Park lies north off of the succeeding exit from Interstate 75.

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U.S. 25 (Georgetown Road) crosses the exchange at Exit 118 where I-64/75 split. Interstate 75 was completed through Kentucky on December 5, 1969 with a stretch from London to Mount Vernon. I-75 is referred to in Lexington as "Kentucky's Main Street".

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