Kansas Highways Routelog

Length: 13.36 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line, continues south as OK 34
North Endpoint: Junction US 160-183 6 miles south of Coldwater.
Counties Passed through: Comanche, Kiowa, Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Ellis, Rooks, Phillips

History

K-1 originally ran north from Comanche through Greensburg, Kinsley, La Crosse, Hays, Stockton, and Philipsburg before reaching K-22, later US 83, near the Nebraska Border. In the fall of 1938, US 183 was extended south, following K-1 between the junction with US 160 south of Comanche and the junction with US 36 at Phillipsburg. By the fall of 1941, the alignments of US 83 and US 183 were switched north of US 36, and all of K-1 north of US 160 was re-designated as US 183.

In 1932, K-1 was gravel between US 160 at Coldwater and US 54 at Greensburg, between US 50S at Kinsley and US 50N at Rozel, and between K-96 at Rush Center, past US 40S at Hays, to Northern Ellis County. By 1938, K-1 had been gravelled in its entirety, and hard-surfaced between Coldwater and Greensburg, between K-4 at Lacrosse and Hays, and between the Ellis/Rooks County line and K-18 at Plainville. By 1941, only the Kinsley-Rozel segment and the segment between the State Line and US 160 remained gravel.

The surviving segment of K-1 was hard-surfaced by 1953.

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Length: 61.52 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction US 281 west of Kiowa
Northeast Endpoint: Junction K-42 west of Suppesville
Counties Passed through: Barber, Harper, Kingman, Sumner, Sedgwick
K-2 is a diagonal route in the southern part of Kansas.  It starts at US 281 4 miles west of Kiowa, close to the Border, run east to Anthony, then jogs north 6 miles to US 160. K-2 follows 160 to Just east of Harper, where it runst northeast to K-42 near Suppesville.

History

The second K-2 started out as an route between K-14 near Harper, heading on a northeastward path towards the Harper/Kingman County line, then briefly east along the county line, then north to K-42 near Norwich on an new gravel alignment by 1937. The 1945 State Highway Commission map shows the Kingman County segment as dirt, though previous maps show it as gravel. The Harper County segment was paved by 1950 and the Kingman County segment was realigned, continuing northeast and meeting K-42 in northwest Sumner County 3 miles east of Norwich.

By 1963, K-2 was extended in both directions, duplexing with K-14 from Harper to Kiowa then on K-8 south from Kiowa to the Oklahoma line, and also with K-42 northeast into Wichita. By 1977, K-2 was removed from K-8 south of Kiowa and designated on K-14 from Kiowa west to US 281.

By 1995, the K-2/K-14 duplex was designated as K-2, and the K-2/K-42 duplex was designated as K-42.

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Length: 43.26 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-47 6 miles west of Girard
North Endpoint: Junction K-31 3 miles west of Blue Mound
Counties Passed through: Crawford, Bourbon, Linn
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Length: 370.10 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 83 North of Scott City
East Endpoint: Junction US 59 Southeast of Nortonville
Counties Passed through: Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush, Barton, Rice, Ellsworth, McPherson, Saline, Dickinson, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Jefferson, Atchison

K-4 starts east from US 83 8 miles north of Scott City in the high plains of western Kansas. It heads east to US 283 at Ransom and US 183 at LaCrosse before meeting US 281 near Hoisington. K-4 follows 281 briefly before continuing east through the Smoky Hills and the towns of Claflin, Fredreick, and Geneseoo. Near Lindsborg in Saline County, K-4 encounters I-135/US 81 and folows the interstate for 4 miles before turning east into the Flint Hills. K-4 meets US 77 near Herrington in Dickinson County and heads through the towns of Latimer, White City, and Dwight before meeting K-99 and joining the highway for 10 miles into Eskridge. K-4 proceeds northeast to I-70 west of Topeka. K-4 rides on I-70 through Topeka before turning north on the Oakland Expressway toward US 24. K-4 crosses US 24 via a pair of offset interchanges, then turns northeast through Meriden and Valley Falls before meeting US 59 southeast of Nortonville.

History

The original alignment for K-4 east from Herrington was along US 50N to Council Grove, then it stair stepped to the northeast to K-11 at Eskridge, and on to Topeka, entering Topeka on 21st Street, turning north on Gage Blvd, crossing K-10 at 10th Street and following 6th Street east to Topeka Boulevard, where it joins US 75, US 40, and K-10 across the Topeka Boulevard Bridge. K-4 followed US 75 before turning due east to Meriden, then Stair stepped northeast to Valley Falls to K-24 at Valley Falls, followed K-24 east to US 73W, then followed 73W north to Nortonville, then headed northeast to Atchison, where it crossed the Missouri River and became MO 4. It was dirt west of La Crosse and between Council Grove and Eskridge, and hard surfaced between Marquette and Lindsborg, between Hope and Herrington, between Dover and Meriden, and between the south junction with US 73W and Atchison.

By 1936, US 73W south of Nortonville and K-4 between Nortonville and Atchison had been re-designated as US 59, and K-24 was re-designated as K-16. K-4 was duplexed with K-16 and US 59 between Valley Falls and Atchison. The segment between Valley Falls and Nortonville was sealed, and the dirt segment between La Crosse and the Ness/Lane county line had been graveled By 1941, K-4 in Scott and Lane Counties, as well as the Dirt section in Morris County, had been graveled, and K-4 was hard surfaced between McCracken and La Crosse and between Hoisington and Bushton. By 1945, the dirt segment in Wabaunsee County had also been graveled. By 1953, K-4 had been hard-surfaced between the west end at US 83 and US 283 at Ransom, and between the North Junction with US 81 north of Lindsborg and Herrington.

The old Brickyard bridge across the Kansas River in Topeka was destroyed in the 1951 flood, and a new bridge was constructed half a mile to the west. When the new Westgate bridge and adjoining roadway opened in 1955, it received the K-4 designation. From the north end of the Westgate, K-4 followed US 24 east to US 75.

By 1956, the sections from US 283 to McCracken, from Bushton to Crawford, and from Eskridge to Dover were paved. The final gravel sections of K-4 were eliminated by 1957 when the segment between Crawford and Marquette was paved, and the segment between Council Grove and Eskridge was bypassed when K-10 between Herrington and K-99, including a new road east out of Alta Vista, was re-designated as K-4, with K-4 following K-99 from the former K-10/K-99 junction east to Eskridge. By 1962, the Westgate bridge had been designated as Bypass US 75/K-4 and K-4 had been removed from Gage Boulevard and was moved onto I-70 between the Westgate bridge and Auburn Road, then south on Auburn Road to 21st.

In the early 60's, the stair step route between Meriden and Valley Falls was straightened. The south half of new roadway was completed by 1962, along with a new diagonal route between Nortonville and Cummings. The northern half of the diagonal was completed by 1963. By 1965, the diagonal roadway had been extended to US 24 at the Shawnee/Jefferson county line, with K-4 continuing east on US 24 from US 75 to the new roadway.

By 1969, US 59 was shifted onto a new route in northern Jefferson County. K-4 was not shifted onto the new route, and remained on the old US 59 until a new diagonal alignment was completed between Valley Falls and Nortonville by 1978.

When the new Oakland Expressway was completed in 1997, it was designated as K-4, and K-4 through Topeka was moved from US 24 to I-70. Initially, the Oakland Expressway ended at US 40/6th Avenue, and K-4 followed US 40 along 6th Avenue and the Deer Creek Parkway west to I-70. When the new East Topeka interchange opened in 2001, the Oakland Expressway was connected directly to I-70, and K-4 and US 40 were moved onto the new interchange.

The 1929 and 1931 State Highway Commission maps designate K-4 west of La Crosse as K-52 instead. All other maps have shown this as K-4, including a 1927 map, however.

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South Endpoint: Junction K-4 South of Nortonville
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 59 east of Nortonville
Counties Passed through: Jefferson

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Length: 23.3 miles
Northwest Endpoint: Junction US 73/K-7 In Lansing
Southeast Endpoint: Junction US 69 in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Leavenworth, Wyandotte
K-5 runs from US 73/K-7 in Levenworth along the West Bank of the Missouri River to I-435. After jogging south three miles on 435, K-5 picks up Levenworth Road for 8 miles to I-635 follows 635 briefly, the pushes on to US 69 in The Fairfax district of Kansas City, Kansas.

History

K-5 was paved in Wyandotte County by 1932. The Leavenworth County segment was graveled by 1933 and paved by 1941.

The construction of Wyandotte County Lake caused a gap in the original K-5 route. A new alignment around the west side of the lake was posted as "Detour K-5," with the unaffected part of the old alignment maintained by the state. The detour lasted until I-435 was completed in the area by 1987, and K-5 was re-routed on 435 between Wolcott Drive and Leavenworth Road.

I-635 was originally planned to turn east just north of K-5, meet US 69, then turn north and cross into Missouri on the Fairfax. By 1969, the plans were changed so that 635 crossed the Missouri River on a new bridge. To compensate for the relocation of I-635, a spur to the Fairfax District was constructed. The new freeway was completed around 1976, and was subsequently designated as K-5.

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Length: 243.57 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line, north of Picher, Oklahoma (concurrent with US 69)
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 the Oklahoma line concurrant with US 69. K-7 remains with US 69 until Columbus, then 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 again, 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, and picking up US 24, 40, and US 73 on the north side of Bonner Springs. 24 and 40 join K-7 for about a mile before departing at State Avenue, while US 73 remains with K-7, crossing K-92 at Leavenworth before finally 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.

