Kentucky Route 2831

Kentucky Route 2831 (KY 2831) is a 3.056-mile (4.918 km) state highway in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. It runs from U.S. Routes 60 and 431 in southern Owensboro to West Fifth and Frederica Streets in downtown.

Kentucky Route 2831
Frederica Street
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length3.056 mi[1] (4.918 km)
Existed2010–present
Major junctions
South end US 60 / US 431 in south Owensboro
  KY 81 / KY 54 in Owensboro
North end KY 2245 in downtown Owensboro
Location
CountiesDaviess
Highway system
← KY 2830→ KY 2832

Route description

KY 2831 begins at an interchange with the Wendell H. Ford Expressway (U.S. Route 60, US 60), It then reaches an intersection where KY 81 ends and KY 54 begins. KY 2831 ends at the intersection with KY 2245 and West Fifth Street in downtown Owensboro.

History

From 1929 until 1953, the entire route was originally signed as KY 75.[2] US 431 replaced the KY 75 designation in 1953, and remained on Frederica Street within the city, north of the US 60 Bypass (US 60 Byp.; Wendell H. Ford Expressway),[3] until mid-2010, when the new KY 2831 designation replaced the US 431 alignment in the city. US 431 now ends at the junction with the former US 60 Byp.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Owensboro, Daviess County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000–
0.082		0.000–
0.132		 US 60 (Wendell H. Ford Expressway) / US 431 south (Frederica Street) to Audubon Parkway / Natcher ParkwaySouthern terminus; US 60 exit 14; continues as US 431 beyond US 60
2.5114.041 KY 54 east / KY 81 south (West Parrish Avenue)Western terminus of KY 54; northern terminus of KY 81
3.0564.918 KY 2245 west / West Fifth Street / Frederica StreetNorthern terminus; eastern terminus of KY 2245; continues as Frederica Street beyond West Fifth Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  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. DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 45.
  4. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (2015). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Owensboro inset. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
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