K-64 (Kansas highway)

K-64 was a 3.574-mile-long (5.752 km) state highway in Pratt County, Kansas. The highway was a partial bypass of Pratt that ran from U.S. Route 281 (US-281) just south of the city limits to US-54 and US-400 east of them. The route was maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation until July 10, 2015 when the road was turned over to Pratt County. K-64 was not part of the National Highway System. K-64 was designated at around 1932 and paved in 1937.

K-64
K-64 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length3.574 mi[1] (5.752 km)
Existedc. 1932 [2]–July 10, 2015[3]
Major junctions
West end US-281 south of Pratt
East end US-54 / US-400 east of Pratt
Location
CountiesPratt
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-63K-65 →

K-64 was decommissioned July 10, 2015, after the Kansas Department of Transportation expanded several miles of US-54 and US-400 east of Pratt to four lanes. In exchange for the expansion, Pratt County agreed to take control of K-64.

Route description
K-64 southeast of Pratt

K-64 began at an intersection with US-281 just south of Pratt. The highway went east on a two-lane road through a hilly, slightly wooded area. The road passed south of an unnamed lake, then turned to the north. The route then crossed the south fork of the Ninnescah River and the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad before reaching its northern terminus at a T intersection with US-54 and US-400.[4][5]

K-64 was maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). In 2012, the traffic on the route, calculated in annual average daily traffic, was 750 vehicles on the north–south section and 1260 vehicles on the east–west section.[6] K-64 was not a part of the National Highway System,[7] a system of highways considered important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[8]

History

K-64 was designated by 1932, and at that time extended from K-8 east then north to US-54.[2] Then between July 1938 and 1940, K-8 was renumbered to US-281.[9][10] The route was paved with an oil surface in 1937,[11][12] and it had not changed until it was decommissioned.[12][13] K-64 was decommissioned on July 10, 2015, after KDOT had expanded several miles of US-54 and US-400 east of Pratt to four lanes. After the expansion, Pratt County agreed to take control of K-64.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Pratt County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Center Township0.0000.000 US-281 – Medicine Lodge, PrattWestern terminus; road continued as 10th Street
Saratoga Township3.5745.752 US-54 / US-400Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
  1. "2012 Condition Survey Report for Pratt County, Kansas". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  2. Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1932 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  3. Kansas Department of Transportation (July 10, 2015). "Resolution to withdraw highway in Pratt County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. Kansas Railroad Map 2011 (PDF) (Map). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  5. Google (February 15, 2013). "K-64 (Kansas highway)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  6. 2012 Traffic Flow Map of the Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  7. National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  8. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  9. Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (July 1938 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  10. Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1940 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  11. Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1936 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  12. Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1937 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  13. Official Kansas State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2013-14 ed.). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 15, 2013.

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