Kentucky Route 1303 is a
state highway
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in
Kenton County, Kentucky
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. The southern terminus of the route is at
KY 536 in
Independence
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. The northern terminus is at
U.S. Route 25,
U.S. Route 42 and
U.S. Route 127
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in
Lakeside Park. On its way to
KY 536 it goes through many towns. These towns include
Edgewood,
Erlanger, and
Independence
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. The southernmost segment of the route is named Bristow Road, a moniker carried by KY 536 east of KY 1303. At Richardson Road in
Independence
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, KY 1303 becomes Turkeyfoot Road, a name the route retains to its northern terminus.
Route description
KY 1303 begins at an intersection with
KY 536 in
Independence
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, heading north on two-lane undivided Bristow Road. The road passes farmland before heading through suburban residential neighborhoods. The route widens into a five-lane road with a
center left-turn lane and intersects Richardson Road, at which point the name changes to Turkeyfoot Road. KY 1303 intersects
KY 1829 and forms a
concurrency with that route. After KY 1829 splits to the west, the road passes through more suburban neighborhoods with some woods, heading into
Erlanger. The route intersects the southern terminus of
KY 236 and continues to the northeast, entering
Crestview Hills. KY 1303 heads into commercial areas and becomes a four-lane
divided highway as it reaches an interchange with
I-275. Past this interchange, the route narrows into a two-lane undivided road and passes through residential neighborhoods, entering
Lakeside Park. KY 1303 curves to the northwest and comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with
US 25/
US 42/
US 127
U.S. Route 127 (US 127) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at US 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) near ...
.
Major intersections
References
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1303
Year 1303 ( MCCCIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events January–March
* January 17 – A major earthquake strikes Byzantium and Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey). Byzantine Emperor Michael IX ...
Transportation in Kenton County, Kentucky