Kansas Highways: Numbers 40-59

US 40	US 40N	US 40S	US 40B (Wakeeney)	US 40A (Hays)
US 40B (Russell)	US 40B (Junction City)	US 40 Spur (Topeka)	K-41	K-41 (1926)
K-42	K-43	K-44	K-45	K-46
K-47	K-48	K-48 (1926)	K-49	US 50
US 50N	US 50S	US 50B (Dodge City)	US 50 Spur (Garden City)	US 50B (Garden City)
US 50A (Dodge City)	US 50B (Ottawa)	K-51	K-52	K-52 (1926)
K-53	US 54	K-55	US 56	US 56B
K-56 (1926)	K-56 (1937)	K-57	K-58	K-58 (1926)
K-59	US 59

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)

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US Highway 40N

West Endpoint:
Colorado State Line near Kanorado

East Endpoint:
Junction US 40/US 40S, Manhattan

Historic Counties Served:
Sherman, Thomas, Sheridan, Graham, Rooks, Osbourn, Mitchell, Cloud, Clay, Riley (1926-1935)

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US Highway 40S

West Endpoint:
Colorado state line west of Weskan

East Endpoint:
Junction US 40/US 40N, Manhattan

Historical Counties Served:
Wallace, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Ellsworth, Saline, Dickinson, Geary, Riley (1926-1935)

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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).

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-42

Length: 79.947 miles

West Endpoint:
Junction US 281 in Sawyer

East Endpoint:
I-235 exit 5, Wichita (2001-present)

Counties Served: Pratt, Barber, Kingman, Sumner, Sedgwick

Junction Guide

KDOT Milepost	Total Miles	Junction
42-76/0.000	0.000	US 281, Sawyer (Begin K-42)
42-76/0.249	0.249	East City limits Sawyer
42-76/9.016 42-4/0.000	9.016	Pratt/Barber county line
42-4/4.886 42-48/0.000	13.902	Barber/Kingman county line
42-48/4.099	18.001	West city limits Nashville
42-48/4.338	18.240	East city limits Nashville
42-48/11.734	25.636	West city limits Zenda
42-48/11.920	25.822	East city limits Zenda
42-48/18.035	31.937	West city limits Spivey
42-48/18.530	32.432	Main Street/Stanley Ave, Spivey
42-48/19.378	33.280	North city limits Spivey
42-48/23.743	37.645	K-14
42-48/36.246	50.148	West city limits Norwich
42-48/36.884	50.786	East city limits Norwich
42-48/38.890 42-96/0.000	52.792	Kingman/Sumner county line
42-96/1.005	53.797	K-2
42-96/7.615 42-87/0.000	60.407	Sumner/Sedgwick County line
42-87/1.973	62.380	K-49
42-87/18.962	79.369	West city limits Wichita
42-87/19.540	79.947	I-235

AADT (2019)

Location	Count	Truck %
In Sawyer	610	11.5%
Sawyer to MP 7	290	22.4%
MP 7 to Pratt/Barber County line	360	19.4%
Pratt/Barber County line to Nashville	375	24.0%
Nashville to Zenda	380	21.1%
Zenda to Spivey	505	14.9%
In Spivey	810	11.1%
Spivey to K-14	450	35.6%
K-14 to MP 46	525	24.8%
MP 46 to Norwich	1,230	13.0%
In Norwich	1,250	12.8%
Norwich to K-2	1,180	13.9%
K-2 to K-49	3,560	12.5%
K-49 to MP 68	4,647	12.1%
MP 68 to MP 74	5,290	11.9%
MP 74 to MP 76	8,190	9.6%
MP 76 to I-235	18,500	4.4%

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

Junction Guide

KDOT Milepost	Total Miles	Junction
47-103/0.000	0.000	East city limits Fredonia (Begin K-47)
47-103/0.347	0.347	US 400
47-103/7.869	7.869	West city limits Altoona
47-103/8.151	8.151	US 75B
47-103/8.214	8.214	East city limits Altoona
47-103/8.311	8.311	US 75
47-103/15.524 47-67/0.000	15.524	Wilson/Neosho county line
47-67/2.960	18.484	US 169
47-67/14.013	29.537	North junction US 59
47-67/14.935	30.459	South junction US 59
47-67/19.458	34.982	West city limits St. Paul
47-67/20.948	36.472	East city limits St. Paul
47-67/24.969 47-19/0.000	40.493	Neosho/Crawford county line
47-19/7.021	47.514	K-3
47-19/12.513	53.006	West city limits Girard
47-19/13.458	53.951	K-7
47-19/14.000	54.493	East city limits Girard
47-19/21.063	61.556	US 69 (end K-47)

