K-64 was a 3.574-mile-long (5.752 km) state highway in Pratt County, Kansas. The highway was a partial bypass of Pratt that ran from U.S. Route 281 (US-281) just south of the city limits to US-54 and US-400 east of them. The route was maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation until July 10, 2015 when the road was turned over to Pratt County. K-64 was not part of the National Highway System.
 K-64 | ||||
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 K-64 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.574 mi[1] (5.752 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1932[2]–July 10, 2015[3] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US-281 south of Pratt | |||
| East end |   US-54 / US-400 east of Pratt | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Pratt | |||
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Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails. The eastern terminus follows the former Cannon Ball Route and Atlantic and Pacific Highway. K-64 was designated around 1932, and paved in 1937. It was decommissioned July 10, 2015, after the Kansas Department of Transportation expanded several miles of US-54 and US-400 east of Pratt to four lanes. In exchange for the expansion, Pratt County agreed to take control of K-64.
Route description
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K-64 began at an intersection with US-281 just south of Pratt. The highway went east on a two-lane road through a hilly, slightly wooded area. The road passed south of an unnamed lake, then turned to the north. The route then crossed the south fork of the Ninnescah River and the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad before reaching its northern terminus at a T intersection with US-54 and US-400.[4][5]
K-64 was maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). In 2012, the traffic on the route, calculated in annual average daily traffic, was 750 vehicles per day on the north–south section and 1260 vehicles per day on the east–west section.[6] K-64 was not a part of the National Highway System, which is a system of highways considered important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility. K-64 did connect to the National Highway System at its eastern terminus.[7][8]
History
editPrior to the formation of the Kansas state highway system, 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. The eastern terminus follows the former Cannon Ball Route and Atlantic and Pacific Highway.[9]
K-64 was designated by 1932, and at that time extended from K-8 east then north to US-54.[2] Then between July 1938 and 1940, K-8 was renumbered to US-281.[10][11] The route was paved with an oil surface in 1937,[12][13] and it had not changed until it was decommissioned.[13][14] K-64 was decommissioned on July 10, 2015, after KDOT had expanded several miles of US-54 and US-400 east of Pratt to four lanes. After the expansion, Pratt County agreed to take control of K-64.[3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route was in Pratt County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Center Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US-281 – Medicine Lodge, Pratt | Western terminus; road continued as 10th Street | |
| Saratoga Township | 3.574 | 5.752 | US-54 / US-400 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "2012 Condition Survey Report for Pratt County, Kansas". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1932 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Kansas Department of Transportation (July 10, 2015). "Resolution to withdraw highway in Pratt County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ Kansas Railroad Map 2011 (PDF) (Map). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ "K-64 (Kansas highway)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Traffic Flow Map of the Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. October 1, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ 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 October 30, 2020 – via Rumsey Collection.
- ^ Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (July 1938 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1940 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1936 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1937 ed.). Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ Official Kansas State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2013-14 ed.). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2013.