Kentucky Route 1247 (KY 1247) is a 41.340-mile-long (66.530 km) secondary state highway in southeast-central Kentucky. It traverses Pulaski and Lincoln counties. The highway was formerly signed as U.S. Route 27 (US 27).

Kentucky Route 1247 marker
Kentucky Route 1247
Map
KY 1247 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length41.340 mi[1] (66.530 km)
Major junctions
South end US 27 / KY 90 at Burnside
Major intersections
North end US 27 in Stanford
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesPulaski, Lincoln
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 1246 KY 1248

Route description

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KY 1247 starts at a major interchange-style junction at Burnside where KY 90 begins its currency with US 27 southward into McCreary County. KY 1247 goes northward to cross the KY 914 (Somerset Bypass). It then traverses downtown Somerset, where it crosses two alignments of KY 80, the KY 80 Business first, and then the main KY 80 alignment.

Beyond that point while traversing the communities of Science Hill and Eubank and crossing KY 70 at Eubank,[2] KY 1247 closely follows US 27 for the remainder of the route's length. However, there are two occasions where it runs concurrently with US 27 in southern and central Lincoln County. KY 328 is the only other route that KY 1247 runs concurrently with at one point in southern Lincoln County.[3]

History

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Most of KY 1247's current alignment north of Somerset was the original alignment of US 27 until the 1960s, when a streamlined alignment of US 27 was built in Lincoln and northern Pulaski County.

Since 2015, KY 1247 is now accessible from a new interchange of the recently extended Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
PulaskiBurnside0.0000.000   US 27 / KY 90Southern terminus
Somerset3.9506.357  KY 914
5.1418.274  KY 1580
5.2198.399  KY 3057
6.37810.264  KY 2292
6.85111.026  KY 2303
7.24411.658 
 
 
KY 80 Bus. east
Southern end of KY 80 Bus. eastbound concurrency, one way eastbound
7.25311.673 
 
 
KY 80 Bus. west
Northern end of KY 80 Bus. eastbound concurrency, southern end of KY 80 Bus. westbound concurrency
7.27811.713 
 
KY 80 Bus.
Northern end of KY 80 Bus. eastbound concurrency, one way westbound
7.86412.656  KY 39
7.99212.862  KY 80
8.41413.541  KY 1575
Norwood11.68018.797  KY 2227
11.74218.897  US 27
Science Hill13.17121.197  KY 2309
13.88522.346  KY 635
14.76223.757  KY 2308
16.94927.277  KY 452
17.95128.889  US 27
19.04930.656  KY 1721
19.85231.949  US 27
Eubank22.27435.847  KY 70
Lincoln24.38139.237  US 27Southern end of US 27 concurrency
24.58839.571  US 27Northern end of US 27 concurrency
25.53841.099  KY 328Southern end of KY 328 concurrency
25.55741.130  KY 328Northern end of KY 328 concurrency
25.72241.396   US 27 / KY 328Southern end of US 27 concurrency, southern end of KY 328 concurrency
26.09041.988  US 27Northern end of US 27 concurrency
26.10942.018  KY 328Northern end of KY 328 concurrency
28.37445.664  KY 1781
29.94848.197  KY 501
30.82549.608  US 27
31.63750.915  US 27Southern end of US 27 concurrency
31.70051.016  US 27Northern end of US 27 concurrency
33.94654.631  US 27Southern end of US 27 concurrency
34.27455.159  US 27Northern end of US 27 concurrency
34.64355.753  US 27Southern end of US 27 concurrency
34.67755.807  US 27Northern end of US 27 concurrency
39.75763.983  US 27Southern end of US 27 concurrency
40.45365.103  US 27Northern end of US 27 concurrency
Stanford40.51565.203  KY 78Southern end of KY 78 concurrency
40.58865.320  KY 78Northern end of KY 78 concurrency
41.34066.530  US 27Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Signs & Sights from Pulaski County, Ky". Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  3. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. pp. 51, 68.[full citation needed]
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