&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:K-49.svg) K-49 | ||||
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 K-49 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 35.354 mi[2] (56.897 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US-81 in Caldwell | |||
 US-160 south of Conway Springs | ||||
| North end |  K-42 in Viola | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Sedgwick, Sumner | |||
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K-49 is a 35.354-mile-long (56.897 km) north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-49 begins at U.S. Route 81 (US-81) in Caldwell, and runs north to K-42 in Viola. Along the way, K-49 has a brief overlap with US-160 south of Conway Springs. The majority of the route exists in Sumner County, with only a mile existing in Sedgwick County.
Before state highways were numbered in Kansas, there were auto trails. The southern terminus was part of the former South West Trail and Meridian Highway. K-49 was first designated as a state highway by the Kansas State Highway Commission, now known as the Kansas Department of Transportation, in 1927. At that time it ran from US-81 in Caldwell north to K-42 in Conway Springs. Then, by 1928, K-42 was realigned to a new alignment and at that time K-49 was extended north to Viola.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company (1927). "Kansas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States and Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, with a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 54–55. OCLC 2078375 – via Rumsey Collection.
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