
US 40
Length: 433.307 miles
West Endpoint:
Junction US 40N/US 40S, Manhattan (1926-1935)
Colorado State Line west of Weskan (1935-present)
East Endpoint:
Missouri State Line in Kansas City
Counties Served:
Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandotte
Historical Counties Served:
Pottawatomie (1926-1957)
US 40B (WaKeeney)
Length: 2.187 miles
West Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 127
East Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 128
County Served: Trego
History
As part of the June 1979 AASHTO actions regarding US highways in Kansas, AASHTO approved this route as a Business route of US 40. Previously, it had been mapped as a Spur of US 283 and marked as a Business loop of I-70.
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
283-98/21.975 | 0.000 | West junction I-70/US 40 (begin US 40B concurrent with US 283) |
283-98/22.439 | 0.464 | 1st Street/Barclay Avenue, WaKeeney |
283-98/23.440 40B-98/1.465 | 1.465 | 13th Street/Barclay Avenue (US 40B leaves US 283) |
40B-98/2.187 | 2.187 | East Junction I-70/US 40 (end US 40B) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
On First Street in Wakeeney | 2,870 | 14.6% |
On Barclay Avenue in Wakeeney | 2,660 | 15.8% |
On 13th Street in Wakeeney | 2,050 | 17.6% |
US 40 Alternate (Hays)
West Endpoint: Junction US 40 west of Hays
East Endpoint: Junction US 40 east of Hays
Historic County Served: Ellis (1953-1963)
History
In 1953, a new bypass around the south side of Hays was established by the State Highway Commission. The new bypass received the US 40 designation. The old US 40 through Hays was retained as an Alternate route.
In 1963, I-70 was designated from Ogallah to Hays. As part of the designation, the old Alternate US 40 was removed and the previously constructed bypass became part of a bypass route of US 183.
US 40B (Russell)
Previously Designated: US 40A (1967-1981)
Length: 6.092 miles
Historic West Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 184
Historic East Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 189
Historic County Served: Russell (1967-2013)
History
The Russell business loop was created in 1967 from the old US 40 alignment.
The State Highway Commission never sought the inclusion of this route, among others, as part of the US Highway system. After the Highway Commission was reformed into the Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT submitted this route for approval as a Business Loop of I-70 and a Alternate route of US 40. AASHTO rejected the I-70 business loop request and approved the US 40 request as a business loop at their June 1979 meeting. KDOT implemented the banner change from “Alternate” to “Business” in April 1981.
The route was turned back to the City of Russell and to Russell County in 2013 for unknown consideration.
US 40B (Junction City)
Previously Designated: US 40A (1967-1981)
Length: 4.023 miles
West Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 296
East Endpoint: I-70/US 40 Exit 300
County Served: Geary
History
The Junction City business loop was created in 1967 using Washington Street (the former US 40/US 77) and 6th Street (K-57).
The State Highway Commission never sought the inclusion of this route, among others, as part of the US Highway system. After the Highway Commission was reformed into the Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT submitted this route for approval as a Business Loop of I-70 and a Alternate route of US 40. AASHTO rejected the I-70 business loop request and approved the US 40 request as a business loop at their June 1979 meeting. KDOT implemented the banner change from “Alternate” to “Business” in April 1981.
