Kentucky Route 17
Kentucky Route 17 (KY 17) is a 34.660-mile-long (55.780 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It connects U.S. Route 27 in rural Pendleton County to the Ohio state line in Covington.
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KY 17 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 34.660 mi[1] (55.780 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 27 near Falmouth | |||
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| North end | Cincinnati, OH | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties | Pendleton, Kenton | |||
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Route description
KY 17 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in unincorporated Pendleton County, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Falmouth. The road heads north with a slight bend to the west. The road takes a sharp turn west with an intersection with KY 467 in DeMossville. The road then heads in a western/northwestern direction, up to Walton, where it meets KY 14. Having picked up the name Madison Pike at the Kenton County line several miles south of KY 14, it heads north toward Independence. Approcaching Independence, the road intersects KY 16, where that highway undergoes a name change: it is known as Walton–Nicholson Road to the west of KY 17, and Taylor Mill Road to the east of KY 17. KY 17 was rerouted to the south of downtown Independence. The old section of KY 17 continues through the heart of Independence, containing landmarks such as Simon Kenton High School and the Kenton County Courthouse where it is now called KY 17 Business. Just north of downtown Independence, KY 17 transitions from a two-lane road to a four-lane divided highway. The name "Madison Pike" stays with the older road that KY 17 was formerly routed along until 2002, and the split occurs at the corner where Summit View Elementary and Middle Schools are located. KY 17 picks up the name "Madison Pike" again when the old road meets up with the current route a little over 2 miles (3.2 km) north. KY 17 passes a park named "Pioneer Park" as it continues north, to its intersection with Interstate 275 (I-275). The road then continues north into Covington. Less than 1 mile (1.6 km) north of its intersection with KY 16, Holmes High School is located on the east side of KY 17. The road then continues north to the Ohio River, where it crosses the river along the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge. Now in Cincinnati, Ohio, the route terminates near US 52.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pendleton | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 27 – Newport, Falmouth | Southern terminus |
| | 0.765 | 1.231 |  KY 1853 west (Bryan Griffin Road) | Eastern terminus of KY-1853 | |
| Greenwood | 2.584 | 4.159 |  KY 3185 north (Butler-Greenwood Road) | ||
| | 6.934 | 11.159 |  KY 467 south | South end of KY 467 overlap | |
| | 6.997 | 11.261 |  KY 467 north to KY 177 | North end of KY 467 overlap | |
| | 8.741 | 14.067 |  KY 491 west | Eastern terminus of KY-491 | |
| Kenton | Fiskburg | 11.381 | 18.316 |  KY 2046 east (Fiskburg Road) | South end of KY 2046 overlap |
| 12.679 | 20.405 | KY 2046 west | North end of KY 2046 overlap | ||
| Piner | 14.313 | 23.035 |  KY 14 | ||
| Atwood | 17.413 | 28.024 |  KY 3072 east (Hempfling Road) | Western terminus of KY-3072 | |
| | 18.327 | 29.494 |  KY 2042 east (Moffett Road) | Western terminus of KY-2042 | |
| Nicholson | 19.855 | 31.954 |  KY 16 | ||
| Independence | 21.151 | 34.039 | Sydney Drive   To KY 17 Bus. north – Simon Kenton High School | Road runs west for approximately 1 block and then turns north, intersectinh KY-536 at the southern end of KY-17 Business | |
| 21.340 | 34.343 |  KY 536 (Shaw Road / Harris Pike) | Southern terminus of KY-17 Business approximately 650 feet west of this intersection | ||
| 23.140 | 37.240 |  KY 2045 (McCullum Road) – Kenton County Courthouse | |||
| 23.833 | 38.355 | KY 17 Bus. south (Pelly Road) | Northern terminus of KY-17 Business | ||
| Covington | 24.895 | 40.065 |     KY 1486 Conn. to KY 1486 (Fowler Creek Road) | Connector road to KY-1486 | |
| 25.835 | 41.577 |  KY 3035 | |||
| Erlanger | 26.165 | 42.108 |  KY 1501 east (Hands Pike) | ||
| Fort Wright | 28.09 | 45.21 | Old KY 17 (KY 3148 south) | ||
| 28.852 | 46.433 |   To I-275 / KY 9 – Newport | Exit 80 from I-275 East and ramp to I-275 East | ||
| 29.046 | 46.745 |   To I-275 west / I-71 / I-75 – Airport | Exit 80 from I-275 West and ramp to I-275 West | ||
| 29.195 | 46.985 |  KY 371 north (Orphanage Road) | Southern terminus of KY-371 | ||
| 29.414 | 47.337 |  KY 1072 (Highland Pike) | |||
| 29.939 | 48.182 |  KY 3187 west (Kyles Lane) | Eastern terminus of KY-3187 | ||
| 30.270 | 48.715 |  KY 3070 east (Howard Litzler Drive) | |||
| Covington | 31.910 | 51.354 | KY 16 south (James Avenue) | No right turn to 26th street from northbound 17 | |
| 32.488 | 52.284 |  KY 17 Truck north (Madison Avenue) | |||
| 33.426 | 53.794 |  KY 1120 west / KY 17 Truck south (M.L. King Jr. Boulevard) to I-75 | one-block overlap with KY 1120 west (southbound only) | ||
| 33.982 | 54.689 |  KY 8 east (East 5th Street) | |||
| 34.067 | 54.826 | KY 8 west (East 4th Street) to I-71 / I-75 | |||
| Ohio River | 34.228– 34.660 | 55.085– 55.780 | John A. Roebling Bridge | ||
| Hamilton | Cincinnati | Theodore M. Berry Way | roundabout | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved March 16, 2015.