K-39 is a 65.03-mile-long (104.66 km) east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs from U.S. Route 400 (US-400) to K-7 southwest of Fort Scott.
Route description
K-39 begins seven miles (11 km) north of Fredonia at U.S. Highway 400 (US-400). It travels east to Benedict, where it turns north toward Buffalo. South of town, K-39 meets US-75 and begins a short, one-mile-long (1.6 km) concurrency with the U.S. Highway. Once leaving US-75, the highway again travels east toward Chanute, where it intersects US-169. The highway continues east 12 miles (19 km) before beginning a seven-mile-long (11 km) concurrency with US-59. After briefly turning north with US-59, K-39 resumes its easterly route north of Stark. The highway shares a very short overlap with K-3 (less than one mile, 1.6 kilometers) and passes through Hiattville before meeting its eastern terminus at K-7, which completes the connection to US-69.[2]
History
K-39 has been at its current alignment since 1999.[3] Prior to that the western terminus was located near Elk City. The portion of the route between Elk City and Fredonia are now county owned roads. Before 1956, when K-39 was modernized, a large portion of the route was unpaved and used 90 degree turns to travel northeast instead of the current diagonal alignment.[4]
Major Junctions
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson | | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US-400 | Western terminus; road continues south as 1650 Road |
| Buffalo | 14.821 | 23.852 |   US-75 north | Western end of US-75 concurrency | |
| | 15.749 | 25.346 |  US-75 south | Eastern end of US-75 concurrency | |
| Neosho | Chanute | 26.289 | 42.308 |  US-169 – Iola, Coffeyville | Diamond interchange |
| | 39.089 | 62.908 |  US-59 south | Western end of US-59 concurrency | |
| Stark | 46.274 | 74.471 | US-59 north | Eastern end of US-59 concurrency | |
| Bourbon | | 56.275 | 90.566 |  K-3 north | Western end of K-3 concurrency |
| | 56.775 | 91.371 | K-3 south | Eastern end of K-3 concurrency | |
| | 65.032 | 104.659 |  K-7 – Fort Scott, Girard | Eastern terminus; highway continues as K-7 north | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Kansas Department of Transportation (2014). "2014 Condition Survey Report". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (2015). There's No Place Like Kansas: Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2015–16 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (1999). Kansas Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1999–2000 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1945). Travel Kansas: Crossroads of a Continent (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved August 1, 2015.