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
40B-31/0.000 | 0.000 | West junction I-70/US 40/K-18 (begin US 40B) |
40B-31/0.093 | 0.093 | South City limits Junction City |
40B-31/1.520 | 1.520 | 6th Street/Washington Street/K-57 (K-57 joins US 40B) |
40B-31/2.361 | 2.361 | East City limits Junction City |
40B-31/2.868 | 2.868 | West city limits Grandview Plaza |
40B-31/4.023 | 4.023 | East Junction I-70/US 40/K-18 (end US 40B, continue K-57) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
On Washington Street | 7,470 | 8.0% |
6th Street/Washington Street to East City limits Junction City | 6,390 | 4.2% |
In Grandview Plaza | 1,950 | 15.9% |
US 40 Spur (Topeka)
South Endpoint: Kansas Turnpike East Topeka Interchange (Exit 9/183)
North Endpoint: Junction US 40 (6th Ave and Deer Creek Trafficway)
Historic County Served: Shawnee (1956-1986)
History
Originally built as the connection between US 40 (6th Avenue) and the Kansas Turnpike’s East Topeka interchange, its fate was intertangled with the construction of I-70. When I-70 was completed in the area, I-70 traffic had to exit from the Turnpike onto the access road, then exit off the access road to continue on I-70, while eastbound traffic had to likewise. The I-70 freeway was originally planned to be extended east to directly connect to US 40, and eventually to the proposed as the Deer Creek expressway. By 1986, the interchange between I-70 and the access road was reconfigured so that the I-70 mainline connected directly into the East Topeka interchange. The remainder of the East Topeka access road north of I-70 was turned back and partially removed.
K-41
Length: 4.960 miles
West Endpoint: East City Limits of Delphos
East Endpoint: Junction US 81 east of Delphos
County Served: Ottawa
AADT (2019): 545 (16.5% truck)
History:
The spur from US 81 to Delphos was brought into the state system in 1937. The route was graded by Ottawa county to state standards and was quickly blacktopped. The number was a “backfill” designation, as the previous K-41 had been re-designated.
K-41 (1926-1937)
South Endpoint: Junction US 160 near Protection
North Endpoint:
Junction US 54 in Bucklin (1926-1933)
Junction US 154 North of Bucklin (1933-1937)
Historic Counties Served: Comanche, Clark, Ford (1926-1937)
History:
The highway from Protection to Bucklin was originally numbered K-41 in the final version of the original highway numbering plan as part of a rough clustering pattern for shorter route segments.
When a new route from Sitka to the Oklahoma border in Clark County was opened, it, along with K-41, was designated as K-34
K-43
Length: 20.718 miles
South Endpoint: Junction K-4 at Hope
North Endpoint: I-70 exit 281
County Served: Dickinson
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
43-21/0.000 | 0.000 | K-4 (begin K-43) |
43-21/15.824 | 15.824 | East city limits Enterprise |
43-21/16.883 | 16.883 | North city limits Enterprise |
43-21/18.721 | 18.240 | West junction old US 40 |
43-21/19.293 | 19.293 | East junction old US 40 |
43-21/20.718 | 20.718 | I-70/US 40 (end K-43) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
K-4 to MP 7 | 455 | 12.1% |
MP 7 to MP 9 | 910 | 1.1% |
MP 9 to MP 12 | 190 | 7.9% |
MP 13 to Enterprise | 295 | 13.6% |
In Enterprise | 1,750 | 6.6% |
Enterprise to MP 18 | 2,300 | 5.0% |
MP 18 to old US 40 | 1,530 | 5.2% |
On old US 40 | 1,700 | 5.0% |
Old US 40 to I-70 | 590 | 14.4% |
K- 44
Length: 25 miles
West Endpoint: Junction K-2 in Anthony
East Endpoint: Junction K-49 north of Caldwell
Counties Served: Harper, Sumner
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
44-39/0.000 | 0.000 | K-2, Anthony(Begin K-42) |
44-39/0.505 | 0.505 | K-179 |
44-39/1.291 | 1.291 | East city limits Anthony |
44-39/13.079 44-96/0.000 | 13.079 | Harper/Sumner county line |
44-96/11.595 | 24.674 | K-49 (end K-44) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
K-2 to K-179 | 4,190 | 7.6% |
K-179 to East city limits Anthony | 3,170 | 4.6% |
Anthony to MP 4 | 685 | 19.7% |
MP 4 to MP 15 | 370 | 36.5% |
MP 15 to MP 20 | 450 | 30.0% |
MP 20 to K-49 | 530 | 25.5% |
K-45
Historic Southwest Endpoint:
K-27 at Elkhart (1926-1939; west segment 1939-1956)
K-4 near Bushton (east segment 1939-1956, 1956-1957)
US 56 east of Great Bend (1957-1966)
Historic Northeast Endpoint:
US 50S at Dodge City (1926-1937)
US 50N/K-96 at Great Bend (1937-1939, west segment 1939-1956)
Junction US 40 at Ellsworth (east segment 1939-1957; 1957-1966)
Historic Counties Served:
Morton, Stevens, Haskell, Gray, Ford (1926-1956)
Edwards, Pawnee (1938-1956)
Barton, Ellsworth (1938-1966)
K-46
Length: 1.315 miles
Historic South Endpoint: Junction US 56 south of Little River
Historic North Endpoint: South City Limits of Little River
Historic County Served: Rice (1933-2013)
History
The spur connecting US 50N and Little River first appeared on the 1933 State Highway Map. No numerical designation appeared on the map for this short spur; however, the 1940 Rice County Highway Map does show the road as designated K-46.
