Editing Hopkinsville, Kentucky (section)

==Transportation==

===Road===
Hopkinsville is intersected by [[U.S. Route 41 in Kentucky|US 41]], [[U.S. Route 41A (Monteagle-Hopkinsville)|US 41A]], [[US 68 (KY)|US 68]], [[U.S. Route 68 Bypass (Hopkinsville, Kentucky)|US 68 Bypass]], and the [[Interstate 169 (Kentucky)|Interstate 169]] (formerly Pennyrile Parkway). A four-lane bypass almost completely circles the city. The Southern portion of the bypass is the route for US 68 Bypass. Congressional funding approved for an extension of the [[Pennyrile Parkway]] (now I-169) to [[Interstate 24]] in southern Christian County near [[Fort Campbell]]. Construction was completed in three phases. Phase One took the parkway to the US 68 bypass. Phase Two extended it to Lover's Lane. Phase Three, completed in late 2010 but not opened until early 2011, extended the parkway to meet I-24. {{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Air===
All commercial air traffic for residents and visitors to Hopkinsville use [[Nashville International Airport]]. Hopkinsville is served by the [[Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport]], a [[general aviation]] airport with one {{convert|5502|ft|m|-2|adj=on}} runway.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

===Rail===
Railroad construction and operation in the late 1860s opened markets for agricultural and industrial products. Railroad service was inaugurated in Hopkinsville on April 8, 1868, by the [[Evansville, Henderson, & Nashville Railroad]]. This line was later extended north to Henderson and was acquired by the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] (now [[CSX Transportation]]) in 1879. The [[Ohio Valley Railroad]], purchased by the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] (now [[Illinois Central Gulf]]) in 1897, was built from [[Gracey, Kentucky|Gracey]] to Hopkinsville in 1892 and abandoned in the 1980s. In 1903, the western division of the [[Tennessee Central Railway]] entered Christian County at [[Edgoten, Kentucky|Edgoten]] (Edge-of-Tennessee), connecting Clarksville and Hopkinsville. In 1990 the Hopkinsville-Fort Campbell portion was operated by the [[U.S. Department of Defense]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}