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Original Cumberland Parkway shield. The road is named after Louie Nunn, a former Kentucky governor from Barren County, who was instrumental in the road's creation. Originally called the Cumberland Parkway from its opening in 1972–1973, it was renamed for Nunn in 2000. [2] The Nunn Parkway, as with all nine parkways, was originally a toll road.
The route originates at a junction with U.S. Route 127 in the southern Russell County community of Freedom.The route continues into Adair County through Columbia.In the 2010s, KY 55 was rerouted onto the Columbia Bypass, while the original KY 55 alignment, which went through town and provided access to the Cumberland Parkway, was re-designated as KY 55 Business.
The Kentucky Parkway System is a statewide system of controlled-access highways financed and built as toll roads. State law requires the removal of tolls once the cost of construction is recouped; all parkways are toll-free.
It runs between U.S. Route 68 (US 68) and KY 80 on the north side of Edmonton, providing access to the city's industrial park. For the benefit of truck drivers hauling cargo to and from the city's factories, KY 3524 is mentioned on exit 30 signage along the nearby Cumberland Parkway between mile markers 28 and 32. [2]
Glasgow is located in central Barren County at (37.000375, -85.920229 U.S. Route 31E and U.S. Route 68 intersect north of the city, and the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway passes south of downtown, with access from four exits.
KY 80 / Hal Rogers Parkway to I-75 / Cumberland Parkway: Western terminus of Hal Rogers Parkway: 39.749: 63.970: KY 2227 north (Old US Highway 27) / KY 3091 north (Clifty Road) – North 27 Antique Mall: Southern terminus of KY 2227; southern terminus of KY 3091 41.583: 66.921: Cumberland Parkway west – Bowling Green
KY 914 begins at an interchange with the Cumberland Parkway northwest of downtown Somerset in Pulaski County, heading south as a four-lane divided highway. Most of the highway is within the city limits of Somerset due to annexations made by city government. The road passes through farm fields and comes to an intersection with KY 80/KY 6014.
With a state route designation of Kentucky Route 3600 (KY 3600), the road begins at an intersection with KY 1297 (Old Bowling Green Road) near the exit 8 interchange of the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway before meeting the concurrently running U.S. Route 68 and KY 80, as well as US 68 Bus.