K-46 was removed from the state highway system and turned over to Rice County on June 3, 2013.
K-47
Length: 61 miles
West Endpoint:
Junction K-39/K-96 in Fredonia (1927-1937; 1953-1999)
Junction K-96 north of New Albany (1937-1953)
East City Limits of Fredonia (de jure)/Junction US 400 east of Fredonia (de facto) (1999-present)
East Endpoint:
Junction US 75 near Buffalo (1927)
Junction US 169 north of Thayer (1928-1946)
Junction US 59 west of St. Paul (1946-2003)
Junction US 69 near Franklin (2003-present)
Counties Served: Wilson, Neosho, Crawford
K-48
Length: 0.775 miles
Historic South Endpoint: North City Limits of Atchison
Historic North Endpoint: Youth Center at Atchison
Historic Counties Served: Atchison (1939-1978)
History
This roadway was designated by a state resolution in 1939, from what was then the intersection of North 3rd and “P” Street, then north along Third, cutting diagonally to Second, then turning east on what is today designated 298th Street in Atchison County, then east 876 feet, then north 455 feet, to the main Administration building of the Kansas Orphans Home.
This highway was never shown on state-level maps, but was shown on the Atchison County maps through 1978. I presume that this route was eliminated along with the other intra-city routes when the 1978 legislature’s “Proposal 61” went into effect. By 1978, the Orphans’ Home had become a juvenile detention facility known as the Youth Center at Atchison.
The ‘Orphans Home Road’ is also an orphan highway, since it did not connect to any other state route.
K-48 (1927)
Historic West Endpoint: Junction K-7 in Mound City
Historic East Endpoint: Junction US 73E south of Pleasanton
Historic Counties Served: Linn (1927-1937)
History
The highway from Mound City to Pleasanton was originally numbered K-48 in the final version of the original highway numbering plan as part of a rough clustering pattern for shorter route segments.
It was combined with K-56, a new route from Mound City to Blue Mound, and K-6 from Moran to Kincaid, to become K-52.
US 50
Length: 447.700 miles
West Endpoint:
Colorado State Line west of Coolidge (west section 1926-1956; 1956-present)
Junction US 50N/50S/59 west of Baldwin City (east section 1926-1956)
East Endpoint:
Junction US 50N/50S/83 in Garden City (west section 1926-1956)
Missouri State Line in Misson Woods (east section 1926-1956; 1956-1984)
Missouri State Line in Leawood, concurrent with I-435 (1984-present)
Counties Served:
Hamilton, Kearney, Finney, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Stafford, Reno, Harvey, Marion, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Miami, Johnson
Historic County Served: Douglas (1927-1960)
US 50B (Garden City)
Length: 5.233 miles
Northwest Endpoint: US 50/83/400 northwest of Garden City
Southeast Endpoint: US 50/83/400 on Fulton Street in Garden City
County Served: Finney
History
In the late 1970s, plans were made to re-locate US 50 and US 83 around the east and north sides of Garden City. KDOT submitted the relocation, as well as the establishment of an alternate route, at the fall 1979 meeting. AASHTO approved the relocation, and approved the alternate route subject to changing it to a business route. The bypass was opened, and the business route was established, in 1984.