History

K-7 initially had its north end US 40 near Bonner Springs. By 1932, K-7 was hard-surfaced from the Bourbon/Crawford County line north to K-38, from the Miami/Linn County line to Paola, from Bonita to Olathe, along the concurrency with K-10, and from Bonner Springs north to US 40. A segment in the southern half of Linn County was also dirt. By 1933, the dirt segment in Linn County was graveled, and the road was hard surfaced in Cherokee and Crawford Counties.

In 1936, US 69 and US 169 were designated in Kansas. US 69 was moved to K-7 south of Fort Scott, and a new diagonal alignment was built southwest from US 69. This stretch was graveled by 1937, and hard-surfaced by 1950. US 169 was designated along K-7 from Osawatomie to Olathe and had been hard-surfaced from Paola north to the junction with K-68. K-7 was also extended north along US 73 to Atchison, then replaced K-16 from Atchison to US 36 at Troy. The former K-16 was hard surfaced.

In 1937, K-7 was extended north from Troy northwest along US 36 along a new alignment, ending at the Nebraska line northwest of White Cloud. The new K-7 north of US 36 was graveled by 1937 and hard surfaced by 1953. The US 169/K-7 segment was paved from K-68 to Spring Hill between 1937 and 1940. K-7 was paved between K-10 and Bonner Springs by 1941. K-7 in Linn County was hard surfaced from south to north between 1953 and 1957

By 1957, a new Kansas River bridge was built at Bonner Springs, an K-7 bypassed Bonner on the east side before meeting the old alignment north of town. Past the new interchange on the Kansas Turnpike (also I-70), K-7 angled northwest, meeting US 24/40/73 at a cloverleaf interchange. By 1971, K-7 had been widened to four lanes along the concurrency with K-10. By 1982, K-7 had been widened from the new K-10 freeway north to the Kansas River bridge, and from I-70 north to the US 24/40/73 interchange. By 1986, K-7 was widened between the Kansas River and I-70. The final stretch of K-7 was widened by 1995.

In 2008, the interchange with US 24/40/73 at State Avenue was closed for reconstruction into a six-ramp partial cloverleaf, with the loop ramps from eastbound State Ave. to northbound K-7, and from westbound State Ave. to southbound K-7 removed. Upon completion of the new interchange in 2009, State Ave. east of K-7 was turned back to the Unified government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City Kansas, and K-7 between State Ave. and I-70 re-designated as US 24/40/73 and K-7.

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Length: 0.7 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 West of Athol
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) south of Franklin, Neb. Continues north as NE 10.
Counties Passed through: Barber, Pratt, Stafford, Barber, Russell, Osborne, Smith

History

K-8 was initially a continuous highway from Oklahoma to Nebraska. In 1932, most of the road was dirt, with gravel segments between US 50N at Great Bend and K-4 at Hosington and between Osborne and Portis. By 1933, K-8 was gravel between the Oklahoma line and Medicine Lodge, between Saint John and Great Bend, between Waldo and Luray, and between Portis and Smith Center. In addition, the segment between Great Bend and Hosington was hard-surfaced. By 1936, K-8 had been gravelled between Sawyer and Saint John and between Hoisington and Russel, with the Portis-Smith Center segment sealed. By 1937, K-8 had been hard-surfaced between Pratt and Saint John, between the Stafford/Barton county line and Great Bend, and from Osborne to Portis.

Around 1940, K-8 between Smith Center and Kiowa was re-designated as US 281. The segment between Smith Center and the Nebraska line retained the K-8 designation, while the segment between the Oklahoma line and Kiowa was designated K-11 At the time of the change, K-8/US 281 had been hard surfaced between the Barton/Russell County line and Russell, and between Saint John and the Stafford/Barton county line.

Part of the northern segment of K-8, out of Athol, was gravelled by 1941. The remainder of the road remained dirt until the entire northern segment was hard-surfaced by 1950.

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Length: 16 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line South of Kiowa
North Endpoint: Junction K-2 in Kiowa
Counties Passed through: Barber

History

In a December, 1959 memo, the State Highway Commission's Engineer of Highway Planning notified the State Highway Commission that what was K-11 was being discontinued and re-designated as K-8, creating two segments of what was originally a continuous highway

By the time the K-8 designation was restored to the Barber County segment, it had been hard surfaced.

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Length: 317.94 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-123 South of Dresdem
East Endpoint: Junction US 73 near Lancaster
Counties Passed through: Sheridan, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Jackson, Atchison

K-9 begins at K-123 along the Decatur-Sheridan county line before turning east, staying along the north bank of the North fork of the Solomon River, meeting and joining US 283 in Norton County. After passing through the communities of Logan and Speed, K-9 crosses US 183 at Glade before passing by Kirwin and Gaylord, then meets US 281 east of Gaylord.

K-9 follows US 281 southeast along the Solomon before meeting US 24 south of Portis. K-9 follows 24 east through Downs, Cawker City, Glen Elder, and Solomon Rapids before departing US 24 north of Beloit. From Beloit, K-9 turns east, then stair steps north to US 81 in Concordia. From Concordia, K-9 heads east through Clyde and Clifton before meeting K-15 along the Washington-Clay county line.

K-9 follows K-15 north, passing Palmer and Linn before turning east along K-148. K-9 and K-148 remained joined for 10 miles passing near the communities of Greenleaf and Barnes before 148 turns north and 9 continues east to US 77 near Waterville. From Waterville, K-9 and US 77 continue east to Blue Rapids and cross the Big Blue River before US 77 continues north and K-99 continues east to K-99 at Frankfort. K-9 follows K-99 north for two miles before heading east near Viets, Vermillion, and Centralia beforre hitting K-63 north of Corning.

K-9 follows K-63 south to Corning before turning east to Goff, then heads southeast through Wetmore, crossing US 75 near Netawaka and passing through Whiting before hitting US 159 north of Muscotah. K-9 follows US 159 as it stair-steps sotheast to Effingham. East of Effingham, K-9 stair-steps northeast, ending at US 73 near Lancaster.

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Length: 37.90 miles
West Endpoint: I-70/Kansas Turnpike Exit 197 northwest of Lawrence
East Endpoint: I-435 exit 1B (de facto)/I-35 exit 222 (de jure) in Lenexa;
Counties Passed through: Dickinson, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Jefferson, Douglas, Johnson, Wyandotte

Starting at the Lecompton interchange of I-70 and the Turnpike, K-10 traverses south, interchanging with US 40 and skirting around Clinton Lake before turning east to US 59. K-10 follows 59 north about a mile and a half through the southern end of Lawrence before turning east again. Once out of Lawrence, K-10 races across the Kansas River valley, racing through Eudora and De Soto and skirting the northern edge of Olathe before ending at the southwest corner of the I-435 beltway about a mile short of I-35.

History

In 1929, K-10 began at US 50N at Herington, proceeded north and east through White City, Dwight, Alta Vista, and Alma, and McFarland before turning east at Paxico and entering Topeka on 10th Avenue to US 75, then north across the Kansas River at the Topeka Boulevard bridge. Once across the river, K-10 followed the north bank of the river, and turned east through Grantville, Newman, and Perry before meeting US 73W at Williamstown. K-10 followed US 73W through Lawrence before turning east to Kansas City. By 1932, K-10 had been paved from Kansas City west to the Douglas/Johnson County line, and from Lawrence to Grantville; as well as gravel from the Douglas/Johnson County line to Lawrence, west out of Topeka to Valencia Road, and between Paxico and Alma.

In May 1935, the road was in the process of being paved from the Douglas/Johnson County Line to Eudora, and bids were taken to finish paving the road west to Lawrence. A Newspaper article from May 1935 indicated that the newly-paved roadway would feature an "experimental" section - a 20-foot road on 120-foot right of way, with shoulders and ditches to meet the specifications of a "modal highway" At the same time, the highway was being paved from Topeka to Valencia Road, and graveled from Paxico to Alma as well as Alta Vista to Dwight. The May 1935 article indicated that K-10 would be rerouted on the aligment of US 40 south of the Kansas River, while US 40 would follow K-10's alignment north of the river, easing congestion in Downtown Lawrence. K-10 was routed onto US 40's alignment, but US 40 was not re-routed. Instead, US 24 was introduced, extending west into Kansas City and taking K-10's northern alignment, with the southern alignment from designated as US 40/K-10.

By 1941, the alignment between Valencia Road and Paxico was straightened and graveled, and graveled from Alta Vista to Herington. By 1954, the entire route was paved between Topeka and Alma and between Alta Vista and Dwight. The part between Dwight and Herington was paved by 1956. At the same time, a new connection from K-99 between Eskridge and Alma was built west to Alta Vista, bypassing the last unpaved section of K-10 (which had been graveled). In 1957, K-10 between K-99 and Topeka was re-designated as US 40, and K-10 between Herington and K-99 was re-designated as K-4, shifting the west end of K-10 to Lawrence.

Prior to 1956, K-10 and US 73W (later US 59) were routed along Massachusetts Street through Downtown Lawrence to US 40. When a new road, today known as Iowa Street, was built on what was then the west side of town, K-10 and US 59 were routed along it to 40.

The K-10 Freeway began construction in 1974. The first section completed was the section from Lexington Avenue in DeSoto to K-7 north of Olathe, which opened to traffic on November 8, 1976. The section from Lawrence to DeSoto opened in 1978. The section from K-7 east to I-435, at first known as K-12, began construction in 1980. In August of 1982, the grading was completed, but work stopped until the beginning of 1984. The last stretch of road was completed December 18, 1984. At the time the freeway was being planned, the highway commission considered re-aligning K-10 to bypass Lawrence. Although the bypass was dropped, it would be revived by Douglas County.

