K-39 (Kansas highway)

K-39
K-39 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length65.032 mi (104.659 km)
Major junctions
West end US-400 north of Fredonia
Major intersections
East end K-7 southwest of Fort Scott
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesWilson, Neosho, Bourbon
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-38→ US-40

K-39 is a 65.03-mile-long (104.66 km) east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs from U.S. Route 400 (US-400) to K-7 southwest of Fort Scott.

Route description

K-39 begins seven miles (11 km) north of Fredonia at U.S. Highway 400 (US-400). It travels east to Benedict, where it turns north toward Buffalo. South of town, K-39 meets US-75 and begins a short, one-mile-long (1.6 km) concurrency with the U.S. Highway. Once leaving US-75, the highway again travels east toward Chanute, where it intersects US-169. The highway continues east 12 miles (19 km) before beginning a seven-mile-long (11 km) concurrency with US-59. After briefly turning north with US-59, K-39 resumes its easterly route north of Stark. The highway shares a very short overlap with K-3 (less than one mile, 1.6 kilometers) and passes through Hiattville before meeting its eastern terminus at K-7, which completes the connection to US-69.

History

K-39 has been at its current alignment since 1999. Prior to that the western terminus was located near Elk City. The portion of the route between Elk City and Fredonia are now county owned roads. Before 1956, when K-39 was modernized, a large portion of the route was unpaved and used 90 degree turns to travel northeast instead of the current diagonal alignment.

Comparison of K-39 alignments between 1945 (left) and 2015 (right). The dashed line indicates lack of pavement.

Major Junctions

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Wilson​0.0000.000 US-400Western terminus; road continues south as 1650 Road
Buffalo14.82123.852
 US-75 north		Western end of US-75 concurrency
​15.74925.346
 US-75 south		Eastern end of US-75 concurrency
NeoshoChanute26.28942.308 US-169 – Iola, CoffeyvilleDiamond interchange
​39.08962.908
 US-59 south		Western end of US-59 concurrency
Stark46.27474.471
 US-59 north		Eastern end of US-59 concurrency
Bourbon​56.27590.566
 K-3 north		Western end of K-3 concurrency
​56.77591.371
 K-3 south		Eastern end of K-3 concurrency
​65.032104.659 K-7 – Fort Scott, GirardEastern terminus; highway continues as K-7 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kansas Department of Transportation (2014). "2014 Condition Survey Report". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (2015). There's No Place Like Kansas: Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2015–16 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (1999). Kansas Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1999–2000 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  4. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1945). Travel Kansas: Crossroads of a Continent (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
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