Buisness 50 was designated using the former alignments of US 50 and US 83 through Garden City.
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
50B-28/0.000 | 0.000 | Northwest junction US 50-83-400 (begin US 50B, concurrent with US 83B) |
50B-28/0.953 | 0.953 | North city limits Garden City |
50B-28/1.954 | 1.954 | Taylor Avenue/Kansas Avenue, Garden City |
50B-28/2.633 | 2.633 | Kansas Ave./Main Street/K-156 |
50B-28/3.307 | 3.307 | Fulton Street/Main Street/ (US 83B leaves US 50B) |
50B-28/4.829 | 4.829 | East city limits Garden City |
50B-28/5.233 | 5.233 | Southeast junction US 50-83-400 (end US 50B) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
US 50/US 83/US 400 to NCL Garden City | 5,830 | 8.7% |
NCL Garden City to Kansas/Taylor | 7,020 | 7.2% |
Kansas/Taylor to Kansas/Main/K-156 | 11,100 | 4.4% |
Kansas/Main/K-156 to Kansas/Fulton | 2,730 | 16.8% |
Kansas/Fulton to ECL Garden City | 10,300 | 3.5% |
ECL Garden City to US 50/US 83/US 400 | 7,630 | 4.8% |
US 50 Spur (Garden City)
Histoiric West Endpoint:
Junction US 50, present-day Campus Drive and Fulton Street, Garden City
Historic East Endpoint:
Junction US 156, present-day Campus Drive and Kansas Avenue, Garden City
Historic County Served: Finney (1953-1973)
History
In a resolution passed in December of 1952, the State Highway Commision established a new spur route of US 50S to connect with US 50N east of Garden City.
By 1970, the Garden City city limits had extended out to the US 50 spur, and plans were underway for a new bypass around Garden City to the east and north. A May, 1970 resolution designated this new bypass as a spur of US 83. The new route intersected US 50 and US 156 1/2 mile east of the existing spur route. While the resolution did not specifically remove the US 50 spur, it is probably safe to say that it was withdrawn as a state highway when the parallel segment of the Garden City bypass was opened to traffic by 1973.
US 50B (Dodge City)
Length: 7.889 miles
Historic West Endpoint: US 50 west of Dodge City
Historic East Endpoint: US 50/56/283 northeast of Dodge City
Historic County Served: Ford (1981-2009)
History
At the October 1979 AASHTO meeting, KDOT submitted a proposal to offically designate the northern bypass of Dodge City as US 50 Alternate. AASHTO approved the route on the condition that it be designated as a business route, as AASHTO had done with all of KDOT’s “Alternate Route” proposals. As the Dodge City bypass was a bypass, KDOT withdrew the original proposal and re-submitted it for the November 1980 meeting. The new proposal designated the bypass US 50, with the former US 50 designated as a business route. AASHTO approved the proposal, and KDOT confirmed the change with via resolution in April 1981.
In consideration of a new US 400 bypass on the southwest side of Dodge City, the city agreed to allow Wyatt Earp Boulevard to be turned back to them. This was approved via a highway resolution in April 2008, effective upon the completion of the new US 400. The new bypass was completed in October of 2009.
US 50A (Dodge City)
Historic West Endpoint:
Junction US 50 west of Dodge City
East Endpoint:
Junction US 50/56/283 northeast of Dodge City
Historic County Served:
Ford (1955-1981)
History
In late 1948, A new alignmen for US 50S and US 283 was laid out, cutting diagonally to the southwest from the existing alignment 4 miles east of Dodge City, then turning west to what was then known as Chestnut Street. By 1952, this new corridor was completed, but the highway commission subsequently designated a new northern bypass from where US 50S previously turned south onto Central Avenue, then west about 1 1/4 mile before turning southwest to meet US 50 west of town. By 1955, the northern bypass was completed, and was assigned the designation US 50 Alternate.
