Length: 369.079 miles
West Endpoint:
Junction US 83 North of Scott City
East Endpoint:
Missouri State Line, Atchison (1927-1994; concurrent with US 59 after 1934)
Junction US 59 Southeast of Nortonville (1994-present)
Counties Served:
Scott, Lane, Ness, Rush, Barton, Rice, Ellsworth, McPherson, Saline, Dickinson, Morris, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Jefferson
Historic County Served:
Atchison (1926-1994)
Intersection Additions
Eastbound
On-ramp to northbound I-135 at south junction I-135/K-4 (0.515 mile)
Off-ramp from northbound I-135 at north junction I-135/K-4 (0.239 mile)
On-ramp to eastbound I-70 at Auburn Road exit (0.205 mile)
On-ramp to eastbound US 24 at west junction US 24 (0.389 mile)
Off-ramp from eastbound US 24 at east junction US 24 (0.323 mile)
Westbound
Off-ramp from southbound I-135 at south junction I-135/K-4 (0.482 mile)
On-ramp to southbound I-135 at north junction I-135/K-4 (0.301 mile)
Off-ramp from westbound I-70 at Auburn Road exit (0.360 mile)
Off-ramp from westbound US 24 at west junction US 24 (0.571 mile)
On-ramp to westbound US 24 at west junction US 24 (0.343 mile)
Junction Guide
| KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
|---|---|---|
| 4-86/0.000 | 0.000 | US 83 |
| 4-86/9.987 | 9.987 | Venison Road |
| 4-86/11.926 4-51/0.000 | 11.926 | Scott/Lane county line |
| 4-51/3.997 | 15.923 | Lane CR 250, Healy |
| 4-51/9.915 | 21.841 | West junction K-23 |
| 4-51/11.931 | 23.857 | East junction K-23 |
| 4-51/19.711 | 31.637 | Lane CR 1542 |
| 4-51/24.211 4-68/0.000 | 36.137 | Lane/Ness county line |
| 4-68/3.000 | 39.137 | C Road, Ness County |
| 4-68/5.000 | 41.137 | E Road, Utica |
| 4-68/11.000 | 50.137 | K Road, Arnold |
| 4-68/16.856 | 52.993 | Q Road, Ransom |
| 4-68/18.985 | 55.122 | US 283 |
| 4-68/27.208 | 63.645 | West city limits Brownell |
| 4-68/27.560 | 63.697 | East city limits Brownell |
| 4-68/27.968 | 64.105 | K-147 |
| 4-68/29.990 | 66.127 | DD Road, Ness County |
| 4-68/35.990 4-83/0.000 | 72.127 | Ness/Rush county line |
| 4-83/4.348 | 76.475 | North city limits McCracken |
| 4-83/5.351 | 77.478 | South city limits McCracken |
| 4-83/21.540 | 93.667 | US 283 |
| 4-83/27.540 | 99.667 | 310 Road, Rush County |
| 4-83/35.610 | 107.737 | 390 Road, Otis |
| 4-83/36.660 4-5/0.000 | 108.787 | Rush/Barton county line |
| 4-5/5.000 | 113.787 | NW 90th Avenue, Barton County |
| 4-5/9.980 281-5/22.945 | 118.767 | West junction US 281 |
| 281-5/18.688 | 123.024 | West city limits Hoisington |
| 281-5/18.349 4-5/14.576 | 123.363 | East junction US 281 |
| 4-5/14.743 | 123.530 | East city limits Hoisington |
| 4-5/20.724 | 129.511 | NE 60th Avenue |
