(a) A portion of United States highway 36 where it enters the state on the Kansas-Missouri line on the east, thence west to the east city limits of the city of Washington, is hereby designated as the pony express highway in the state of Kansas. The secretary of transportation shall place suitable signs along the highway right-of-way at proper intervals to indicate the highway is the pony express highway. The secretary of transportation may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining and installing suitable highway signs.
(b) Bridges No. 028 and No. 029 are hereby designated as the pony express bridges in the state of Kansas. The secretary of transportation shall place suitable signs to indicate the bridges are the pony express bridges. The secretary of transportation may accept and administer gifts and donations to aid in obtaining and installing suitable signs.