K-49 (Kansas highway)
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K-49 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 29.88 mi (48.09 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US-81 in Caldwell | |||
| North end |  K-42 in Viola | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Sedgwick, Sumner | |||
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'K-49' is a 29.9-mile-long (48.1 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a north-south route that connects communities southwest of Wichita to US-81. The majority of the route exists in Sumner County, with only a mile existing in Sedgwick County.
Route description
K-49 begins in downtown Caldwell at an intersection with US-81 and W Central Ave, travelling north as Main Street. Leaving the city, the highway shifts east slightly with an S-shaped curve, and passes through flat farmland. It crosses the Chikaskia River west of Corbin, and shifts northeast to avoid a second crossing with the river before intersecting the eastern terminus of K-44 in a slightly wooded area, where it shifts east once again with a gentle S-shaped curve. K-49 then continues north through flat fields, where it intersects the Chisholm Trail. It continues north and has a grade crossing with a BNSF Railway line a mile south of US-160, where it shares a 3 mile concurrency with the national highway. After traveling west with US-160, the highway resumes its northerly course toward Conway Springs through more flat fields, and passing through the town. K-49 meets the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad with an at-grade crossing on the northern city limit. The highway continues north, crossing Slate Creek, before arriving at the northern Sumner county border. Upon crossing into Sedgwick County, it immediately arrives at Viola, where it meets its northern terminus at K-42.
Major junctions
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Sumner | Caldwell | 0.0 | 0.0 | US-81 | Southern terminus |
| | 8.9 | 14.3 |  K-44 | ||
| | 17.3 | 27.8 |  US-160 | Southern end of US-160 concurrency | |
| | 20.3 | 32.7 | US-160 | Northern end of US-160 concurrency | |
| Sedgwick | Viola | 29.88 | 48.09 | K-42 | Northern Terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||