The State Highway Commission never sought the inclusion of this route, among others, as part of the US Highway system. After the Highway Commission was reformed into the Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT submitted this route for approval as a alternate route of US 50. AASHTO approved the request as a business loop at their October 1979 meeting. However, since this route was a bypass, KDOT rejected the conditionally approved designation and re-submitted it for the November 1980 meeting, this time designating the bypass as US 50, and establishing the current US 50 as a business route. AASHTO approved the modified request, and KDOT confirmed the change with via resolution in April 1981.
US 50B (Ottawa)
Previously Designated: US 50 Spur (1962-1979)
Historic Southwest Endpoint: I-35/US 50 exit 182
Northeast Endpoint:
US 59 in Ottawa (As US 50 Spur, 1962-1979)
I-35/US 50 exit 187, concurrent with K-68 (1979-2001)
Historic County Served: Franklin (1962-2001)
History
In 1957, the State Highway Commission passed a resolution adding the future I-35 to the state highway system. The interstate projects were let as an extension of US 50. By 1962, I-35 had been completed between Olathe and Ottawa and the US 50 designation was shifted to the new interstate. The existing US 50 was retained, with the segment between the end of the I-35 project and US 59 in Ottawa designated as a spur of US 50.
The State Highway Commission never sought the inclusion of this route, among others, as part of the US Highway system. After the Highway Commission was reformed into the Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT submitted this route for approval as a business loop of I-35 and a spur of US 50. AASHTO declined the I-35 business loop request approved the US 50 request as a business loop at their October 1979 meeting. KDOT issued a resolution in 1981 confirming the re-designation, and extending the Business loop to reconnect with I-35 via US 59 and K-68.
In November, 2000, a state resolution was passed removing US 50B from the State Highway System upon the conclusion of a project to rebuild I-35 roadbed in Franklin County. As part of the rebuilding, the bridge over I-35 on old US 50 was demolished and not replaced. The bridge taking old US 50 over southbound US 59 and a former Santa Fe railroad line was also demolished. The approaches to these bridges was abandoned, with the remainder reverting to the city of Ottawa.
K-51
Length: 79.095 miles
West Endpoint: Colorado State Line northwest of Elkhart
East Endpoint: Junction US 83 north of Liberal
Counties Served: Morton, Stevens, Seward
K-52
Length: 23.063 miles
West Endpoint:
US 54 in Moran (1937-1995, concurrent with US 59 1960-1995)
K-31 southwest of Mound City (1995-present)
East Endpoint:Missouri State Line west of Butler, MO
Counties Served: Lynn
Historic Counies Served: Allen, Anderson (1937-1995)
History
In 1937, the State Highway Commission added a new route from Blue Mound to Mound City to the State highway system. This new route, along K-48, K-56, and K-6 from Moran to Kincaid, were combined and designated K-52 to match the connecting Missouri highway number.
In 1962, the Moran-Kincaid segment was designated US 59. K-52 remained signed along US 59 and K-31 between Moran and Blue Mound until 1995, when the redundant signage was removed and K-52 was officially truncated to Blue Mound.
