K-42 (Kansas highway)
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| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 75.061 mi[1] (120.799 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US-281 in Sawyer | |||
| East end |  I-235 in Wichita | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Pratt, Kingman, Sumner, Sedgwick | |||
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K-42 is a 75-mile (120.799 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway serves as a connection to Wichita for communities between the US-160 and US-54 corridors.
Route description
It begins at US-281 in Sawyer and travels southeast to Isabel where it rides the Barber/Pratt county line until it enters Kingman County, where it passes through Nashville, Zenda, and Spivey. North of Rago it intersects K-14 then continues on to pass through Norwich.
After entering Sedgwick County, it passes through Viola where K-49's northern terminus is. It continues northeast into south Wichita and terminates at Exit 5 on I-235.
History
K-42 once terminated at US-54 and US-400. The route was truncated to I-235 around 2003, when it was removed from the official Kansas map.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pratt | Sawyer | 0.000 | 0.000 | US-281 | Western terminus; road continues as Broadway Street |
| Kingman | Rago | 32.759 | 52.721 |  K-14 | |
| Sumner | | 48.911 | 78.715 |   K-2 west | Eastern terminus of K-2 |
| Sedgwick | Viola | 57.494 | 92.528 |  K-49 | Northern terminus of K-49 |
| Wichita | 75.061 | 120.799 | I-235 | Eastern terminus; I-235 exit 5; road continues NE as Southwest Boulevard | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (October 7, 2005). "KDOT 2001 Highway and Route Changes". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
External links
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