Kentucky Route 1017
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 Kentucky Route 1017 | ||||
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 KY 1017 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 3.984 mi[1] (6.412 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  KY 18 near Limaburg | |||
| East end |    US 25 / US 42 / US 127 in Florence | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Boone | |||
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Kentucky Route 1017 (KY 1017) is an 3.984-mile-long (6.412 km) state highway in Boone County, Kentucky. The route runs between KY 18 and Oakbrook Drive southeast of Limaburg and east-southeast of Burlington, to U.S. Route 25 (US 25), US 42, and US 127 in northern Florence. The route principally connects the recent commercial developments of northern Florence south of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, as well as Turfway Park and northbound Interstate 71 (I-71) and I-75.
KY 1017 begins at KY 18 and Oakbrook Drive just to the southeast of Limaburg. The route begins as Aero Parkway, and it was constructed in order to serve the developing commercial areas near the airport. As it meanders its way eastward, it straddles the area between Florence city limits and the airport, intersecting with Ted Bushelman Boulevard (KY 3159), which connects southward to KY 842 (Houston Road).
Southeast of runway 36R at the airport, KY 1017 intersects KY 717, running concurrently and picking up KY 717's local name of Turfway Road. The road then enters the city of Florence proper, and after a very short jot, KY 717 splits to the southwest as Thoroughbred Boulevard. At the same intersection is the gate 2 entrance to Turfway Park. The route then intersects KY 842 proper before heading beneath I-71 and I-75, providing access to and from the northbound lanes.
Immediately after the I-71/I-75 ramps, KY 1017 meets the eastern terminus of KY 18 (Burlington Pike), as well as Curtis Avenue. The route continues a short distance before terminating at Dixie Highway (US 25, US 42, and US 127), Main Street, and Rose Avenue just north of downtown Florence.
