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U.S. Route 31E

U.S. Route 31E (US 31E) is the eastern parallel route for U.S. Highway 31 from Nashville, Tennessee, to Louisville, Kentucky.

Not to be confused with U.S. Route 31 Emergency (Grand Haven, Michigan).

U.S. Route 31E marker

U.S. Route 31E

190.9 mi[1][2][3] (307.2 km)

US 31 / US 31W / US 41 / US 431 in Nashville, TN

US 231 near Bransford, TN
I-265 in Louisville, KY
I-264 in Louisville, KY

US 31 / US 31W / US 60 in Louisville, KY

United States

Tennessee, Kentucky

TN: Davidson, Sumner
KY: Allen, Barren, Hart, LaRue, Nelson, Spencer, Bullitt, Jefferson

Points of interest[edit]

There are various historical sites along US 31E in Kentucky. Among them are Cave Hill Cemetery and Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville, My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown, and Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site just south of Hodgenville. Also, five historic monuments to the Civil War are along the path: three in Louisville, one in Bardstown, and one in Glasgow.[10]

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U.S. Route 31E Bypass marker

U.S. Route 31E Bypass

Hendersonville, Tennessee

1981–present

Glasgow

3.24 mi (5.21 km)

Bardstown

Mount Washington

2.487 mi[11] (4.002 km)

between exits 21 and 25.

Bluegrass Parkway

between the Bluegrass Parkway and KY 245, and

U.S. Route 150

bypass from US 150 east of downtown to US 31E/150 north of downtown.

Kentucky Route 245

Roads in Louisville, Kentucky

Roads in Nashville, Tennessee

Kleber, ed. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. University Press of Kentucky.  0-8131-1772-0.

ISBN

Rennick, Robert M. (1988). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky.  0-8131-0179-4.

ISBN

Simon, F. Kevin (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky: A Guide to the Bluegrass State. University Press of Kentucky.  0-8131-0865-9.

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