AADT (2019)

Location	Count	Truck %
Fredonia to US 400	3,020	11.9%
US 400 to Altoona	1,580	7.9%
West city limits Altoona to US 75B	1,600	20.0%
US 75B to US 75	1,460	19.9%
US 75 to MP 14	1,760	18.2%
MP 14 to US 169	1,640	19.8%
US 169 to MP 25	1,640	36.2%
MP 25 to North junction US 59	1,780	28.7%
US 59/K-47 concurrency	4,460	19.3%
South junction US 59 to St. Paul	1,830	17.5%
In St. Paul	2,410	12.7%
St. Paul to MP 48	2,050	13.7%
MP 48 to K-3	1,670	18.3%
K-3 to Girard	2,210	11.1%
West city limits Girard to K-7	5,790	7.3%
K-7 to east city limits Girard	4,980	6.4%
Girard to MP 56	4,490	8.8%
MP 56 to MP 59	3,980	7.5%
MP 59 to US 69	3,180	9.9%

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.

K-49

South Endpoint: Junction US 81 in Caldwell

North Endpoint: Junction K-42 near Viola

Counties Served: Sumner, Sedgwick

Junction Guide

KDOT Milepost	Total Miles	Junction
49-96/0.000	0.000	US 81, Caldwell (Begin K-49)
49-96/0.716	0.716	North city limits Caldwell
49-96/8.914	8.914	K-44
49-96/17.318	17.318	East junction US 160
49-96/20.251	20.251	West junction US 160
49-96/28.129	28.129	South city limits Conway Springs
49-96/28.878	28.878	North city limits Conway Springs
49-96/34.354 49-87/0.000	34.354	Sumner/Sedgwick county line
49-87/0.286	34.640	South city limits Viola
49-87/0.827	35.181	North city limits Viola
49-87/0.977	35.331	K-42 (end K-49)

AADT (2019)

Location	Count	Truck %
US 81 to north city limits Caldwell	2,730	11.0%
Caldwell to MP 5	1,100	15.0%
MP 5 to K-44	1,020	16.2%
K-44 to east junction US 160	1,190	10.9%
US 160/K-49 concurrency	1,780	22.2%
West junction US 160 to MP 23	1,070	29.4%
MP 23 to Conway Springs	1,550	20.3%
In Conway Springs	3,330	9.5%
Conway Springs to Viola	2,630	12.0%
Viola to K-42	2,980	10.6%

US 50

Length: 447.700 miles

West Endpoint:
Colorado State Line west of Coolidge (west section 1926-1956; 1956-present)
Junction US 5 0 N/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)

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US 50N

Historic West Endpoint:
Junction US 50/US 50S/US 83 in Garden City

Historic East Endpoint:
Junction US 50/US 50S/US 59 west of Baldwin City

Historic Counties Served:
Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Barton, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Lyon, Osage, Douglas (1926-1956)

History

US 50N started at Garden City and proceeded east to Larned, and through McPherson, Herrington, Osage City, Burlingame, and Overbrook before rejoining with US 50S at Baldwin Junction.

By 1932, 50N remained dirt from east of Garden City to west of Jetmore, from Council Grove to the Morris-Lyon County Line, and from Overbrook to Baldwin Junction. 50N was hard surfaced from Ellinwood to Silica, from Wisdom to Herrington, from Allen to Admire, and from Osage City to US 75. By 1933, 50N was graveled in Finney and Morris Counties, and hard surfaced between Great Bend and Lyons and between Allen and Overbrook. By 1936, the remaining dirt segment in Hodgeman County had been graveled, a segment northeast out of Larned hard-surfaced, and hard surfaced in its entirety east of Great Bend. All of US 50N was hard surfaced by 1941.

