Length: 243.57 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US
69/
160 at Columbus
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line north of White Cloud
Counties Passed through:
Cherokee,
Crawford,
Bourbon,
Linn,
Miami,
Johnson,
Wyandotte,
Leavenworth,
Atchison,
Doniphan
K-7 starts at US 69 in Columbus and proceeds north
through Scammon, Cherokee, and Girard before meeting K-39
in southern Bourbon county. At K-39, 7 turns east, then northeast, meeting up with US 69,
which it follows into Fort Scott.
At Fort Scott, K-7 follows US 54 west out of Fort Scott
before turning north, stair-stepping northwest through the Osage Questas, meeting K-31 in northern Bourbon county and crossing K-52 at Mound City. South of Osawatomie, K-7 encounters US 169, which it follows to Olathe in the Kansas City metro
area.
At Olathe, K-7 proceeds north, crossing K-10 near Lenexa
and K-32 near Downtown Bonner Springs before encountering
I-70 on the north side of Bonner Springs. Further along
the line, K-7 crosses US 24-40 and US 73 joins K-7*,
crossing K-92 at Leavenworth before parting ways at
US 59 in Atchison.
From Atchison, K-7 proceeds north, crossing US 36 west of
Troy before turning northwest, paralleling the Missouri river through Fanning and White Cloud
before terminating at the Nebraska line. The road continues as a county road to Rulo.
* In 2009, State Avenue (US 24-40) east of K-7 will be turned over to Wyandotte County, and
US 24/40/73 will be re-routed along K-7 between I-70 the State Avenue interchange.
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