The South Lawrence Trafficway was first proposed by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce in 1985. Douglas County issued $4 million in bonds to entice KDOT to fund the route. A 1987 lawsuit by Les Blevins of rural Lawrence challenged the county's authority to issue the bonds without a public vote. Ultimately, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that Douglas County should have held a vote, initially ordering the bonds suspended pending a vote. Later, the ruling would be revised to indicate that Douglas County's bond issue could proceed without a vote; however, similar issues in the future would require a public vote before the bonds are issued. A referendum on the SLT bonds was held in November of 1990 in favor of the road. Opponents sued again, saying that a explanatory statement was biased. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that due to the circumstances, the referendum was advisory, meaning that the county could legally proceed on the trafficway even if the referendum had been rejected.

The SLT began construction on the western leg in 1994 and completed in late 1996. In 1993, Haskell Indian Nations University complained that the SLT as proposed would negatively affect the university, particularly cultural and religious practices held along the south end, near where the trafficway was to be built. The Federal Highway Administration ordered a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement drafted. The parties could not agree on a final routing, so the Federal Highway Administration attempted to withdraw from the project. A lawsuit by trafficway opponents successfully resulted in an injunction that suspended any construction activity until the SEIS was completed. The lack of consensus remained, and the final SEIS was published with a "no action" decision to remove the court injunctions. Soon afterward, KDOT started the process on a new EIS, with a 32nd Street alignment, approximately 1/8 mile south of 31st, and relocating 31st off of the Haskell right of way, as well as a more extensive mitigation proposal for the Baker Wetlands than previously discussed. The Final EIS, released in early 2003, approves the 32nd Street alignment. It was subsequently adopted by the Federal Highway Administration in February 2008. Opponents to the 32nd Street alignment, led by the Prairie Band Pottawatomie tribe, filed a suit against the Federal Highway Administration and KDOT challenging that the 2003 EIS was biased toward the 32nd Street alternative, that an alignment suggested by the tribe had been improperly rejected, the noise study was done incorrectly, and that the cost of the 32nd Street alternative was under-estimated. The US District Court ruled in November 2010 that the noise study was not properly done, and that the cost of the 32nd Street alignment was under-estimated; however, the court also rejected the allegation of bias and the tribe's suggestion had been properly considered and rejected, ultimately finding in favor of the FHwA and KDOT. The plaintiffs filed an appeal of the ruling in April 2011. Part of the mitigation area on the west side of the existing wetlands was completed in 2010. Funding for completion of the SLT was announced on June 3, 2011. No timeline for completion of the SLT has been established.

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South Endpoint: Junction US 54-400 west of Kingman.
North Endpoint: Junction K-61 southwest of Arlington
Counties Passed through: Kingman, Reno

History

As part of the deal for widening K-61 to four lanes, Reno County agreed to take over K-14 between Arlington and Sterling. K-61 was completed in 2012. To avoid excessive route number duplication, in 2013, the Secretary of Transportation elected to re-route K-14 to turn east at Kingman, replace K-17 to Hutchinson, then follow K-96 from Hutchinson to Sterling. The segment of K-14 that remained a state highway was re-designated as K-11.

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Length: 14.6 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 24 Northwest of Rocky Ford
North Endpoint: Junction K-16 South of Fostoria
Counties Passed through: Butler, Chase, Morris, Geary, Riley, Pottawatomie, Marshall

History

K-13 originally ran from US 77 near DeGraff through Cassoday, Cottonwood Falls, Council Grove, and Alta Vista to US 40 near Manhattan. Only the section between Matfield Green and Strong City was gravel.

By 1932, the south end was moved from DeGraff to El Dorado. By 1933, the segment between El Dorado and Matfield Green was graveled, and was extended north along a new alignment along the Blue River, crossing the Blue River at Garrison and continuing northeast to K-9 near Barrett. The portion south between Garrison and K-9 was gravel, the remainder remained dirt.

By 1936, K-13 was had been graveled from Council Grove to Alta Vista and from Manhattan to Garrison. The entire route had was gravel by 1945. By 1950, 13 had been hard-surfaced between Strong City and Alta Vista and between Manhattan and Garrison. By 1953, it was hard-surfaced from the new straight shot north to Manhattan. By 1956, the only sections not hard-surfaced were from Strong City north to the Butler/Morris county line, for a short stretch near Alta Vista, and from the junction with K-16 near Randolph to the north end at Barrett.

The filling of the Big Blue River Valley for Tuttle Creek Lake in 1962 flooded K-13 north of Manhattan. As a consequence, K-13 was realigned, heading north from Manhattan, then northeast to K-16 near Fostoria.

By 1965, K-13 south of Manhattan was re-designated as K-177.

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Length: 203.3 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 160 West of Harper
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line southwest of Superior, NE
Counties Passed through: Harper, Kingman, Reno, Rice, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Mitchell, Jewell

K-14 begins at US 160 just west of Harper. From 160, 14 runs due north, intersecting US 54-400 at Kingman, follows 54 west 4 miles, then jogs back north, following K-61 briefly at Arlington and meeting K-96 in northern Reno county. 14 and 96 travel north 10 miles to US 56 at Lyons. K-14 continues north through Reno and Ellsworth Counties until meeting I-70/US 40, where it jogs east about a mile before continuing north. 14 intersects US 24 at Beloit and intersects US 36 near Mankato, following it east 3 miles before continuing north to Nebraska Highway 14.

History

K-14 initially ran from K-44 at Anthony to the Nebraska border near Superior. By 1932, K-44 west of Anthony was re-designated as K-14. By 1932, K-14 was hard surfaced along the segment duplexed with K-96 from Sterling to Lyons, and gravel from the Oklahoma State line to Harper, in central Kingman county, from Lyons to Lincoln, and from Beloit to Manketo. The segment between Anthony and Harper was hard-surfaced by 1933.

By 1936, a new diagonal route was built between Crisfield and Kiowa as a dirt road, and the segment from Beloit to Mankato was hard-surfaced. By 1940, the Kiowa diagonal was graveled, and was hard-surfaced between Lincoln and Beloit. By 1945, 14 was hard-surfaced between the State Line and Anthony, and between US 50S and K-4; The segment between Mankato and Superior was also graveled. By 1950, K-14 was hard surfaced between Anthony and Kingman and between Mankato and Superior. The remaining dirt and gravel sections of K-14 were hard surfaced by 1956.

By 1962, the segment between the Oklahoma line and Anthony was given the joint designation of K-2/K-14. By 1995, the segment west of Anthony was re-designated solely as K-2.

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South Endpoint: Junction K-14 and K-156 south of Ellsworth
North Endpoint: Junction K-14 and K-140 North of Ellsworth
Counties Passed through: Ellsworth

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Length: 206 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line (Junction OK 18)
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line south of Fairbury, NE
Counties Passed through: Cowley, Sumner, Sedgwick, Harvey, Marion, Dickinson, Clay, Washington
K-15 Begins at the Oklahoma Border hand heads north 8 miles to US 166, turns 4 miles west on 166, goes 9 miles north through Dexter before turning left 3 miles to US 160.  15 follows 160 west before turning north on US 77 at Winfield for 10 miles.  15 turns straight west for 6 miles before turning westward to Derby.  After interchanging with I-35 and the Turnpike, 15 joins I-135/US 81, crossing K-96 in North Wichita before continueing north for 27 miles out of Witchita to Newton, where it arrows north to US 56 in Western Marion County, which it follows 6 miles to the east before it rockets across the Flint Hills to Abiline, where it encounters I-70/US 40 before moving venturing another 6 miles to K-18.  After coinciding with 18 for 4 miles, 15 continues its trek across the Flint Hills, meeting US 24 at Clay Center and finding K-9 13 miles to the north, which coincides with it North for 12 miles.  15 encounters US 36 at the town of Washington.  15 follows 36 for 6 miles west before turning north to Nebraska highway 15.
K-15 is limited access from I-135/US 81 to Derby, and is part of the National Highway System from Wichita to US 77

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Length: 109.9 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 77 near Randolph
East Endpoint: Junction US 24-40 in Tonganoxie
Counties Passed through: Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth
K-16 begins at US 77 near the small town of Randolph and crossing tuttle Creek Lake and journing east across the rolling hillls of northeast Kansas, meeting US 75 at Holton and going 4 more miles before turning south, then southeast, before pulling east across northern Jeffersonc County to US 59.  16 coincides with 59 to the town of Oskaloosa, then coincides with K-92 to McLouth.  From McLouth, 16 bends southeast before ending at US 24-40 at Tonganoxie.

History

The former K-24 was re-designated as K-16 when US 24 was extended into Kansas by 1936. In 1936, K-16 was hard-surfaced from K-62 south of Soldier to US 75 at Holton, and from Valley Falls to Tonganoxie, and gravel from US 77 at Randolph to Fostoria, and from Wheaton to Onaga, and from Holton to Valley Falls. By 1940, the segments between Fostoria and Wheaton and from Onaga to K-62 were graveled, and the segment from Holton to Valley Falls was hard-surfaced.

Between 1950 and 1953, K-16 was hard-surfaced between K-62 and Onaga. The rest of K-16 was hard surfaced by 1956.