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 Manhattan, replacing various state numbered highways. The final proposal, submitted in June 1956, had the new route following US 50N east from Larned to Kansas City, with a spur US route designation 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, US 56.

Upon approval of the new US 56 designation, US 50N was re-designated as US 156 from Garden City to Larned, and as US 56 from Larned to Kansas City.

US 50S

Historic West Endpoint:
Junction US 50/US 50N/US 83 in Garden City

Historic East Endpoint:
Junction US 50/US 50N/US 59 west of Baldwin City

Historic Counties Served:
Finney, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Stafford, Reno, Harvey, Marion, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Douglas (1926-1956)

History

US 50S ran from Garden City through Dodge City, Hutchinson, and Newton before arriving at Emporia and then to Ottawa, where it traveled north on US 59 to meet with US 50N at Baldwin Junction.

By 1932, US 50S was already hard-surfaced for a significant distance, with the only segments not hard surfaced being between northeast of Newton to Cottonwood Falls, and between the Lyon/Coffey County Line and Ottawa. Also, at the junction with US 75, 50S followed US 75 to just south of Lyndon, then headed east through Quenemo and Pomona to Ottawa.

By October, 1935, a new hard-surfaced alignment was built between Strong City and Elmdale, bypassing Cottonwood Falls.

By 1936, the remaining unpaved segments of US 50S between Florence and US 75 were hard-surfaced. 50S was re-aligned on the hard-surfaced K-33 in Franklin and Coffey Counties, with the old 50S alignment from Lyndon to Ottawa re-designated K-68.

In a resolution dated December, 1939, the south junction of US 50S and US 59 was re-aligned, eliminiating a railroad grade crossing on the south side of Ottawa.

US 50S was hard-surfaced in its entirety by 1941.

In a resolution dated June of 1946, US 50S was designated on a new alignment 1/2 mile to the north for 4 miles to the west. A December 1948 resolution did the same for 6 miles to the east of Emporia, and a September 1950 resolution extended the eastern realignment for another 4 miles to the Coffey County line. These relocations were completed by 1953.

The US 50 N/S split was eliminated with AASHO’s June 1956 approval of US 56 and 156. As part of the approved new highway designation, US 50S was re-designated as US 50.

A bypass to the North of Emporia had been shown as proposed as far back as the June 1946 resolution. In October 1950, a resolution officially designated the proposed bypass as part of US 50S. The bypass would be eventually be completed and designated I-35.

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

Junction Guide

KDOT Milepost	Total Miles	Junction
51-65/0.000	0.000	Colorado State Line (Begin K-51)
51-65/7.871 27-65/9.413	7.871	South junction K-27
27-65/23.708 51-65/22.265	22.265	North junction K-27
51-65/39.746 56-65/17.746	39.746	West Junction US 56 (K-51 joins US 56)
56-65/21.874 56-95/0.000	43.874	Morton/Stevens county line
56-95/4.120	47.994	West junction K-25 (K-25 joins US 56/K-51)
56-95/11.433	55.307	South city limits Hugoton
56-95/11.755 51-95/11.755	55.629	11th/Main, Hugoton (K-51 leaves US 56/K-25)
51-95/12.337	56.211	East city limits Hugoton
51-95/27.236 51-88/0.000	71.110	Stevens/Seward county line
51-88/7.985	79.095	US 83 (end K-51)

AADT (2019)

Location	Count	Truck %
Colorado State Line to MP 1	115	30.4%
MP 1 to south junction K-27	155	16.1%
K-27 from south junction K-27/K-51 to K-27 MP 17	420	42.9%
K-27 from K-27 MP 17 to north junction K-27/K-51	460	44.6%
North junction K-27 to MP 30	430	25.6%
MP 30 to MP 35	610	35.2%
MP 35 to west junction US 56	465	22.2%
US 56 from west junction US 56/K-51 to West Junction US 56/K-51/K-25	1,460	31.5%
US 56 from west junction K-25 to Hugoton	1,830	29.5%
US 56 from west city limits Hugoton to 11th/Main	4,750	12.3%
11th/Main, to east city limits Hugoton	3,150	14.6%
Hugoton to MP 57	2,130	24.4%
MP 57 to MP 69	1,800	25.3%
MP 69 to US 83	1,790	22.1%

