US 25 technically crosses the
Tennessee state line in two places—near
Jellico, Tennessee, and near
Middlesboro—where a split US 25 enters Kentucky as
US 25W and
US 25E respectively. In
North Corbin, the two suffixed highways meet to reform US 25. US 25 runs primarily northward, paralleling
Interstate 75 (I-75) along the entire route. From North Corbin, US 25 heads north, passing through
London and then heading northwest toward
Mount Vernon. After going through
Livingston and Mount Vernon, US 25 continues to run northward, passing through
Berea. US 25 then meets
US 421, which begins a long
concurrency with US 25, and the two routes go around
Richmond on a bypass. North of Richmond, US 25/US 421 runs concurrently with I-75 to cross the
Kentucky River. Just north of the river, US 25/US 421 splits from I-75 and runs northwesterly into
Lexington. In Lexington, US 25 meets
US 60 and
US 27, and
US 68 before US 421 splits off to the northwest. US 25 continues north through
Georgetown, where it meets
US 62 and
US 460. The highway continues through
Corinth,
Williamstown,
Dry Ridge,
Crittenden, and
Walton. In
Florence, US 25 meets
US 42 and
US 127, both of which run concurrently with US 25. The three routes run northeast through
Erlanger,
Edgewood,
Crestview Hills,
Lakeside Park,
Fort Mitchell,
Fort Wright,
Park Hills, and
Covington, and intersect
I-275 in Crestview Hills and
I-71 and I-75 twice in Fort Mitchell and Covington. In Covington, the three routes begin to cross the
Ohio River on the
Clay Wade Bailey Bridge. At the
Ohio state line, US 25 ends, and US 42/US 127 continues into downtown
Cincinnati. ==History==