K-249 (Kansas highway)

K-249
Southwest Boulevard
K-249 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	0.680 mi[1] (1,094 m)
Existed	1963–present
Major junctions
South end	K-99 by Madison
North end	K-58 in Madison
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Greenwood
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-251

K-249, also known as Southwest Boulevard,^[a] is a 0.680-mile-long (1.094 km) north–south state highway located entirely within Greenwood County in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-249's southern terminus is at K-99 just outside the City of Madison, and the northern terminus is at K-58 in Madison.^[2] K-249 was originally a section of K-99 before it was realigned to the west of the city.^[3]

Route description

K-249's southern terminus is at an intersection with K-99 just south of Madison. The highway travels north along the Madison city line as Southwest Boulevard.^[a] The highway reaches an intersection with McCurry Street, where it enters the city. K-249 continues north past an intersection with Elm Street before curving slightly northeast. The highway curves back north and reaches its northern terminus at K-58, known as 4th Street and West Lincoln Street.^[2][4][5]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways. On K-249 in 2020, they determined that on average the traffic was 570 vehicles per day on K-249.^[6] The entire length of K-249 is two-lanes and maintained by KDOT.^[7] K-249 is not included in the National Highway System.^[8] The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.^[9]

History

In December 1961, the Kansas State Highway Commission, now known as KDOT, announced a project to reroute K-99 to the west of Madison. The project was needed to bring K-99 above the 25-year flood level and eliminate several curves. The section of K-99 and K-57 from Madison Avenue north out of the city would be abandoned, and instead K-57 would follow Madison Avenue west to the new alignment of K-99. The section of K-99 from Madison south to the new alignment would be assigned a new route number.^[10] In Mid July 1964, bids were taken for the new bypass.^[11]

The highway was first designated as K-249 in a resolution approved on June 12, 1963. This resolution was updated in a resolution approved on February 11, 1964.^[3][12] In late August 1964, work began on the new bypass route.^[13] The roughly $1 million (equivalent to $7.38 million in 2023 dollars)^[14] bypass opened to traffic on November 3, 1965.^[15] In a resolution approved on September 20, 2004, by Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller, K-57's eastern terminus was truncated to end at K-4 in Dwight. The former section from K-99 east to east to US-169 was renumbered, making K-249's northern terminus K-58.^[16]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Greenwood County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Madison Township	0.000	0.000	K-99 – Hamilton, Emporia	Southern terminus
Madison	0.680	1.094	K-58 (Lincoln Street / 4th Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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