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Length: 232 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 24 north of Bogue
East Endpoint: Junction K-99 east of Waubunsee
Counties Passed through: Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Russell, Lincoln, Ottawa, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee
K-18 Begins at US 24 near Bogue and ventures southeast, intersecting US 183 at Plainville, and following US 281 for 9 miles near Waldo.  18 plows east to US 81 south of Minneapolis, interchanging with 81 and contiuing east.  K-15 follows 18 for three miles east for 4 miles before 18 enters Junction City and encounters US 77, I-70, and US 40.  From I-70, 18 veers northeast to Manhattan, then ventures east before ending at K-99

History

In 1929, K-18 ended at K-15, and was gravel between Vesper and Bennington, and dirt along the reat of the route. In 1932, K-18 was gravelled between Vesper and Waldo and hard-surfaced west out of Bennington. By the end of 1935, it was gravelled east out of Plainville and hard-surfaced between Bennington and Vesper. By the end of 1936, 18 had been gravelled from Bennington east to the Saline/Ottawa County line and from Waldo west to Paradise, and hard-surfaced from Vesper west to Sylvan Grove. In addition, K-18 was extended along a new gravel alignment from K-15 east to Junction City. By 1940, K-18 was sealed from Bennington west to Natoma, and was gravelled from Plainville west to Damar. By 1941, K-18 had been hard-surfaced from K-15 to Junction City, and gravelled along the rest of the route.

By 1950, K-18 had been hard-surfaced from K-15 to Bennington. By 1953, K-18 had been extended east from Junction City to K-13 as part of a "straight shot" between Junction City and Topeka, and the remainder of K-18 had been hard-surfaced. By 1956, the "straight shot" had been completed and re-designated as US 40, and the original US 40 beteen Junction City and Manhattan was re-designated as K-18. By 1960, 18 was extended east, replacing K-29.

By 1962, K-18 had been four laned from Manhattan to Ogden. By 1977, a new alignment had been built between Odgen and I-70, bypassing the original US 40 through Fort Riley.

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Southwest Endpoint: Junction US 50 near Belpre
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 281 east of Seward
Counties Passed through: Edwards, Pawnee, Stafford
K-19 begins at US 50 at Belpre in Edwards county, darts north 15 miles to Larned, where there is a spur to US 56 (below), then swings straight east to US 281.

History

K-19 initially existed from Belpre to Larned. By 1932, K-37 between east of Larned had been re-designated as K-19, and the Belpre-Larned segment was gravel. The stretch east of Larned was gravel by 1933.

By 1937, the Belpre-Larned segment had been hard surfaced. Between 1945 and 1950, a new hard surface alignment had been built east of Larned, bypassing the towns of Radium and Seward.

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South Endpoint: Junction K-19 south of Larned
North Endpoint: Junction US 56 in Larned
Counties Passed through: Pawnee

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West Endpoint: Junction US 75 near the Kickapoo Reservation
East Endpoint: Junction K-7 east of Bendena
Counties Passed through: Brown, Doniphan
K-20 begins at US 75 in southern Brown county and darts 7 miles east across the glacier hills of Northeast Kansas to US 73-159 at Horton. K-20 follows 73 east for 5 miles to Everest, then contines east into Doniphan County, then turns north, then east again, ending at K-7

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South Endpoint: Junction US 36 south of Haddam
North Endpoint: South city limits of Haddam
Counties Passed through: Washington

History

The current incarnation of K-22 was active by 1941.

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Length: 200 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line (Junction O-23) South of Meade
North Endpoint: Junction US 83 northeast of Selden
Counties Passed through: Meade, Gray, Finney, Lane, Gove, Sheridan, Decatur
K-23 begins at OK 23 in Meade county, twist north 14 miles, darts east 4 miles, then jets north 8 miles to US 54-160 at Meade, then continues for 24 miles to US 56 in central Gray County, then North to US 50 at Cimarron before joining with K-156 in eastern Finney County, follows it west for 6 miles, then darts north through Lane County to K-4 west of the unincorprated town of Shields. 23 follows 4 west for 2 miles before venturing north 34 miles through rural Gove county to I-70 and US 40. 23 follows I-70 east for 3 miles before turning north, crossing US 24 at Hoxie and ending at US 83 near the Sheridan-Dectur County Line.

History

K-23 originally continued north from Dresden, through Oberlin, to the Nebraska Line North of Ceder Bluffs. The Stretch North of Dresden was re-designated as US 183 in 1930.

In the spring of 1938, US 183 was re-aligned south of Oberlin, shifting its south end from Dresden to Selden. In the fall of 1938, US 183 was re-aligned south of Oberlin. As a consequence, the segment between Selden and Oberlin was once again designated as K-23. To accomodate the new alignment, K-23 followed K-9 west to Selden. The segment between K-9 and Oberlin was re-designated as K-123.

In the fall of 1941, the Selden-Oberlin segment was re-designated as US 83

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Length: 1.83 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction Main Street and K-23/Old 40 Road in Grainfield
Northeast Endpoint: Junction K-23 east of Grainfield
Counties Passed through: Gove

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Length: 0.3 miles
South Endpoint: I-70 exit 95
North Endpoint: Junction K-23
Counties Passed through: Gove

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Length: 433.7 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line at Kanorado
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Clay, Riley, Pottawatomie, Shawnee, Jefferson, Douglas, Levenworth, Wyandotte

History

Initially, US 24 ended at Independence, Missouri. In 1936, US 24 was extended into Kansas, following US 40 to Lawrence, replaced K-10 from Lawrence to Topeka, followed 40 again to Manhattan, and replaced US 40N through the rest of Kansas and on to Limon, Colo. The stretch of US 24 between Topeka and Manhattan was re-designated solely as US 24 by 1957, when the "straight shot" between Topeka ans Junction City was completed. The straight shot would become part of I-70

Several bypasses have been built along US 24. By 1968, 24 was relocated around Perry and by '69, 24 was rerouted in Graham county so that it became closer to the town of Nicodemus.

In 1999, US 24-40 in Wyandotte County was rebuilt to a five-lane arterial to accompany the new Kansas Speedway and associated development. In 2008, the road was rebuilt from the Speedway west to the K-7 interchange with a wide median. Upon the completion of the project, State Avenue east of K-7 was turned back to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City and US 24/40 relocated along I-70. The interchange with K-7 was re-opened January 22, 2009, and reassurance signs started appearing along I-70 in February.

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Length: 2.903 miles
West Endpoint: I-70/US 24 Exit 17
East Endpoint: I-70/US 24 Exit 19
Counties Passed through: Sherman

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Length: 237 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line Southwest of Hugoton, contiunes south as OK 136
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (Junction N-25) north of Atwood
Counties Passed through: Stevens, Grant, Kearny, Wichita, Logan, Thomas, Rawlins

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Length: 3.6 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 166-400 south of Galena
North Endpoint: Junction K-66 in Galena
Counties Passed through: Cherokee

History

K-26 appeared on the books by 1941 as a connector between US 69 near Crestline and US 66 near Riverton. The segment between 66 at Galena south to US 166 was added by 1954. The segment between 69 and 66 was re-designated as part of the new US 69A around 1985.

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Length: 221 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 56 northeast of Elkhart
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line northwest of St. Francis
Counties Passed through: Morton, Stanton, Hamilton, Greeley, Wallace, Sherman, Cheyenne

History

In 2003, KDOT constructed a new bypass on the north side of Elkhart. The bypass was designated as part of K-27 and the old route was turned back to the city and county. While the old road ended at the Kansas-Oklahoma line short of US 56, the bypass ended at 56 east of Elkhart. The Oklahoma highway that connected to K-27 at the state line, OK 95, was truncated back to US 56, creating a discontinuous route connected by US 56.

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Length: 28.9 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-148 east of Jewell
East Endpoint: Junction K-9 west of Concordia
Counties Passed through: Jewell, Cloud

History

K-28 originally continued north along K-14 from Jewell to Mankato, then west along US 36, then north to the Nebraska border. By 1932, the segment between Concordia and Mankato was gravel, and the segment north of US 36 was dirt. The dirt segment was gravelled, and the Concordia-Mankato segment was hard-surfaced, by 1936. The segment between US 36 was hard-surfaced by 1945, and the remainder was hard-surfaced by 1953.

Sometime in 1995, K-28 was trunkated to the junction with K-148 east of Jewell, and the section north of US 36 was redesignated as an extension of K-128

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South Endpoint: I-70 exit 341
North Endpoint: South city limits of Maple Hill
Counties Passed through: Wabaunsee

History

K-30 was created as a spur from K-10 into Maple Hill when K-10 was relocated onto a new alignment south of Maple Hill. It was brought in as a gravel road by 1950, and paved by 1953. The realigned K-10 would eventually become part of I-70

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West Endpoint: Junction K-99 south of Eskridge
East Endpoint: Junction US 69 east of Fulton
Counties Passed through: Wabaunsee, Osage, Coffey, Anderson, Linn, Bourbon

History

Initially, K-31 ended in Garnett.  By 1941, 31 followed K-6 to Kincaid, then replaced K-38 to US 69

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West Endpoint: Junction 24-40 east of Lawrence
East Endpoint: Junction US 69 in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandotte

History

In Leavenworth County, K-32 origionally ran slightly to the south, going through Linwood before turning north at Lenape, then back east towards Bonner. The road was realigned (parrallel to the abandoned Kansas City-Kaw Valley interurban line) around 1957.

K-32 orginally followed Park Drive and Central Avenue to 7th Street. This segment was removed from the system, and the former K-132 east of Kaw Drive was re-designated as K-32.

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West Endpoint: Junction K-32 at Kump Avenue/Scheidt Lane intercection.
East Endpoint: Junction K-32 at Ceder Street/Front Street intercetion. Front Street continues east as K-32
Counties Passed through: Wyandotte

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Length: 10.4 miles
South Endpoint: Junction 68 south of Wellsville
North Endpoint: Junction US 56 North of Wellsvile
Counties Passed through: Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Douglas, Johnson

History

Origionally, K-33 met US 50 at Edgerton, came through Ottawa and journeyed southwest through Homewood, Ransomville, Williamsburg, and Silkville before ending at US 75 west of Waverly. The entire route was gravel, except that the route was being hard-surfaced west out of Ottawa, reaching Williamsburg by 1933.

