K-249, also known as Southwest Boulevard,[a] is a 0.680-mile-long (1.094 km) north–south state highway located entirely within Greenwood County in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-249's southern terminus is at K-99 just outside the City of Madison, and the northern terminus is at K-58 in Madison.[2] K-249 was originally a section of K-99 before it was realigned to the west of the city.[3]
K-249 | ||||
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| Southwest Boulevard | ||||
 K-249 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 0.680 mi[1] (1,094 m) | |||
| Existed | 1963–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  K-99 by Madison | |||
| North end |  K-58 in Madison | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Greenwood | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
K-249's southern terminus is at an intersection with K-99 just south of Madison. The highway travels north along the Madison city line as Southwest Boulevard.[a] The highway reaches an intersection with McCurry Street, where it enters the city. K-249 continues north past an intersection with Elm Street before curving slightly northeast. The highway curves back north and reaches its northern terminus at K-58, known as 4th Street and West Lincoln Street.[2][4][5]
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways. On K-249 in 2020, they determined that on average the traffic was 570 vehicles per day on K-249.[6] The entire length of K-249 is two-lanes and maintained by KDOT.[7] K-249 is not included in the National Highway System.[8] The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[9]
History
In December 1961, the Kansas State Highway Commission, now known as KDOT, announced a project to reroute K-99 to the west of Madison. The project was needed to bring K-99 above the 25-year flood level and eliminate several curves. The section of K-99 and K-57 from Madison Avenue north out of the city would be abandoned, and instead K-57 would follow Madison Avenue west to the new alignment of K-99. The section of K-99 from Madison south to the new alignment would be assigned a new route number.[10] In Mid July 1964, bids were taken for the new bypass.[11]
The highway was first designated as K-249 in a resolution approved on June 12, 1963. This resolution was updated in a resolution approved on February 11, 1964.[3][12] In late August 1964, work began on the new bypass route.[13] The roughly $1 million (equivalent to $7.38 million in 2023 dollars)[14] bypass opened to traffic on November 3, 1965.[15] In a resolution approved on September 20, 2004, by Secretary of Transportation Deb Miller, K-57's eastern terminus was truncated to end at K-4 in Dwight. The former section from K-99 east to east to US-169 was renumbered, making K-249's northern terminus K-58.[16]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Greenwood County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | K-99 – Hamilton, Emporia | Southern terminus | |
| Madison | 0.680 | 1.094 | K-58 (Lincoln Street / 4th Street) | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||