K-292 (Kansas highway)

K-292
Former K-292 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	0.75 mi[1] (1,210 m)
Existed	December 12, 1945[2]–June 22, 1960[1]
Major junctions
West end	K-92 northeast of Springdale
East end	K-92 northeast of Springdale
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Leavenworth
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-285 → K-296

K-292 was a 3⁄4-mile-long (1.21 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-292's western terminus was at K-92 northeast of the unincorporated community of Springdale and the eastern terminus was at K-92 northeast of Springdale. It served the former Springdale Covered Bridge and was a two-lane road its entire length.

In 1859, the Springdale Covered Bridge was completed over Stranger Creek. In 1926, K-92 was designated as a state highway, which used the covered bridge to cross the river. By 1932, a new steel-concrete bridge was completed slightly north, which K-92 was then realigned onto. The covered bridge remained in use until mid-1943 when it was closed due to breaks in the wooden decking. Due to the historical significance of the bridge, it was added to the state highway system as K-292 in 1945, then was restored in 1946. Early in the morning on September 21, 1958, lightning struck, which burned and destroyed the bridge. Due to the bridge being burned down and the state highway serving no purpose, K-292 was removed from the highway system in a June 22, 1960 resolution.