K-2 (Kansas highway)

K-2 is a 61.516-mile-long (99.000 km) 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.[3] K-2 was established as a state highway on January 7, 1937.[2]

K-2
K-2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	61.516 mi[1] (99.000 km)
Existed	January 7, 1937[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US-281 east of Hardtner
	US-160 north of Anthony US-160 in Harper
North end	K-42 west of Viola
Location
Counties	Barber, Harper, Kingman, Sumner
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Spurs ← K-1 K-3 →

Route description

From its southern terminus in Barber County, K-2 proceeds northbound for 5 miles (8.0 km) to the town of Kiowa, where it forms the northern terminus of the brief southern leg of K-8. In Kiowa, K-2 turns to the north and then to the northeast, running parallel to a BNSF Railway track for about 12 miles (19 km), skirting the town of Hazelton and crossing into Harper County. K-2 then runs eastward for about 17 miles (27 km) to Anthony, where it forms the western terminus of K-44 and turns northward.

Six miles north of Anthony, K-2 intersects with US-160, which it overlaps for the next four miles (6 km). Three miles north of that intersection, K-2/US-160 turn to the east, through the town of Harper. On the eastern edge of Harper, US-160 continues east, while K-2 goes north and then northeast. It continues northeast for 18 miles (29 km), clipping the southeast corner of Kingman County and crossing briefly into Sumner County, where it ends at K-42 west of Viola.[4]

K-2 is not included in the National Highway System.[5] The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[6] 2017 Annual average daily traffic (AADT) on K-2 ranged from 590 slightly northeast of Hazelton to 3820 slightly north of Anthony.[7]

History

K-2 was originally designated in 1927 from Norton to Colorado.[8] Then by 1931, K-2 became part of US-36 when it was extended into the state.[9][10] The current K-2 was designated on January 7, 1937 and went from US-160 to K-42 in Norwich.[2] Until 1950, K-2 turned northward 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.[11] In 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. 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.[12][13]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Barber	Stubbs	0.000	0.000	US-281 – Alva Okla., Medicine Lodge	Southern terminus
	Kiowa	4.511	7.260	K-8 south (4th Street) – Cherokee OK	Northern terminus of K-8; serves Kiowa District Hospital
Harper	Anthony	33.666	54.180	K-44 east (Main Street) to K-49 / K-179	Western terminus of K-44
	Township 5	39.700	63.891	US-160 west – Attica, Medicine Lodge	Southern end of US-160 concurrency
	Harper	42.715	68.743	K-14 north – Kingman	Southern terminus of K-14
		43.827	70.533	US-160 east (14th Street east) – Wellington	Northern end of US-160 concurrency
Kingman	No major junctions
Sumner	Eden Township	61.516	99.000	K-42 – Norwich, Wichita	Northern terminus; K-42 east is former K-2 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
2. http://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/pdfpop.aspx?KT142_0_0_0=003706836&clienttype=html&doctypeid=114. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Kennedy, Richie. "Routelog". Kansas Highways 7.0. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
4. Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2007-08 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
5. Federal Highway Administration (May 8, 2019). National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:3,900,000]. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
6. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
7. Bureau of Transportation Planning (2018). Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,584,000]. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
8. Rand McNally and Company (1927). "Kansas" (Map). 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. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 54–55. OCLC 2078375 – via Rumsey Collection.
9. Clason Map Company (1931). "Kansas" (Map). Clason's Road Map of Kansas. 1:1,600,000. Denver: Clason Map Company – via Rumsey Collection.
10. (PDF) http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1932Mapside.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. 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. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
12. 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. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
13. Kansas Department of Transportation (December 21, 1994). "Resolution to Withdraw the K-14 Route Designation from segments of Highway in Barber County". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

External links

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• Kansas Department of Transportation State Map
• KDOT: Historic State Maps