K-284 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs 5.618 miles (9.041 km)[2] from K-14 east to Barnard in northern Lincoln County. The Kansas State Highway Commission wished to establish a state highway connection to Barnard in the 1960s, which they accomplished when they built K-284 in the early 1970s.
 K-284 | ||||
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| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 5.618 mi[2] (9.041 km) | |||
| Existed | 1972[1]–present | |||
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| West end |  K-14 north of Lincoln | |||
| East end | Barnard | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Lincoln | |||
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Route description
editK-284 heads east from K-14 between Lincoln and Beloit, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Lincoln–Mitchell county line.[3][4] The highway crosses Prosser Creek and an unnamed creek, both tributaries of Rattlesnake Creek, before the highway ends at the west city limit of Barnard.[4][5] The road continues as Ballard Avenue into Barnard, which lies south of the confluence of Rattlesnake Creek with Salt Creek, which flows into the Solomon River.[3][5] The Kansas Department of Transportation measured an annual average daily traffic of 190 vehicles on K-284 in 2021.[6]
History
editAs of 1960, the direct link between K-14 and Barnard was a gravel road maintained by Lincoln County.[7] On March 21, 1961, the Kansas State Highway Commission (predecessor of the Kansas Department of Transportation) designated a 5.711-mile-long (9.191 km) link between K-14 and Barnard as K-237. However, by February 15, 1966, the commission had not constructed the link, so the agency decided to create plans for the link and hand them over to Lincoln County to construct. The Kansas State Highway Commission handed the plans to Lincoln County on March 29, 1967, and the commission deleted K-237 from the state highway system.[8] The state later assigned K-237 to a spur serving Perry State Park in northeastern Kansas.[9] By 1971, the direct link from K-14 to Barnard remained a gravel road.[10]
The Kansas State Highway Commission returned to the matter of a spur from K-14 to Barnard in a November 23, 1971, resolution, when the commission designated K-225 to provide a safe and convenient connection between K-14 and Barnard.[11] However, four weeks later, the commission resolved to renumber the Barnard spur because K-225 was already used for a detour from U.S. Route 81 to Interstate 35W (now Interstate 135) at the south end of Wichita.[11][12] The agency issued an updated resolution to construct the Barnard spur as part of the state highway system as K-284 on January 19, 1972.[1] The next year, the Kansas State Highway Commission recommended that K-284 be removed from the state highway system and that a public hearing be held to discuss the deletion.[13] K-284 first appeared as a paved state highway on the 1974 state highway map.[14][15] The highway remains on the state highway map as of 2021[update].[3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Lincoln County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 | K-14 – Beloit, Lincoln | Western terminus | |
| Barnard | 5.618 | 9.041 | Ballard Avenue east | Eastern terminus; west city limit of Barnard | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Staff (January 18, 1972). "Resolution for Location and Designation of Road in Lincoln County: K-284" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c Staff (September 26, 2017). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Route Number = 284, District Number = 2, County Number = 53.
- ^ a b c Bureau of Transportation Planning. Kansas Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2021–2022 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Bureau of Transportation Planning (May 2021). General Highway Map: Lincoln County, Kansas (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Bureau of Transportation Planning (June 2021). City of Barnard, Lincoln County, Kansas (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (December 31, 2021). Traffic Flow Map, Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (2022 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1960–1961 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Staff (March 29, 1967). "Resolution for Deletion from the State Highway System in Lincoln County: Barnard Spur" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Staff (April 23, 1969). "Resolution for Location and Designation of Road using State-Wide Funds in Jefferson County: Project No. 237-44 K-1002 (4)" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1971 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ a b Staff (November 23, 1971). "Resolution for Location and Designation of Road in Lincoln County: K-225" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Staff (June 8, 1960). "Resolution for Location and Designation in Sedgwick County: Project No. 225-87 U-043-1 (12)" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Staff (May 9, 1973). "Resolution for Removal of Road in Lincoln County: K-284" (PDF). Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1973 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ Official Kansas Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1974 ed.). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. § C7. Retrieved March 4, 2023.