Kentucky Route 91
{{short description|State highway in Kentucky, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=KY
|type=KY
|route=91
|alternate_name=
|maint=KYTC
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Kentucky Route 91}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=KY 91 highlighted in red
|length_mi=49.783
|length_round=3
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80}} in Hopkinsville
|junction=
- {{Jct|state=KY|KY|1682|name1=Hopkinsville Bypass}}
- {{Jct|state=KY|US|62|KY|139|KY|293}} in Princeton
- {{Jct|state=KY|I|69}} near Princeton
- {{Jct|state=KY|US|641|KY|70}} in Fredonia
- {{Jct|state=KY|US|60}} in Marion
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=IL|IL|1|extra=ferry}} / Cave-in-Rock Ferry at Ohio River ferry near Cave-in-Rock, IL
|counties=Christian, Caldwell, Crittenden
|previous_type=KY
|previous_route=90
|next_type=KY
|next_route=92
}}
Kentucky Route 91 (KY 91) is a {{convert|49.783|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} state highway that traverses three counties in western Kentucky. It begins in Hopkinsville, Kentucky and ends at the Ohio River, the Kentucky-Illinois state line in northern Crittenden County.
Route description
=Hopkinsville to Princeton=
It begins at a junction with U.S. Route 68 and Kentucky Route 80 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the Christian County seat. It crosses KY-1682, the Hopkinsville By-Pass before leaving town. It goes on a northwesterly path, and its junction with Kentucky Route 398 is KY 91's access point to Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park.DeLorme. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer. (2010) (Map, Fourth Edition) page 78
KY 91 enters Caldwell County, and then it would meet Kentucky Routes 139 and 293, along with US 62 in downtown Princeton. It then traverses Interstate 69 on the northwest outskirts of Princeton.DeLorme. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer. (2010) (Map, Fourth Edition) pp. 60-612014 Official Kentucky Highway Map.
=Princeton to Cave-in-Rock=
KY 91 meets Kentucky Route 70 and then U.S. Route 641 at Fredonia, a community northwest of Princeton. KY 70, KY 91, and US 641 then run concurrently from there into Crittenden County. KY 70 departs from US 641/KY 91 at a point north of the Crittenden-Caldwell County line, while KY 91 remains with US 641 until the U.S. Route's northern terminus at the U.S. Route 60 junction at Kentucky. For a few blocks, KY 91 runs concurrently with US 60, and then KY 91 goes further north to reach its northern terminus at the Cave-In-Rock Ferry on the Ohio River, which also marks the Kentucky-Illinois state line. It becomes Illinois State Highway 1 upon entry into Hardin County, Illinois.DeLorme. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer. (2010) (Map, Fourth Edition) page 43
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=KY|length_ref=}}
{{KYint
|county=Christian
|cspan=7
|location=Hopkinsville
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80|name1=Cadiz Road|name2=West 7th Street}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 91
}}
{{KYint
|mile=0.679
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1682|name1=Eagle Way|to2=to|I|169}}
|notes=
}}
{{KYint
|location=Sinking Fork
|mile=5.43
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1349|dir1=south|name1=Quisenberry Lane}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY-1349
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|location=Sinking Fork
|mile=6.351
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1026|dir1=west|name1=Gracey-Sinking Fork Road}}
|notes=Southern end of KY 1026 concurrency
}}
{{KYint
|location=Sinking Fork
|mile=6.718
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1026|dir1=east|name1=Clark Store-Sinking Fork Road}}
|notes=Northern end of KY 1026 concurrency
}}
{{KYint
|location=Bainbridge
|mile=11.709
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|398|dir1=north|name1=Bainbridge Road|location1=Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 398
}}
{{KYint
|location=Bainbridge
|mile=12.231
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|124|dir1=west|name1=Sugar Creek Road}}
|notes=Eastern terminius of KY 124
}}
{{KYint
|county=Caldwell
|cspan=15
|location=none
|mile=17.562
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|672}}
|notes=
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=22.09
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1857|dir1=south|name1=Dripping Spring Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1857
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=22.948
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|1603|dir1=north|name1=Scottsburg Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 1603
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=24.043
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|128|dir1=south|name1=State Route 128}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 128
}}
{{KYint
|location=Princeton
|lspan=8
|mile=26.736
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|2080|name1=Cadiz Street|dir1=south}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 2080; old KY 139
}}
{{KYint
|mile=26.839
|road=East Main St./East Washington St.
|notes=Begin splitting of KY 91’s south/north lanes
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|mile=26.981
|road=US 62 West (Do Not Enter)
|notes=Eastern end of concurrency with US 62 eastbound/KY 139 northbound
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|mile=26.999
|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|62|dir1=east|KY|293|dir2=north}}
|notes=Northern end of US 62 east/KY-293 north concurrency; eastern end of concurrency with US 62 westbound/KY 293 southbound
}}
{{KYint
|mile=27.017
|road= {{Jct|state=KY|KY|139|dir1=south|KY|293|dir2=south}}
|notes=Southern end of KY 139 concurrency; western end of KY 293 southbound concurrency}}
{{KYint
|mile=27.305
|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|62|dir1=east|KY|91|dir2=south|nolink2=y|KY|139|dir3=south}}
|notes=End splitting of KY 91’s south/north lanes
}}
{{KYint
|mile=28.05
|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|62|dir1=west|city1=Eddyville}}
|notes=Western end of US 62 concurrency
}}
{{KYint
|mile=28.493
|mile2=28.553
|road={{Jct|state=KY|I|69|city1=Paducah|city2=Elizabethtown}}
|notes=I-69 Exit 79; Former Western Kentucky Parkway exit 11
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|location=none
|mile=30.106
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|139|dir1=north|name1=Farmersville Road}}
|notes=Northern end of KY 139 concurrency
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|location=Fredonia
|lspan=2
|mile=39.59
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|70|dir1=east|city1=Madisonville}}
|notes=Southern end of KY 70 concurrency
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|mile=40.082
|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|641|dir1=south|city1=Eddyville}}
|notes=Southern end of US 641 concurrency
}}
{{jctgap|text=see US 641 or KY 70}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|county=Crittenden
|location=Marion
|mile=49.328
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|60|dir1=west|name1=West Gum Street|city1=Paducah}}
|notes=Northern terminus of US 641 and northern end of US 641 concurrency; southern end of concurrency with US 60
}}
{{jctgap|text=see US 60}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|county=Crittenden
|cspan=4
|location=Marion
|lspan=2
|mile=49.625
|road={{Jct|state=KY|US|60|dir1=east|city1=Morganfield}}
|notes=Northern end of US 60 concurrency
}}
{{KYint
|mile=50.072
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|981|dir1=south|name1=Old Salem Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 981
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=58.018
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|387|dir1=north|location=Dam 50 Recreational Area}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 387
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=59.548
|road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|135|dir1=south|city1=Carrsville}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 135
}}
{{jctplace
|river=Ohio River
|lspan=2
|mile=60.887
|mspan=2
|place={{Jct|extra=ferry}} Cave-In-Rock Ferry; Kentucky-Illinois state line
}}
{{Jctint
|mile=none
|road={{Jct|state=IL|IL|1}}
|notes=Continuation into Illinois
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}