U.S. Route 641

U.S. Route 641 (US 641) is a U.S. Route in Tennessee and Kentucky. It runs for 165.45 miles (266.27 km) from US 64 south of Clifton, Tennessee to an intersection with US 60 in Marion, Kentucky. While it is considered a spur route of U.S. Route 41, the two routes no longer connect.

U.S. Route 641
US 641 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 41
Length	165.45 mi (266.27 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 64 near Clifton, TN
Major intersections	US 412 at Parsons, TN I-40 near Holladay, TN US 70 at Camden, TN US 70 Bus. at Camden, TN US 79 at Paris, TN KY 80 near Murray, KY US 68 near Draffenville, KY US 62 near Calvert City, KY I-24 / I-69 at Kuttawa, KY US 62 near Eddyville, KY
North end	US 60 / KY 91 at Marion, KY
Location
Country	United States
States	Tennessee, Kentucky
Counties	TN: Wayne, Hardin, Decatur, Benton, Henry KY: Calloway, Marshall, Livingston, Lyon, Caldwell, Crittenden
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided
← I-640 TN → SR 690 ← KY 640 KY → KY 643

Route description

Tennessee

US 641 begins at an intersection with US 64 south of Clifton. North of that city, it runs concurrently with SR 69.^[1] US 641 intersects US 412 in Parsons, I-40 near Holladay, and US 70 in Camden.^[2] In Paris, US 641 intersects US 79; it also separates from SR 69 and begins a concurrency with SR 54 that it maintains until the Kentucky state line.^[3]

Kentucky

The George A. Ellis Bridge (foreground) carries U.S. 62 and U.S. 641 over the Tennessee River.

US 641 enters Kentucky at Hazel and continues north to Murray, intersecting KY 80 just north of the city limit.^[4] Near Benton, a spur route (Spur US 641) provides access to I-69 (the Purchase Parkway) while the main route travels through the city.^[5] US 641 has a concurrency with US 62 beginning near Calvert City; the routes cross I-24 / I-69 before separating in Eddyville.^[6][7] The route intersects KY 70 in Fredonia.^[8] The US 641 designation ends at US 60 in Marion.^[9]

History

U.S. Route 641 was designated by AASHO in 1951 out of a desire on the part of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee highway officials to create a single numbered route to connect Memphis, Tennessee to Evansville, Indiana via the popular tourist attraction Kentucky Dam. In 1968, the 4.9-mile Indiana portion of its route was relinquished. Indiana highway officials, in their request to decommission the route, advised that 641 "serves no useful purpose" and had, indeed, not been marked in Evansville for "a number of years."

Its northern section from Marion to Henderson, Kentucky, which was concurrent with U.S. Route 60, was eliminated and its northern terminus has since remained Marion. In 1977, US 641 was extended southward along the path of Tennessee State Route 69 to its interchange with I-40 (Exit 126) near Holladay, Tennessee with SR 69 continuing south beyond the interchange.

In November 2014, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials approved a southern extension of the US 641 designation along SR 69 and SR 114, from the former southern terminus at I-40 to the current end at US 64 in Wayne County.^[10]

Major intersections

The mileposts listed in the following table is only an estimated calculation. Actual mile markers may vary.

