K-92 (Kansas highway)

K-92
K-92 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the city of Leavenworth
Length	44.061 mi[2] (70.909 km)
Existed	1926[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	K-4 south of Rock Creek
Major intersections	US-59 / K-16 in Oskaloosa US-73 / K-7 in Leavenworth
East end	Route 92 at the Missouri border
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Jefferson, Leavenworth
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-90 → K-93

K-92 is an approximately 44-mile-long (71 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-92's western terminus is at K-4 south of the community of Rock Creek, and the eastern terminus is a continuation as Missouri State Route 92 at the Missouri border by the City of Leavenworth. K-92 is co-designated as U.S. Route 59 (US-59) in Oskaloosa, K-16 from Oskaloosa to McLouth, and K-7 and US-73 in Leavenworth. The majority of the route passes through rural farmland and is almost entirely a two-lane roadway, except for the overlap with K-7 and US-73 and a portion of the US-59 overlap, which are four-lane.

In the 1850s, a military road was built connecting Fort Riley with Fort Leavenworth, which K-92 follows or closely follows. Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails. K-92's western terminus (K-4) was part of the former Southwest Trail. The section of the highway that overlaps K-7 and US-73 closely follows or was part of the George Washington National Highway and former King of Trails. The section of K-92 that overlaps with US-59 was part of the former Southwest Trail and former Corn Belt Route. K-92 was first designated as a state highway in 1926. At that time it began at K-16 south of Oskaloosa and ran east to the Missouri border. Between 1931 and 1932, the highway was extended further west to end at K-4 south of Rock Creek. In the mid 1950s, K-92 was realigned in Leavenworth to cross the new bridge over the Missouri River. In the mid 1960s, the highway was rerouted slightly to make room for Perry Lake, which was being constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers.