U.S. Route 45 in Kentucky

U.S. Route 45
U.S. Route 45
Route information
	Maintained by KYTC
Length	51.880 mi (83.493 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 45 / SR 3 at Tennessee state line in Fulton
	; US 45 Byp. in Mayfield; Purchase Parkway near Mayfield; I-24 in Paducah; US 62 / KY 731 in Paducah; US 60 in Paducah; ; US 45 Bus. in Paducah; ; I-24 BL / US 60 Bus. in Paducah;
North end	US 45 at Ohio River in Paducah
Location
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Counties	Fulton, Hickman, Graves, McCracken
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; Kentucky State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Parkways;

U.S. Route 45 (US 45) enters Kentucky at Fulton in Fulton County and travels northeast through Hickman County, Graves County, and McCracken County. After passing through Mayfield in Graves County it heads directly north into Paducah as a four-lane highway. In Paducah, US 45 serves as a major artery, intersecting with Interstate 24 at Exit 7, and intersecting US 60 and 62. U.S. 45 leaves Kentucky from Paducah's northern border across the two-lane, metal-grate Brookport Bridge to Brookport, Illinois across the Ohio River.