State	County	Location	mi[11][12]	km	Destinations	Notes
Tennessee	Wayne	Clifton Junction	0.0	0.0	US 64 (Savannah Highway/SR 15) – Savannah, Waynesboro	Southern terminus of US 641 and SR 114; Southern end of unsigned SR 114 concurrency
		Clifton	7.34	11.81	SR 128 east (W Pillow Street) – Clifton, Linden	Southern end of SR 128 concurrency
	Hardin	​	8.67	13.95	SR 128 south (New Highway 128) – Savannah	Northern end of SR 128 concurrency
	Tennessee River		11.12– 11.68	17.90– 18.80	Bridge over Kentucky Lake
	Decatur	​	13.7	22.0	SR 69 south / SR 114 north – Bath Springs, Saltillo	Northern end of unsigned SR 114 concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 69 concurrency
		​	21.9	35.2	SR 202 south (Brooksie Thompson Road)	Southern end of SR 202 concurrency
		Decaturville	25.3	40.7	SR 100 (W Main Street) – Henderson, Scotts Hill, Decaturville
			25.9	41.7	SR 202 north (Middleburg Road) – Beacon	Northern end of SR 202 concurrency
		​	27.5– 27.6	44.3– 44.4	Arthur F. Tolley Bridge over the Beech River
		Parsons	30.6	49.2	US 412 (Main Street/SR 20) – Lexington, Linden
		Holladay	44.6	71.8	I-40 – Memphis, Nashville	Former southern terminus; I-40 exit 126
	Benton		46.3	74.5	SR 192 north – Pauline	Southern terminus of SR 192; former US 641/SR 69 through Holladay
		​	53.5	86.1	SR 192 south (Old Hwy 69) – Holladay	Northern terminus of SR 192; former US 641/SR 69 through Holladay
		​	58.3	93.8	US 70 (SR 1) – Bruceton, Hollow Rock, New Johnsonville, Waverly
		Camden	59.8	96.2	US 70 Bus. (W Main Street/SR 391) to SR 69A – Downtown, Bruceton
	Henry	Paris	78.6	126.5	SR 218 (Paris Bypass)	Beltway around Paris
			79.5	127.9	SR 69A south (Memorial Drive) – Big Sandy	Northern terminus of SR 69A; former routing of US 641/SR 69
			80.2	129.1	SR 77 west (Mineral Wells Avenue) – Huntingdon	Eastern terminus of SR 77
			81.0	130.4	US 79 (Tyson Avenue/SR 76) – McKenzie, Dover
			81.9	131.8	SR 54 west / SR 69 north / SR 356 east (Wood Street) – Dresden, Cottage Grove, Buchanan, Paris Landing State Park	Northern end of unsigned SR 69 concurrency; southern end of unsigned SR 54 concurrency; western terminus of SR 356; SR 356 is a former alignment of US 79/SR 76
		​	85.7	137.9	SR 218 north (Paris Bypass)	Beltway around Paris; current southern terminus of SR 218
		Puryear	91.9	147.9	SR 140 east (Poplar Street) – Buchanan, Paris Landing State Park	Southern end of SR 140 concurrency
			92.0	148.1	SR 140 west (W Chestnut Street) – Cottage Grove	Northern end of SR 140 concurrency
			95.87 0.000	154.29 0.000	Tennessee–Kentucky state line Northern end of unsigned SR 54 concurrency
Kentucky	Calloway	Hazel	0.009	0.014	KY 893 west (W Stateline Rd)	South end of KY 893 concurrency
			0.069	0.111	KY 893 east (E Stateline Rd)	North end of KY 893 concurrency
		Murray	3.556	5.723	KY 1828 (Midway Rd)
		Murray	6.666	10.728	US 641 Bus. (Glendale Rd) / KY 1550
			7.169	11.537	KY 821 (Sycamore St)
			7.699	12.390	KY 94 (Main St) – Water Valley
			8.143	13.105	US 641 Bus. (Chestnut St) / KY 1327
			8.633	13.893	KY 121 – Mayfield
			9.710	15.627	KY 2075 (N 4th St)
		​	10.620	17.091	KY 80 – Mayfield, Hopkinsville
		​	11.775	18.950	KY 1429
		​	12.348	19.872	KY 1824
		​	13.829	22.256	KY 464 – Kirksey, Almo
		Dexter	16.929	27.245	KY 1346
	Marshall	Hardin	18.668	30.043	KY 402
		​	22.774	36.651	US 641 Spur / KY 1824 to I-69
		​	23.434	37.713	KY 1518
		Benton	25.559	41.133	KY 1445
			25.714	41.383	KY 58 west / KY 408 – Mayfield	South end of KY 58 concurrency
			26.002	41.846	KY 408
			26.259	42.260	KY 348
			26.363	42.427	KY 2609
		​	28.912	46.529	KY 58 east / KY 795 – Briensburg, Scale	North end of KY 58 concurrency
		Draffenville	30.306	48.773	US 68 east – Hopkinsville	South end of US 68 concurrency
			30.722	49.442	US 68 west to I-69 – Paducah	North end of US 68 concurrency
		​	32.518	52.333	KY 1422 – Tatumsville, Palma
		​	36.122	58.133	KY 2595
		​	37.110	59.723	US 62 west to I-24 / KY 282 – Calvert City	Interchange; south end of US 62 concurrency
	Livingston	​	39.584	63.704	KY 453 (Dover Rd)	Interchange
		Lake City	40.072	64.490	KY 952 (J. R. O'Bryan Ave)
		​	41.009	65.998	KY 917 (Stringtown Rd)
	Lyon	Suwanee	44.944	72.330	KY 810 north	South end of KY 810 concurrency
			45.010	72.437	KY 810 south	North end of KY 810 concurrency
		​	47.370	76.235	KY 93 west / KY 295	South end of KY 93 concurrency
		​	47.724	76.804	KY 6011 (Mary Blue Rd)
		​	48.063	77.350	I-24 / I-69 – Madisonville, Clarksville	Interchange
		Eddyville	49.422	79.537	KY 295
			49.510	79.679	KY 373
			50.193	80.778	KY 93	North end of KY 93 concurrency
			51.739	83.266	US 62 east / KY 3305 (Riley Rd) – Princeton	North end of US 62 concurrency
		​	54.407	87.560	KY 1943
		​	54.894	88.343	KY 3169 (New Bethel Church Rd)
	Caldwell	Fredonia	60.331	97.093	KY 70 east / KY 91 east (Marion Rd) – Madisonville, Princeton	South end of KY 70/KY 91 concurrency
			60.535	97.422	KY 902 east	South end of KY 902 concurrency
			60.656	97.616	KY 902 west	North end of KY 902 concurrency
	Crittenden	​	63.258	101.804	KY 70 west – Mexico	North end of KY 70 concurrency
		Marion	69.577	111.973	US 60 / KY 91 north – Paducah, Henderson	Northern terminus; north end of KY 91 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Two special routes of U.S. Route 641 currently exist, and a third has existed in the past, all of which have been in Kentucky.