By 1936, K-33 was realgned to meet US 50 in Douglas County north of Wellsville and the segment west of the junction with K-68 into Ottawa was re-designated as an extension of K-68, with the rest of the route (which had been hard-surfaced all the way to Waverl7) re-designated as US 50S.

K-33 was hard-surfaced north of Wellsville by 1940, and hard-surface in its entirty by 1950.

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Length: 29.4 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 160-183 north of Sitka
North Endpoint: Junction US 400 northwest of Bucklin
Counties Passed through: Comanche, Clark, Ford

History

In 1937, the State Highway Commission accepted control of a road in Clark County connecting Oklahoma Highway 34 with US 160, near Sitka and designated it as K-34. In addition, they changed the designation of the road between Protection and Bucklin from K-41 to K-34, while the “old” K-34 in southeast Kansas was re-designated K-37. By 1940, the road between Sitka and the Oklahoma line was designated as US 183. By 1965, a new alignment for K-34 was built between Bucklin and Sitka, bypassing Protection and Comanche County.

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Length: 235 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line South of South Haven
North Endpoint: Missouri State Line in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Sumner, Sedgwick, Butler, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Miami, Johnson, Wyandotte

History

I-35 was first envisioned to parallel US 50/50S to Newton, then follow US 81 and US 177 south to the Oklahoma border.  By the time the interstate highway act was passed in 1956, the Kansas Turnpike had completed.  An agreement between the Highway Commission and the the Bureu of Public Roads in December 1956 designated the Turnpike south of Emporia as part of I-35.  The segment between Emporia and Newton was removed, but the segment along US 81 north of Wichita was extended north to Salina as I-35W.

The segment between Olathe and Shawnee was designated in January 1950 as part of US 50 and completed as a two lane roadway by 1953. The bypass around Emporia was designated as part of US 50S in October 1951. In February 1957, two seperate resolutions designated I-35 between Ottawa and Olathe (as US 50) and between Shawnee and K-10 at Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City (as US 169). The entire route between Southwest Boulevard and Ottawa was complete as a freeway by 1962.

By 1968, the Emporia bypass, and the segment from Southwest Boulevard to 7th Street, had been completed. In November of 1968, the Highway Commission passed a resolution designating the segment of I-35 between Ottawa and Emporia, along with relocations of US 75 and K-31. The segment between 7th Street and the Missouri border was completed by 1971. I-35 between Ottawa and K-130 north of Neosho Rapids was completed by 1974. The re-located US 75 was completed by 1975. The last segment of I-35 was complete by 1976.

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Length: 397 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line west of St. Francis
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line near Elwood
Counties Passed through: Cheyenne, Rawlins, Sheridan, Thomas, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Jewell, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown, Doniphan

History

The original routing for US 36 took it southwest along K-22 from Norton to US 40N near Halford. The former K-2 west of Norton was re-designated US 36 by 1932

All of US 36 was gravel across the state, with hard-surfaced segments between Montrosa and Courtland, between Marysville and Seneca, east out of Hiawatha, and between Troy and St. Joseph, Mo. in 1932. By 1936, US 36 was hard-surfaced from Norton to Belleville, and from Marysville to Highland. By 1940, the segment between Highland and Troy was hard surfaced. By 1945, US 36 was straigtended between Seneca and Fairview, and part of this new alignment east of Seneca was still gravel. This, along with a segment between Belleview east to Cuba, and from Norton west to the Norton-Decatur county line, were the final segments of gravel on US 36 in Kansas. They were hard-surfaced by 1950.

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West Endpoint: Junction US 400 northwest of Fredonia
East Endpoint: Junction K-7 east of Hiattville
Counties Passed through: Wilson, Neosho, Bourbon

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Length: 427.138 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line west of Weskan
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandotte

Highway 40 begins at the Colorado border near the town of Weskan, and followed the old Kansas Pacific Mainline, meeting K-27 at Sharon Springs and coinciding with K-25 for 7 miles in Logan County to I-70 and US 83 at Oakley. From Oakley, 40 joins I-70 across Kansas, meeting US 283 at WaKeeney, US 183 at Hays, US 281 at Russell, I-135/US 81 at Salina, US 77 at Junction City, and US 75 at Topeka before turning north off and running parallel to I-70 into Lawrence, meeting US 59 in Lawrence. 40 and 59 turn North in the downtown area, crossing the Kansas River and venturing north to I-70. After intersecting with I-70, 40 and 59 journey north a half mile before meeting with US 24 at what is known locally as Teepee Junction. 40 leaves 59 and Joins 24 east to K-32 before venturing northeast to Tonganoxie, where 24-40 intersects K-16, then turns east toward Kansas City. At the junction with US 73 and K-7 near Bonner Springs, 24-40 follows K-7 south to the junction with I-70, where US 24 and US 40 rejoin I-70 all the way to the state line.

History

The original plan for US 40 through Kansas called for it to be routed on the Victory Highway from Kansas City, through Lawrence and Topeka, to Manhattan, where it followed the Midland Trail to Colby, Goodland, and hitting the Colorado line at Kanornado. The Victory Highway through Abilene, Salina, Ellsworth, Hays, and Oakley would have been US 340. The towns along the Victory Highway protested, claiming that the Midland trail got the nod because it passes through the hometown of Highway Commission Davidson. A meeting was held with the Victory Highway cities on December 18, 1925, leading to a compromise where the Midland Trail became US 40N, while the Victory became US 40S (Schirmer 2-33).

A May 1935 article from the Lawrence Journal-World indicated that K-10 would be re-routed on US 40 south of the Kansas River, while US 40 would follow K-10's alignment north of the river, easing congestion in Downtown Lawrence. K-10 was routed onto US 40's alignment, but US 40 was not re-routed. Instead, US 24 was extended west from Independence, Mo. along US 40, took over K-10's alignment between Lawrence and Topeka. From Topeka to Manhattan, 24 and 40 co-signed between Topeka and Manhattan, and between Lawrence and Kansas City. The original Victory Highway/US 40S/US 40 ran through Fort Riley, which was somewhat of a problem with the military. On May 25, 1942, the Army closed US 40 through the fort and rerouted traffic around the fort on US 24 and US 77 (a later construction project later shortened the route a bit). The closure lasted until the end of World War II.

US 40 between Kansas City and K-7 was considered too dangerous in the 1930's. The State Highway Commission turned the old road (Parrell Parkway) to Kansas City and replaced it with a new four lane facility which, when completed in 1937, was the first stretch of four-lane dual carriagway road in Kansas and the region (Schirmer 3-24).

In 1938, Wyandotte County experimented with coloured concrete on stretches of US 40 through their county. The test showed that colored concrete was too expensive and the color additive was prone to dissolving concrete (Schirmer 3-23). Also, a new underpass was built under the Union Pacific railroad in North Lawrence. The roadbed for the new underpass is actually under the water level of the nearby Kansas River.

In 1957, 40 was routed onto a new straigtshot alignment between Topeka and Junction City, eliminating the Fort Riley problem for US 40 thru traffic. The stretch from Manhattan to Junction City became K-18, and 24 became the sole number for the highway between Manhattan and Topeka. Part of the new route was built under the 1956 Interstate Highway act - the road would be part of Interstate 70.

By 1964, I-70 was completed along a new alignment between Salina and Dorrance, bypassing the town of Ellsworth. 40 was rerouted along the new highway, and the road from Salina to Ellsworth became K-140.

In 1999, US 24-40 in Wyandotte county (which, by then, had lost its median) was rebuilt to a five-lane arterial to accompany the new Kansas Speedway and associated development. In 2008, the road was rebuilt from the Speedway west to the K-7 interchange with a wide median. Upon the completion of the project, State Avenue east of K-7 was turned back to the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City and US 24/40 relocated along I-70. The interchange with K-7 was re-opened January 22, 2009, and reassurance signs started appearing along I-70 in February.

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Length: 2.2 miles
West Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 127
East Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 128
Counties Passed through: Trego

History

The Business Loop was created along US 283 through WaKenney and replaced a US 283 spur in 1984.

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Length: 6.4 miles
West Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 184
East Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 189
Counties Passed through: Russell

History

The Business Loop was rebannered from Alternate US 40 by 1978

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Length: 4 miles
West Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 296
East Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 300
Counties Passed through: Sheridan

History

The Business Loop was rebannered from Alternate US 40 by 1978

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Length: 5 miles
West Endpoint: East City Limits of Delphos
East Endpoint: Junction US 81
Counties Passed through: Ottawa

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Length: 79.9 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 281 in Sawyer
East Endpoint: I-235 exit 5, Wichita
Counties Passed through: Pratt, Kingman, Sumner, Sedgwick

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Length: 20.8 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-4 at Hope
North Endpoint: I-70 exit 281
Counties Passed through: Dickinson

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Length: 25 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-2 in Anthony
East Endpoint: Junction K-49 north of Caldwell
Counties Passed through: Harper, Sumner

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Length: 1.3 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 56 south of Little River
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Little River
Counties Passed through: Rice

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Length: 61 miles
West Endpoint: East City Limits of Fredonia
East Endpoint: Junction US 69 near Franklin
Counties Passed through: Wilson, Neosho, Crawford

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South Endpoint: Junction US 81 in Caldwell
North Endpoint: Junction K-42 near Viola
Counties Passed through: Sumner, Sedgwick

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Length: 447.79 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line west of Coolidge
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line in Leawood
Counties Passed through: Hamilton, Kearney, Finney, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Stafford, Reno, Harvey, Marion, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Douglas, Miami, Johnson

History

Across Kansas, 50 was a split route between Garden City and Baldwin Junction in Douglas County. See the history of US 50N and US 50S for an overview of the history of the individual segments of the split routes.

