K-238 (Kansas highway)
K-238 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.433 mi[1] (2.306 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US-36 in Elwood | |||
| North end |  Rosecrans Memorial AirportMissouri state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Doniphan | |||
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K-238 is a short north–south state highway in northeast Kansas connecting US 36 near Elwood to Rosecrans Memorial Airport in Missouri. Although the highway is located in Kansas it was needed to connect St. Joseph, Missouri with its airport. Prior to a flood in 1952 the city and its airport were on the same side of the Missouri river. Missouri supplemental route OO in Buchanan County had previously linked the two.[2] After the flood the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a plan to rechannel the river into a less flood prone course by removing the oxbow bend around the airport. The city of St. Joseph agreed to the plan, which included construction of this highway, even though it would separate the city from the airport.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Elwood, Doniphan County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 | US-36 – St. Joseph, Troy | Interchange | ||
| 1.433 | 2.306 |  Rosecrans Memorial Airport | Missouri state line | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Pavement Management Information System (PMIS)". Kansas Department of Transportation. August 16, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
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