SR 852 begins on the Carl Perkins Memorial Bridge over the Ohio River.

[2][3][4] The only section of SR 852 that is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS), is that from the Kentucky state line north to the interchange with US 52.

[5][6] The NHS is a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.

This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year.

In 2011, ODOT figured that the lowest traffic levels were present on the section between the Kentucky state line and the interchange with US 52, where only 5,240 vehicles used the highway daily.