Outside the splits, by 1932, US 50 was gravel between Syracuse and Kendall, and between Baldwin and Gardner, with the remainder hard-surfaced. The rest of US 50 in Johnson County was hard surfaced by 1933, and in Hamilton and Douglas Counties by 1936.

By 1955, The US 50 N/S split was eliminated with the introduction of US 56 and 156. As a consequence, the Baldwin Junction-Kansas City segment of US 50 was re-desinated as US 50/56. By 1962, I-35 had been completed between Kansas City and Ottawa, and US 50's designation was moved to the new highway, re-designating the old US50S between Ottawa and Baldwin Junction solely as US 59, and the old US 50 east of Baldwin Junction solely as US 56. US 50 no longer went through Douglas County, but cut across the northwest corner of Miami County.

I-35 re-joined the old US 50 alignment at Olathe, and was built on top of it from Olathe to the Shawnee Mission Parkway. US 50 (and US 56) followed the Shawnee Mission Parkway east to the Missouri State Line. By 1984, US 50 was moved from the Shawnee Mission Parkway to I-435.

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Northwest Endpoint: Junction US 50/83/400 northwest of Garden City, continues north as US 83
Southeast Endpoint: Junction US 50/83/400 on Fulton Street in Garden City, continues east as US 50-400
Counties Passed through: Finney

History

In a December, 1980 resolution, US 50 and US 83 were realigned onto a new bypass around the east and north sides of Garden City. The old 50 was designated as a Buisness Route east of the former US 83, then extended north along the old 83 back to the bypass.

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Length: 97.7 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line northwest of Elkhart
East Endpoint: Junction US 160 north of Liberal
Counties Passed through: Morton, Stevens, Seward

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Length: 22.4 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-31 southwest of Mound City
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line west of Butler, MO
Counties Passed through: Anderson, Lynn

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Length: 6.1 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 81 west of Mulvane
East Endpoint: Junction K-15 in Mulvane
Counties Passed through: Sumner

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Length: 380.2 miles
West Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line southwest of Liberal
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line east of Fort Scott
Counties Passed through: Seward, Meade, Clark, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt, Kingman, Sedgwick, Butler, Greenwood, Woodson, Allen, Bourbon

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Length: 12 miles
Endpoint: Junction US 81 west of Belle Plaine
East Endpoint: Junction K-15 in Udall
Counties Passed through: Sumner, Cowley

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Length: 471.45 miles
West Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line at Elkhart
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line in Mission Hills
Counties Passed through: Morton, Stevens, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Pawnee, Barton, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Lyon, Osage, Douglas, Johnson

History

In the early 1950s, a push was made to create a new US 55 between Springer, New Mexico and Kansas via what was then K-45. There were various suggestions on the alignment. The first suggestion would have followed K-45 all the way to Ellsworth, then followed US 40 and K-4 via Topeka and Atchison. This was rejected by AASHO due to the excessive use of overlapping routes. A revised route, submitted in March 1955, routed the proposed route via Lincoln Center and Mahanttan, replacing various state numbered highways. The final proposal, submitted in June 1956, had the new route following K-45 west of Larned, then turning east on US 50N to Kansas City, with a spur US route designation on the old US 50N between Larned and Garden City. The June 1956 proposal was adopted by AASHTO, but since the roadway was predominantly east-west, they adopted an even number, turning the proposed US 55 into US 56.

In an April, 1985 resolution, US 56 was routed to meet I-35 at Gardner, turning back much of the old roadway between Gardner and Olathe.

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Length: 2.7 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction US 56-77 south of Herington
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 56-77 east of Herington
Counties Passed through: Dickinson

History

US 56B was caused by the rerouting of US 56 to the east side of Herington. This segment had been multiplexed with US 77B, and was therefore deemed duplicative. Since 56 was the lower number, it was the one kept.

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Length: 31.2 miles
Northwest Endpoint: Milford Lake State Park
Southeast Endpoint: Junction K-4 at Dwight
Counties Passed through: Geary, Morris, Chase, Lyon, Greenwood, Coffey, Anderson, Allen, Neosho, Crawford

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Length: 46.76 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-99 at Madison
East Endpoint: Junction US 169 west of Colony
Counties Passed through: Greenwood, Coffey, Anderson

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Length: 208.39 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line South of Chatopa
North Endpoint: Missouri State Line at Atchison
Counties Passed through: Labette, Neosho, Allen, Anderson, Franklin, Douglas, Jefferson, Atchison

History

US 59 was in place by 1934, replacing the US 73 and US 73W designations from the Oklahoma Line to Nortonville, and replacing the K-4 designation from Nortonville to the Missouri line at Atchison. US 59 was also concurrent with US 169 between Garnett and Earlton. By 1936, US 59 was hard-surfaced in most places, with only the portion between the Oklahoma line and Oswego, as well as between Welda and Garnett being the only segments that remained gravel. The Welda-Garnett segment was hard-surfaced by 1940, with the segment south of Oswego hard-surfaced by 1941.

By 1950, US 59 had been re-aligned in Neosho County. Instead of turning east at Earlton, 59 turned east at Chanute, being co-designated along K-39 to the junction with K-6, then following K-6 south to Erie. By 1962, 59 had been re-aligned once again, following K-31 from Garnett to Kincaid and following K-6 from Kincaid to Erie. As a result, K-6 was re-designated as US 59.

Meanwhile, in Atchison County, the "stairstep" alignment between Nortonville and Atchison was gradually straightened. The first segment was completed by 1950; the second segment, taking the roadway to Cummings, was completed by 1957; and the final segment between Cummings and Nortonville was completed by 1962.

In Douglas County, 73W/59 originally turned east at what is now 23rd Street, then followed Massachusetts Street through downtown to the Kansas River. By 1956, the present-day Iowa Street was built, and the US 59 designation was moved from 23rd Street and Massachusetts to Iowa Street. At about the same time, US 40 was moved from 7th Street to 6th Street, which also included the US 59 designation. In 1973, US 59 south of Lawrence was widened to four lanes for about 3 miles south of Lawrence, with a new alignment for another 2 miles south that could be expanded to 4 lanes. At the time, it was foreseen that US 59 would eventually be upgraded to a full freeway between Lawrence and Ottawa.

Plans to widen US 59 between Lawrence and Ottawa began in earnest in the Early 2000s, by which time the segment of 59 had a significantly higher accident rate than other 2 lane roadways in the state. A draft Environmental Impact Statement, with two alternatives, one parallel to the current 59, and one a mile east, was released in April 2002. There was significant opposition to the freeway proposal, and particularly to the "mile east" option. In the Final EIS, released in May 2003, the parallel option was selected. Ground was broken on the new 59 project on the Franklin County side in June 2007. The new freeway opened in two sections. The Franklin County segment opened March 30, 2010. The Douglas County segment opened October 18, 2012.

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Length: 4.3 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 southeast of Almena
North Endpoint: Junction K-383 near Almena
Counties Passed through: Norton

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Length: 82.6 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction US 54-400 east of Pratt
Northeast Endpoint: I-135/US 81 exit 58, McPherson
Counties Passed through: Pratt, Reno, McPherson

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Length: 13.2 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-16 south of Soldier
North Endpoint: Junction K-9near Goff
Counties Passed through: Jackson, Nemaha

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Length: 58.7 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 24 in St. Marys
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line south of Dubois, NE
Counties Passed through: Pottawatomie, Nemaha

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Length: 3.6 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction US 281 south of Pratt
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 54-400 east of Pratt
Counties Passed through: Pratt

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Length: 11.2 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-3 west of Xenia
East Endpoint: Junction K-31 in Mapleton
Counties Passed through: Bourbon

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Length: 9 miles
West Endpoint: Oklahoma State line, Baxter Springs (1926-1985); Junction US 69A-400 west of Riverton (1985-)
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line east of Galena
Counties Passed through: Cherokee

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Length: 1 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 east of Norton
North Endpoint: County road 1 mile north of US 36 Junction
Counties Passed through: Norton

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Length: 59.6 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 75/K-31 south of Lyndon
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line east of Louisburg
Counties Passed through: Osage, Franklin, Miami

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Length: 160 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Columbus
North Endpoint: Missouri State Line on the Fairfax Bridge in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Cherokee, Crawford, Bourbon, Linn, Miami, Johnson, Wyandotte

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Length: 15 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line, of Baxter Springs
North Endpoint: Junction US 69-160-400 north of Crestline
Counties Passed through: Cherokee

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Length: 4.1 miles
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Counties Passed through: Crawford

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Length: 2 miles
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Counties Passed through: Crawford

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Length: 429.6 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line near Kanorado
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line on the Lewis and Clark Viaduct in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Sherman, Thomas, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandotte

History

The first segment of what would become I-70 (excluding the turnpike) was opened on November 14, 1956 — the first project completed under the 1956 Federal Highway Act — for about 8 miles west of Topeka. This segment was completed as a two-lane project — the other carriageway would be built later. By 1963, the freeway was open from the Polk-Quincy Viaduct in Downtown Topeka to US 81 in Salina as well as between Ogallah and Grainfield. The Segment between Salina and Wilson was completed in 1964, bypassing Ellsworth. K-140 was created to connect Salina to Ellsworth on old US 40. The segment between Levant and Ogallah was opened to traffic in 1965, with the stretch between Grainfield and Wilson opened to traffic in November of 1966 . The final stretch of I-70 in Kansas, near Goodland, was opened to traffic in August of 1970 (Schirmer 5-10).

