State Road 12
Florida State Road 12 branches northeast from SR 20 at Bristol to Greensboro and U.S. 90 south of Gretna. Combining with U.S. 90 across the city of Quincy, SR 12 continues east to U.S. 27 at Havana. The state road measures 42.13 miles overall. County Road 12 extends 16.81 miles east from U.S. 27 to Concord and U.S. 319 at Iamonia in northeastern Leon County.
The southern branch of County Road 12 forms a 21.40 mile long loop north from SR 65 at Wilma in Apalachicola National Forest to Orange and SR 20 in Bristol.
Through Quincy, SR 12 was realigned to bypass the Quincy Historic District along an extended overlap with U.S. 90 east to the SR 269 / Quincy Bypass north. 1.538 miles of SR 12 along Madison Street and King Street west of SR 269 was relinquished by the state in 2017.1 Construction on the 1.6 mile long Quincy Bypass ran from October 26, 2012 until Summer 2014.2
Historically the alignment of State Road 12 east from King Street in Quincy to SR 159 in Havana was a part of U.S. 90. By 1949 State Road 10 was built from Quincy southeast to Santa Clara and Midway while U.S. 90 overlapped with U.S. 27 south from Havana into Tallahassee. U.S. 90 shifted south from SR 12 to its present day alignment in 1951.
Florida State Road 12 Guides
East
SR 12 followed Madison Street three blocks north from U.S. 90. The state road intersected Washington Street by the Gadsden County Courthouse.
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Reassurance marker formerly posted along Madison Street north at Franklin Street outside Downtown Quincy.
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SR 12 turned east onto King Street at the south end of CR 65. CR 65 extends Madison Street north onto Attapulgus Highway toward Decatur County, Georgia
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CR 65 runs 8.23 miles north to Georgia Route 241 (Quincy Highway). King Street led SR 12 east 1.2 miles to the Quincy city line at Airport Road.
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King Street linked SR 267 (Adams Street) with SR 12 from one block to the west.
05/12/15
Confirming marker posted along E King Street beyond CR 65.
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King Street east through the Quincy Historic District.
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Havana is a ten mile drive from King Street in Quincy via SR 12.
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SR 12 (King Street) crossed Quincy Creek east of Camellia Drive.
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The Quincy Bypass (SR 269) ties into King Street and SR 12 (Havana Highway) at C & E Farm Road and the east Quincy city limits.
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SR 12 was realigned to overlap with SR 269 south on the Quincy Bypass from King Street in 2017. SR 12 follows Havana Highway 9.58 miles east to U.S. 27 in Havana.
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West
SR 12 previously entered the city of Quincy along E King Street at Airport Road.
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SR 12 proceeded west along King Street to CR 65 north along Madison Street.
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SR 12 turned southward from King Street onto Madison Street for three blocks to U.S. 90 (Jefferson Street).
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Madison Street (old SR 12) meets U.S. 90 by the Gadsden County Courthouse.
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U.S. 90 and SR 12 overlap west to Douglas City. U.S. 90 travels southeast from Quincy to Tallahassee.
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References:
- "Re: Florida" online posting by emory, AARoads Forum, September 14, 2017.
- "Construction Scheduled to Begin on Quincy Bypass. Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), news release. October 22, 2012.
- SR269, R.Strong Rd over Quincy Creek, Gadsden County, Florida. BridgeReports.com.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 11/26/14, 05/12/15
- Brent Ivy: 11/26/10
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Page Updated Friday April 24, 2020.