Kentucky Route 181

Kentucky Route 181 (KY 181) is a north–south state highway that traverses two counties in western Kentucky.

Kentucky Route 181
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length42.840 mi[1] (68.944 km)
Existed1929[2][3]–present
Major junctions
North end KY 81 at Bremen
  KY 70 at Midland

Future I-569 / Western Kentucky Parkway near Greenville
KY 189 in Greenville
US 62 / KY 176 in Greenville
KY 107 at Clifty
US 68 / KY 80 near Elkton

US 68 Bus. in Elkton

US 41 near Guthrie
South end US 79 / KY 294 / KY 2128 at Tiny Town
Location
CountiesTodd, Muhlenberg
Highway system
KY 180 KY 182

Route description

Todd County

KY 181 starts at a crossroads junction with US Route 79 and Kentucky Route 2128 located near the Tennessee state border in the town of Guthrie, in southern Todd County. This is about 0.28 miles (0.45 km) north of the state line separating Todd County from Montgomery County, Tennessee. KY 181 has junctions with KY 294 and then a crossroad intersection with US Route 41. KY 181 goes north to intersect with KY 848, and then KY 104 before making it into the Todd County seat of Elkton. It intersects US Route 68 Business in downtown Elkton, while it crosses the Jefferson Davis Highway, the real US Route 68, which runs concurrently with Kentucky Route 80 just north of the city limits. Kentucky Route 106 has a junction with KY 181 just after the US 68 junction. Junctions with KY 171 and KY 507 will follow after KY 181 leaves the Elkton area.[4]

At Clifty, Kentucky Route 107 runs concurrent with KY 181 for 2.01 miles (3.23 km) through that community, with a junction with KY 890 located within that concurrency. It intersects KY 1785 before entering Muhlenberg County.[5][6]

Muhlenberg County

After making its entrance into Muhlenberg County, KY 181 has a junction with Kentucky Route 973, which provides access to the Lake Malone State Park. Another junction with KY 890 follows, and then KY 1163 (Old Russellville Pike) before reaching the city of Greenville. In downtown Greenville, it would meet US Route 62 (US 62) and KY 176 in the town square. KY 181 crosses the four-lane KY 189 by-pass before meeting the Exit 53 interchange with the Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway. It then intersects KY 70 at Midland before reaching its northern terminus at the KY 81 junction in the community of Bremen just short of the McLean County line.[5][6]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ToddGuthrie0.0000.000 US 79 / KY 2128 south to I-24 ClarksvilleSouthern terminus of KY 181; northern terminus of KY 2128
0.1000.161 KY 294 west (Tiny Town Road)Eastern terminus of KY 294
0.2140.344 US 41 to US 79 north
4.046.50 KY 848 (Penchem Road)
8.01812.904 KY 1753 south (Elkton-Trenton Road)Northern terminus of KY 1753
10.40316.742 KY 104 south (Old Trenton Road)Northern terminus of KY 104
Elkton12.021–
12.098
19.346–
19.470

US 68 Bus. (West Main St. / East Main St. / Public Square)
Roundabout around the Todd County Courthouse
13.11921.113 US 68 (Jefferson Davis Highway) / KY 80 Hopkinsville, Russellville
13.64821.964 KY 106 east (Blue and Gray Park Road)Western (southern) terminus of KY 106
16.25226.155 KY 171 (Allegre Road / Sharon Grove Road)
19.38831.202 KY 507 (Highland Lick Road)
Clifty25.11840.424 KY 107 south (Clifty-Kirkmansville Road)Southern end of KY 107 overlap
25.87241.637 KY 890 north (Rabbit Ridge Road)Southern terminus of KY 890
27.12843.658 KY 107 north (Todd-Deer Lick Road) LewisburgNorthern end of KY 107 overlap
29.86748.066 KY 1785 east (Jason Ridge Road)Western terminus of KY 1785
Muhlenberg32.44452.214 KY 973 east Lake Malone State ParkWestern terminus of KY 973
34.08554.854 KY 890 southNorthern terminus of KY 890
40.19264.683 KY 1163 southNorthern terminus of KY 1163
Greenville41.9767.54 US 62 west (Hopkinsville Street)Southern end of US 62 overlap
42.11367.774 KY 176 east (East Main Cross Street)Western end of KY 176
42.92769.084 US 62 east (North Main Street) Central CityNorthern end of US 62 overlap
43.52570.047 KY 189 Hopkinsville, Central City
43.81370.510 KY 601 northSouthern end of KY 601
45.46773.172 KY 2533 southNorthern end of KY 2533
46.2874.48 Western Kentucky Parkway to I-69 to I-169 Paducah, ElizabethtownWestern KY Parkway Exit 58
Midland50.00180.469 KY 70 Madisonville, Central City
50.43381.164 KY 2544 eastWestern end of KY 2544
54.02086.937 KY 2551 westEastern terminus of KY 2551
54.94988.432 KY 175
Bremen56.34290.674 KY 81 Calhoun, Central CityNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Division of Planning (June 13, 2007). "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
  2. Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  3. Kentucky Department of Highways (1937). Todd County Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1937 ed.). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  4. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. (Map) (4th ed.). p. 79.
  5. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer. (Map) (4th ed.). p. 62
  6. Rand McNally. The 2014 Road Atlas (Map), p. 42.
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