K-42 (Kansas highway)

K-42
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	75 mi (121 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US-281 in Sawyer
East end:	I-235 in Wichita
Location
Counties:	Pratt, Kingman, Sumner, Sedgwick
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-41 K-43 →

K-42 is a 75-mile (120.799 km) 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.

Route description

K-42 in southern Kingman County as it crosses the Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad.

It begins at US-281 in Sawyer 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 terminates at Exit 5 on I-235.

History

K-42 once terminated at US-54 and US-400. The route was truncated to I-235 around 2003, when it was removed from the official Kansas map.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Pratt	Sawyer	0.0	0.0	US-281	Western terminus; road continues as Broadway Street
Kingman	Rago	32.759	52.721	K-14
Sumner	​	48.911	78.715	K-2 west	Eastern terminus of K-2
Sedgwick	Viola	57.494	92.528	K-49	Northern terminus of K-49
	Wichita	75.061	120.799	I-235	Eastern terminus; I-235 exit 5; road continues NE as Southwest Boulevard
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT