Eagle Way (also known locally as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard or the Hopkinsville Bypass) is a major partial beltway that circles almost completely around the outer portions of the city of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
The bypass originally only consisted of a 5.894 miles (9.485 km) extension of KY 1682 when it was first built at some time between 1973[2] and 1976.[3] That road began life as a connector from KY 107 to US 41 on the north side of Hopkinsville.
Construction of the bypass (1999–2001)edit
Construction of the initial bypass, which was included in a $600 million widening project of US 68 that had proposals dating as early as 1991,[4] went under construction and was completed by 1999. The project also included re-routing the KY 1682 western terminus.[5] The first "new" section went from US 68 on the west side of Hopkinsville to a junction with U.S. Route 41 Alternate on the south side. By the 2000–2001 fiscal year, an extension from US 41 Alternate to another junction with US 68 on the east side of town was constructed and completed.[6]
New Interchangeedit
In 2011, Eagle Way began providing access to the then-recently extended Pennyrile Parkway, now Interstate 169, which was really completed in 2012 when it was extended all the way to the Interstate 24 corridor in southern Christian County.
Futureedit
Future plans call for one final extension of the Hopkinsville Bypass that will go through the northeastern side of Hopkinsville going from the KY 107/KY 1682 junction to the pre-existing eastern junction of US 68/KY 80 and US 68 Bypass, thus making it an orbital beltway. This will also involve a new crossroad intersection with Kentucky Route 507 on the east side of town. If it comes into fruition, the target date of completion should be before or in the year 2025. The state highway designation for the final extension will be determined upon completion.[7]
^Kentucky Department of Relations (1973). Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map(PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Relations. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^Kentucky Department of Relations (1976). Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map(PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Relations. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
^Bryan, Lamar (February 8, 1991). "US 68 widening draws little flak in Todd County". Kentucky New Era. pp. 1A, 2A. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Google Books.
^Kentucky Department of Relations (1999). Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map(PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Relations. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^Kentucky Department of Relations (2001). Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map(PDF) (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Relations. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External linksedit
US 68 at KentuckyRoads.com
January 01, 1970
eagle, also, known, locally, martin, luther, king, boulevard, hopkinsville, bypass, major, partial, beltway, that, circles, almost, completely, around, outer, portions, city, hopkinsville, kentucky, route, informationlength16, existedmid, 1970s, presenthistory. Eagle Way also known locally as the Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard or the Hopkinsville Bypass is a major partial beltway that circles almost completely around the outer portions of the city of Hopkinsville Kentucky Eagle WayRoute informationLength16 920 mi 1 27 230 km ExistedMid 1970s presentHistoryCompleted in 2001ComponenthighwaysUS 68 Byp US 68 Truck KY 1682Major junctionsWest North endKY 107 Greenville Road north of HopkinsvilleMajor intersectionsFor all junctions see articleEast South endUS 68 Jefferson Davis Highway KY 80 east of HopkinsvilleLocationCountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyHighway systemKentucky State Highway System Interstate US State ParkwaysUnited States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Contents 1 Route description 2 History 2 1 As a connector road 2 2 Construction of the bypass 1999 2001 2 3 New Interchange 2 4 Future 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External linksRoute description editThe roadway includes the entire length of the US 68 Bypass and the first 5 894 miles 9 485 km of Kentucky Route 1682 The road is located entirely in Christian County in western Kentucky 1 History editAs a connector road edit The bypass originally only consisted of a 5 894 miles 9 485 km extension of KY 1682 when it was first built at some time between 1973 2 and 1976 3 That road began life as a connector from KY 107 to US 41 on the north side of Hopkinsville Construction of the bypass 1999 2001 edit Construction of the initial bypass which was included in a 600 million widening project of US 68 that had proposals dating as early as 1991 4 went under construction and was completed by 1999 The project also included re routing the KY 1682 western terminus 5 The first new section went from US 68 on the west side of Hopkinsville to a junction with U S Route 41 Alternate on the south side By the 2000 2001 fiscal year an extension from US 41 Alternate to another junction with US 68 on the east side of town was constructed and completed 6 New Interchange edit In 2011 Eagle Way began providing access to the then recently extended Pennyrile Parkway now Interstate 169 which was really completed in 2012 when it was extended all the way to the Interstate 24 corridor in southern Christian County Future edit Future plans call for one final extension of the Hopkinsville Bypass that will go through the northeastern side of Hopkinsville going from the KY 107 KY 1682 junction to the pre existing eastern junction of US 68 KY 80 and US 68 Bypass thus making it an orbital beltway This will also involve a new crossroad intersection with Kentucky Route 507 on the east side of town If it comes into fruition the target date of completion should be before or in the year 2025 The state highway designation for the final extension will be determined upon completion 7 Major intersections editMain articles Kentucky Route 1682 and U S Route 68 Bypass Hopkinsville Kentucky The beltway has intersections with KY 91 and KY 272 along with US 41 Alternate The beltway crosses the following highways roads more than once KY 107 twice Kentucky Route 109 twice U S Route 41 twice U S Route 68 twice including the western and eastern terminus of US 68 Byp and the western terminus of KY 1682 Interstate 169 formerly Pennyrile Parkway twice at exits 6 and 11 References edit a b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Official DMI Route Log Apps transportation ky gov Retrieved December 24 2015 Kentucky Department of Relations 1973 Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map PDF Map Frankfort Kentucky Department of Relations Retrieved February 29 2016 Kentucky Department of Relations 1976 Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map PDF Map Frankfort Kentucky Department of Relations Retrieved February 29 2016 Bryan Lamar February 8 1991 US 68 widening draws little flak in Todd County Kentucky New Era pp 1A 2A Retrieved February 8 2024 via Google Books Kentucky Department of Relations 1999 Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map PDF Map Frankfort Kentucky Department of Relations Retrieved December 24 2015 Kentucky Department of Relations 2001 Official Kentucky Department of Highways Road Map PDF Map Frankfort Kentucky Department of Relations Retrieved December 24 2015 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on June 30 2016 Retrieved June 7 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links editUS 68 at KentuckyRoads com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eagle Way amp oldid 1219629243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
