Kentucky Route 12
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 21.290 mi[1] (34.263 km) | |||
| Existed: | c. 1939[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 KY 43 near Christianburg | |||
 US 421 north of Frankfort | ||||
| East end: | Franklin-Henry county line north of Polsgrove | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Shelby, Franklin | |||
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Kentucky Route 12 (KY 12) is a State Highway located in Shelby and Franklin counties, in the northern region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway is approximately 21.285 miles (34.255 km) long, and travels from an intersection with KY 43 in Shelby County to the Franklin–Henry county line. Parts of the route have existed since circa 1939, and the rest of the highway has existed since circa 1988.
History
By at least 1939, the portion of highway traveling from State Route 43 to State Route 37 near the location of the present highway was designated as State Route 12. The portion of this road that traveled from KY 43 to the community of Bagdad had a graded, hard surface, the portion traveling from Bagdad to the Franklin County line was gravel surfaced, while the rest of the highway was unimproved.[2] Between 1939 and 1941, the rest of present day Route 12 was created as a graded, unpaved road, but was not yet designated as part of the highway.[3] The next year, the entire length of the portion of the highway in Shelby County was improved.[4] From 1942 to 1955, the portion of highway in Shelby County underwent minor rerouted, with an overall length of 6.8 miles (10.9 km).[5] Also by 1955, the Franklin County portion had been named Dry Ridge Road.[6] At least two years later, the length of the highway located from the western terminus to Bagdad had been paved.[7] Between 1957 and 1962, the Franklin County portion of the route was improved to hard surface, and the route underwent minor rerouting.[8] By 1967, the route had been paved, and had been rerouted to more of the modern route.[9] By at least 1988, the rest of the present-day highway had been designated and paved.[10]
Major junctions
| County | Location | Mile[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Shelby | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 43 (Cropper Road) | Western terminus | |
| Bagdad | 4.798 | 7.722 |  KY 395 (Elmburg Road) | Western end of KY 395 overlap | |
| 4.917 | 7.913 | KY 395 (Elmburg Road) | Eastern end of KY 395 overlap | ||
| Consolation | 5.785 | 9.310 |  KY 1005 (Vigo Road) | Western end of KY 1005 overlap | |
| 5.828 | 9.379 | KY 1005 (Vigo Road) | Eastern end of KY 1005 overlap | ||
| Jacksonville | 8.042 | 12.942 |  KY 1922 (Cedarmore Road) | Southern terminus of KY 1922 | |
| Franklin | 8.924 | 14.362 |  KY 2815 (Mt. Zion Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2815 | |
| 9.829 | 15.818 |  KY 1570 (St. Johns Road) | Northern terminus of KY 1570 | ||
| Saffell | 12.234 | 19.689 | US 421 (Bald Knob Road) | ||
| Franklin–Henry county line | 21.290 | 34.263 | Lecompte Bottom Road | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Commonwealth of Kentucky. Official DMI Route Log (Report) (2007 ed.). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. http://apps.transportation.ky.gov/DMI_Reports/Official_MP_RL_params.aspx. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Department of Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (Map). 1 inch:12 miles. Cartography by Gfroerer, Billy (1939 ed.). http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/1939KYF.pdf. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ↑ Department of Highways (1941). General Highway Map Franklin County Kentucky (Map). 1 inch:62500 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey (1941 ed.). http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/FranklinCo1941.pdf. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ↑ Department of Highways (1942). General Highway Map Shelby County Kentucky (Map). 1 inch:62500 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey (1942 ed.). http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/ShelbyCo1942.pdf. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ↑ State Highway Department (1953). Shelby County Kentucky (Map). 1 inch:125000 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey (1955 ed.). Section B5-B6. http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/ShelbyCo1955.pdf. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ↑ State Highway Department (1953). Franklin County Kentucky (Map). 1 inch:125000 feet. Cartography by State-wide Highway Planning Survey (1955 ed.). Section B1. http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/FranklinCo1955.pdf. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ↑ Department of Public Relations (1957). Official Department of Highways Road Map (Map). 1 inch:12 miles. Cartography by Department of Highways (1957 ed.). Section G3. http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/1957a.pdf. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ↑ Division of Tourism and Travel Promotion (1962). Official Department of Highways Road Map (Map). 1 inch:12 miles. Cartography by Vaughn, Lynn E. and Ralph C. Carpenter (1962 ed.). Section G2-G3. http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/1962KYF.pdf. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ↑ Department of Public Information (1967). Official Department of Highways Road Map (Map). 1 inch:12 miles. Cartography by Division of Planning Mapping Section (1967 ed.). Section G3. http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/1967KYF.pdf. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ↑ Department of Highways (February 5, 1988). County Road Series Map Franklin County (Map). 1 inch:125000 feet. Cartography by Department of Highways (1988 ed.). Section IV. http://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/franklin1988.pdf. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
External links
- State Primary Road System in Shelby County PDF (1.49 MB)
- State Primary Road System in Franklin County PDF (1.87 MB)