I-70 was initially connected to the Kansas Turnpike via a partial interchange with the original US 40 Spur. The original plans called for the interchange to eventually be expanded to a full cloverleaf, and that the freeway would continue east and north as the Deer Creek Expressway. Despite the fact that the Deer Creek expressway had been languishing for many years, the partial interchange configuration remained until at least 1977. By the early 90s, the US 40 spur was abandoned, and I-70 would be realigned to remove the partial interchange completely. In the 1990's, the Deer Creek expressway would be renamed the Oakland Expressway, designated as K-4, and selected as a KDOT system enhancement project. The Oakland project, combined with the fact that the East Topeka interchange was overburdened, led to a project to rebuild the East Topeka interchange. Construction of the new interchange, with new flyover connections between I-70, the Turnpike, and the Oakland Expressway, was built between 1999 and 2001.

The Kansas Turnpike between East Topeka and K-10 at Lecompton was widened from 4 to six lanes between 2004 and 2006. The bridges over the Kansas River at Lawrence, along with adjacent bridges, were replaced between 2009 and 2011. The new Westbound bridge over the Kansas River was completed in November 2009, and initially carried both directions of traffic. During late 2009 and early 2010, the original bridges over the river were demolished. The new eastbound bridge was completed in late 2010.

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Length: 4.6 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-63 north of Seneca
East Endpoint: South City Limits of Bern
Counties Passed through: Nemaha

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Length: 92.5 miles
South Endpoint: I-70 exit 224 in Bonner Springs
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) south of Falls City, Neb.
Counties Passed through: Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Atchison, Brown

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South Endpoint: 4th and Spruce, Leavenworth
North Endpoint: 4th and Pawnee, Leavenworth
Counties Passed through: Leavenworth

History

When US 154 was re-designated as K-154 in 1982, the US 154 Spur was re-designated as K-129. In February 1997, a new bypass around the southeastern part of Dodge City was completed, connecting to K-129. The new bypass was given the designation of US 56-283, and K-129 was re-designated as US 56-283-400.

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Length: 3 miles
West Endpoint: Potter
East Endpoint: Junction US 73 east of Potter
Counties Passed through: Atchison

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Length: 226 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Caney
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line north of Sabetha
Counties Passed through: Montgomery, Wilson, Woodson, Coffey, Osage, Shawnee, Jackson, Brown, Nemaha

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Length: 1.5 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 75 south of Altoona.
North Endpoint: Junction US 75 north of Altoona.
Counties Passed through: Wilson

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Length: 0.3 miles
South Endpoint: Williamstown
North Endpoint: Junction US 24-59 north of Williamstown
Counties Passed through: Jefferson

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Length: 234 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Arkansas City
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) north of Marysville
Counties Passed through: Cowley, Butler, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Geary, Riley, Marshall

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Counties Passed through: Butler

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Length: 2 miles
South Endpoint: Miller
North Endpoint: Junction US 56 north of Miller
Counties Passed through: Lyon

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Length: 3.6 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-16 west of Hoton
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Circleville
Counties Passed through: Jackson

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Length: 3.8 miles
West Endpoint: East City Limits of Morgaonville
East Endpoint: Junction K-15 north of Clay Center
Counties Passed through: Clay

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Length: 230.2 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Caldwell
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) north of Belleville
Counties Passed through: Sumner, Sedgwick, Harvey, McPherson, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Republic

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Length: 7.4 miles
South Endpoint: I-135/US 81 exit 58, concurrent with K-61
North Endpoint: I-135/US 81 exit 60, concurrent with US 56
Counties Passed through: McPherson

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Length: 21.1 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction K-15 west of Wakefield
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 24 west of Leonardville
Counties Passed through: Clay, Riley

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Length: 225 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Liberal
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (JJW north of Oberlin
Counties Passed through: Seward, Haskell, Finney, Scott, Logan, Thomas, Sheridan, Decatur, Norton, Phillips

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Length: 5.717 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 83 south of Garden City
North Endpoint: Junction US 50/83/400 northwest of Garden City, continues north as US 83
Counties Passed through: Finney
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Length: 0.8 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Penokee
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 north of Penokee
Counties Passed through: Graham

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Length: 0.9 miles
South Endpoint: North city limits of Morland
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 north of Morland
Counties Passed through: Graham

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Length: 0.3 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 56 south Canton, continues south as RS 304
North Endpoint: South city limits of Canton, continues north as RS 304
Counties Passed through: McPherson

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Length: 8.6 miles
South Endpoint: Viets
North Endpoint: Junction US 36 west of Baileyville
Counties Passed through: Nemaha

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Length: 0.3 miles
South Endpoint: Vermillion
North Endpoint: Junction K-9 north of Vermillion
Counties Passed through: Nemaha

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Length: 1.5 miles
South Endpoint: North city limits of Halstead
North Endpoint: Junction US 50 north of Halstead
Counties Passed through: McPherson

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Length: 42 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-4 northeast of Meriden
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line at Leavenworth
Counties Passed through: Jefferson, Leavenworth

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Length: 10.7 miles
South Endpoint: Clark State Fishing Lake
North Endpoint: Junction US 54 in Kingsdown
Counties Passed through: Clark, Ford

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Length: 6.6 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 83 North of Scott City
North Endpoint: Junction US 83 East of Scott County State Lake
Counties Passed through: Scott

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Length: 297 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line west of Tribune
East Endpoint: Junction US 54-400 in Wichita
Counties Passed through: Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush, Barton, Reno, Sedgwick, Butler, Greenwood, Wilson, Montgomery, Labette, Cherokee

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Length: 9 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-23 west of Fowler
East Endpoint: Junction US 54 south of Fowler
Counties Passed through: Meade

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Length: 233 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line South of Chautauqua
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) north of Summerfield
Counties Passed through: Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Lyon, Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Marshall

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Length: 10 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 166 near Edna
North Endpoint: Junction US 160 west of Altamount
Counties Passed through: Labette

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Length: 5 miles
West Endpoint: West Mineral
East Endpoint: Junction K-7 near Scammon
Counties Passed through: Cherokee

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Length: 7 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-7 west of Weir
East Endpoint: Junction US 69 east of Weir
Counties Passed through: Cherokee

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Length: 2.3 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-4 south of Mentor
North Endpoint: I-135/US 81 exit 86
Counties Passed through: Saline

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Length: 10.2 miles
South Endpoint: Toronto Lake State Park
North Endpoint: Junction US 54 north of Toronto
Counties Passed through: Woodson

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Length: 16.2 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction K-18 south of Minneapolis.
Northeast Endpoint: Ottawa County State Park
Counties Passed through: Ottawa

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Length: 1.8 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 south of Axtell
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Axtell
Counties Passed through: Marshall

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South Endpoint: North City Limits of Kanapolis
North Endpoint: Junction K-156 northeast of Ellsworth
Counties Passed through: Ellsworth

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Length: 2.483 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 south of Esbon
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Esbon
Counties Passed through: Jewell

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On November 10, 1948, the State Highway Commission agreed to maintain a spur road from US 36 to Ebson as part of the state highway system if Jewell County agreed to construct the road to state standards. The road was accepted by the State Engineer on March 30, 1950, and was designated K-112.

The requirments for accepting the roadway into the State Highway system include a provision that the roadway be surfaced with "sand-gravel" of at least 600 cubic yards per mile. The 1953 map (the earliest map available showing K-112) shows the roadway as hard-surfaced.

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South Endpoint: Junction K-18 in the southwest part of Manhattan
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 northwest of Manhattan
Counties Passed through: Riley

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Length: 0.4 miles
Northwest Endpoint: East City Limits of Ogden
Southeast Endpoint: Junction K-18 east of Ogden
Counties Passed through: Riley

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West Endpoint: East City Limits of Palmer
East Endpoint: Junction K-9/K-15 east of Palmer
Counties Passed through: Washington

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West Endpoint: Junction US 75 in Holton
East Endpoint: Junction US 59 northeast of Nortonville
Counties Passed through: Jackson, Atchison

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Length: 12 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 south of Herdon
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) north of Herndon
Counties Passed through: Rawlins

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South Endpoint: Junction K-9 south of Greenleaf
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Greenleaf
Counties Passed through: Washington

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South Endpoint: Junction K-20 northeast of Denton
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Highland
Counties Passed through: Doniphan

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Length: 0.4 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 south of Stuttgart
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Stuttgart
Counties Passed through: Phillips

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South Endpoint: Junction K-23 14 miles north of Hoxie
North Endpoint: Junction K-383 at Dresden
Counties Passed through: Sheridan, Decatur

History

K-123 was created from a orphaned segment of K-23 between K-9 and Oberlin in 1938 as a consequence of US 183's southward extension.

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West Endpoint: Junction US 400 south of McCune
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line east of Pittsburg
Counties Passed through: Crawford

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Length: 36.8 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 24 northwest of Glen Elder
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) south of Guide Rock, Neb. Continues north as NE 78
Counties Passed through: Mitchell, Jewell

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Length: 7.8 miles
South Endpoint: North city limits of Hartford
North Endpoint: Junction I-35/US 50 north of Neosho Rapids
Counties Passed through: Lyon, Coffey

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Length: 0.5 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Lebo
North Endpoint: Junction I-35/US 50 north of Lebo
Counties Passed through: Coffey

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Length: 95.1 miles
South Endpoint: I-35 exit 42 in Wichita
North Endpoint: I-70 exit 250 in Salina
Counties Passed through: Sedgwick, Harvey, McPherson, Saline

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South Endpoint: North City Limits of Troy
North Endpoint: Junction US 36 North of Troy
Counties Passed through: Doniphan

History

In May of 2004, a resolution was issued re-designating K-7 between the North city limits of Troy and US 36 as the second K-136, effective upon the opening of the new K-7 alignment bypassing Troy to the west. The new K-7 opened in November of 2005.

