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K-38 (Kansas highway)

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K-38 markerK-38
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length12.990 mi (20.905 km)
ExistedJanuary 7, 1937–November 21, 1997
Major junctions
West end K-15 north of Dexter
East endRanch Road and Road 2 southwest of Grenola
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesChautauqua, Cowley
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
K-37 K-39

K-38 was a Kansas state highway that started at K-15 north of Dexter in rural Cowley County. It was 12.9-mile-long (20.8 km), ending in Chautauqua County at an intersection with a county road. There were no towns or state facilities served by the road. K-38 was never completely paved; the last couple of miles of the road were gravel.

K-38 was first designated a state highway on January 7, 1937. K-38 was decommissioned on November 1997. It is now a county road for both Cowley (CR-28) and Chautauqua (Ranch Road).

Route description

K-38 began at a wye intersection with K-15, which headed west toward Winfield and south toward Dexter, in central Cowley County. The highway headed east as a low-grade bituminous surface road with crossings of Grouse Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River, and Bullington Creek. K-38 veered away from the east–west section line around its crossing of Otter Creek and returned before the route reached the Cowley–Chautauqua county line. The highway became a gravel road on entering Chautauqua County. K-38 continued east 2 miles (3.2 km) to its end at a junction of section line roads, east–west Ranch Road and north–south Road 2, near the Caney River in northwestern Chautauqua County; the nearest city to the highway's terminus is Grenola in southwestern Elk County, and the closest city in the county was Cedar Vale to the south.

History

K-38 was first designated as a state highway by KDOT on January 7, 1937. At that time it extended from K-15 east to the county maintained road that ran between Cedarvale and Grenola. K-38 was decommissioned on November 21, 1997. It is now a county road for both Cowley County (CR-28) and Chautauqua County (Ranch Road).

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Cowley0.0000.000 K-15 – Dexter, WinfieldWestern terminus
Chautauqua12.99020.905Road 2 / Ranch Road eastEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ Kansas State Highway Commission. "Resolution Revising the Description of the Alignment of K-38 in Cowley and Chautauqua Counties as Passed by the State Highway Commission of Kansas January 7, 1937". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning. General Highway Map: Cowley County (PDF) (Map) (1984 ed.). 1:125,000. Topeka, KS: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning. General Highway Map: Chautauqua County (PDF) (Map) (1984 ed.). 1:125,000. Topeka, KS: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. State Highway Commission of Kansas (January 7, 1937). "Resolution revising the description of the alignment of K-38 in Cowley and Chautauqua Counties as passed by the State Highway Commission of Kansas January 7, 1937". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. "KDOT 1997 Highway and Route Changes" (PDF). Topeka, KS: Kansas Department of Transportation. October 7, 2005. Retrieved 2020-04-18. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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