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Interstate 264 (Kentucky)
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:I-264.svg) Interstate 264 | ||||
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| Watterson/Shawnee Expressway | ||||
 I-264 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-64 | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 22.93 mi[1] (36.90 km) | |||
| Existed | 1948–present | |||
| History | Expanded into a partial loop from 1958 to 1974 | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-64 / US 150 in Louisville | |||
| East end |  I-71 in Louisville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Jefferson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 264 (I-264) is a partial loop around the city of Louisville, Kentucky, south of the Ohio River. An auxiliary route of I-64, it is signed as the Shawnee Expressway for its first eight miles (13 km) from its western terminus at I-64/US 150 to US 31W/US 60 and as the Watterson Expressway for the remainder of its length from US 31W/US 60 to its eastern terminus at I-71. It is 22.93 miles (36.90 km) in length and runs an open circle around central Louisville.[1] It is the only auxiliary route of I-64 outside of Virginia.
I-264 is Louisville's inner beltway (in conjunction with I-64 and I-71), and the later constructed I-265, the Gene Snyder Freeway, is Louisville's outer beltway. I-264 is currently used as the primary detour route when I-64 is closed through Downtown Louisville. However, in late 2016 with the completion of the Lewis and Clark Bridge, the formerly separate segments of I-265 in Kentucky and Indiana have been connected to provide another detour route.
In discussions about the city, I-264 is often used as a rough line dividing the older areas of Louisville from its suburbs.
- ^ a b "Table 2 – Auxiliary Routes – FHWA Route Log and Finder List – Interstate Highway System – National Highway System – Planning". Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Federal Highway Administration. December 31, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
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