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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.
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- ↑ "Springdale, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 465.
- ↑ "Leavenworth County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
