Kentucky
Kentucky's once-extensive toll road system has completely ceased toll collections as of November 2006, as required by state law when collected tolls or other revenues are sufficient to pay off each road's construction bonds. More recently, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has decided to route their portion of Interstate 69 and parts of future Interstate 66 over existing parkways. The Kentucky legislature and KYTC are considering reinstating tolls on the affected parkway segments to finance these upgrades. The KYTC along with INDOT is also considering toll financing for three new bridges across the Ohio River (two near Louisville and one for future I-69 near Evansville).
- Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway
- Edward T. Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway (now part of Interstate 69 between Henderson and Western Kentucky Parkway)
- Hal Rogers Parkway
- Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway (now part of Interstate 69)
- Kentucky Turnpike (now part of Interstate 65)
- Louie B. Nunn Parkway
- Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway
- Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway (now part of Interstate 69 between Interstate 24 and Breathitt Parkway and future Interstate 66 between I-24 and the William H. Natcher Parkway)
- Audubon Parkway (Future I-X69 Spur)
- William H. Natcher Parkway
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