K-2 (Kansas highway) explained

State:KS
Type:KS
Route:2
Established:January 7, 1937[1]
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:K-2 highlighted in red
Maint:KDOT and the cities of Anthony and Harper
Length Mi:61.516
Length Ref:[2]
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: east of Hardtner
Junction:
Terminus B: west of Viola
Counties:Barber, Harper, Kingman, Sumner
Previous Type:KS
Previous Route:1
Next Type:KS
Next Route:3

K-2 is a 61.516-longNaN-long state highway in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 281 (US-281) east of Hardtner and its northern terminus is at an intersection with K-42 west of the town of Viola. Along the way K-2 passes through the cities of Kiowa, Hazelton, Anthony and Harper. Between the latter two, it has an overlap with US-160.

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas, there were auto trails. A short section of K-2 west of Kiowa follows the former Oklahoma-Kansas-Colorado Highway. K-2 was designated on January 7, 1937, and went from US-160 north to K-42 in Norwich. Between 1961 and 1963, K-2 was extended in both directions, eastward to overlap with K-14 to US-281 and westward to overlap K-42 to US-54. On December 24, 1994, the overlaps with K-42 and K-14 were eliminated.

Route description

K-2's southern terminus is at US-281 east of Hardtner in Barber County. The highway proceeds east for 1.7miles through flat rural farmlands then crosses Little Mule Creek. The highway continues east for another 1.7miles then curves south at Coats Street. K-2 then quickly curves back east at Bare Road and continues for another 0.45miles then enters Kiowa as Main Street. The highway has an at-grade crossing with a BNSF Railway. K-2 then intersects the northern terminus of the southern leg of K-8 (4th Street). K-2 continues east for 0.2miles then turns north onto 7th Street. The highway continues north through the city then begins to curve northeast at Hardtner Street and soon exits the city as it passes by a school.[3] K-2 continues northeast, parallel to the railroad track, for roughly 0.9miles then crosses Medicine Lodge River. The highway continues through rural farmlands for another 1.6miles then crosses Lone Tree Canyon. It continues another roughly 3miles along the railroad track then enters Hazelton. K-2 continues for about 0.5miles then exits the city into rural farmlands.[4] The highway continues to parallel the railroad track for another 3miles then crosses Salty Creek. It continues through rural farmlands for another 1.5miles and crosses into Harper County.[5] As K-2 enters the county it crosses Little Sandy Creek then curves east away from the railroad. The highway continues east through rural farmlands for 2.8miles and crosses Sandy Creek, then Camp Creek 2.3miles later. It continues east for about 3.1miles then intersects 80 Avenue, which travels south to Waldron.[6]

The roadway continues through more farmlands for 2.5miles and crosses Beaver Creek, then Bluff Creek about 3.2miles later. K-2 continues for another 1.7miles, crosses Spring Creek, and then enters Anthony as Main Street about 0.35miles later. After about 0.35miles K-2 turns north, at the western terminus of K-44. K-2 continues north for about 1.5miles then exits the city.[7] The highway continues through flat rural farmlands for about 4.5miles then intersects US-160, which it begins to overlap. The two routes continue north for about 2.3miles and enter Harper. The highway continues past the Harper Municipal Airport then turns east onto 14th Street, which is the southern terminus of K-14. K-2 and US-160 continue through the city for 1.1miles then K-2 turns north and US-160 continues east. K-2 heads north for a short distance then curves northeast and exits the city.[8] The highway then crosses over a BNSF railroad track then crosses Sand Creek. It continues northeast through more farmlands for 3.9miles then crosses Spring Creek. K-2 continues northeast, passing through Runnymede, then crosses Chikaskia River. The highway continues for roughly 1.9miles then enters into Kingman County.[6] K-2 continues northeast through farmlands for 2.7miles at junction of SE 150th Avenue, which travels north to Norwich. The highway continues for 2.3miles then crosses a Kansas and Oklahoma Railway. It continues another 0.6miles then enters into Sumner County.[9] It then reaches its northern terminus at K-42 west of Viola.[10]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2019, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 500 vehicles per day slightly northeast of Hazelton to 3960 vehicles per day slightly north of Anthony.[11] K-2 is not included in the National Highway System.[12] The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[13] The 1.128miles section of K-2's alignment within Anthony is maintained by the city.[14] The section of K-2 in Harper from K-14 to the north city line is maintained by the city.[15]

History

Prior to the formation of the Kansas state highway system, there were auto trails, which were an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. A short section of K-2 west of Kiowa follows the former Oklahoma-Kansas-Colorado Highway.[16]

