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Interstate 74 currently terminates in Cincinnati, Ohio; however, there exist plans to extend the roadway to South Carolina. This new route may pass through Kentucky.
The proposed road would enter Kentucky at the Markland Dam and exit Kentucky at the William H. Harsha Bridge near Maysville. These end points were chosen due to the expense of building bridges over the The Ohio River. The proposal suggests building an interstate grade road; however, four-lane and two-lane atrerials are also being studied.
- AARoads.com: Corridor 5 (Interstate 73 and Interstate 74)
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- Information about the proposed corridor from the Great Lakes to the shores of the Carolinas. - Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Planning: Proposed Interstate 74 - Studies and reports related ot the corridor in Kentucky.
I-74 News Items
Northern Kentucky Outer Loop (I-74) Conceptual Feasibility Final Draft Released
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released the final report for the conceptual feasibility study for the Northern Kentucky Outer Loop, and the finding is that such an outer loop is not feasible.
The proposed route would connect with I-74 in Indiana, pass into Kentucky at the Markland Dam in Gallatin County, travel east-west across Kentucky, cross the Ohio River into Ohio at the William H. Harsha bridge near Maysville, and connect with a proposed extension of I-74 in Ohio. A two-year long study of this route found that the entire route would not be financially feasible in Kentucky; however, the study found that several segments of the route would have an independent of utility. The study divided the route into six sections and assigned them the following priorities:
- US 127 to I-75 - 15.1 miles (Owen and Grant Counties)
- I-71 to US 127 - 6.8 miles (Gallatin/Carroll and Owen Counties)
- I-75 to US 27 - 17.6 miles (Grant and Pendleton Counties)
- US 27 to KY 9 - 29 miles (Pendleton, Bracken, and Mason Counties)
- Indiana to I-71 - 7 miles (Carroll/Gallatin Counties)
- KY 9 to Ohio - 2.9 miles (Mason County)
The study found that construction of a proposed highway (Indiana State Road 101) from I-74 in Indiana to the Markland Dam would improve the usability of the Indiana to I-71 segment of the Outer Loop.
The release of the report does not guarantee that anything will be built. Construction is dependent on future funding.
More information: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Division of Planning: Proposed Interstate 74
New Northern Kentucky Outer Loop Newsletter
The KYTC has posted a new newsletter concerning the construction of the Northern Kentucky Outer Loop.
Consideration of routes for the Northern Kentucky Outer Loop has been narrowed to a five to ten mile corridor stretching from the Markland Dam in Gallatin County to the Ohio River near Maysville. The road will not be part of I-74; however, it is being studied as part of an effort to extend I-74 eastward from Cincinnati.
State Studying Feasibility of I-74 Outer Loop through Northern Kentucky
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released this newsletter (PDF format) that discuss a feasibility study of an I-74 "Northern Kentucky Outer Loop" that could possibly serve Carroll, Gallatin, Owen, Grant, Pendleton, Bracken and Mason counties.