Kentucky Route 212
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length: | 1.131 mi[1] (1.820 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1972[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | CVG Airport in Hebron | |||
 I-275 in Hebron | ||||
| North end: |
 KY 20 in Hebron | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Boone | |||
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Kentucky Route 212 (KY 212) is a short state highway located in Boone County, in the northern region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The highway is approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) long, and partially constructed as a freeway, with the rest being a divided highway. The roadway links Interstate 275 (I-275) to the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG Airport), and has been designated as a connector route by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). A road first appeared near the location of KY 212 around 1937. A short road was built in the location of KY 212 when the U.S. Army Air Corps built the predecessor to the CVG Airport. The road was reconstructed to a divided highway in 1972, and has remained relatively unchanged since.
Route description
Kentucky Route 212 begins at an incomplete interchange with a one-way loop road, named Terminal Drive, in the central region of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. At this interchange, KY 212 is a four-lane divided highway. The highway proceeds northeast reaching a diamond interchange with Kentucky Route 236 (Donaldson Road). A turnaround ramp that transfers southbound traffic to the northbound lanes is located a short distance from the termini of the southbound ramps of the interchange. The roadway continues northward from the interchange, passing a large airport parking lot and a small airport road before reaching an incomplete A4 partial cloverleaf interchange with I-275. The interchange is lacking a ramp connecting I-275 eastbound with KY 212's northbound lanes. The road proceeds northward from the interchange, passing a few small businesses before reaching its northern terminus, an at-grade intersection with Kentucky Route 20, known as Petersburg Road.[3][4]
Kentucky Route 212 is maintained by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). Part of the job of the KYTC is to measure traffic along the highway. These counts are taken using a metric called annual average daily traffic (AADT). This is a statistical calculation of the average daily number of vehicles that travel along a portion of the highway. The highest AADT along KY 212 at the southern portion of the interchange with I-275, with an approximate count of 21,219 vehicles. The lowest AADT along the highway is just north of the interchange with I-275, with an approximate count of 11,100 vehicles.[5] The portion of the highway traveling from the interchange with I-275 to the southern terminus is designated as an Intermodal Connector Route,[6] part of the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[7]
Exit list
The entire route is in Hebron, Boone County. All exits are unnumbered.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | Terminal Drive | Southern terminus | ||
| 0.293– 0.345 | 0.472– 0.555 |  KY 236 (Donaldson Road) | Diamond interchange | ||
| 0.872– 0.914 | 1.403– 1.471 |   I-275 to I-71 / I-75 – Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville | Partial-Cloverleaf Interchange; exit 4 on I-275 | ||
| 1.131 | 1.820 | KY 20 (Petersburg Road) | Northern terminus; at-grade intersection | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- 1 2 Commonwealth of Kentucky. Official DMI Route Log (Report) (2007 ed.). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ↑ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1972). "I-275 Road Signing Plans". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Google (November 5, 2015). "Overview map of Kentucky Route 212" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ↑ State Primary Road System: Boone County (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1 inch=4 miles. Cartography by Planning Division. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. June 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ KYTC Traffic Counts (Map). Cartography by Commonwealth of Kentucky. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Staff (October 1, 2012). "National Highway system (NHS) Route List" (PDF). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. p. 20. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ Adderley, Kevin (April 4, 2011). "The National Highway System". Planning, Environment, & Realty. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved November 27, 2012.