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Subject:        RM: 2014 Kentucky official now available
Date:   Thu, 3 Apr 2014 12:39:36 -0400
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*News release (pasted below) went out this week.*
*Map appears same as previous years. New highway additions are listed.*
*I obtained my copy in early March at the Southern Indiana tourism
center in Jeffersonville, at the north foot of the George Rogers Clark
Memorial (Second Street) Bridge off U.S. 31. Kentucky tourism folks
would be happy to send you one.*
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*Chris Turner*
*#483 Jeffersonville, Ind.*
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*2014 Kentucky Official Highway Map now available*

/Celebrates unique features that prove â??Thereâ??s Only Oneâ?? Kentucky///

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*FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 2, 2014) â?? *Itâ??s a sure sign of spring!**The
2014 Kentucky Official Highway Map is now available across the
Commonwealth at rest areas, welcome centers, local convention and
tourism offices and all Kentucky State Parks.

As always, the new map contains a wealth of information for motorists.
At the same time, its theme of Kentucky uniqueness â?? â??Thereâ??s Only
Oneâ?? â?? highlights the beauty, natural attractions and hidden gems
found only in Kentucky.

While sites such as Churchill Downs and Mammoth Cave draw visitors from
around the world, the 2014 map also points out some of the stateâ??s
lesser known treasures.

For nature and wildlife lovers, Kentucky offers a host of attractions.

The Sloughs Wildlife Management Area near Henderson, in Western
Kentucky, is home to the largest Great Blue Heron rookery in the
Commonwealth. Distinguished by its large cypress trees and swamps, the
area attracts migrating birds like a magnet. And with observation
platforms for wildlife viewing open year round, itâ??s perfect for a
daytrip.

At Old Friends Retirement Home â?? the â??old friendsâ?? being
thoroughbred horses , visitors can get up close and personal with
retired stars of racing such as Breeders Cup Champion Gulch,
Eclipse-award winner Sunshine Forever and the â??losingestâ?? horse in
the history of the Sport of Kings, Zippy Chippy. The farm is outside
Georgetown, in central Kentucky.

Animals of the cold-blooded type more to your liking? The Kentucky
Reptile Zoo, at Slade in eastern Kentucky, features an 18-foot python
and a multitude of other types of snakes. While at Slade, visit the
Turtle Tracks area, where tortoises and aquatic turtles can be seen.

If youâ??re looking for something less animal-oriented, Yew Dell
Gardens, at Crestwood in northern Kentucky, is a Preservation Project of
the Garden Conservancy. It also is on the National Register of Historic
Places. With many tour options, Yew Dell is a favorite among garden
enthusiasts.

The Blue Heron Mining Community, set along the banks of the Big South
Fork River in Southeastern Kentucky, offers visitors a look back in time
when the area was home to the Blue Heron mines, which operated from 1937
to 1962. Once home to hundreds of people, the isolated community now is
a National Park Site.

â??The Official Kentucky Highway Map is certainly a great aid for
planning a trip and finding your way, but itâ??s also much more,â?? Gov.
Steve Beshear said. â??Our highway map is part of our effort to make a
good first impression on the many thousands of people who will visit and
travel our Commonwealth in 2014. Helping visitors discover our dazzling
hidden gems is just one of the ways we hope to make a great impression.â??

**

The highway map, published annually by the Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet, is packed with information for the traveling public. The 2014
map reflects many system improvements, such as a completed U.S. 27
bypass around Cynthiana; an extension of the south Elizabethtown Bypass,
KY 3005, that now connects to the Western Kentucky Parkway at a newly
constructed interchange; a new alignment and bridge over the Tennessee
River in Paducah that carries all U.S. 60 traffic; and a new section of
a bypass that completes U.S. 27 around Albany.

Federally sanctioned bicycle routes are listed on the map along with
symbols to indicate limited access parkways and divided highways.

Fifteen inset maps detail Lexington, downtown Lexington, the Louisville
area, downtown Louisville, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Henderson,
Hopkinsville, Paducah, Elizabethtown-Radcliff, Northern Kentucky,
Covington-Newport, downtown Frankfort, Richmond-Berea and Ashland.

The cover of the map features a horse and its rider taking a break near
a Wranglers Campground trail in the Land Between the Lakes National
Recreation Area, in far Western Kentucky. The back of the map features
information about Kentucky traffic laws, seat belt safety and the
stateâ??s â??No DUIâ?? app, available for free download.

A personal message from Gov. Beshear tells travelers about improvements
underway in the Louisville area as a result of the Ohio River Bridges
Project. The project includes new crossings in downtown Louisville and
eastern Jefferson County, plus a drastically improved Kennedy
Interchange, where Interstates 64, 65 and 71 meet in Louisville.

In addition, construction will soon start on two bridges in Western
Kentucky across Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake â?? jewels of the
tourism-rich Western Waterland Region.

â??The cabinet takes pride in the quality of the Official Kentucky
Highway Map,â?? Transportation Secretary Mike Hancock said. â??We
believe it is an invaluable resource for all motorists but especially
for visitors.â??

**

â??Some of the most beautiful scenery in America can be found along the
highways and rural roads all across Kentucky,â?? Tourism, Arts and
Heritage Secretary Bob Stewart said. â??The 2014 highway map is an
essential travel tool for travelers to get them safely to their
destinations and to inform them about the multitude of unique places
they can visit along the way.â??

The map features multiple legends identifying every type of street and
highway, including bicycle routes and scenic byways. They also pinpoint
Kentucky State Parks and Resort Parks, colleges and universities,
airports and river ports, hospitals, welcome centers and rest areas,
special points of interest and Kentucky State Police posts.

To view or download an electronic version of the Official State Highway
Map, county maps or city maps, visit
www.transportation.ky.gov/maps/pages/default.aspx

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