| 4-5/27.193 | 135.980 | West city limits Claflin |
| 4-5/28.158 | 136.945 | East city limits Claflin |
| 4-5/29.349 | 138.136 | K-156 |
| 4-5/30.724 4-80/0.000 | 139.511 | Barton/Rice county line |
| 4-80/3.000 | 142.511 | 4th Road |
| 4-80/4.504 | 144.015 | Main Street, Bushton |
| 4-80/15.230 | 154.741 | K-14 |
| 4-80/17.629 | 157.140 | West city limits Genesco |
| 4-80/18.036 | 157.547 | East city limits Genesco |
| 4-80/25.350 4-27/0.000 | 164.861 | Rice/Ellsworth county line |
| 4-27/4.725 | 169.586 | K-141 |
| 4-27/6.716 4-59/0.000 | 171.577 | Ellsworth/McPherson county line |
| 4-59/4.000 | 175.577 | 4th Avenue, McPherson County |
| 4-59/12.988 | 184.565 | West city limits Lindsborg |
| 4-59/13.591 | 185.168 | Main/McPherson, Lindsborg |
| 4-59/14.091 | 185.668 | McPherson/Cole, Lindsborg |
| 4-59/14.836 | 186.413 | North city limits Lindsborg |
| 4-59/17.672 4-85/0.000 | 189.249 | McPherson/Saline county line |
| 4-85/1.147 135-85/0.922 | 190.396 | South junction I-135 |
| 135-85/5.018 4-85/5.243 | 194.492 | North junction I-135 |
| 4-85/5.771 | 195.020 | Old US 81, Assaria |
| 4-85/7.791 | 197.040 | K-104 |
| 4-85/11.791 | 201.040 | Simpson Road |
| 4-85/17.826 | 207.075 | North city limits Gypsum |
| 4-85/18.514 | 207.763 | South city limits Gypsum |
| 4-85/22.778 4-21/0.000 | 212.027 | Saline/Dickinson county line |
| 4-21/3.000 | 215.027 | Daisy Road, Dickinson County |
| 4-21/8.000 | 220.027 | K-15 |
| 4-21/12.250 | 224.277 | Key Road |
| 4-21/16.361 | 228.388 | South city limits Hope |
| 4-21/16.930 | 228.957 | North city limits Hope |
| 4-21/17.017 | 229.044 | K-43 |
| 4-21/20.017 | 232.044 | Rain Road |
| 4-21/22.753 | 234.780 | K-218 |
| 4-21/24.766 | 236.793 | US 77 |
| 4-21/24.912 4-64/0.000 | 236.939 | Dickinson/Morris county line |
| 4-64/6.400 | 243.339 | 2800 Road, Latimer |
| 4-64/12.123 | 249.062 | K-149 |
| 4-64/15.507 | 252.446 | South city limits White City |
| 4-64/17.050 | 253.989 | East city limits White City |
| 4-64/27.117 | 264.056 | K-57, Dwight |
| 4-64/32.115 4-99/0.000 | 269.054 | South junction K-177 Morris/Wabaunsee county line |
| 4-99/1.000 | 270.054 | North junction K-177 |
| 4-99/13.212 | 282.266 | Chalk Road |
| 4-99/14.912 | 283.966 | West Junction K-99 |
| 4-99/20.466 | 289.520 | Lake Wabaunsee |
| 4-99/24.768 | 293.822 | West city limits Eskridge |
| 4-99/25.064 | 294.118 | East junction K-99 |
| 4-99/33.357 | 302.411 | Skyline Road |
| 4-99/40.409 4-89/0.000 | 309.463 | Wabaunsee/Shawnee county line |
| 4-89/0.500 | 309.963 | Douglas Road |
| 4-89/10.133 | 319.596 | Auburn Road |
| 4-89/10.582 | 320.045 | 21st Street |
| 4-89/12.064 70-89/7.074 | 321.527 | West junction I-70/US 40 |
