B912
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| From: | Dunfermline (NT115882) | |||
| To: | Kelty (South) (NT147931) | |||
| Distance: | 4 miles (6.4 km) | |||
| Meets: | A907, B917 | |||
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For the former B912 from Limekilns to Torryburn, see B912 (Limekilns - Torryburn).
The current B912 is a short B-road in south Fife. Originally unclassified, the road had gained its present number by 1932.
The route begins in Dunfermline as Whitefield Road by turning north off the A907 Halbeath Road. Originally a T-junction, this is now a traffic light-controlled crossroads, with Halbeath Drive as the fourth arm of the cross. Whitefield Road is named after a nearby farm, and its alignment has been re-routed slightly east of its original route; the old road is now a footpath which passes under the original railway bridge. The realignment was carried out to improve access to the new Queen Margaret Hospital which lies further up the hill, while Dunfermline's Queen Margaret Station sits to the east of the new railway bridge. After passing the Hospital a mini roundabout provides access to the housing estates to the west.
The B912 continues to climb, crossing the bridge under which the Townhill tramway once passed, but the cutting has been filled in. Then, at the top of the hill, the B912 reaches a T junction with faded white lining showing the unusual priorities. Traffic from Whitefield Road has priority at all times, with both of the other arms having give way lines. This layout has been in place since at least 2009, so obviously works. The B912 turns right here onto Kingseat Road, and continues to climb gently through fields to the village of Kingseat, which is passed through on Main Street. The route kinks to the north in the middle of the village which lies on the crest of a ridge of hills, so the road starts to dip as it heads north east out of Kingseat.
A long sinuous and gentle descent leads out across fields, with the vast wastelands of the former St Ninians opencast coal mine hidden behind trees to the north. The route then crosses the M90, on an alignment slightly south of its original route - the old road is still visible in places. The sinuous descent continues past a couple of houses and the B912 finally terminates at a mini roundabout south of Kelty, where it meets the B917.