K-152 (Kansas highway)

K-152
K-152 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	12.919 mi[4] (20.791 km)
Existed	1926[1]–present
History	Designated as K-35 in 1926; renumbered as K-135 on October 15, 1957;[2] renumbered as K-152 on September 13, 1976[3]
Major junctions
West end	K-7 east of Parker
East end	US-69 east of La Cygne
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Linn
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-150 → K-153

K-152 is an approximately 12.92-mile-long (20.79 km) east–west state highway located entirely within Linn County in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-152's western terminus is at K-7 east of the city of Parker and south of Cadmus, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 69 (US-69) east of the city of La Cygne. The only city that the highway passes through is La Cygne, and it also passes by Prairie View High School west of La Cygne. K-152 is a two-lane road its entire length.^[5]

K-152 was first designated in 1926, as K-35. At that time it ran from K-7 eastward to K-5. By 1927, K-5 became US-73E. US-73E was redesignated as US-69 sometime between 1933 and 1936. Before 1937, K-152 ended west of Fontana at K-7. Then on January 7, 1937, K-35 was realigned to continue west from Maddox Road and to end at K-7 further south, which is its current route. On October 15, 1957, K-35 was renumbered to K-135 to avoid confusion with the newly constructed Interstate 35 (I-35). On September 13, 1976, I-35W was renumbered to I-135. Then in order to avoid confusion with I-135, K-135 was renumbered to K-152.

Route description

K-152's western terminus is at an intersection with

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2019, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 915 vehicles per day near the western terminus to 3,120 vehicles per day slightly east of La Cynge.^[7] K-152 is not included in the National Highway System,^[8][a] but does connect to the National Highway System at its eastern terminus at US-69.^[8] From the western terminus, the first 8 miles (13 km) is paved with partial design bituminous pavement and the remainder is paved with composite pavement.^[4][10]

History

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas 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. K-152's western terminus, K-7, closely follows the Jefferson Highway. The eastern terminus, US-69, closely follows the Ozark Trails and the Kansas City–Fort Scott–Miami–Tulsa Short Line.^[11]

K-152 was first designated in 1926, as K-35 by the State Highway Commission of Kansas, now known as KDOT. At that time it ran from K-7 eastward to K-5.^[1] By 1927, K-5 was redesignated as US-73E.^[12] US-73E was redesignated as US-69 sometime between 1933 and 1934.^[13][14] Before 1937, the highway curved north onto Maddox Road from La Cygne. It continued north into Miami County for about two miles (3.2 km) then curved west by Fontana and ended at K-7. Then on January 7, 1937, K-35 was realigned to continue west from Maddox Road and to end at K-7 further south, which is its current route.^[15] In a June 13, 1938, resolution K-35 was realigned at the crossing of the Marais Des Cygnes River, by La Cygne, to eliminate 3 unsafe sharp curves.^[16] Then on October 15, 1957, K-35 was renumbered to K-135 to avoid confusion with the newly constructed Interstate 35 (I-35).^[2][17] On September 13, 1976, I-35W was renumbered to I-135. Then in order to avoid confusion with I-135, K-135 was renumbered to K-152.^[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Linn County.

Location	mi[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
Scott Township	0.000	0.000	K-7 – Mound City, Osawatomie	Western terminus
Lincoln Township	12.919	20.791	US-69 – Fort Scott, Louisburg	Eastern terminus; diamond interchange
			East 2200th Road	Continuation past US-69
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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