# Started trip in Ludlow Kentucky Rt 8 just past I75 heading west and finished the loop on the Ohio side in Cincinnati on i75 bridge area at the Ohio river. 

150 miles shared Ohio and Kentucky 

175 miles shared Kentucky and Indiana 

185 miles shared Kentucky and Illinois 

60 miles share Kentucky and Missouri 

425 miles shared Kentucky and Tennessee 

427 miles shared Kentucky and Virginia 

100 miles shared Kentucky and West Virginia 

This is the second state I drove completely around its border (Ohio).  [https://youtu.be/i5Z9-d5mPy0](https://youtu.be/i5Z9-d5mPy0)

The data from my dashcam was around 700 gigs

About 3 times I thought my GPS was trying to hurt me. 

Took me 5 full consecutive days for this road trip. 

Drove on average 7 hours a day 

1640 miles put on my car.  

Averaged 25 mpg.  Averaged 29 mph

Drove 220 miles on gravel roads

2 times I drove up a road to a missing bridge but no signs on the road, at least there were signs at the bridge.

1 time I ran into a women’s semi pro basketball team at the women’s restroom at a gas station \\ convenient store \\ pizza place. 

Drove through only one creek.  Thought there would be more.

2 times a pack of dogs came running alongside me as I was driving, they came out of the woods, scared the shit out of me. 

One time one of those dogs tried to put his head in my window trying to bite me or lick me. Bad dog! Good dog? Cujo

3 times I stood next to my car and peed

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I drove around the entire border of Kentucky 8-27-25 to 8-31-25. 1,600 miles in 5 days. Take a 3-minute ride with me. It was an 8-state road trip.