K-284 (Kansas highway)

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Lincoln
East endBarnard
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesLincoln
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
K-285

K-284 is a

Kansas State Highway Commission
wished to establish a state highway connection to Barnard in the 1960s, which they accomplished when they built K-284 in the early 1970s.

Route description

K-284 heads east from K-14 between

Lincoln and Beloit, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Lincoln–Mitchell county line.[3][4] The highway crosses Prosser Creek and an unnamed creek, both tributaries of Rattlesnake Creek, before the highway ends at the west city limit of Barnard.[4][5] The road continues as Ballard Avenue into Barnard, which lies south of the confluence of Rattlesnake Creek with Salt Creek, which flows into the Solomon River.[3][5] The Kansas Department of Transportation measured an annual average daily traffic of 190 vehicles on K-284 in 2021.[6]

History

As of 1960, the direct link between K-14 and Barnard was a gravel road maintained by Lincoln County.

K-237 to a spur serving Perry State Park in northeastern Kansas.[9] By 1971, the direct link from K-14 to Barnard remained a gravel road.[10]

The Kansas State Highway Commission returned to the matter of a spur from K-14 to Barnard in a November 23, 1971, resolution, when the commission designated K-225 to provide a safe and convenient connection between K-14 and Barnard.

K-225 was already used for a detour from U.S. Route 81 to Interstate 35W (now Interstate 135) at the south end of Wichita.[11][12] The agency issued an updated resolution to construct the Barnard spur as part of the state highway system as K-284 on January 19, 1972.[1] The next year, the Kansas State Highway Commission recommended that K-284 be removed from the state highway system and that a public hearing be held to discuss the deletion.[13] K-284 first appeared as a paved state highway on the 1974 state highway map.[14][15] The highway remains on the state highway map as of 2021.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Lincoln County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000
Lincoln
Western terminus
Barnard5.6189.041Ballard Avenue eastEastern terminus; west city limit of Barnard
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (January 18, 1972). "Resolution for Location and Designation of Road in Lincoln County: K-284" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Staff (September 26, 2017). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Route Number = 284, District Number = 2, County Number = 53.
  3. ^ a b c Bureau of Transportation Planning. Kansas Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2021–2022 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Bureau of Transportation Planning (May 2021). General Highway Map: Lincoln County, Kansas (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Bureau of Transportation Planning (June 2021). City of Barnard, Lincoln County, Kansas (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  6. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (December 31, 2021). Traffic Flow Map, Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (2022 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  7. ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1960–1961 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Staff (March 29, 1967). "Resolution for Deletion from the State Highway System in Lincoln County: Barnard Spur" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Staff (April 23, 1969). "Resolution for Location and Designation of Road using State-Wide Funds in Jefferson County: Project No. 237-44 K-1002 (4)" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1971 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Staff (November 23, 1971). "Resolution for Location and Designation of Road in Lincoln County: K-225" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ^ Staff (June 8, 1960). "Resolution for Location and Designation in Sedgwick County: Project No. 225-87 U-043-1 (12)" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  13. ^ Staff (May 9, 1973). "Resolution for Removal of Road in Lincoln County: K-284" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1973 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  15. ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1974 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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