K-65 (Kansas highway) explained

State:KS
Type:KS
Route:65
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:K-65 highlighted in red
Length Mi:11.160
Length Ref:[1]
History:Designated as K-69 by 1932;[2] [3] renumbered K-65 by 1934[4] [5]
Direction A:West
Counties:Bourbon
Terminus A: north of Bronson
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Mapleton
Previous Type:KS
Previous Route:64
Next Type:KS
Next Route:66

K-65 is an approximately 11.1adj=midNaNadj=mid west - east state highway located entirely within Bourbon County in eastern Kansas. K-65's western terminus is at K-3 north of Bronson. The highway travels east through the community of Xenia to its eastern terminus at K-31 in Mapleton. K-65 travels mostly through rural land and is a two-lane highway its entire length.

K-65 was first established in 1932, as K-69 to the former alignment of K-3. By 1934, it was renumbered as K-65 to avoid confusion with U.S. Route 69 (US-69), which had been extended into Kansas. Prior to 1957, K-65 originally turned north in Xenia and ended at K-31 in Osage. Then K-31 was rerouted onto a new alignment between Blue Mound and Mapleton. At this time K-65 was extended east on a new alignment from Xenia to Mapleton.

Route description

K-65's western terminus is at K-3 roughly 7miles north of Bronson and begins traveling east. The highway passes through farmlands with areas of trees then after 0.8miles the landscape opens up. The roadway continues for about 2.1miles and intersects 55th Street as trees begin to become more numerous. K-65 continues for 1miles and intersects 65th Street in the community of Xenia. From Xenia the highway progresses east through forested rolling hills for about 1.7miles then crosses the Little Osage River, a tributary of the Osage River. The highway continues roughly 0.9miles then passes under a transmission line and then intersects 95th Street by Northway Cemetery. K-65 continues through mostly open pastures for roughly 1.9miles then curves north as it briefly parallels Little Osage River. The roadway continues north for 0.75miles then curves east as it crosses Opossum Creek, a tributary of the Little Osage River. K-65 then crosses Baker Brook, a tributary of Opossum Creek, then enters Mapleton becoming Washington Street. The highway curves north and continues for 0.45miles to Sixth Street where it turns east. K-65 then reaches its eastern terminus at K-31, which continues east as Sixth Street and north as Main Street.[6] [7] [8]

K-65 is maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), and is a two-lane road its entire length.[6] KDOT tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2019, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 130 vehicles per day near the western terminus to 160 vehicles per day near the eastern terminus.[9] K-52 is not included in the National Highway System.[10] The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[11] The majority of the route is paved with partial design bituminous pavement except the portion within Mapleton which is full design bituminous pavement.[1] [12]

History

By 1927, a former K-65 was established as a state highway from US-36 by Lebanon north to the Nebraska border. By 1934, the highway was decommissioned and became a section of US-281 when it was extended into Kansas.[4] [5]

K-3 formerly turned east and entered Xenia, where it turned back north and terminated at K-38. By 1932, K-3 was realigned to travel directly north to K-3, and the former section of K-3 through Xenia became K-69.[2] [3] K-69 was renumbered to K-65 sometime between April 1933 and 1934, to avoid confusion when US-69 was extended into Kansas.[4] [5] Between 1936 and 1937, K-38 became an extension of K-31.[13] [14] Before 1957, K-65 originally turned north in Xenia and ended at K-31 in Osage. Then in an October 9, 1957 resolution K-31 was rerouted further east on K-52 from Blue Mound, bypassing Osage, then left K-52 and went directly south to Mapleton. At this time K-65 was extended east on a new alignment from Xenia to Mapleton.[15] The current bridge over the Little Osage River was built in 1962.[16]