| 70-89/9.162 | 323.615 | Exit 354 West: I-470 |
| 70-89/9.731 | 324.184 | Exit 354 East: US 75 South |
| 70-89/11.708 | 326.161 | Exit 358: US 75 North/Gage Blvd |
| 70-89/15.018 | 329.471 | Begin Polk-Quincy Viaduct |
| 70-89/15.657 | 330.110 | End Polk-Quincy Viaduct |
| 40-89/20.302 | 334.755 | East Junction I-70 |
| 40-89/20.990 4-89/25.980 | 335.443 | East Junction US 40 |
| 4-89/27.021 | 336.484 | Seward Avenue |
| 4-89/28.360 | 337.823 | South end Kansas River bridge |
| 4-89/29.539 | 339.002 | West junction US 24 |
| 4-89/30.192 | 339.655 | East junction US 24 |
| 4-89/31.032 4-44/0.000 | 340.495 | Shawnee/Jefferson County line |
| 4-44/5.846 | 346.341 | 74th/Palmberg Street, Meriden |
| 4-44/6.830 | 347.325 | Main Street, Meriden |
| 4-44/10.305 | 350.800 | K-92 |
| 4-44/19.465 | 359.960 | South city limits Valley Falls |
| 4-44/19.583 | 360.078 | North city limits Valley Falls |
| 4-44/19.768 | 360.263 | West junction K-16 |
| 4-44/20.570 | 361.065 | East junction K-16 |
| 4-44/23.458 | 363.953 | Effingham Road |
| 4-44/28.129 | 368.624 | K-4A |
| 4-44/28.584 | 369.079 | US 59 |
AADT (2019)
| Location | Count | Truck % |
|---|---|---|
| US 83 to MP 10 | 535 | 55.1% |
| MP 10 to Healy | 515 | 30.1% |
| Healy to K-23 | 510 | 26.5% |
| K-4/K-23 concurrency | 915 | 24.0% |
| K-23 to MP 31.6 | 585 | 23.9% |
| MP 31.6 to MP 39 | 485 | 28.5% |
| MP 39 to Utica | 560 | 28.5% |
| Utica to Arnold | 665 | 15.8% |
| Arnold to Ransom | 675 | 15.6% |
| Ransom to US 283 | 950 | 14.8% |
| US 283 to MP 58 | 520 | 8.6% |
| MP 58 to Brownell | 495 | 10.1% |
| Brownell to K-147 | 440 | 10.2% |
| K-147 to MP 66.1 | 425 | 11.8% |
| MP 66.1 to MP 73 | 415 | 24.1% |
| MP 73 to McCracken | 365 | 24.6% |
| In McCracken | 410 | 31.7% |
| McCracken to MP 86 | 275 | 27.3% |
| MP 86 to US 183 | 435 | 20.7% |
| US 183 to MP 97.7 | 970 | 18.5% |
| MP 97.7 to MP 99.7 | 840 | 21.5% |
| MP 99.7 to Otis | 760 | 23.7% |
| Otis to MP 113.8 | 615 | 30.9% |
| MP 113.8 to US 281 | 765 | 24.8% |
| On US 281 from West Junction US 281/K-4 to US 281 MP 118 | 1,710 | 16.7% |
| On US 281 from US 281 MP 118 to West city limits Hoisington | 1,900 | 12.4% |
| On US 281 from WCL Hoisington to East Junction US 281/K-4 | 3,470 | 10.2% |
| US 281 to East city limits Hoisington | 3,230 | 7.7% |
| Hoisington to MP 129.5 | 1,300 | 19.6% |
| MP 129.5 to Claflin | 1,260 | 20.2% |
| In Claflin | 1,740 | 15.5% |
| Claflin to K-156 | 1,400 | 19.3% |
| K-156 to MP 142.5 | 1,410 | 14.9% |
| MP 142.5 to Bushton | 1,260 | 18.3% |
| Bushton to MP 146.7 | 1,170 | 17.9% |
| MP 146.7 to K-14 | 935 | 24.6% |
| K-14 to MP 160.9 | 880 | 22.7% |
| MP 160.9 to K-141 | 600 | 37.5% |
