TARC 2025 Coverage Network Route Descriptions

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Route 1 has four branches (1A/1B/1C/1D) with core service picking passengers up every 15 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 1A/1B/1C/1D
How often: 15 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (Central High School, Social Security Office, Kroger)
To: West Broadway at 28th Street

Route: 1A/1B
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (Central High School, Social Security Office, Kroger) – 28th Street (Nia Center) – Wilson Avenue (Algonquin Park, Family Dollar) – Cane Run Road (Dollar General)
To: Cane Run Road at Crums Lane

Route: 1C/1D
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Outbound: West Broadway (Central High School, Social Security Office, Kroger) up to 28th Street, and then to Shawnee Park along different paths. Inbound: West Broadway (Shawnee Park, Nia Center, Kroger, Central High School, Social Security Office). Refer to 1C and 1D below for more information.
To: Shawnee Park

Route: 1A
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (Central High School, Social Security Office, Kroger) – 28th Street (Nia Center) – Wilson Avenue (Algonquin Park, Family Dollar) – Cane Run Road (Dollar General, Tradewinds West Shopping Center) – Terry Road – Raggard Road (Walmart). Then, outbound: one-way through Riverport/Greenwood and Trade Port Drive to Freeport Drive at Universal. Inbound, one-way through Pleasure Ridge Park (Pleasure Ridge Towne Centre, Pleasure Ridge Park High School) to Greenwood Road, Terry Road, and Lower Hunters Trace.
To: Freeport Drive at Universal

Route: 1B
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (Central High School, Social Security Office, Kroger) – 28th Street (Nia Center) – Wilson Avenue (Algonquin Park, Family Dollar) – Cane Run Road (Dollar General). Then, one-way: Crums Lane (Butler Traditional High School) – Dixie Highway (Southland Terrace Shopping Center) – Rockford Lane (Dollar General) – Cane Run Road (Tradewinds Wes Shopping Center)
To: Shively

Route: 1C
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Outbound: West Broadway (Central High School, Social Security Office, Kroger) – 28th Street – Vermont Avenue – Southwestern Parkway – Shawnee Park. Inbound: West Broadway (Shawnee Park, Nia Center, Kroger, Central High School, Social Security Office).
To: Shawnee Park

Route: 1D
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Outbound: West Broadway (Central High School, Social Security Office, Kroger, Nia Center) – Hazel Street – Greenwood Avenue – Cecil Avenue (Happy Market) – Winnrose Way – Southwestern Parkway (Chickasaw Park) – Shawnee Park. Inbound: West Broadway (Shawnee Park, Nia Center, Kroger, Central High School, Social Security Office).
To: Shawnee Park

Route: 2
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Preston Street/Jackson Street (Shelby Park) – U of L Student Activity Center – Eastern Parkway – Preston Highway (Dollar Tree, Aldi, Louisville Male High School, Indian Trail Square) – Fern Valley Road – Preston Highway – McCawley Road – Jefferson Mall – Outer Loop – Preston Highway (Southern High School, Meijer). Then, one-way: Mud Lane (Dollar Tree, Kroger) –  Antle Drive – Standiford Plaza Drive (Walmart)
To: Preston Highway at Antle Drive

Route 3 has three branches (3A/3B/3C) with core service picking passengers up every 30 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 3A/3B/3C
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger)
To: Bardstown Road at Taylorsville Road

Route: 3A
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue – Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger, Assumption High School, Sullivan University, Bardstown Square, Aldi, Family Dollar, Garden Gate Fruit Market, Piccadilly Square, Supermercado Guanajuato, Fern Creek High School, Cedar Springs Shopping Center, Walmart) – Old Bardstown Road – Glenmary Farm Drive
To: Ashville

Route: 3B/3C
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger) – Taylorsville Road (Bowman Field Airport) – Dutchmans Lane (Driver Licensing Regional Office, Springs Station) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals – Baptist Health – Breckenridge Lane – Taylorsville Road  (Kroger, Hikes Point Plaza) – Stony Brook Drive – Hurstbourne Parkway (Target, Kroger)
To: Hurstbourne Parkway at Taylorsville Road

Route: 3B
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger) – Taylorsville Road (Bowman Field Airport) – Dutchmans Lane (Driver Licensing Regional Office, Springs Station) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals – Baptist Health – Breckenridge Lane – Taylorsville Road  (Kroger, Hikes Point Plaza) – Stony Brook Drive – Hurstbourne Parkway (Target, Kroger)  – Plantside Drive – Ruckriegel Parkway (Walmart) – Billtown Road
To: Jeffersontown

Route: 3C
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Baxter Avenue –  Bardstown Road (Mid City Mall, Kroger) – Taylorsville Road (Bowman Field Airport) – Dutchmans Lane (Driver Licensing Regional Office, Springs Station) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals – Baptist Health – Breckenridge Lane – Taylorsville Road  (Kroger, Hikes Point Plaza) – Stony Brook Drive – Hurstbourne Parkway (Target, Kroger)  –  Taylorsville Road (Jeffersontown Commons, Downtown Jeffersontown)  – Ruckriegel Parkway. Then, one-way: Plantside Drive – Bluegrass Parkway – Watterson Trail
To: Bluegrass Parkway