The section of K-65 east of Xenia by the Little Osage River, has had to close briefly numerous times due to flooding. On September 22, 1970, the highway was closed at the river due to water covering the roadway from heavy rain.[17] Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused a section of the highway by the river to close on April 20, 1973.[18] On November 4, 1974, the section of K-65 by the river was closed due to flooding, when over 7inches of rain fell in parts of southeast Kansas.[19] On October 3, 1986, heavy rain from remnants of Hurricane Paine caused flooding that closed a section of the roadway at the river crossing.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas Department of Transportation. Pavement Management Information System. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2016. April 22, 2017. Topeka. March 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313050055/http://ksdot.org/matreslab/pmis/query.asp. live.
  2. Clason Map Company . Clason Map Company . 1931 . Clason's Road Map of Kansas . 1:2,000,000 . Denver . Clason Map Company . 87 . David Rumsey Map Collection . March 27, 2021 . July 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200727053747/https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~314033~90082734:Clason-s-Road-Map-of-Kansas?sort=pub_list_no_initialsort,pub_date,pub_list_no,series_no&qvq=q:Kansas%20roads;sort:pub_list_no_initialsort,pub_date,pub_list_no,series_no;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=102&trs=175 . live .
  3. State Highway Commission of Kansas . Kansas Department of Transportation . 1932 . 1932 Kansas State Map . Scale not given . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . March 27, 2021 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111835/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1932Mapside.pdf . live .
  4. State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1933 . 1933 Kansas State Map . Scale not given . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . March 27, 2021 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504065027/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1933Mapside.PDF . live .
  5. Kansas . . 1934 . Continental Oil Company . Denver.
  6. Kansas Department of Transportation . 2008 . October 2008 Bourbon County Map . Scale not given . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . March 29, 2021 . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505102914/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/bourbonOct2008.pdf . live .
  7. Bureau of Transportation Planning. City of Mulvane. January 1, 2002. KDOT City Maps. Scale not given. Kansas Department of Transportation. Topeka. PDF. March 29, 2021. May 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200505214351/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/mapleton.pdf. live.
  8. Web site: Overview of K-65. Google Maps. Google, Inc.. March 29, 2021. August 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802224112/https://accounts.google.com/_/bscframe. live.
  9. Bureau of Transportation Planning . 2020 . Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System . [c. 1:1,584,000] . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . March 29, 2021 . April 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416122948/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/CountMaps/Districts/countmap2019.pdf . live .
  10. National Highway System: Kansas. Federal Highway Administration. September 7, 2019. Washington D.C.. 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.
  11. Web site: Stefan. Natzke. Mike. Neathery. Kevin. Adderly. What is the National Highway System?. National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. September 26, 2012. September 7, 2019. Washington D.C.. July 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120704194551/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/. live.
  12. Web site: Pavement Management Information System Glossary. Staff. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2012-05-09. Topeka. 2019-09-07. 2016-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324060154/http://www.ksdot.org/matreslab/pmis/glossary.asp#PAVEMENT_TYPE. live.
  13. State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1936 . 1936 Kansas State Map . Scale not given . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . March 30, 2021 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504065015/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1936Mapside.pdf . live .
  14. State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1937 . 1937 Kansas State Map . Scale not given . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . March 30, 2021 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504064902/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1937Mapside.pdf . live .
  15. Web site: State Highway Commission of Kansas . October 9, 1957 . Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Bourbon and Linn Counties K-31 and K-65 . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . September 7, 2019 . August 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801032826/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/PdfPop.aspx . live .
  16. Web site: bridgereports.com . K65 Hwy over Little Osage River . bridgereports.com . March 30, 2021 . August 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802224046/https://bridgereports.com/1203601 . live .
  17. News: 32. The Wichita Beacon. March 30, 2021. Newspapers.com. Goodbye, Summer! Hello, Autumn! Raincoats and Paddles Into Vogue. September 23, 1970. August 1, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210801183855/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74554023/k31-k65-flooding/. live.
  18. News: 1. The Parsons Sun. March 30, 2021. Newspapers.com. Twister Alert Touches SEK. April 21, 1973. August 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802224049/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74756114/k65-flooding-1973/. live.
  19. News: 1. The Salina Journal. March 30, 2021. Newspapers.com. Heavy snow in northwest Kansas. November 4, 1974. August 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802224048/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74751006/heavy-snow-se-flooding-nov-1974-k65/. live.
  20. News: 4. The Wichita Eagle. March 30, 2021. Newspapers.com. Kansas Takes Lashing From Hurricane Tail. October 3, 1986. August 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802224048/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74755666/1986-flooding-k65-and-others/. live.

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