Interstate 75 continues northbound in Kentucky without any major cities or junctions until reaching Lexington, where it briefly runs coterminiously with Interstate 64 before splitting off for Cincinnati, Ohio. En route, near Walton, Interstate 71 nouthbound merges onto Interstate 75, making for yet another multiplexed portion of freeway. Interstate 275 -- which is the southern half of the Cincinnati beltway, is then intersected by Interstate 71/75. After passing through the suburb of Covington, the freeway crosses the Ohio River via the Brent Spence Bridge and continues into Cincinnati.