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Man o' War Boulevard, named after the racehorse Man o' War, is a 17-mile (27 km) urban arterial, circling Lexington, Kentucky to its south. Its western terminus is at US 60 Versailles Road at Keeneland Race Course's main entrance, from which the highway heads southeast, intersecting with US 68 (Harrodsburg Road), US 27 (Nicholasville Road), and other roads. It then turns east and northeast, intersecting KY 1974 (Tates Creek Road), Alumni Drive, US 25/US 421 (Richmond Road), and I-75, before ending at US 60 (Winchester Road) at Brighton. The majority of the road is a four-lane divided highway with curbs and sidewalks maintained by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, but the 1.429-mile (2.300 km) portion east of I-75 is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as Supplemental Road Kentucky Route 1425 (KY 1425),〔Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, (Fayette County State Primary Road System ), as of September 4, 2007〕 and only carries two lanes.〔Google Maps satellite imagery, accessed September 2007〕 == History == The idea of an outer southern bypass of Lexington first appeared in Lexington city plans in the 1930s as Tiverton Way. However, construction did not begin on the road until 1973.〔Miller, John Winn. "City starts Man o' War extension effort." Herald-Leader. 1986 Aug. 15.〕 The following year, the road was renamed Man o' War Boulevard.〔 The first stretch of Man o' War, between Richmond Road (US 25) and Palumbo Drive, opened as a two-lane road in 1975.〔 In 1979, the highway was completed between Mount Tabor Road, now known as Alumni Drive, and Armstrong Mill Road. By November 1983, it was completed to Tates Creek Road and extended to Nicholasville Road one year later.〔Davis, Merlene. "SEVERAL PROJECTS HELPING TO EASE AREA'S TRAFFIC WOES." ''Lexington Herald-Leader'' 27 Jan. 1985. 10 Jan. 2007.〕 In January 1985, Man o' War had been extended to Bold Bidder Drive and work was beginning on a segment to extend the road to Todds Road.〔 By 1986, it stretched from US 68 (Harrodsburg Road) to Armstrong Mill Road, a distance of a little over 10 miles (16 km).〔 The entire facility was four-lanes divided by a raised grass median, except for the segment from Palumbo Drive to the terminus at Armstrong Mill Road, where it was two-lanes with turning lanes on four-lane right-of-way; that portion of Man o' War was widened in 1987 for $3.3 million.〔 The 2.4 mile (4 km) section from Armstrong Mill Road to Interstate 75 would be one of the costliest segments of the highway to be constructed, as it would feature an interchange at the interstate that was projected to cost $8.2 million.〔Miller, John Winn. "City starts Man o' War Extension Effort." 15 Aug. 1986. ''Lexington Herald-Leader''. 10 Nov. 2006.〕 The right-of-way purchase from Palumbo Drive to Interstate 75 began in August 1986; construction was completed two years later. The alignment chosen followed south of Todds Road east of Armstrong Mill Road, then cross to the north side of Bryant Road and interchange with Interstate 75 approximately 200 feet north of the Bryant Road overpass. The completion of the final segment, seven total ,〔 signaled the end of road work along Man o' War Boulevard. It was completed at a cost of $45 million, and was jointly constructed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. When Man o' War Boulevard opened, it featured a 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit and only a handful of traffic lights. Since suburban development has expanded southward in the past ten years, the number of traffic lights has dramatically increased. It now hosts a 45 mph (70 km/h) speed limit for most of its length, with the exception of KY 1968 (Parkers Mill Road) west to its western terminus. From KY 1927 (Liberty Road and Todds Road) east to I-75, Man o' War Boulevard paralleled and replaced the existing KY 1425 (Bryant Road).〔Rand McNally Road Atlas: United States/Canada/Mexico, 1988〕 The 0.987 miles (1.588 km) of KY 1927 west of I-75 were transferred to the county on July 6, 1990. Since then, the KYTC has renamed its remaining portion of Bryant Road to Man o' War Boulevard, but it remains a Supplemental Road, the lowest class of state highway, despite its increased importance.〔〔Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, (State Primary Road System: Fayette County ) (map), last revision June 2007〕〔Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, (State Primary Road System Listings ) explanation, accessed September 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Man o' War Boulevard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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