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

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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

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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-56 (1937-1954)

Historic West Endpoint: Junction K-23 west of Fowler (1937-1954)

Historic East Endpoint: Junction US 54 south of Fowler (1937-1954)

Historic County Served: Meade (1937-1954)

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)

Junction Guide

KDOT Milepost	Total Miles	Junction
57-31/0.000	0.000	North junction US 77 (Begin K-57)
57-31/3.648	3.648	K-244 Spur
57-31/5.049	5.049	K-244
57-31/5.415	5.415	South junction US 77
57-31/7.739	7.739	18th/Jackson, Junction City
57-31/8.061	8.061	18th/Washington, Junction City
57-31/8.693	8.693	10th/Washington
57-31/9.074 40B-31/1.520	9.074	6th/Washington/US 40B (K-57 joins US 40B)
40B-31/2.361	9.915	East City limits Junction City
40B-31/2.868	10.422	West city limits Grandview Plaza
40B-31/4.023 57-31/11.577	11.577	I-70/US 40/K-18 (end US 40B, continue K-57)
57-31/11.690	11.690	South city limits Grandview Plaza
57-31/29.129 57-64/0.000	29.129	Geary/Morris county line
57-64/1.570	30.699	North city limits Dwight
57-64/2.071	31.200	K-4 (end K-57)

AADT (2019)

Location	Count	Truck %
North junction US 77 to K-244 spur	605	4.1%
K-244 spur to K-244	155	7.5%
K-244 to south junction US 77	880	9.1%
South junction US 77 to MP 7	4,650	8.0%
MP 7 to 18th/Jackson, Junction City	5,430	7.8%
On 18th Street, Junction City	8,950	5.0%
18th/Washington to 10th/Washington	6,830	7.2%
10th/Washington to 6th/Washington	6,560	7.5%
US 40B from 6th Street/Washington to East City limits Junction City	6,390	4.2%
US 40B in Grandview Plaza	1,950	15.9%
I-70 to MP 14	760	7.9%
MP 14 to MP 28	255	17.6%
MP 28 to Dwight	425	8.2%
In Dwight	350	14.3%

K-58

Length: 46.761 miles

West Endpoint: Junction K-99 at Madison

East Endpoint: US 169 near Colony

Counties Served: Greenwood, Coffey, Anderson

Junction Guide

KDOT Milepost	Total Miles	Junction
58-37/0.000	0.000	K-99 (Begin K-58)
58-37/0.573	0.573	West city limits Madison
58-37/0.897	0.897	4th/Madison, Madison
58-37/1.091	1.091	4th/Lincoln, Madison; K-249
58-37/1.518	1.518	East city limits Madison
58-37/12.495 58-16/0.000	12.495	Greenwood/Coffey county line
58-16/4.804	17.299	West city limits Gridley
58-16/5.041	17.536	3rd/Main, Gridley
58-16/5.402	17.897	Main/South Street, Gridley
58-16/5.627	18.122	East city limits Gridley
58-16/13.182	25.677	North junction US 75
58-16/14.120	26.615	South junction US 75
58-16/19.634	32.129	West city limits LeRoy
58-16/20.177	32.672	East city limits LeRoy
58-16/26.157 58-2/0.000	38.652	Coffey/Anderson county line
58-2/8.109	46.761	US 169 (end K-58)

AADT (2019)

Location	Count	Truck %
K-99 to Madison	830	18.7%
On Madison Avenue, Madison	950	17.9%
On 4th Street, Madison	1,280	13.3%
On Lincoln Street, Madison	960	4.7%
Madison to MP 2	620	6.5%
MP 2 to Greenwood/Coffey county line	330	15.2%
Greenwood/Coffey county line to Gridley	225	17.8%
On 3rd Street, Gridley	455	11.0%
On Main Street, Gridley	620	7.3%
Main/South Street, Gridley to US 75	485	8.2%
US 75/K-58 concurrency	2,470	33.4%
US 75 to LeRoy	845	18.9%
In LeRoy	1,140	16.2%
LeRoy to MP 35	825	15.2%
MP 35 to MP 45	945	13.2%
MP 45 to US 169	710	17.6%

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.