List of county highways in Douglas County, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas, maintains an extensive network of county highways to serve the rural areas and state parks of the county. It is one of a handful of Kansas counties to do so.
The major county highways are set up on a grid. East–west-oriented roads have a three-digit number beginning with the numeral "4" and ending in an even digit. The further north the road, the lower the number; the further south, the higher the number. North–south-oriented roads have a four-digit number beginning with "10" and ending in an odd digit. The further west the road, the lower the number; the further east, the higher the number.
There are also minor county roads with one or two digits that travel a short distance or serve a state park.
None of the county highways enters Lawrence, the county seat.
The maximum speed limit on all county highways in Douglas County is 55 mph (89 km/h).
Lists
Major east–west oriented roads
Highway | Western terminus | Eastern terminus | Notes |
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CR 438 | CR 1029 3 mi. south of Lecompton; road continues as CR 1029 north | Lawrence city limits a half mile north of the intersection of Kasold Drive and Peterson Road | Part of the "Farmer's Turnpike" between Lawrence and Lecompton |
CR 442 (west) | Shawnee County line; road continues as SE 45th Street | US-40 three miles west of Lawrence | Known to locals as "Stull Road" as it passes through Stull |
CR 442 (east) | Intersection of Noria Road/East 1750 Road near the East Hills Business Park | Johnson County line; road continues as W. 103rd Street en route to DeSoto | Former alignment of K-10 |
CR 448 | Shawnee County Line; road continues as SE 89th Street | CR 5 3.5 mi. south of Stull | |
CR 452 | CR 5 at the intersection of E 1000 Road and N 1200 Road. | US-59 south of Lawrence | |
CR 458 | US-59 / CR 1045 south of Lawrence | Johnson County Line; road continues as W. 150th Street en route to Olathe. | |
CR 460 | CR 1023 at N 600 Road and E 150 Road | Johnson County Line; road continues as W. 159th Street |
Major north–south oriented roads
Highway | Southern terminus | Northern terminus | Notes |
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CR 1023 | Franklin County Line; road continues as Florida Terrace | CR 6 at the intersection of N 700 Road and E 100 Road | |
File:CR 1025 jct.svg CR 1025 | CR 442 west of Stull | US-40 east of Big Springs | |
CR 1029 (north) | CR 442 about 1 mi. north of Clinton Lake | Jefferson County Line at Lecompton; road continues across Kansas River as Lecompton Road en route to Perry | |
CR 1029 (south) | Franklin County Line | CR 458 near Clinton Lake | |
CR 1039 | Franklin County Line | CR 5 near Clinton Lake | |
CR 1045 (south) | Franklin County Line, road continues as Old Highway 59 | US-59 / CR 458, 2 miles south of Lawrence | Former alignment of US-59. |
File:CR 1047 jct.svg CR 1047 | US-24 / US-59 in Midland, 2 miles north of Lawrence | Jefferson County line; road continues north as Wellman Road en route to McLouth | |
CR 1055 | Franklin County Line 3 mi. south of Baldwin City; road continues as Ohio Road. | K-10 in southeast Lawrence; road continues northward as Haskell Avenue | |
CR 1057 | CR 460 east of Vinland | CR 442 less than a mile north of interchange with K-10 | |
CR 1061 | Franklin County line; road continues as Vermont Road en route to becoming 1st Street in Wellsville | Leavenworth County line at Kansas River north of Eudora; road continues as Leavenworth County Highway 1 en route to a junction with the Kansas Turnpike and Tonganoxie |
Minor county highways
Highway | Western or Southern terminus | Eastern or Northern terminus | Notes |
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CR 1 | CR 460 southeast of Lone Star Lake | CR 1039 in Lone Ster | |
CR 1E | CR 460 southeast of Lone Star Lake | CR 1 east of Lone Star Lake | |
CR 1W | CR 460 southwest of Lone Star Lake | CR 1 north of Lone Star Lake | |
CR 1S | CR 460 south of Lone Star Lake | Lone Star Lake | |
CR 3 | US-40 near Big Springs | CR 1029 in Lecompton | |
CR 5 | CR 442 in Stull | CR 452 at the intersection of E 1000 Road and N 1200 Road. | |
CR 6 | Osage County Line; road continues as E. 133rd Street | In Clinton | |
CR 12 | CR 1055 on the north side of Baldwin City | NW side of Douglas County Lake |
References
- "Douglas County, Kansas Roadmap". Douglas County, KS: Douglas County, Kansas. Retrieved September 14, 2023.