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K-52 is an approximately 23-mile-long (37 km) east–west state highway in eastern Kansas. Its western terminus is at an intersection with K-31 southeast of Mound City. K-52 then overlaps U.S. Route 69 for eight miles (13 km) through Pleasanton and Trading Post, then splits off to the east. three miles (4.8 km) later, it crosses into Missouri, becoming Route 52.

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails. K-192 follows a short section of the former Jefferson Highway in Mound City. The former routing through Pleasanton follows the former Ozark Trails and Kansas City-Fort Scott-Miami-Tulsa Short Line. K-52 was first established as a state highway on January 7, 1937, and went from K-38 in Blue Mound northeastward to K-7 in Mound City. It was extended west then south to US-54 in Moran by the end of 1937. It was realigned to the west of Pleasanton in 1987 and eight years later, the highway was truncated to its current western terminus.

Route description

K-52's western terminus is at K-31 east of Blue Mound. The highway begins travelling east then after about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) curves north at 500th Road. It passes by a cemetery and through a forested area before curving northeast at 600th Road. The highway passes through a forested area for a short distance then transitions to flat rural farmlands. It continues for about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) then enters Mound City and intersects K-7. K-52 turns north and begins to overlap K-7 as 9th Street. After roughly 0.23 miles (0.37 km) K-52 turns east onto Main Street, as K-7 continues north. The highway continues along Main Street for about 0.7 miles (1.1 km) then curves northeast onto North Main Street. After 0.3 miles (0.48 km) it exits the city then curves east.[3] K-52 continues through flat farmlands for about five miles (8.0 km) then reaches an interchange with US-69. K-52 turns north and begins to overlap the four-lane freeway.[4]

K-52 and US-69 cross over a BNSF Railway track then curve north. They then pass under East 1000th Road and then curve northwest. About 0.3 miles (0.48 km) later, the highway reaches an interchange with East 6th Street, which travels west to Pleasanton. The highway continues through flat rural farmlands, as it curves north and crosses Muddy Creek. The freeway continues for 0.5 miles (0.80 km) and then curves northeast before it reaches an interchange with East 1350 Road. It continues northeast and soon crosses Big Sugar Creek, then Marais des Cygnes River 0.9 miles (1.4 km) later. It continues another one mile (1.6 km) and reaches another interchange, where K-52 leaves the freeway. K-52 continues for about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) then curves east. The highway continues through flat rural farmlands for roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) then curves southeast and enters into Missouri becoming Missouri Route 52.[4]

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 850 vehicles per day near the eastern terminus to between 6,060 and 6,310 vehicles per day along the overlap with US-69. The second highest was 2,570 vehicles per day slightly east of Mound City.[5] The only section of K-52 that is included in the National Highway System is its concurrency with US-69.[6][a]

History

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas 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. K-192 follows a short section of the former Jefferson Highway in Mound City. The former routing through Pleasanton follows the former Ozark Trails and Kansas City–Fort Scott–Miami–Tulsa Short Line.[8]

K-52 was first established as a state highway on January 7, 1937, and ran from K-38 in Blue Mound northeastward to K-7 in Mound City.[2] By the end of 1937, K-38 was decommissioned and became an extension of K-31 and K-52 was extended further west to Kincaid then south to end at US-54 in Moran.[9] K-31 originally left K-52 in Blue Mound and went south. Then in an October 9, 1957 resolution, it was realigned further east along K-52, then turned south at K-52's current western terminus.[10] Sometime between 1960 and 1962, US-59 was realigned along K-52 from Moran to Kincaid.[11][12] Originally K-52 zig-zagged from K-31 northeastward to K-7 in Mound City, but was approved to be straightened in a February 11, 1964 resolution. The new straightened alignment was completed by 1965.[13][14] On March 30, 1950, a resolution was passed to slightly realign K-52/US-69 near Trading Post.[15] In a May 7, 1987 resolution, K-52/US-69 was realigned from going through Pleasanton to travel to the east of the city.[16] In a January 26, 1995 resolution, K-52 was truncated from Moran to end at K-31, its current western terminus. This was done due to the concurrency having no purpose and was confusing to some travelers.[17] In an April 29, 2008 resolution, K-52 and US-69 was realigned by Pleasanton onto a new four-lane highway. Also a 0.381-mile (0.613 km) extension was built to link the southern end of the old K-52/US-69 overlap to the new one.[18] In another April 29, 2008 resolution, K-52 and US-69 was realigned by Trading Post onto a new four-lane highway. The north end of the K-52 and US-69 overlap was moved slightly north to the new interchange.[19] The two new sections of freeway were completed by 2009.[20]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Linn County. All exits are unnumbered.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mound City Township0.0000.000 K-31 – Blue Mound, Garnett, MapletonWestern terminus; highway continues west as K-31
Mound City4.3927.068
 K-7 south – Fort Scott		Western end of K-7 overlap
4.6267.445
 K-7 north – Osawatomie		Eastern end of K-7 overlap
Potosi Township10.91717.569
 US-69 south – Fort Scott		Western end of US 69 overlap; diamond interchange; west end of freeway section
13.61721.914E. 1100 Road – PleasantonDiamond interchange
16.18026.039E. 1350 RoadDiamond interchange
Valley Township19.68031.672
 US-69 north – Louisburg		Eastern end of US 69 overlap; diamond interchange; east end of freeway section
23.04537.087
 Route 52 east / State Line Road		Continuation into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Notes

  1. ^ The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ a b State Highway Commission of Kansas (January 7, 1937). "January 7, 1937 Resolution". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (October 1, 2003). City of Mound City (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. KDOT City Maps. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Bureau of Transportation Planning (June 2010). Linn County (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:211,200]. General Highway Map. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2020). Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,584,000]. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  6. ^ National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  8. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1924). "Kansas" (Map). AutoTrails Map, Southern Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Northeastern New Mexico, Northern Oklahoma. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. OCLC 2078375. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via Rumsey Collection.
  9. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1937). 1937 Kansas State Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  10. ^ 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. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1960). 1960 Kansas State Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 4, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  12. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1962). 1962 Kansas State Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  13. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (February 11, 1964). "Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Linn County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  14. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1965). 1965 Kansas State Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 5, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  15. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (March 30, 1950). "Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Linn County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  16. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (May 7, 1987). "Resolution to Relocate a segment of highway in Linn County". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  17. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (January 26, 1995). "Resolution to withdraw the K-52 designation from segments of highway Allen, Anderson and Linn Counties". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  18. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (April 29, 2008). "Rural Resolution to Realign a portion of US-69 on the State Highway System in Linn County". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  19. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (April 29, 2008). "Rural Resolution to Realign a portion of US-69 on the State Highway System in Linn County". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  20. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (2009–2010). 2009–2010 Kansas State Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020.

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