List of County Highways in Douglas County, Kansas - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Douglas County, Kansas, keeps many county highways to serve the rural areas and state parks of the county. It is one of a few of Kansas counties to do so.

The major county highways are built on a grid. East–west-oriented roads have a three-digit number beginning with the number "4" and ending in an even number. 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 number. 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 go 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).

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Major east–west oriented roads[change | change source]

Highway Western terminus Eastern terminus Notes
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) K-10 at the 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-458 Shawnee County Line; road continues as SE 89th Street Johnson County Line; road continues as W. 150th Street en route to Olathe.
CR-460 Osage County Line; road continues as E. 133rd Street Johnson County Line; road continues as W. 159th Street
CR-474 CR 1039 at Douglas-Franklin County Line US-59 at Douglas-Franklin County Line This highway runs along the Douglas-Franklin County Line

Major north–south oriented roads[change | change source]

Highway Southern terminus Northern terminus Notes
CR-1023 Franklin County Line; road continues as Florida Terrace CR 1029 in Lecompton
CR-1029 (north) CR 442 about 1 mi. north of Clinton Lake Jefferson County Line; 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 Jct. of CR 1 and CR 458 near Clinton Lake
CR-1045 (north) US-24 / US-59 in Midland, 2 miles north of Lawrence Jefferson County line; road continues north to McLouth
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.
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[change | change source]

Highway Western or Southern terminus Eastern or Northern terminus Notes
CR-1 CR 1W /CR 1E at Lone Star Lake CR 458 /CR 1039 near Clinton Lake
CR-1E CR 460 southeast of Lone Star Lake CR 1 / CR 1W north of Lone Star Lake
CR-1W CR 460 southwest of Lone Star Lake CR 1 / CR 1E north of Lone Star Lake
CR-1S CR 460 south of Lone Star Lake Lone Star Lake
CR-2 CR 458 / CR 1023 in western Douglas County West side of Clinton Lake
CR-3 CR 460 southeast of Lone Star Lake CR 1E east of Lone Star Lake
CR-4 CR 6 west of Clinton North side of Clinton
CR-4W CR 4 north of the junction with CRs 4 and 6 Clinton cemetery
CR-5 N 200 Road and E 750 Road US-56 between Globe and Worden
CR-6 CR 458 / CR 1023 southwest of Clinton In Clinton
CR-7 CR 438 northwest of Lawrence In Lake View
CR-9 In North Lawrence, continues as North 7th Street. US-24 / US-40 near Lawrence Municipal Airport
CR-10 CR 1029 in SW Douglas County CR 1 north of Lone Star Lake
CR-11 High Street / Lawrence Street in Baldwin City US-56 just outside Baldwin City Part of original route of US-50
CR-12 CR 1055 on the north side of Baldwin City NW side of Douglas County Lake
CR-14 High Street / First Street in Baldwin City US-56 on the east side of Baldwin City Part of original route of US-50

References[change | change source]

  • "Douglas County, Kansas Roadmap" (PDF). Douglas County, KS: Douglas County, Kansas. Retrieved October 10, 2019.