Kentucky Route 2831 Explained

State:KY
Type:KY
Route:2831
Alternate Name:Frederica Street
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:KY 2831 highlighted in red
Length Mi:3.056
Length Ref:[1]
Established:2010
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in south Owensboro
Junction: in Owensboro
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in downtown Owensboro
Counties:Daviess
Previous Type:KY
Previous Route:2830
Next Type:KY
Next Route:2832

Kentucky Route 2831 (KY 2831) is a 3.056miles state highway in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky. It runs from U.S. Routes 60 and 431 in southern Owensboro to West Fifth Street (KY 2245) and Frederica Streets in downtown.

Route description

KY 2831 begins at an interchange with the Wendell H. Ford Expressway (U.S. Route 60, US 60) and U.S. Route 431 (US 431), 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official DMI Route Log . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . Kentucky Transportation Cabinet . June 16, 2016 .
  2. 1939 . October 7, 2014.
  3. DeLorme . DeLorme . 2010 . . Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer . 4th . Yarmouth, ME . DeLorme . 45 .
  4. 2015 . Owensboro . October 7, 2014.