Route 4 has four branches (4A/4B/4C/4D) with core service picking passengers up every 15 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 4A/4B/4C/4D
How often: 15 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 4th Street (Spalding University, Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs)
To: 4th Street at Central Avenue

Route: 4A
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 4th Street (Spalding University,  Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs, Cardinal Stadium) – Crittenden Drive (Expo Center) – Louisville International Airport – Grade Lane – UPS Worldport
To: UPS Worldport

Route: 4B
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 4th Street (Spalding University, Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs) – 5th Street – Southside Drive (Americana World Community Center, Pic-Pac) – National Turnpike (UPS) – Glengarry Drive (Supermercado Guanajuato)
To: National Turnpike at Glengarry Drive

Route: 4C/4D
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 4th Street (Spalding University, Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs). Then, along New Cut Road, only from Kenwood Drive to Walmart Outer Loop. Different paths between Central Avenue and Kenwood Drive. Refer to 4C and 4D below for more information.
To: Walmart Outer Loop

Route: 4C
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 4th Street (Spalding University, Central Park, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs) – 3rd Street (Kroger, Iroquois Manor Shopping Center, DeSales High School) – Kenwood Drive – New Cut Road (Iroquois Park, Kroger, Auburndale Village Shopping Center) – Outer Loop (Walmart)
To: Walmart Outer Loop

Route: 4D
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Street (Spalding University, U of L Campus) – Central Avenue (Churchill Downs) – Taylor Boulevard (Pic-Pac, Wyandotte Park, Iroquois High School) – New Cut Road (Iroquois Park, Kroger, Auburndale Village Shopping Center) – Outer Loop (Walmart)
To: Walmart Outer Loop

Route: 5
How often: 90 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Shelby Street/Logan Street – Goss Avenue (Kroger) – Poplar Level Road (Saint Xavier High School, Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville Zoo, Kroger) – Rangeland Road – Shepherdsville Road (Dollar General) – Jefferson Mall – Outer Loop (Walmart, Aldi) – Fegenbush Lane – Outer Loop Plaza
To: Outer Loop at Fegenbush Lane

Route 6 has three branches (6A/6B/6C) with core service picking passengers up every 30 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 6A/6B/6C
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – East Market Street – Story Avenue/East Main Street – Frankfort Avenue (Kentucky School for the Blind)
To: Frankfort Avenue at Ewing Avenue

Route: 6A
How often: 90 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – East Market Street – Story Avenue/East Main Street – Frankfort Avenue (Kentucky School for the Blind, Crescent Hill Library, Masonic Homes) – Shelbyville Road (Hill Library, Masonic Homes, Trinity High School, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shelbyville Road Plaza, Mall St. Matthews, Oxmoor Mall, Hurstbourne Corners, Dollar Tree, Kroger) – English Station Road (Walmart) – La Grange Road – Stanley Gault – Nelson Miller Parkway (Kroger Distribution Center) – Eastpoint Parkway
To: Eastpoint

Route: 6B
How often: 90 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – East Market Street – Story Avenue/East Main Street – Frankfort Avenue (Kentucky School for the Blind, Crescent Hill Library) – Stilz Avenue – Lexington Road (Sacred Heart Academy) – Shelbyville Road (Trinity High School, Dollar Tree) – Thierman Lane (Walmart) – Westport Road (Target, Kroger, Rolling Hills Plaza, Westport Plaza) – Towne Center Drive (Target, Mejier) – Springhurst Boulevard (Kroger) – Brownsboro Road (Paddock Shops) – Norton Brownsboro Hospital –  Chamberlain Lane (Walmart) – Westport Road – Tazwell Drive – Murphy Lane
To: Westport Road at Murphy Lane

Route: 6C
How often: 90 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – East Market Street – Story Avenue/East Main Street – Frankfort Avenue (Kentucky School for the Blind) – Ewing Avenue – Brownsboro Road (Kroger) – Lindsay Avenue – Cleveland Boulevard – Robley Rex VA Medical Center – Zorn Avenue – Brownsboro Road (Brownsboro Road Shopping, The Fresh Market,  Kroger) – Herr Lane (Ballard High School, Westport Village) – New La Grange Road – Shelbyville Road (Mall St. Matthews) – Bowling Boulevard (Shelbyville Road Plaza) – Kresge Way (Baptist Health) – Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals
To: Dupont/Dutchmans Hospitals

Route: 10 (during peak periods)
How often: 30 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (JCTC, Social Security Office) – Dixie Highway (Dollar General, Save A Lot, Southland Terrace Shopping Center, Kroger, Aldi, Dixie Manor Shopping Center, Park Place Mall, Southwest Regional Library, Meijer, Valley High School, Walmart, Kroger, Orell, Meadowlawn) – Watson Lane
To: Valley Village

