K-12 was a
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
Kansas
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, created in the mid-1980s. Its alignment was changed during its existence.
History
K-12 was commissioned when the first section of the
K-10 freeway was completed from
K-7 in
Olathe, Kansas
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History 19th century
Olathe wa ...
to
I-435
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Route description
I-435, a loop route of I-35, is long and ...
in
Lenexa, Kansas
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. K-10, at the time, overlapped K-7 from K-12's western terminus in
Olathe north to
Shawnee Mission Parkway
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.
When the K-10 freeway segment from
Lawrence
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to Olathe was completed, K-10 was signed for the entire length (both sections) of the expressway. At this time, K-12 was realigned north to replace the former K-10 alignment along the
Shawnee Mission Parkway
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. It followed the parkway from K-7 in
Shawnee
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, then turned north on Merriam Drive in
Merriam, which follows into
Kansas City, Kansas
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. Merriam Lane turns into
Southwest Boulevard near
US-169, and K-12 ended not far east at the
Missouri
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state line.
Since K-12 existed entirely within the city limits of the cities it traverses, it was turned back to the cities in 1987 according to
KDOT KDOT, K-Dot, or K.Dot may refer to:
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* Kansas Department of Transportation
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policy.
Junction list
Major junctions as listed shortly before K-12 was decommissioned in 1987.
Spur route
K-12 Spur was a spur route that ran from K-12 east to
Interstate 35
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(I-35). Originally K-10 Spur, it was changed to K-12 Spur when the Shawnee Mission Parkway and Merriam Lane were changed from K-10 to K-12. K-12 Spur was withdrawn in 1987 along with K-12 itself.
References
External links
{{Attached KML
Kansas Department of Transportation State MapKDOT: Historic State MapsKansas Highways Routelog (Highway 12)
(accessed November 28, 2009)
012 012 may refer to:
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