K-42 (Kansas highway)
Encyclopedia
K-42 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Kansas
. The highway serves as a connection to Wichita for communities between the US-160 and US-54 corridors.
and travels southeast to Isabel
where it rides the Barber/Pratt county line until it enters Kingman County, where it passes through Nashville
, Zenda
, and Spivey
. North of Rago it intersects K-14
then continues on to pass through Norwich
.
After entering Sedgwick County, it passes through Viola
where K-49's northern terminus is. It continues northeast into south Wichita
and intersects I-235
at Exit 5. It continues northeast where it terminates at US-54 and US-400.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of 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...
. The highway serves as a connection to Wichita for communities between the US-160 and US-54 corridors.
Route description
It begins at US-281 in SawyerSawyer, Kansas
Sawyer is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 124.-Geography:Sawyer is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
and travels southeast to Isabel
Isabel, Kansas
Isabel is a city in Barber County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 90.-Geography:Isabel is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
where it rides the Barber/Pratt county line until it enters Kingman County, where it passes through Nashville
Nashville, Kansas
Nashville is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 64.-Geography:Nashville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 111...
, Zenda
Zenda, Kansas
Zenda is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 90.-Geography:Zenda is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, and Spivey
Spivey, Kansas
Spivey is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 78.-Geography:Spivey is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 80 people,...
. North of Rago it intersects K-14
K-14 (Kansas highway)
K-14 is a north–south state highway which runs most of the length of the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs through the central part of the state.-Route description:...
then continues on to pass through Norwich
Norwich, Kansas
Norwich is a city in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 491.-Geography:Norwich is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 551...
.
After entering Sedgwick County, it passes through Viola
Viola, Kansas
Viola is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 130.-Geography:Viola is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 211 people,...
where K-49's northern terminus is. It continues northeast into south Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
and intersects I-235
Interstate 235 (Kansas)
Interstate 235 in Kansas is a 16.52 mile-long north–south bypass spur route of Interstate 35 that travels through the western part of Wichita. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with K-96 and Interstate 135/U.S. Route 81 north of the city, where the freeway continues east as K-254...
at Exit 5. It continues northeast where it terminates at US-54 and US-400.