Route 7/14 has two branches (7/14) with core service picking passengers up every 60 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 7/14
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (Social Security Office, Central High School) – 12th Street – Hill Street (Parkway Place)
To: Hill Street at 13th Street

Route: 7
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (Social Security Office, Central High School) – 12th Street – Hill Street – 13th Street (Parkway Place) – 7th Street Road – Manslick Road – U of L Health Mary & Elizabeth Hospital – Manslick Road – St. Andrews Church Road (Doss High School). Then, one-way: Greenwood Road – Nancy Lane – Maryman Road – Dixie Highway
To: Dixie Highway at Greenwood Road

Route: 14
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Broadway (Social Security Office, Central High School) – 12th Street – Hill Street (Parkway Place) – Wilson Avenue (Algonquin Park) – Algonquin Parkway – 38th Street – Southern Avenue (Southwick Community Center) – Louis Coleman Jr. Drive – 35th Street (Kroger). Then, one-way: Northwestern Parkway (Shawnee Park) – Market Street – 41st Street
To: Portland

Route: 16
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: West Market Street (Metro Hall, Baxter Square, Norton SLC, The Academy at Shawnee)Market Street (Norton Healthcare Center). Then, one-way: Northwestern Parkway (Shawnee Park) – Bank Street – 41st Street
To: Portland

Route: 44
How often: 90 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: East Broadway (JCTC, Norton Hospital Campus) – Barrett Avenue (Kindred Hospital) – Newburg Road (Our Lady of Peace Hospital, Bellarmine University) – Trevilian Way – Emerson Avenue (Atherton High School) – Bardstown Road (Assumption High School, Gardiner Lane Shopping Center) – Gardiner Lane (Sullivan University) – Newburg Road (JCPS Center for Professional Learning) – Goldsmith Lane – Bardstown Road – Hikes Lane – Breckenridge Lane (Kroger, Breckenridge Plaza) – Six Mile Lane – Hurstbourne Parkway (Stonybrook South Shopping Center, Meijer)
To: Hurstbourne Meijer

Route: 47
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: Bardstown Road at Heather Lane – Bashford Manor Lane (Walmart, Target) – Newburg Road – East Indian Trail (Newburg Community Center) – Unseld Boulevard. Then, one-way: Buechel Bank Road (GE Appliance Park) – Lambert Avenue – Fegenbush Lane – Fern Valley Road – Poplar Level Road – Shepherdsville Road
To: GE Appliance Park

Route 71 has two branches (71A/71B) with core service picking passengers up every 60 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently.

Route: 71A/71B
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 5th/6th Street (Social Security Office) – West Market Street (Metro Hall, Baxter Square) – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Portland Promise Center) – Griffiths Avenue – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Save A Lot, Family Dollar) – I64 Bridge – Spring Street (Downtown New Albany)
To: Downtown New Albany

Route: 71A
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 5th/6th Street (Social Security Office) – West Market Street (Metro Hall, Baxter Square) – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Portland Promise Center) – Griffiths Avenue – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Save A Lot, Family Dollar) – I64 Bridge – Spring Street (Downtown New Albany) – Pearl Street – Bono Road (Baptist Health Floyd) – Green Valley Road (Kroger) – Daisy Lane – Grant Line Road (Walmart , Aldi, IU Southeast Campus)
To: IU Southeast

Route: 71B
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 5th/6th Street (Social Security Office) – West Market Street (Metro Hall, Baxter Square) – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Portland Promise Center) – Griffiths Avenue – Bank Street/Portland Avenue (Save A Lot, Family Dollar) – I64 Bridge – Spring Street (Downtown New Albany, Dollar Tree) -Providence Way (Our Lady of Providence High School) – Lewis and Clark Parkway (Kroger, Green Tree Mall) – Greentree Boulevard (Green Tree Mall) – Veterans Parkway (Walmart, Target, Clarksville Community Center)
To: Walmart Veterans Parkway

Route 72/73 has two branches (72/73) with core service picking passengers up every 60 minutes. Service along the branches picks up passengers less frequently. Please also note that Route 73 (during peak periods) services River Ridge every 60 minutes.

Route: 72/73
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – I65 Bridge – Court Avenue (Downtown Jeffersonville)
To: Downtown Jeffersonville

Route: 72
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – I65 Bridge – Court Avenue (Downtown Jeffersonville) – Spring Street (Clark Memorial Hospital) – Eastern Boulevard (Downtown Clarksville)
To: Downtown Clarksville

Route: 73
How often: 120 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – I65 Bridge – Court Avenue (Downtown Jeffersonville) – 10th Street (Youngstown Shopping Center, Jeff Plaza, Jeffersonville High School) – Allison Lane (Meijer)
To: Meijer Allison Lane

Route: 73 (during peak periods)
How often: 60 min
From: Downtown Louisville
Major Roads: 1st Street/2nd Street (JCTC) – I65 Bridge – Court Avenue (Downtown Jeffersonville) – 10th Street (Youngstown Shopping Center, Jeffersonville High School, Meijer, Kroger, Wellstone Regional Hospital) – River Ridge Industrial Area
To: River Ridge