K-2 was originally designated in 1927, from Norton west to the Colorado border.[17] Then between 1930 and 1931, K-2 became part of US-36 when it was extended west into Colorado.[18] [19] The current K-2 was designated on January 7, 1937, and went from US-160 to K-42 in Norwich.[1] Until 1950, K-2 turned northward onto current SE 150th Avenue south of Norwich and ended at K-42 in Norwich. Then in a January 1, 1950 resolution, the turn was eliminated and it continued northeastward to end at K-42 east of Norwich.[20] Between 1961 and 1963, K-2 was extended in both directions, eastward to overlap with K-14 to US-281 and westward to overlap K-42 to US-54.[21] [22] In mid May 1967, the SHC approved a bid of $88,694 (equivalent to $ in dollars) to rebuild the junction with K-42 east of Norwich.[23] Then in two separate December 24, 1994 resolutions, the concurrency with K-42 became K-42 only, and the concurrency with K-14 became K-2 only.[24] [25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas State Highway Commission . January 7, 1937 . OnBase 20.8.5.1000. Topeka . Kansas State Highway Commission . October 21, 2020 . July 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210717050044/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/pdfpop.aspx?KT142_0_0_0=003706836&clienttype=html&doctypeid=114 . live .
  2. Web site: Staff. Pavement Management Information System. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2016. April 21, 2017. Topeka. March 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313050055/http://ksdot.org/matreslab/pmis/query.asp. live.
  3. Bureau of Transportation Planning. City of Kiowa. February 2008. KDOT City Maps. Scale not given. Kansas Department of Transportation. Topeka. PDF. October 19, 2020. May 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200505213050/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/kiowa.pdf. live.
  4. Bureau of Transportation Planning. City of Hazelton. April 2008. KDOT City Maps. Scale not given. Kansas Department of Transportation. Topeka. PDF. October 19, 2020. May 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200505211815/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/hazelton.pdf. live.
  5. Bureau of Transportation Planning . September 1, 2009 . Barber County . [c. 1: 211,200] . General Highway Map . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 19, 2020 . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505102556/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/barberSep2009.pdf . live .
  6. Bureau of Transportation Planning . June 2010 . Harper County . [c. 1: 211,200] . General Highway Map . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 20, 2020 . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505121100/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/harperJun2010.PDF . live .
  7. Bureau of Transportation Planning. City of Anthony. June 2004. KDOT City Maps. Scale not given. Kansas Department of Transportation. Topeka. PDF. October 20, 2020. October 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022052404/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/anthony.pdf. live.
  8. Bureau of Transportation Planning. City of Harper. May 2006. KDOT City Maps. Scale not given. Kansas Department of Transportation. Topeka. PDF. October 20, 2020. May 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200505211615/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/harper.pdf. live.
  9. Bureau of Transportation Planning . November 2011 . Kingman County . [c. 1: 211,200] . General Highway Map . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 20, 2020 . October 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023040345/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/kingmanNov2011.pdf . live .
  10. Bureau of Transportation Planning . May 2010 . Sumner County . [c. 1: 211,200] . General Highway Map . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 20, 2020 . October 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022192615/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/sumnerMay2010.pdf . live .
  11. Bureau of Transportation Planning . 2020 . Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System . [c. 1:1,584,000] . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 20, 2020 . April 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416122948/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/CountMaps/Districts/countmap2019.pdf . live .
  12. Federal Highway Administration . Federal Highway Administration . May 8, 2019 . National Highway System: Kansas . [c. 1:3,900,000] . . October 1, 2019 . Washington, DC . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035300/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/kansas/ks_kansas.pdf . live .
  13. Web site: Stefan . Natzke . Mike . Neathery . Kevin . Adderly . What is the National Highway System? . National Highway System . Federal Highway Administration . September 26, 2012 . October 1, 2019 . Washington, DC . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120704194551/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ . live .
  14. Web site: Kansas Department of Transportation . October 24, 2005 . Resolution Designating City Connecting Links in State Highway System . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . September 9, 2020 . August 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801010334/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/PdfPop.aspx . live .
  15. Web site: Kansas Department of Transportation . July 10, 2006 . Resolution Designating City Connecting Links in State Highway System . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . September 9, 2020.
  16. Rand McNally and Company . Rand McNally . 1924 . Kansas . AutoTrails Map, Southern Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Northeastern New Mexico, Northern Oklahoma . https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201708~3000668:AutoTrails-Map,-Southern-Nebraska,-?sort=pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no&qvq=q:Kansas%20roads;sort:pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=113&trs=175 . 1:1,600,000 . Chicago . Rand McNally and Company . 2078375 . Rumsey Collection . June 15, 2020 .
  17. Rand McNally and Company . Rand McNally . 1927 . Kansas . Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States and Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, with a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments . https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~33758~1171474:Rand-McNally-junior-auto-road-map-K . 1:1,600,000 . Chicago . Rand McNally and Company . 54–55 . 2078375 . Rumsey Collection .
  18. Rand McNally and Company . Rand McNally . 1930 . Kansas . Rand McNally Junior Auto Road Map of Kansas . https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2a/79/c8/2a79c87675ca3c7155004f0a5f531283.jpg . Chicago . Rand McNally and Company . October 21, 2020 .
  19. Clason Map Company . Clason Map Company . 1931 . Kansas . Clason's Road Map of Kansas . https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~314033~90082734:Clason-s-Road-Map-of-Kansas?sort=pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no&qvq=q:Kansas%20roads;sort:pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=102&trs=175. 1:1,600,000 . Denver . Clason Map Company . Rumsey Collection .
  20. Web site: State Highway Commission of Kansas . January 7, 1950 . Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Kingman and Sumner Counties . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . October 1, 2019 .
  21. State Highway Commission of Kansas . Kansas State Highway System . PDF . 1961 . 1961 . October 21, 2020 . Topeka . July 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728123249/http://ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1961Mapside.pdf . live .
  22. State Highway Commission of Kansas . Kansas State Highway System . PDF . 1963-1964 . 1963–1964 . October 21, 2020 . Topeka . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505092207/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1963-64Mapside.pdf . live .
  23. News: March 14, 2022. Newspapers.com. 2 Counties Get Road Work. 9. The Wichita Beacon. May 17, 1967. Wichita, Kansas.
  24. Web site: Kansas Department of Transportation . December 21, 1994 . Resolution to Withdraw the K-2 Route Designation from segments of Highway in Sedgewick and Sumner Counties . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 1, 2019 . August 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801010328/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/PdfPop.aspx . live .
  25. Web site: Kansas Department of Transportation . December 21, 1994 . Resolution to Withdraw the K-14 Route Designation from segments of Highway in Barber and Harper Counties . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 1, 2019 . Topeka . July 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717052955/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/pdfpop.aspx?KT142_0_0_0=003708644&clienttype=html&doctypeid=114 . live .

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