{{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=91 |alternate_name= |maint=[[Kentucky Transportation Cabinet|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 |length_ref=<ref name=log>{{cite web|url=http://apps.transportation.ky.gov/DMI_Reports/Official_MP_RL_params.aspx|title=Official DMI Route Log|last=Commonwealth of Kentucky|accessdate=November 24, 2014}}</ref> |established= |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{Jct|state=KY|US|68|KY|80}} in [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky|Hopkinsville]] |junction=<!--MAJOR JUNCTIONS ONLY--> *{{Jct|state=KY|KY|1682|name1=Hopkinsville Bypass}} *{{Jct|state=KY|US|62|KY|139|KY|293}} in [[Princeton, Kentucky|Princeton]] *{{Jct|state=KY|I|69}} near Princeton *{{Jct|state=KY|US|641|KY|70}} in [[Fredonia, Kentucky|Fredonia]] *{{Jct|state=KY|US|60}} in [[Marion, Kentucky|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, Illinois|Cave-in-Rock, IL]] |counties=[[Christian County, Kentucky|Christian]], [[Caldwell County, Kentucky|Caldwell]], [[Crittenden County, Kentucky|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, Kentucky|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, Kentucky|Christian County]] seat. It crosses [[Kentucky Route 1682|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]].<ref>DeLorme. ''Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer''. (2010) (Map, Fourth Edition) page 78</ref>
KY 91 enters [[Caldwell County, Kentucky|Caldwell County]], and then it would meet [[Kentucky Route 139|Kentucky Routes 139]] and [[Kentucky Route 293|293]], along with [[U.S. Route 62 in Kentucky|US 62]] in downtown [[Princeton, Kentucky|Princeton]]. It then traverses [[Interstate 69 in Kentucky|Interstate 69]] on the northwest outskirts of Princeton.<ref name="DeLorme. 2010 pp. 60-61">DeLorme. ''Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer''. (2010) (Map, Fourth Edition) pp. 60-61</ref><ref>{{cite KYTC map |year=2024 |section= |sections=E4, F4 |inset= |link=}}</ref>
===Princeton to Cave-in-Rock=== KY 91 meets [[Kentucky Route 70]] and then [[U.S. Route 641]] at [[Fredonia, Kentucky|Fredonia]], a community northwest of Princeton.<ref>{{cite KYTC map |year=2022 |section= |sections=E3, E4 |inset= |link=}}</ref> KY 70, KY 91, and US 641 then [[Concurrency (road)|run concurrently]] from there into [[Crittenden County, Kentucky|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 [[Marion, Kentucky|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 Route 1|Illinois State Highway 1]] upon entry into [[Hardin County, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite KYTC map |year=2024|section=E3 |sections= |inset= |link=}}</ref><ref name="DeLorme. 2010 pp. 60-61"/><ref>DeLorme. ''Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer.'' (2010) (Map, Fourth Edition) page 43</ref> {{-}}
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=KY|length_ref=<ref name=log/>}} {{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=14 |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 <span class="nowrap">[[Western Kentucky Parkway]]</span> 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 |mile=39.59 |road={{Jct|state=KY|KY|70|dir1=east|city1=Madisonville}} |notes=Southern end of KY 70 concurrency }} {{jctgap|text=see [[Kentucky Route 70#Major intersections|KY 70]], [[U.S. Route 641#Major intersections|US 641]], and [[U.S. Route 60 in Kentucky#Major intersections|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}}
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[[Category:Transportation in Christian County, Kentucky|0091]] [[Category:Transportation in Caldwell County, Kentucky|0091]] [[Category:Transportation in Crittenden County, Kentucky|0091]] [[Category:State highways in Kentucky|0091]]
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