K-32 (Kansas highway)

K-32
Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap K-32 in red, K-32 Truck in blue
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the cities of Bonner Springs, and Kansas City
Length	32.197 mi[1] (51.816 km)
Existed	1927[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US-24 / US-40 near Lawrence
	K-7 in Bonner Springs I-435 near Edwardsville I-635 in Kansas City
East end	US-69 in Kansas City
Location
Counties	Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandotte
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs ← K-31 → K-33

K-32 is a 32.197-mile-long (51.816 km) state highway that runs from Lawrence to Kansas City in the U.S. state of Kansas, generally paralleling the course of the Kansas River. Its western terminus is just outside Lawrence at U.S. Route 24 (US-24) and US-40. Its eastern terminus is in Kansas City at US-69 (the 18th Street Expressway).

Route description[]

K-32 eastbound at CR-1

K-32 begins in extreme northeastern Douglas County at an intersection with US-24 and US-40 northeast of Lawrence. From this intersection, K-32 heads east along Linwood Road through rural parts of Leavenworth County and intersects County Route 1, which connects K-32 with I-70 and the Kansas Turnpike. K-32 continues east and soon passes through the town of Linwood. The road crosses into Wyandotte County and the town of Bonner Springs 8.884 miles (14.297 km) east of Linwood.^[1]

In Bonner Springs, K-32 proceeds east on Kump Avenue until forced to turn northeast by the Kansas River. The highway then has an interchange with K-7. At this point, K-32 becomes a divided highway and runs alongside a Union Pacific rail line.^[3] Now bearing the name of Front Street, the route continues east into Edwardsville south of the . In Edwardsville, it picks up the name of Kaw Drive.

I-635 exit for K-32

On the Edwardsville–Kansas City line, K-32 has an interchange with I-435, the Kansas City beltway. The highway, still following Kaw Drive, continues northeast through the southwest portion of Kansas City. The highway then comes to an interchange with the Turner Diagonal. Here, K-32 departs from Kaw Drive, instead turning east to cross the river. Upon reaching the shore, the highway picks up Kansas Avenue, which it follows east alongside the BNSF rail yard. The highway has another interchange, this time with I-635, as it enters a heavy industrial area. East of I-635, K-32 crosses the Kansas River again before coming to an end at an interchange with the 18th Street Expressway, which also carries US-69.

History[]

Originally, the Turner Diagonal bore the route designation of K-132, which continued east onto Kansas Avenue. K-32 continued straight through the interchange along Kaw Drive, staying north of the Kansas River. The highway then passed through an interchange with I-70, then part of the Kansas Turnpike. This interchange has since been reconfigured and is now part of the I-70/I-635 interchange complex. Upon passing through the interchange, Kaw Drive changes names to Park Drive. K-32 continued east along Park until reaching 18th Street and Central, where the highway turned southeast. K-32 followed Central through Downtown Kansas City, Kansas before coming to an end at I-70 at what is now Exit 422D.^[4] For a time, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of this stretch of road was concurrent with US-40. When the Kansas Turnpike Authority ceased collecting toll for the parallel stretch of I-70, US-40 was realigned to use the freeway.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993, the K-132 designation was removed from the state highway system and the portion of the Turner Diagonal west of Kaw Drive reverted to city control. K-32 was realigned onto the Kansas River bridge and Kansas Avenue, replacing K-132 east of Kaw Drive.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Douglas	Grant Township	0.000	0.000	US-24 / US-40 – Lawrence, Tonganoxie	Western terminus
Leavenworth		5.428	8.736	CR 1 to I-70 / Kansas Turnpike
Wyandotte	Bonner Springs	17.697	28.481	K-32 Truck east (Scheidt Lane)	Western terminus of K-32 Truck
		18.797	30.251	K-32 Truck west (East Front Street)	Eastern terminus of K-32 Truck
		19.116	30.764	K-7 – Leavenworth, Olathe	Parclo interchange
	Kansas City	23.592	37.968	I-435	I-435 exit 9; parclo interchange
		28.196	45.377	Turner Diagonal	Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; old K-132
				Kaw Drive east	Interchange; old K-32
		30.487	49.064	I-635	I-635 exit 3; parclo interchange
		32.197	51.816	US-69 (18th Street Expressway)	Eastern terminus; partial cloverleaf interchange; road continues as Kansas Avenue
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Special routes[]

Truck route[]

K-32 Truck eastbound

K-32 Truck is a truck route of K-32 that serves Bonner Springs. It begins at K-32 and travels southeastward along Scheidt Lane. It then turns northeastward onto East Front Street, and ends back at K-32.

Former truck route[]

Temporary K-32 was a former temporary route for K-32 that ran along Dan Wilson Road and Kansas Avenue.^[6] In a July 1, 1937 resolution, K-132 was established, which replaced the entire length of Temporary K-32.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Kansas Department of Transportation State Map
• KDOT: Historic State Maps