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 designated 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) (1953-1963)
West Endpoint: Junction US 40 west of Hays
East Endpoint: Junction US 40 east of Hays
Historic County Served: Ellis
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) (1967-2013)
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
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, in 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 an 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.
| 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) |
| 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) (1956-1986)
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
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, the freeway was not directly connected to the Turnpike. I-70 traffic had to connect to the Turnpike via a partial cloverleaf interchange at the access road. The I-70 freeway was originally planned to be extended east to directly connect to US 40, and eventually to the proposed Deer Creek expressway. By 1986, I-70 was realigned to connect directly into the East Topeka interchange, eliminating all connection to the access road. 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
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 to match the connecting Oklahoma highway.
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
| 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 |
| 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: 24.674 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
Endpoints
1939-1956
1956-1957
Southwest: K-4 near Claflin
Northeast: US 40 at Ellsworth
Historic Counties Served:
Morton, Stevens, Haskell, Gray, Ford (1926-1956)
Edwards, Pawnee (1938-1956)
Barton, Ellsworth (1938-1966)
K-46 (1933-2013)
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
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 for unknown consideration.
K-47
Length: 61.556 miles
Endpoints:
1937-1946
West: Junction K-96 north of New Albany
East: Junction US 169 north of Thayer
* Unsigned between Fredonia and US 400
Counties Served: Wilson, Neosho, Crawford
Length: 61.556 miles
| 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) |
| 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 (1939-1978)
Length: 0.775 miles
Historic South Endpoint: North City Limits of Atchison
Historic North Endpoint: Youth Center at Atchison
Historic Counties Served: Atchison
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’ was also an orphan highway, since it did not connect to any other state route.
K-48 (1927-1937)
Historic West Endpoint: Junction K-7 in Mound City
Historic East Endpoint: Junction US 73E south of Pleasanton
Historic Counties Served: Linn
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
Length: 35.331 miles
South Endpoint: Junction US 81 in Caldwell
North Endpoint: Junction K-42 near Viola
Counties Served: Sumner, Sedgwick
| 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) |
| 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
Endpoints
1929-1956
1956-1984
West: Colorado State Line west of Coolidge
Northeast: Missouri State Line in Mission Woods
1984-present
West: Colorado State Line west of Coolidge
Northeast: Missouri State Line in Leawood, concurrent with I-435
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 50N (1926-1956)
West Endpoint: Junction US 50/US 50S/US 83 in Garden City
East Endpoint: Junction US 50/US 50S/US 59 west of Baldwin City
Counties Served:
Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Barton, Rice, McPherson, Marion, Dickinson, Morris, Lyon, Osage, Douglas
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 (1926-1956)
West Endpoint: Junction US 50/US 50N/US 83 in Garden City
East Endpoint: Junction US 50/US 50N/US 59 west of Baldwin City
Counties Served:
Finney, Gray, Ford, Edwards, Stafford, Reno, Harvey, Marion, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Douglas
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 of Emporia. 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 relocate 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.
Business 50 was designated using the former alignments of US 50 and US 83 through Garden City.
Timeline
- 1984:
- Taylor Avenue from US 50/US 83 to Kansas Avenue is redesignated from US 83 to US 50B/US 83B
- Kansas Avenue from Taylor Avenue to Main Street is redesignated from US 50/US 83 to US 50B/US 83B
- Main Street from Kansas Avenue to Fulton Street is redesignated from US 50/US 83 to US 50B/US 83B
- Fulton Street from Main Street to US 50/US 83 is redesignated from US 50 to US 50B
- 1996: Taylor Avenue is reconstructed from Campbell Street to Mary Street
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) (1953-1973)
West Endpoint:
US 50, present-day Campus Drive and Fulton Street, Garden City
East Endpoint:
US 156, present-day Campus Drive and Kansas Avenue, Garden City
County Served: Finney
Historic West Endpoint:
US 50, present-day Campus Drive and Fulton Street, Garden City
Historic East Endpoint:
US 156, present-day Campus Drive and Kansas Avenue, Garden City
Historic County Served: Finney
History
In a resolution passed in December of 1952, the State Highway Commission 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) (1981-2009)
Length: 7.889 miles
West Endpoint: US 50 west of Dodge City
East Endpoint: US 50/56/283 northeast of Dodge City
County Served: Ford
History
At the October 1979 AASHTO meeting, KDOT submitted a proposal to officially 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 resubmitted 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 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) (1955-1981)
Historic West Endpoint: US 50 west of Dodge City
Historic East Endpoint: US 50/56/283 northeast of Dodge City
Historic County Served: Ford
History
In late 1948, A new alignment for US 50S and 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 miles 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 an 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 resubmitted it for the November 1980 meeting, this time designating the bypass as US 50, and establishing the exiting US 50 as a business route. AASHTO approved the modified request, and KDOT confirmed the change via resolution in April 1981.
US 50B (Ottawa) (1962-2001)
Previously Designated: US 50 Spur (1962-1979)
Southwest Endpoint: I-35/US 50 exit 182
Northeast Endpoint:
County Served: Franklin
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 and 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 the 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 were 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
| 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) |
| 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:
East Endpoint: Missouri State Line west of Butler, MO
Counties Served: Linn
Historic Counies Served: Allen, Anderson (1937-1995)
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 with K-48, K-56, and K-6 between 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.
| 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) |
| 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)
West Endpoint: K-22 north of Scott City
East Endpoint: K-1/K-4 near La Crosse
Counties Served: Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush
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
| County Mileage | Total Mileage | 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: 380.315 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
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.
| 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) |
| 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
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
Endpoints
Counties Served: Geary, Morris
Historic Counties Served:
Chase, Lyon, Greenwood, Coffey, Anderson (1926-2004)
Allen, Neosho, Crawford (1926-2003)
| 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) |
| 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: K-99 at Madison
East Endpoint: US 169 near Colony
Counties Served: Greenwood, Coffey, Anderson
| 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) |
| 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:
Historic Counties Served:
Johnson (1926-1978), Wyandotte (1936-1978)
The Lenexa-Overland Park route was likely 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 renumbered 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 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