| K-141 to MP 175.6 | 820 | 16.5% |
| MP 175.6 to Marquette | 970 | 18.0% |
| Marquette to MP 177.6 | 1,490 | 13.1% |
| MP 177.6 to WCL Lindsborg | 1,840 | 10.1% |
| WCL Lindsborg to Main/McPherson Streets | 3,040 | 7.1% |
| Main/McPherson to McPherson/Cole, Lindsborg | 2,760 | 6.7% |
| McPherson/Cole to NCL Lindsborg | 3,220 | 5.0% |
| Lindsborg to I-135 | 3,270 | 6.3% |
| On I-135/US 81/K-4 concurrency | 15,700 | 20.6% |
| I-135 to Assaria | 820 | 14.6% |
| Assaria to K-104 | 1,800 | 6.7% |
| K-104 to Gypsum | 1,360 | 8.0% |
| In Gypsum | 1,270 | 13.0% |
| Gypsum to MP 215 | 490 | 14.3% |
| MP 215 to K-15 | 490 | 14.3% |
| K-15 to Key MP 224.2 | 565 | 19.5% |
| Key Road to Hope | 700 | 17.1% |
| In Hope | 915 | 11.5% |
| Hope to MP 232 | 870 | 15.5% |
| MP 232 to K-218 | 890 | 18.0% |
| K-218 to US 77 | 780 | 17.9% |
| US 77 to MP 238 | 385 | 11.7% |
| MP 238 to Latimer | 270 | 13.0% |
| Latimer to K-149 | 275 | 12.7% |
| K-149 to White City | 655 | 4.6% |
| In White City | 790 | 5.1% |
| White City to MP 257 | 485 | 11.3% |
| MP 257 to K-57 | 425 | 10.6% |
| K-57 to K-177 | 575 | 10.4% |
| K-4/K-177 Concurrency | 1,770 | 11.9% |
| K-177 to MP 282.3 | 1,030 | 10.2% |
| MP 282.3 to West Junction K-99 | 275 | 16.4% |
| West junction K-99 to Lake Wabaunsee | 500 | 13.0% |
| Lake Wabaunsee to west city limits Eskridge | 740 | 13.5% |
| West city limits Eskridge to east junction K-99 | 845 | 14.2% |
| East junction K-99 to north city limits Eskridge | 1,020 | 5.9% |
| North city limits Eskridge to MP 302.2 | 1,020 | 5.9% |
| MP 302.2 to MP 309.9 | 715 | 7.7% |
| MP 309.9 to MP 317.6 | 375 | 10.7% |
| MP 317.6 to Auburn Road | 1,140 | 6.6% |
| Auburn Road to 21st Street | 6,080 | 4.8% |
| 21st Street to I-70 | 5,670 | 7.4% |
| On I-70 from K-4 to I-470 | 27,900 | 15.7% |
| On I-70 from I-470 to US 75 North | 62,300 | 10.6% |
| On I-70 from Gage to MacVicar | 46,900 | 10.7% |
| On I-70 from MacVickar to Downtown Topeka | 43,105 | 10.9% |
| On I-70 from Downtown Topeka to East Topeka | 41,500 | 10.2% |
| On US 40 from I-70 to 6th Street in East Topeka | 9,150 | 3.7% |
| 6th Street to Seward Avenue | 8,210 | 10.1% |
| Seward Avenue to US 24 | 8,610 | 7.4% |
| US 24/K-4 concurrency | 13,900 | 9.2% |
| US 24 to MP 342.3 | 8,910 | 8.4% |
| MP 342.3 to 74th/Palmberg, Meriden | 7,750 | 8.1% |
| 74th/Palmberg to Main Street, Meriden | 6,150 | 9.4% |
| Main Street, Meriden to K-92 | 5,680 | 11.8% |
| K-92 to MP 351.7 | 3,850 | 15.3% |
| MP 351.7 to MP 358 | 3,380 | 21.2% |
| MP 358 to K-16 | 2,400 | 27.4% |
| K-4/K-16 concurrency | 3,230 | 23.2% |
| K-16 to MP 364 | 2,380 | 26.3% |
| Effingham Road to US 59 | 1,960 | 30.4% |