ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ɐ tˈoʊl ɡˈeɪt wʌz bˈɪlt ˌɔn bɹˈaʊnsbɚɹˌoʊ ɹˈoʊd ðˈɛn nˈoʊn æz lˈuːizvˌɪl ænd bɹˈaʊnsbɚɹˌoʊ tˈɜːnpaɪk æɾ ɪts ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən wɪð bˈælɑːɹdzvˌɪl ɹˈoʊd.
In the 1870s, a toll gate was built on Brownsboro Road (then known as Louisville and Brownsboro Turnpike) at its intersection with Ballardsville Road.