K-89 (Kansas highway)

K-89
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	1.5 mi[1] (2.4 km)
Existed:	1941[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	Halstead
North end:	US-50
Location
Counties:	Harvey
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-88 K-92 →

The start of northbound K-89

K-89, (locally posted as the Hertzler Memorial Highway) is a 1.5-mile^[1] (2.4 km) spur in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It runs from US-50 nine miles (14 km) west of Newton, to the Halstead city limits at the Little Arkansas River bridge. The road continues south as Main Street through Halstead. At the southern terminus is Riverside Park, which was a site of the filming of the 1955 movie Picnic.

A sign on northbound Main Street just before the start of K-89

Halstead is prone to periodic flooding from the Little Arkansas River, so a flood gate, which can close the road, is located at the southern terminus of the state route at the end of the bridge.

The road is named after Dr. Arthur E. Hertzler, the "Horse and Buggy Doctor," who helped establish the now-defunct Hertzler Clinic and Halstead Hospital.

History

K-89 was commissioned by 1941.^[1] It first appeared on the January 1938 state highway map.^[2]

Map of Harvey County (map legend)

Major intersections

The entire route is in Halstead, Harvey County.

mi	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	5th Street	Southern terminus of K–89
1.5	2.4	US-50	Northern terminus of K–89
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Kennedy, Richie. "Kansas Highways Routelog". Kansas Highways 7.0.
2. Kansas Department of Transportation: Historic State Maps

External links

• KDOT State Map
• City of Halstead