Murray business loop

U.S. Route 641 Business
Location	Murray

US Route 641 Business is a business route of US Route 641 located mainly along the east side of Murray, Kentucky, in Calloway County. It follows Kentucky Route 121 east from US 641 along Glendale Road until KY 121 turns south along South Fourth Street, where US BUS 641 turns north. The route makes a sharp left turn at Chestnut Street and heads west before finally terminating at US 641.

Benton spur route

U.S. Route 641 Spur
Location	Benton
Length	3.25 mi (5.23 km)

US Route 641 Spur is a spur route of US Route 641 located on the south side of Benton, Kentucky, in Marshall County in western Kentucky's Jackson Purchase region. It begins at a junction with US 641 south of Benton, and ends at the Exit 41 interchange with Interstate 69 (formerly the Julian M. Carroll Purchase Parkway).

Benton truck route

U.S. Route 641 Truck
Location	Benton
Existed	?–1990s

References

1. Planning Division (1998). General Highway Map: Decatur County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. p. 20. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
2. Planning Division (1996). General Highway Map: Benton County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. p. 3. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
3. Planning Division (2002). General Highway Map: Henry County, Tennessee (PDF) (Map). Tennessee Department of Transportation. p. 40. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
4. Division of Planning (January 2012). State Primary Road System: Calloway County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. p. 18. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
5. Division of Planning (February 2012). State Primary Road System: Marshall County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. p. 79. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
6. Division of Planning (March 2011). State Primary Road System: Livingston County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. p. 70. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
7. Division of Planning (March 2011). State Primary Road System: Lyon County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. p. 72. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
8. Division of Planning (May 2011). State Primary Road System: Caldwell County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. p. 17. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
9. Division of Planning (January 2011). State Primary Road System: Crittenden County (PDF) (Map). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. p. 28. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
10. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 20, 2014). "Report to SCOH" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
11. "Official DMI Route Log: District 1". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
12. "Official DMI Route Log: District 2". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved November 26, 2012.

External links

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• US 641 at Kentucky Roads
• US 641 at US Ends