Kentucky Route 155
{{short description|State highway in Kentucky, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=KY
|type=KY
|route=155
|alternate_name=Taylorsville Road, Taylorsville Lake Road
|maint=KYTC
|map={{maplink-road|from=Kentucky Route 155.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=KY 155 highlighted in red
|length_mi=20.788
|length_round=3
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=KY|KY|55|KY|1663}} in Elk Creek
|junction={{Jct|state=KY|I|265|KY|841}} near Jeffersontown
{{Jct|state=KY|I|264}} in Louisville
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=KY|US|31E|US|150}} in Louisville
|previous_type=KY
|previous_route=154
|next_type=KY
|next_route=156
}}
Kentucky Route 155 (KY 155) is a {{convert|20.788|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route originates at a junction with U.S. Route 31E and US 150 (Bardstown Road) in Louisville, Kentucky. On the other side of intersection, KY 155 becomes a local road called Trevilian Way. KY 155 continues through several Louisville suburbs to Jeffersontown, Kentucky and into Spencer County, where it eventually merges with Kentucky Route 55 a few miles north of Taylorsville, Kentucky.
It is known locally as Taylorsville Road from its northern terminus until a junction with Kentucky Route 148 in Jefferson County, where it is known as Taylorsville Lake Road until reaching its southern terminus. Despite what its two local names would suggest, KY 155 itself does not actually reach either Taylorsville Lake or Taylorsville, but through connecting roads it is the primary non-interstate link between Louisville and both of those locations.
It is 4 to 6 lanes through much of Jefferson County, and is a major thoroughfare connecting Louisville's inner east side neighborhoods with suburban shopping and business areas, such as the Hurstbourne Parkway corridor. It interchanges with both I-264 and I-265.
History
KY 155's history is relatively lengthy, the intersection with Bardstown Road (once called the Bardstown Turnpike) was originally known as Doup's Point, the home of a major Louisville family. In 1848 legislation was passed authorizing the construction of a spur route from the Bardstown Turnpike near Doup's Point to Taylorsville, by way of Jeffersontown. The route, initially called the Louisville and Taylorsville Pike, was completed by the late 19th century and was expanded to 4 lanes in the 1960s.{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsenecagardens.com/surrounding_areas.htm|title=Seneca Gardens history|accessdate=2007-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317081224/http://www.cityofsenecagardens.com/surrounding_areas.htm|archive-date=2007-03-17|url-status=dead}} In the early 1990s, as a part of improvements to I-264 and its interchanges, KY 155 was widened to 6 lanes south of the interchange and local access roads were built parallel to it, to provide easier access for residents whose driveways had previously opened onto the highway.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=KY|length_ref=}}
{{KYint
|county=Spencer
|cspan=2
|location=Elk Creek
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|55|KY|1633|dir2=south|city1=Taylorsville|city2=Shelbyville}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=2.518
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3192|dir1=south|city1=Wilsonville}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 3192
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|county=Jefferson
|cspan=11
|location=Louisville
|lspan=5
|mile=7.280
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1531|dir1=south|name1=Routt Road}}
|notes=South end of KY 1531 overlap
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|mile=8.504
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|148|dir1=east|KY|1531|dir2=north|name2=Taylorsville Road|city1=Finchville}}
|notes=Sorth end of KY 1531 overlap
}}
{{KYint
|mile=8.950
|road=Hatmaker Trail (KY 2265 south)
}}
{{KYint
|mile=10.305
|road={{jct|state=KY|I|265|KY|841|to3=to|I|64|I|65}}
|notes=I-265 exit 23
}}
{{KYint
|mile=12.494
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|913|dir1=north|name1=Blankenbaker Parkway}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 913
}}
{{KYint
|location=Jeffersontown
|mile=13.271
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1819|name1=Ruckriegel Parkway}}
}}
{{KYint
|location1=Louisville
|location2=Jeffersontown
|mile=15.642
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1747|name1=South Hurstbourne Parkway|to2=to|I|64}}
}}
{{KYint
|location=Louisville
|lspan=4
|mile=17.837
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1932|name1=Breckenridge Lane}}
}}
{{KYint
|mile=18.951
|road={{jct|state=KY|I|264|name1=Watterson Expressway}}
|notes=I-264 exit 17
}}
{{KYint
|mile=19.348
|road=Dutchmans Lane (KY 2048 north)
}}
{{KYint
|mile=20.788
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|31E|US|150|name2=Bardstown Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
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See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/jefferson.pdf State Primary Road System in Jefferson County]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090409113538/http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/reports/SPRS_listings/listings/spencer.pdf State Primary Road System in Spencer County]
Category:Transportation in Spencer County, Kentucky