Kentucky Route 555

Kentucky Route 555 (KY 555) is a 17-mile-long (27 km). north–south state highway that traverses three counties in the western part of central Kentucky's Bluegrass Region.

Kentucky Route 555
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length17.058 mi[1] (27.452 km)
Major junctions
South end
US 150 Bus. / KY 55 / KY 152 in Springfield
  KY 53 near Willisburg Bluegrass Parkway near Brush Grove
North end US 62 in rural western Anderson County
Location
CountiesWashington, Anderson
Highway system
← KY 554→ KY 556

Route description

KY 555 begins in Springfield at intersections with U.S. Route 150 (US 150) and its business loop counterpart, US 150 Business (US 150 Bus.). It has a junction with KY 53 just west of Willisburg. It intersects the Bluegrass Parkway in rural northern Washington County. From there, the highway extends into Anderson County and terminates at an intersection with US 62 in a rural area of the southwestern section of the county southeast of Taylorsville Lake. KY 248 continues the high-quality road to KY 44 east of Taylorsville.

History

KY 555 is a relatively new route; it replaced a portion of KY 53 near its south end and was intended to provide better access to the Bluegrass Parkway eastbound.

Until the 2010-11 fiscal year, the Bluegrass Parkway interchange was KY 555's northern terminus.[2] In the 2011-12 fiscal year, KY 555 was extended into southwestern Anderson County to end at its current northern terminus at US 62.[3][4]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
WashingtonSpringfield
US 150 Bus. / KY 55 / KY 152 (Main Street) – Lebanon, Springfield, Bardstown, Airport
KY 3488 north (Industry Drive)
KY 3488 south (Industry Drive)
KY 528 – Lincoln Homestead State Park
US 150 – Bardstown, Perryville, Danville
​ KY 438 west (Beechland Road) – Lincoln Homestead State Parksouth end of KY 438 overlap
​ KY 438 east (Mayes Creek Road)north end of KY 438 overlap
​ KY 53 north – Willisburg
​ KY 433 – Willisburg
​ KY 1796 (Brush Grove Road)
​ KY 1754
​ Bluegrass Parkway – Bardstown, Elizabethtown, Lawrenceburg, LexingtonBluegrass Parkway exit 42
​Terrell Ridge Roadformer KY 2770 west
Nelson
 No major junctions
Anderson​ US 62
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (4th ed.). DeLorme. 2010. p. 50.
  3. The 2014 Road Atlas (Map) (90th Anniversary ed.). Rand McNally. 2014. p. 42.
  4. Official 2011 Kentucky Highway Map (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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