Interstate 69 in Kentucky

Interstate 69
I-69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length	148.090 mi (238.328 km)
Existed	October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)–present
History	Signed into law in 2008 Calvert City to Nortonville signed on October 25, 2011 Nortonville to Henderson signed on November 16, 2015 Mayfield to Calvert City signed in July 2018 Fulton to Mayfield signed in December 2024
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	Future I-69 / US 51 at the Tennessee state line
Major intersections	US 51 in Fulton US 45 Byp. in Mayfield KY 80 in Mayfield US 45 in Mayfield US 641 Spur near Benton US 68 in Draffenville I-24 between Calvert City and Eddyville I-169 / Future I-569 / Western Kentucky Parkway near Nortonville US 41 in Madisonville
North end	US 41 in Henderson
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Fulton, Hickman, Graves, Marshall, Livingston, Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins, Webster, Henderson
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Kentucky State Highway System Interstate US State Parkways
← US 68 → KY 69

Interstate 69 (I-69) in the U.S. state of Kentucky is a 148.1-mile-long (238.3 km) Interstate Highway running from the Tennessee state line in the southwest at Fulton to Henderson in the northeast, just south of the Ohio River. The route incorporates much of the former state parkway system, including the entire Purchase Parkway from Fulton to Calvert City, the western third of the Western Kentucky Parkway from Eddyville to Nortonville, and the northern half of the Pennyrile Parkway from Nortonville to Henderson. Between Calvert City and Eddyville, I-69 runs concurrently with I-24. Eventually, I-69 will leave the former Pennyrile Parkway just south of the Audubon Parkway interchange to bypass Henderson to the east before heading north into Indiana. The proposed route for the remainder of I-69 in Kentucky travels about 10 miles (16 km) before exiting on a bridge across the Ohio River to Indiana; construction on the first segment began in 2022, with completion scheduled in 2031.

I-69 has been divided into three sections of independent utility (SIUs) through Kentucky. SIU 4 includes the new bridge over the Ohio River between Henderson and Evansville, Indiana. The proposed funding formula calls for Kentucky to finance two-thirds of the projected $1.4-billion bridge, while Indiana would pay for the remaining third. SIUs 5 and 6 encompassed previously existing freeways. Federal legislation designated the route for these sections, and Kentucky installed I-69 signs along the route.