:K-149 (Kansas highway)
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{{Short description|State highway in Kansas, US}}
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=KS|US|56}} east of Herington
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=KS|K|4}} south of White City
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K-149 is a {{convert|6.098|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Entirely within rural Morris County, K-149's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 56 (US-56) east of Herington and the northern terminus is at K-4 south of White City. The highway passes through grasslands characteristic of the Great Plains and is a two-lane road for its entire length.
K-149 was first designated as a state highway by the State Highway Commission of Kansas, now known as the Kansas Department of Transportation, on February 13, 1957. The highway's alignment has not changed since it was created.
Route description
K-149's southern terminus is at US-56 west of Council Grove. Aside from a {{convert|1/10|mi|m|adj=on}} jog to the east near its midpoint due to a survey correction, the highway travels due north through the Great Plains.{{cite map |title=General Highway Map of Morris County, Kansas |url=https://wfs.ksdot.org/arcgis_web_adaptor/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/County/quarterInch/Qt_Morris.pdf |date=May 2021 |publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation |location=Topeka |access-date=February 2, 2022 |scale=1:126720}} The roadway crosses the West Fork Neosho River and passes an abandoned schoolhouse before reaching its northern terminus at K-4 south of White City.{{cite map |author = Highway Planning Department |year = 2012 |url = http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/morrisSep2012.pdf |title = Morris County |scale = Scale not given |series = General Highway Map |location = Topeka |publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation |access-date = August 26, 2019 }}{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=102GN_vcG_EIQSdSVqyHXgEqszYznljfw&usp=sharing|title=Overview map of K-149 |accessdate=January 18, 2022}}
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2020, the agency determined that on average the traffic was 160 vehicles per day on K-149.{{cite map |author = Bureau of Transportation Planning |year = 2021 |url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/CountMaps/Districts/countmap2020.pdf |title = Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System |scale = [c. 1:1,584,000] |location = Topeka |publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation |access-date = January 18, 2022}} The entire route is paved with partial design bituminous pavement.{{cite web|title=Pavement Management Information System Glossary|url=https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/matreslab/pmis/glossary.asp|author=Staff|date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|access-date=January 18, 2022|location=Topeka}}
History
K-149 was first designated a state highway by the Kansas State Highway Commission (SHC), now known as KDOT, on February 13, 1957. On June 5, 1957, the SHC asked for bids to pave the entire length of the new K-149.{{cite news|page=1|work=Council Grove Republican|accessdate=January 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92882008/k149-sealing-june-1957/|date=June 5, 1957|location=Council Grove, Kansas|title=Road Projects}} In October 1957, the SHC placed a load limit of {{convert|8|ST|LT kg}} per vehicle on the bridge over the West Fork Neosho River in accordance with new stricter federal regulations.{{cite news|page=1|work=Council Grove Republican|accessdate=January 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92882803/k149-k99-bridge-load-limits-1971/|date=October 5, 1971|location=Council Grove, Kansas|title=Posting More Bridges For Load Limits}} In November 1977, SHC approved a five-year statewide highway construction program at an estimated cost of almost $596 million (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|596000000|1977}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars).{{inflation-fn|US-GDP}} Included in the project were plans to rebuild the K-149 bridge over the West Fork Neosho River at an estimated cost of $180,000 (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|180000|1977|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars).{{inflation-fn|US-GDP}}{{cite news|page=1|work=Council Grove Republican|accessdate=January 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92883093/k149-k177-k15-k215-1977/|date=November 10, 1977|location=Council Grove, Kansas|title=One Local Project}} In early February 1978, it was announced that the existing {{convert|30|x|28|ft|m|adj=mid}} bridge will be replaced with a {{convert|132.5|x|28|ft|m|-long|adj=mid}} concrete slab bridge.{{cite news|page=1|work=Council Grove Republican|accessdate=January 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92918812/plan-new-bridge-k149-feb-1978/|date=February 2, 1978|location=Council Grove, Kansas|title=Plan New Bridge}} In late February 1978, the Federal Highway Administration approved the design plans for the new bridge.{{cite news|page=1|work=Council Grove Republican|accessdate=January 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92920108/receives-approval-for-highway-work-k149/|date=February 23, 1978|location=Council Grove, Kansas|title=Receives Approval For Highway Work}} On August 31, 1978, the SHC asked for bids to be submitted by September 21, for the replacement bridge as well as grading and planting on a short section by the bridge.{{cite news|page=1|work=Council Grove Republican|accessdate=January 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92882546/ask-for-bids-on-k149-work-august-1978/|date=August 31, 1978|location=Council Grove, Kansas|title=Asks Bids For Work On K-149 In County}} The bridge was then replaced that next year.{{cite web |author = bridgereports.com |year = 2020 |url = https://bridgereports.com/1205307 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220118234410/https://bridgereports.com/1205307 |url-status = dead |archive-date = January 18, 2022 |title = K-147 Hwy over West Fork Neosho River |publisher = bridgereports.com |access-date = January 18, 2022 }} K-149's alignment has not changed since it was created.{{cite map |author = State Highway Commission of Kansas |year = 1957–1958 |url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1957-58Mapside.pdf |title = Kansas State Highway System |scale = Scale not given |series = Highway & Transportation Map |location = Topeka |publisher = State Highway Commission of Kansas |access-date = January 18, 2022}}{{cite map |author = Kansas Department of Transportation|year = 2021–2022 |url = https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/state-pdf/StateMap.pdf |title = Kansas State Highway System |scale = Scale not given |series = Highway & Transportation Map |location = Topeka |publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation |access-date = January 18, 2022}}
Major intersections
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|location=none
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|notes=Southern terminus
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{{KSint
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|mile=6.098
|road={{jct|state=KS|K|4|city1=White City|city2=Dwight|city3=Herington}}
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References
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External links
{{Attached KML}}
- [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/MapsState.asp Kansas Department of Transportation State Map]
- [http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps.asp KDOT: Historic State Maps]