K-158 (Kansas highway)
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K-158 was a Kansas
highway that ran entirely through Mission, Kansas
. It was turned back to the local authorities in 1979.
K-158 was created when US-50 was rerouted on to the newly-built Shawnee Mission Parkway
in the 1950s. It ran on Johnson Drive from US-69 (Metcalf Avenue) east to K-58/18th Street Expressway
(now Roe Avenue) in Roeland Park, Kansas
.
It was given to the cities to maintain in 1979 since it existed entirely within the city limits of Mission, Kansas
and Roeland Park, Kansas
.
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
highway that ran entirely through Mission, Kansas
Mission, Kansas
Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 9,727 at the 2000 census. The city is a first-tier suburb in the Kansas City Metro. In 2003, Mission absorbed the neighboring city of Countryside.- History :...
. It was turned back to the local authorities in 1979.
K-158 was created when US-50 was rerouted on to the newly-built Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee Mission Parkway is a stretch of roadway in Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri . Its western terminus at K-7 in Shawnee, Kansas and its eastern terminus at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri...
in the 1950s. It ran on Johnson Drive from US-69 (Metcalf Avenue) east to K-58/18th Street Expressway
18th Street Expressway
The 18th Street Expressway is a freeway in Kansas City, Kansas that runs from Interstate 35 north to Interstate 70/U.S. Route 40. It carries the U.S...
(now Roe Avenue) in Roeland Park, Kansas
Roeland Park, Kansas
Roeland Park is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 6,817 at the 2000 census.-History:The City of Roeland Park was originally named after John Roe, an immigrant from Ireland who settled on in 1883, part of which Roeland Park now stands...
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It was given to the cities to maintain in 1979 since it existed entirely within the city limits of Mission, Kansas
Mission, Kansas
Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 9,727 at the 2000 census. The city is a first-tier suburb in the Kansas City Metro. In 2003, Mission absorbed the neighboring city of Countryside.- History :...
and Roeland Park, Kansas
Roeland Park, Kansas
Roeland Park is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 6,817 at the 2000 census.-History:The City of Roeland Park was originally named after John Roe, an immigrant from Ireland who settled on in 1883, part of which Roeland Park now stands...
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