K-12 (Kansas highway)

K-12 marker
K-12
Map
Former K-12 in red, former K-12 Spur in blue
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Existed1985–1987
Major junctions
West end K-7 near Bonner Springs
Major intersections I-435 near Lenexa
I-635 in Mission
US-69 in Roeland Park
US-169 in Kansas City
East endMissouri state line in Kansas City
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-10→ K-13

K-12 was a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas, created in the mid-1980s. Its alignment was changed during its existence.

History

K-12 was commissioned when the first section of the K-10 freeway was completed from K-7 in Olathe, Kansas to I-435 in Lenexa, Kansas. K-10, at the time, overlapped K-7 from K-12's western terminus in Olathe north to Shawnee Mission Parkway.[1]

When the K-10 freeway segment from Lawrence to Olathe was completed, K-10 was signed for the entire length (both sections) of the expressway. At this time, K-12 was realigned north to replace the former K-10 alignment along the Shawnee Mission Parkway. It followed the parkway from K-7 in Shawnee, then turned north on Merriam Drive in Merriam, which follows into Kansas City, Kansas. Merriam Lane turns into Southwest Boulevard near US-169, and K-12 ended not far east at the Missouri state line.[2]

Since K-12 existed entirely within the city limits of the cities it traverses, it was turned back to the cities in 1987 according to KDOT policy.[3]

Junction list

Major junctions as listed shortly before K-12 was decommissioned in 1987.[4]

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
JohnsonShawnee0.0000.000 K-7Interchange; western terminus
I-435I-435 exits 6A-B
Lackman RoadInterchange
Overland Park I-635I-635 exit 1B
WyandotteKansas City US-69


 K-12 Spur to I-35		Western terminus of K-12 Spur; to I-35 exit 233A
US-169
Southwest Boulevard northeastContinuation into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spur route

Spur plate.svg
K-12 Spur marker
K-12 Spur
Length.376 mi (605 m)
Existed1984–1987

K-12 Spur was a .376-mile-long (0.605 km) spur route that ran from K-12 east to Interstate 35 (I-35). Originally K-10 Spur, it was changed to K-12 Spur when the Shawnee Mission Parkway and Merriam Lane were changed from K-10 to K-12. K-12 Spur was withdrawn in 1987 along with K-12 itself.[5]

References

  1. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (October 27, 1965). "Resolution for Location and Designation of Road in Johnson County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  2. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (December 16, 1983). "Resolution for redesignation of a portion of two highways, city connecting links and withdrawal of the designation of a portion of highway in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Resolution Designating City Connecting Links in State Highway System (City of Merriam) (PDF), Kansas Department of Transportation, August 1, 1987, retrieved November 28, 2009[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "1987 Official Kansas Transportation Map" (PDF). KDOT. Kansas Department of Transportation. 1987. p. Inset side. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Spur Kansas Highway 12". Kansas Highways Routelog. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
KML file (edit • help)
Template:Attached KML/K-12 (Kansas highway)
KML is not from Wikidata