Length: 199.117 miles
South Endpoint:
US 54/US 160 in Meade (1926-1937)
SE corner Sec. 22, T 34 S, R 28 W, 15 miles south of Meade (1937-1960)
OK 23 at the Oklahoma State Line South of Meade (1960-present)
North Endpoint:
Nebraska State Line north of Cedar Bluffs (1926-1930)
US 83/US 183 in Dresden (1930-1938)
US 36/US 183 in Oberlin (1938-1941)
US 83/K-383 northeast of Selden (1941-present)
Counties Served: Meade, Gray, Finney, Lane, Gove, Sheridan
Historic County Served: Decatur (1926-1941)
History
K-23 was one of the original cross-state north-south highways. Its number was designated via the north-south highway grid pattern, lying between K-21 and K-25.
By 1930, two new US numbered highways, US 83 and US 183, were designated in Kansas. US 83 was designated along the entire length of K-22, but US 183 was only designated north of the K-22/K-23 junction in Dresden.
Between 1930 and 1938, US 183 had been re-aligned so that it met US 83 near Selden instead of Dresden. In 1938, US 183 was re-aligned south of US 36 in Oberlin to follow the former K-1. K-23 was subsequently re-aligned, following K-9 west to Selden, then turning north on the relatively new ex-US 183 to US 36-183 at Oberlin. The former K-23 from K-9 north to Dresden was designated as K-123.
In 1941, the routing of US 83 and US 183 were switched in Nebraska; US 83 replaced US 183 from the Nebraska line to US 36 and K-23 from US 36 to Selden.
Junction Guide
| County MP | State MP | Junction |
|---|---|---|
| 23-60/0.000 | 0.000 | Oklahoma/Kansas State Line (Begin K-23) |
| 23-60/14.191 | 14.191 | Road V, Lake Meade |
| 23-60/18.437 | 18.437 | Road 18 |
| 23-60/25.974 | 25.974 | South city limits Meade |
| 23-60/26.474 | 26.474 | US 54-160 |
| 23-60/26.984 | 26.984 | North city limits Meade |
| 23-60/33.557 | 33.557 | K-98 |
| 23-60/35.656 | 35.656 | Road E |
| 23-60/39.596 23-35/0.000 | 39.596 | Meade/Gray county line |
| 23-35/10.534 | 50.130 | US 56 |
| 23-35/18.000 | 57.596 | S Road |
| 23-35/22.495 | 62.091 | South city limits Cimarron |
| 23-35/23.026 | 62.622 | US 50-400 |
| 23-35/23.759 | 63.355 | North city limits Cimarron |
| 23-35/32.614 | 72.210 | E Road |
| 23-35/33.614 | 73.210 | D Road |
| 23-35/36.614 23-28/0.000 | 76.210 | Gray/Finney County line |
| 23-28/3.997 | 80.207 | East junction K-156 |
| 23-28/9.977 | 86.187 | West junction K-156 |
| 23-28/16.977 | 93.187 | Lake Road |
| 23-28/24.069 23-51/0.000 | 100.279 | Finney/Lane County line |
| 23-51/14.591 | 114.870 | South city limits Dighton |
| 23-51/15.093 | 115.372 | K-96 |
| 23-51/15.408 | 115.687 | North city limits Dighton |
| 23-51/20.093 | 120.372 | 200 Road |
| 23-51/24.057 4-51/11.931 | 124.336 | East junction K-4 |
| 4-51/9.915 23-51/26.073 | 126.352 | West junction K-4 |
| 23-51/32.135 23-32/0.000 | 132.414 | Lane/Gove county line |
| 23-32/17.845 | 150.259 | South city limits Gove |
| 23-32/18.345 | 150.759 | North city limits Gove |
| 23-32/25.113 | 157.527 | Z Road |
| 23-32/28.513 | 160.927 | I-70 |
| 23-32/28.759 | 161.173 | West city limits Grainfield |
| 23-32/29.400 | 161.814 | South Junction K-23A |
| 23-32/29.634 | 162.048 | East city limits Grainfield |
| 23-32/30.645 | 163.059 | K-23 Spur |
| 23-32/31.415 | 163.829 | North junction K-23A |
| 23-32/32.409 23-90/0.000 | 164.823 | Gove/Sheridan county line |
| 23-90/8.997 | 173.820 | Road 70S |
| 23-90/14.659 | 179.482 | South city limits Hoxie |
| 23-90/15.477 | 180.300 | US 24 |
| 23-90/15.977 | 180.800 | North city limits Hoxie |
| 23-90/28.951 | 193.774 | K-123 |
| 23-90/29.992 | 194.815 | K-223 |
| 23-90/34.294 | 199.117 | US 83/K-383 (end K-23) |
AADT (2019)
| Location | Count | Truck % |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State line to Road V, Lake Meade | 415 | 21.7% |
| Road V to Road 18 | 515 | 16.5% |
| Road 18 to Meade | 635 | 12.6% |
| South city limits Meade to US 54-160 | 2,200 | 5.5% |
| US 54-160 to north city limits Meade | 2,050 | 6.8% |
| Meade to K-98 | 770 | 29.9% |
| K-98 to Road E | 750 | 20.0% |
| Road E, Meade County to US 56 | 720 | 22.2% |
| US 56 to S Road, Gray County | 865 | 11.5% |
| S Road to Cimarron | 1,800 | 20.3% |
| South city limits Cimarron to US 50-400 | 3,060 | 12.1% |
| US 50-400 to north city limits Cimarron | 2,450 | 11.0% |
| Cimarron to E Road | 955 | 23.6% |
| E Road to D Road | 705 | 29.8% |
| D Road, Gray County to K-156 | 400 | 48.8% |
| K-23/K-156 concurrency | 1,490 | 35.6% |
| K-156 to Lake Road, Finney County | 940 | 29.8% |
| Lake Road, Finney County to Dighton | 750 | 40.0% |
| South city limits Dighton to K-96 | 2,030 | 16.0% |
| K-96 to north city limits Dighton | 1,920 | 16.4% |
| Dighton to 200 Road | 1,030 | 32.5% |
| 200 Road to K-4 | 850 | 30.6% |
| K-4/K-23 concurrency | 885 | 24.3% |
| K-4 to Lane/Gove county line | 550 | 37.3% |
| Lane/Gove county line to Gove | 775 | 28.4% |
| In Gove | 825 | 29.1% |
| Gove to Z Road | 880 | 26.7% |
| Z Road to I-70 | 1,020 | 23.5% |
| I-70 to south junction K-23A | 1,210 | 6.6% |
| South junction K-23A to K-23 Spur | 850 | 5.3% |
| K-23 Spur to north junction K-23A | 985 | 40.1% |
| North junction K-23A to Road 70 S, Sheridan County | 894 | 46.6% |
| Road 70S to Hoxie | 1,800 | 22.5% |
| South city limits Hoxie to US 24 | 3,290 | 9.7% |
| US 24 to north city limits Hoxie | 1,420 | 16.2% |
| Hoxie to K-123 | 985 | 24.3% |
| K-123 to US 83/K-383 | 750 | 28.7% |