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K-55 was first designated as a state highway by the State Highway Commission of Kansas, now known as KDOT, by 1927. At that time it ran from US-81 west of Belle Plaine southeast to K-12 in Oxford.[1] By 1928, it was realigned to travel east to K-15 west of Udall.[2][3][4] In November 1930, it was announced that work would begin spring of 1931, to reconstruct the road from US-81 east to the Cowley County line. This included a bridge over Cowskin Creek and Arkansas River.[5] By 1931, K-55 was extended east along K-15 to US-77 south of Rock. By 1932, K-55 was truncated back to its pre-1931 terminus.[6][7][8] In late-March 1932, a bid was approved for grading, culvert, and bridge projects on K-55 east of Belle Plaine.[9] The bridge over the Arkansas River was finished in 1933.[10]
In a resolution passed on January 1, 1941, it was approved to realign K-15 from southeast of Mulvane to Udall, and to extend K-55 east to the new alignment in Udall.[11] By October 1941, SHC engineers and surveyors were planning the new route from Wichita to Winfield.[12] The new alignment of K-15 and extension of K-55 was completed by 1945.[13][14] By 1948, the entire length of K-55 was paved.[14][15]
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1927nmcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "News In Kansas". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 22, 1928. p. 16. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Clason Map Company (1928). "Kansas" (Map). Clason's Touring Atlas of the United States, with Road Maps of every State and Ontario and Quebec, Canada. Chicago: The Clason Map Company. p. 37.
- ^ The News (1929). "Kansas" (Map). News Auto Atlas - United States and Canada. New York: The News. p. 29.
- ^ "Completing Plans For New Highway". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 18, 1930. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company (1930). "Kansas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States, A Map of Every State in the United States and Every Province of Eastern Canada. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 32–33.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company (1931). "Kansas" (Map). Clason's Road Map of Kansas. 1:2,000,000. Denver: Clason Map Company. p. 87. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Rumsey Collection.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1932). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. OCLC 1007837202. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ "State Road Contracts Let Here Tuesday". The Monitor-Press. Wellington, Kansas. March 24, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ bridgereports.com (2020). "K-55 Hwy over Arkansas River". bridgereports.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (January 13, 1941). "Resolution for relocation and redesignation of road in Sumner and Cowley Counties". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Highway K-15 To Winfield Will Be Streamlined Soon". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. October 12, 1941. p. 5. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1941). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ a b State Highway Commission of Kansas (1945). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1948). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved March 27, 2022.