Interstate 64 West - Lexington to Louisville

Interstate 64 continues west about five miles south of the Georgetown area of Scott County. U.S. 62 (Payne's Depot Road) connects the freeway with the Scott County seat at Exit 69. Westward, U.S. 62 continues to U.S. 421 (Leestown Road), but U.S. 421 is not acknowledged on Exit 69 signage. Georgetown is home to Georgetown College.

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Exit 69 carries drivers to U.S. 62 east and Georgetown. Georgetown has about 27,000 residents. The city's growth was ensured when Toyota built a plant on the east side of town, which manufactures the popular Camry model. The free tour of the Toyota factory is currently one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state.

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U.S. 62/421 pass just south of Interstate 64 near Midway and Exit 65. KY 341 provides the connection with the adjacent route south of the diamond interchange near where the two highways split. U.S. 62 continues southwest eight miles through Midway to U.S. 60 outside of Versailles.

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The only exit in Woodford County along Interstate 64 is just north of the town of Midway, which was so named because it sat on the railroad halfway between Lexington and Frankfort. U.S. 421, not mentioned on Exit 65 signs, continues parallel to the freeway eight miles west to Frankfort. KY 341 follows Midway Road northeast to KY 1973 (Ironworks Road).

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U.S. 60 continues northwest from the Woodford County seat of Versailles to meet Interstate 64 at the first of two Frankfort area exits (Exit 58).

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Westbound Interstate 64 at the Exit 58 diamond interchange with U.S. 60 (Versailles Road). At US 60, the interstate briefly sees the city of Frankfort beyond a Kohl's and other strip shopping, and several big-box hotels. Headed into town, the US highway is four lanes with a center turn lane and is dominated by sprawl. This exit also connects the interstate to Versailles, population 7500. The town was founded in 1792 on land owned by Hezekiah Briscoe, who was only 7 years old at the time.

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The second Franklin County interchange joins Interstate 64 with U.S. 127 (Lawrenceburg Road) at the Exit 53B/A six-ramp parclo interchange. Heading north, U.S. 127 represents the second route into the capital city of Frankfort from Interstate 64. Frankfort is the 5th smallest state capital in the country by population.

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One half mile ahead of Exit 53 to U.S. 127 on I-64 west. U.S. 127 leads south around six miles to Lawrenceburg, the county seat of Anderson County.

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Exit 53B departs Interstate 64 west onto U.S. 127 (Lawrenceburg Road) north to Frankfort. The 758 mile U.S. highway runs from Chattanooga Tennessee to Michigan.

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Missing its KY 151 shield at the time, Exit 48 connects Interstate 64 with U.S. 60 near Graefenburg. Graefenburg was founded by German settlers in the early 19th Century. Exit 48 lies within Kentucky's Bourbon Country, which is home to several distilleries including the Four Roses Distillery and Wild Turkey Distillery among others touted along the freeway.

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KY 151, which appropriately has many distilleries along its route, is reached along Interstate 64 west at the Exit 48 diamond interchange. The state highway leads south seven miles to U.S. 127 outside of Lawrenceburg, acting as that route's business loop town.

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Interstate 64 departs Franklin County on the approach to KY 395 (Exit 43) near the community of Waddy. Waddy was named for W.L. Waddy, who provided land for the railroad that came through the area.

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Exit 43 links Interstate 64 with KY 395 with a diamond interchange among rural hills. Peytona is the settlement where KY 395 north crosses U.S. 60.

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Westbound at the ramp departure (Exit 43) to KY 395 on Interstate 64. KY 395 leads south to KY 44 west of Lawrenceburg and north to Bagdad and U.S. 421 near Defoe.

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Two miles east of the Exit 35 parclo interchange with KY 35 (Mt. Eden Road) on Interstate 64 west at the Guist Creek.

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Shelbyville is the largest town and county seat of Shelby County. The town was founded in 1792, and was home to Colonel Sanders for his last 20 years of life. The town lies along U.S. 60 and KY 53/55, three miles north of Interstate 64.

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KY 55 runs about 150 miles north/south through the state, meeting Interstate 64 at the Exit 32 parclo interchange at Shelbyville.

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Exit 32 departs Interstate 64 westbound at Shelbyville's industrial park area. KY 55 joins KY 53 and U.S. 60 town before continuing north to Eminence and New Castle. Southward, KY 55 ventures 14 miles south through Finchville and Elk Creek to the Spencer County seat of Taylorsville.

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Continuing west, Interstate 64 nears the diamond interchange (Exit 28) with KY 1848 at Simpsonville. Simpsonville has about 1,200 people and a large golf course.

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