Original Kansas Highway Length: 15.979 miles South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Kiowa (1926-1940) Junction US 36 West of Athol(1940-present) 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 (Permalink)