Interestingly, the new K-136 was built as part of the project realigning US 36 between Troy and Highland which removed the first K-136.

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Length: 0.2 miles
South Endpoint: Purcell
North Endpoint: Junction K-20 north of Purcell
Counties Passed through: Doniphan

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Length: 1.1 miles
West Endpoint: I-70 exit 333 west of Paxico
East Endpoint: West City Limits of Paxico
Counties Passed through: Wabaunsee

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Length: 1 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Cuba
North Endpoint: Junction US 36 north of Cuba
Counties Passed through: Republic

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Length: 33.1 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-14 in Ellsworth
East Endpoint: I-135/US 81 exit 93 in Salina
Counties Passed through: Ellsworth, Saline

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Length: 13.4 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-4 south of Kanapolis Resovoir
North Endpoint: Junction K-140 6 miles west of Brookville
Counties Passed through: Ellsworth

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Length: 4.6 miles
South Endpoint: I-70 exit 252, Salina
North Endpoint: Junction US 81 north of Salina
Counties Passed through: Saline

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Length: 16.8 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 160 6 miles north of Sublette
East Endpoint: Junction US 56 northwest of Copeland
Counties Passed through: Haskell, Gray

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West Endpoint: Junction US 59 2 miles north of Erie
East Endpoint: Junction K-3 5 miles east of Walnut
Counties Passed through: Neosho, Crawford

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South Endpoint: Junction K-4 east of Brownell
North Endpoint: Ogallah
Counties Passed through: Ness, Trego

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Southwest Endpoint: Junction K-14 in Jewell
Northeast Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW)7 miles north of Hanover
Counties Passed through: Jewell, Republic, Washington

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Length: 6.1 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 56 10 miles east of Herrington
North Endpoint: Junction K-4 4 miles south of White City
Counties Passed through: Morris

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West Endpoint: Junction US 56/77 northeast of Marion
East Endpoint: Junction US 50 near Elmdale
Counties Passed through: Marion, Chase

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Length: 12.9 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-7 west of La Cynge
East Endpoint: Junction US 69 east of La Cynge
Counties Passed through: Linn

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Length: 3.5 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-61 southwest of McPherson
North Endpoint: Junction US 56 west of McPherson, continues north as RS 1961
Counties Passed through: McPherson

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Length: 1.2 miles
Southeast Endpoint: Junction K-61 southwest of McPherson, continues Southeast as RS 2043
Northwest Endpoint: Junction K-153 southwest of McPherson
Counties Passed through: McPherson

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Length: 176.4 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction US 50B in Garden City
Northeast Endpoint: I-70 exit 225 northeast of Ellsworth
Counties Passed through: Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Barton, Ellsworth

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Length: 3.9 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Rock Springs 4-H Camp
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 77 8 miles south of Junction City
Counties Passed through: Geary

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Length: 58.9 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 59 in Nortonville
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line (CG/JJW) south of Falls City, NE
Counties Passed through: Jefferson, Atchison, Brown

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Length: 471 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line southwest of Johnson City
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line east of Frontenac
Counties Passed through: Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Seward, Meade, Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Barber, Harper, Sumner, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Labette, Cherokee, Crawford.

History

US 160 in Kansas initially replaced the First K-12. Originally, US 160 turned straight west from Johnson City to into Colorado. By 1955, US 160 was relocated (the Colorado section is CO 116). In addition, 160 ran through Belvidire, Sun City, and Lake City, but was bypassed by a straight short-cut.

In 1999, US 160 between US 169 and US 69 was re-designated as US 400, and the former K-96 between Independence and Crestline was re-designated as US 160.

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Length: 17 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 at Bird City
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line CG/JJW) south of Benkelman, Neb.
Counties Passed through: Cheyenne

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South Endpoint: North City Limits of Garden Plain
North Endpoint: Junction US 54/400 north of Garden Plain
Counties Passed through: Sedgwick

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Length: 169 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 81 in South Haven
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line Baxter Springs
Counties Passed through: Sumner, Cowley, Chautauqua, Montgomery, Labette, Cherokee

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Length: 6 miles
South Endpoint:
North Endpoint:
Counties Passed through: Chautauqua

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South Endpoint: Junction K-96 south of Marinethal
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Merenthal
Counties Passed through: Wichita

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South Endpoint: Junction US 56 /K-15 south of Lerigh
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Lehigh
Counties Passed through: Marion

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South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line in Coffeyville
North Endpoint: Missouri State Line on the Lewis and Clark Viaduct in Kansas City
Counties Passed through: Montgomery, Labette, Neosho, Allen, Anderson, Franklin, Miami, Johnson, Wyandotte

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Length: 2.811 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 169 eouth of Garnett, concurrent with US 59 and K-31
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 169 east of Garnett, on 6th Avenue.
Counties Passed through:

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Southwest Endpoint: Junction K-99 west of Reading
Northeast Endpoint: Junction K-31 is Osage City
Counties Passed through: Lyon, Osage

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Length: 4.9 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 69 south of Pittsburg
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line southeast of Pittsburg
Counties Passed through: Cherokee

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Length: 0.7 miles
South Endpoint: Densmore
North Endpoint: Junction K-9 north of Densmore
Counties Passed through: Norton

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Length: 0.5 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Marquette
North Endpoint: Junction K-4 north of Marquette
Counties Passed through: McPherson

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South Endpoint: Junction US 54 east of El Dorado
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 in Manhattan
Counties Passed through: Butler, Chase, Morris, Wabaunsee, Geary, Riley

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Length: 3.5 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line South of South Haven
North Endpoint: Junction US 81 in South Haven
Counties Passed through: Sumner

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Length: 3.5 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 36 2 miles west of Seneca
North Endpoint: St. Benedict
Counties Passed through: Nemaha

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Length: 11.6 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line North of Manchester, Okla.
North Endpoint: Junction K-44 in Anthony
Counties Passed through: Harper

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South Endpoint: Junction K-231 at east edge of Wilson Dam
North Endpoint: Junction US 36/281 south of Lebanon
Counties Passed through: Russell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Osbourne, Smith

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South Endpoint: Junction US 36 south of Bellaire
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Bellaire
Counties Passed through: Smith

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South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Sitka
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line north of Phillipsburg
Counties Passed through: Clark, Comanche, Kiowa, Edwards, Pawnee, Rush, Ellis, Rooks, Phillips, Norton, Decatur

History

US 183 first appeared in 1930 as a re-designation of K-23 between US 83 near Dresden north to the Nebraska border near Cedar Bluffs. By 1936, 183 had been graveled from the border to where the original road turned east south of Oberlin. The road was re-aligned straight to the south from Oberlin by the beginning of 1938, shifting the endpoint from Dresden to Selden.

In the fall of 1938, US 183 extended south to Texas. From Oberlin, US 183 followed US 36 east to Phillipsburg, K-1 from Phillipsburg south to Coldwater, US 160 from Coldwater west to Sitka, and K-34 from Sitka south to the Oklahoma Border.

In the fall of 1941, US 183 was moved to the old US 83 alignment Near Wodruff. K-1 between Phillipsburg and the junction with the former US 83 was designated as US 183, as was the entire K-1/US 183 concurrency.

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Length: 4.9 miles
Southeast Endpoint: Junction US 183 south of Hays
Northwest Endpoint: Junction I-70 west of Hays
Counties Passed through: Ellis

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Length: 1.6 miles
South Endpoint: I-70US 24 exit 36
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Brewster
Counties Passed through: Thomas

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Length: 0.7 miles
South Endpoint: North city limits of McFarland
North Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 330
Counties Passed through: Wabaunsee

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Length: 1.6 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Menlo
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 north of Menlo
Counties Passed through: Thomas

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Length: 8 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-9 in Centralia
North Endpoint: Junction US 36 4 miles west of Seneca
Counties Passed through: Nemaha

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Length: 2 miles
South Endpoint: Seguin
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 8 miles west of Hoxie
Counties Passed through: Sheridan

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Length: 0.9 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Miltonvale
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 north of Miltonvale
Counties Passed through: Cloud

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Length: 23 miles
Northwest Endpoint: Junction US 160 4 miles north of Ryus
Southeast Endpoint: Junction US 83-160 7 miles south of Sublette
Counties Passed through: Grant, Haskell, Seward

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West Endpoint: Geographical Center of the United States
East Endpoint: Junction US 281 north of Lebanon
Counties Passed through: Smith

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West Endpoint: Junction US 59/K-16 west of Winchestor
East Endpoint: Junction US 73/K-7
Counties Passed through: Jefferson, Leavenworth

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Length: 0.5 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Asherville
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 north of Asherville
Counties Passed through: Mitchell

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Length: 1.6 miles
South Endpoint: North City Limits of Simpson
North Endpoint: Junction US 24 north of Simpson
Counties Passed through: Mitchell

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South Endpoint: Junction K-31 south of Harveryville
North Endpoint: South City Limits of Harveyville
Counties Passed through: Wabaunsee

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Northwest Endpoint: I-135/US 81 exit 22
Southeast Endpoint: Junction K-254 west of El Dorado
Counties Passed through: Harvey, Butler

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