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
52-54/0.000 | 0.000 | K-31 (begin K-52) |
52-54/4.384 | 4.384 | West city limits Mound City |
52-54/4.392 | 4.392 | West junction K-7 |
52-54/4.626 | 4.626 | East junction K-7 |
52-54/5.626 | 5.626 | East city limits Mound City |
52-54/10.917 69-54/7.630 | 10.917 | South junction US 69 |
69-54/9.314 | 12.601 | E 1100 Road, Pleasanton |
69-54/16.393 52-54/19.680 | 19.680 | North junction US 69 |
52-54/23.063 | 23.063 | Missouri State Line (end K-52) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
K-31 to Mound City | 850 | 12.4% |
West city limits Mound City to K-7 | 1,010 | 11.3% |
K-7/K-52 concurrency | 2,750 | 2.9% |
North junction K-7 to East city limits Mound City | 3,350 | 4.9% |
Mound City to MP 9 | 2,570 | 5.6% |
MP 9 to US 69 | 1,920 | 7.6% |
US 69 from S. junction US 69/K-52 to Pleasanton | 6,060 | 20.1% |
US 69 from Pleasanton to N. junction US 69/K-52 | 6,310 | 19.7% |
North junction US 69 to Missouri state line | 1,020 | 11.3% |
K-52 (1926-1931)
Historic West Endpoint: K-22 north of Scott City
Historic East Endpoint: K-1/K-4 near La Crosse
Historic Counties Served: Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush (1926-1931)
History
The highway from Scott City to La Crosse was a late addition to the state highway system and was numbered K-52 in the final version of the original highway numbering plan as the lowest number available. Although it was a logical extension of K-4, a separate designation was maintained until 1931, when it was re-designated as K-4.
K-53
Length: 6.177 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 81 west of Mulvane
East Endpoint: Junction K-15 in Mulvane
County Served: Sumner
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
53-96/0.000 | 0.000 | US 81 (begin K-53) |
53-96/0.654 | 0.654 | I-35/KTA |
53-96/4.679 | 4.679 | West city limits Mulvane |
52-54/5.957 | 5.957 | East city limits Mulvane |
52-54/6.177 | 6.177 | K-15 (end K-53) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
US 81 to I-35/KTA | 2,350 | 16.8% |
I-35/KTA to Mulvane | 3,930 | 10.1% |
In Mulvane | 5,090 | 7.2% |
Mulvane to K-15 | 1,890 | 19.3% |
US 54
Length: 380.350 miles
West Endpoint:
Oklahoma State Line southwest of Liberal
East Endpoint:
Missouri State Line east of Fort Scott
Counties Served:
Seward, Meade, Clark, Ford, Kiowa, Pratt, Kingman, Sedgwick, Butler, Greenwood, Woodson, Allen, Bourbon
K-55
Length: 12.049 miles
West Endpoint: Junction US 81 west of Belle Plaine
East Endpoint: Junction K-15 in Udall
Counties Served: Sumner, Cowley
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
55-96/0.000 | 0.000 | US 81 (begin K-55) |
55-96/2.467 | 2.467 | West city limits Mound City |
55-96/3.370 | 3.370 | East city limits Mound City |
55-96/10.053 55-18/0.000 | 10.053 | Sumner/Cowley county line |
54-18/1.909 | 11.962 | West city limits Udall |
54-18/1.996 | 12.049 | K-15 (end K-55) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
US 81 to Belle Plaine | 1,850 | 4.1% |
In Belle Plaine | 2,410 | 3.1% |
Belle Plaine to MP 5 | 2,100 | 3.6% |
MP 5 to K-15 | 825 | 9.1% |
US 56
Length: 471.450 miles
West Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line at Elkhart
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line in Mission Hills
Counties Served:
Morton, Stevens, Seward, Haskell, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Pawnee, Barton, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Lyon, Osage, Douglas, Johnson
US 56 Business
Previously designated: US 56 Alternate (1961-1981)
Length: 2.652 miles
Southwest Endpoint: Junction US 56–77 south of Herington
Northeast Endpoint: Junction US 56-77 east of Herington
County Served: Dickinson
History
In 1960, a bypass was built around the east side of Herrington and was designated US 56–US 77. The old alignment of US 56 through Herrington was re-designated as an Alternate route for both US 56 and US 77. The State Highway Commission never sought the inclusion of this route, among others, as part of the US Highway system. After the Highway Commission was reformed into the Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT submitted this route for approval as a alternate route of US 56 and US 77. AASHTO approved the request as a business loop at their October 1979 meeting. KDOT would issue a resolution implementing the change in April, 1981
In December of 1990, KDOT issued a resolution removing the US 77B designation, leaving the route solely as a Business route of US 56.
Junction Guide
KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
---|---|---|
56B-21/0.000 | 0.000 | South junction US 56-77 (begin US 56B) |
56B-21/1.167 | 1.167 | South city limits Herrington |
56B-21/1.834 | 1.834 | 3rd/Trapp Street, Herrington |
56B-21/2.633 | 2.633 | East city limits Herrington |
56B-21/2.652 | 2.652 | North junction US 56-77 (end US 56B) |
AADT (2019)
Location | Count | Truck % |
---|---|---|
South Junction US 56-77 to 3rd/Trapp | 760 | 17.1% |
3rd/Trapp to east city limits Herrington | 1,690 | 7.1% |
East city limits Herrington to North junction US 56-77 | 1,370 | 11.7% |
K-56 (1926-1936)
Historic West Endpoint: Junction US 73E near Trading Post
Historic East Endpoint: Missouri State Line west of Butler, MO
Historic County Served: Linn (1926-1936)
History
The highway from Trading Post to the Missouri Border was originally slated to be numbered K-24 to match the connecting Missouri highway. However, the addition of US 24 in Missouri caused Missouri to re-number their highway to highway 52. As the number 52 had already been assigned to a route in western Kansas, the highway commission used the lowest number available.
By 1931, the K-52 in western Kansas had been renumbered K-4, thus allowing the number 52 to be used for this route. K-56, along with K-48, a new route from Mound City to Blue Mound, and K-6 from Kincaid to Moran, was designated K-52 in 1937.
K-57
Length: 31.200 miles
Northwest Endpoint:
US 40 at Junction City (1926-1960)
I-70/US 40 near Grandview Plaza (1960-1968)
US 77 northeast of Milford Dam (1968-present)
Southeast Endpoint:
Missouri State Line near Opolis (1926-2003)
US 169 near Colony (2003-2004)
K-4 at Dwight (2004-present)
Counties Served: Geary, Morris
Historic Counties Served:
Chase, Lyon, Greenwood, Coffey, Anderson (1926-2004)
Allen, Neosho, Crawford (1926-2003)
K-58 (1926-1978)
Historic Southwest Endpoint:
US 50 near Lenexa
Historic Northeast Endpoint:
US 73E in Overland Park (1926-1936)
K-5 at 18th Street and Quindaro in Kansas City (1936-1978)
Historic Counties Served:
Johnson (1926-1978), Wyandotte (1936-1978)
History
It is likely that the Lenexa-Overland Park route was added to the state highway system just after the original numbering plan for Kansas highways was implemented, and the number was assigned in sequence.
In 1936, most of US 73E south of Kansas City was re-numbered as an extension of US 69. As a result, K-58 was extended north along US 69 to Southwest Boulevard, then replaced US 73E along Antoine Road, Strong Avenue, and Goddard Street to Argentine Boulevard, crossed the Kansas River on the Argentine Bridge, then turned north along 18th Street to K-5 at Quindaro Boulevard.
The great flood of 1951 damaged the Argentine bridge, resulting in its permanent closure. When its replacement, the 18th Street Expressway, was completed in 1956, K-58 was routed onto the Shawnee Mission Parkway from Metcalf to Roe, then north on Roe to the 18th Street Expressway.
K-58 was removed from the state highway system upon the passage of the 1978 legislature’s Proposal No. 61, which disallowed intra-city highways.

US 59
Length: 210.439 miles
South Endpoint:
Oklahoma State Line South of Chatopa
North Endpoint:
Missouri State Line at Atchison
Counties Served:
Labette, Neosho, Allen, Anderson, Franklin, Douglas, Jefferson, Atchison
K-59 (1926-1936)
Length: 1.5 miles
Historic South Endpoint: North City Limits of Halstead
Historic North Endpoint: Junction US 50S north of Halstead
Historic County Served: Harvey
History:
K-59 was the original number for the spur from Halstead to US 50S. The number was assigned in sequence. It was graded between 1930 and 1932.
K-59 was renumbered to K-89 in 1936 to allow the number 59 to be used for the newly designated US 59.