Length: 243.984 miles
South Endpoint:
Oklahoma State Line, north of Picher, Oklahoma (concurrent with US 69 since 1935)
North Endpoint:
Junction US 40 in Bonner Springs (1926-1935)
Nebraska State Line north of White Cloud (1935-present)
Counties Served:
Cherokee, Crawford, Bourbon, Linn, Miami, Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Atchison, Doniphan
Intersection Additions
Northbound
On-ramp to Northbound US 69 south of Fort Scott (0.515 miles)
Off-ramp from southbound US 169 south of Osawatomie (0.238 miles)
Southbound
Off-ramp from southbound US 69 south of Fort Scott (0.482 miles)
On-ramp to northbound US 169 south of Osawatomie (0.267 miles)
Two-way
West leg of Wye junction with K-39 (0.178 mile)
History
K-7 initially had its north end US 40 near Bonner Springs. By 1927, K-7 was gravel from the Oklahoma State Line north to the Crawford/Bourbon County Line and paved from the Crawford/Bourbon County Line north to K-38. By 1928, the dirt segments from Osawatomie to Paola in Miami County, from Bonita to Olathe, as well as the stretch concurrent with K-10, in Johnson County, and the section from Bonner Springs northward to US 40 in Wyandotte County, had been paved. The segment from the Miami/Johnson County Line to Bonita had been upgraded from dirt to gravel. By 1933, K-7 in Linn County was graveled, and the road was paved in Cherokee and Crawford Counties.
In 1936, US 69 and US 169 were designated in Kansas. US 69 was moved to K-7 south of Fort Scott, and a new diagonal alignment was built southwest from US 69. This stretch was graveled by 1937, and hard-surfaced by 1950. US 169 was designated along K-7 from Osawatomie to Olathe and had been hard-surfaced from Paola north to the junction with K-68. K-7 was also extended north along US 73 to Atchison, then replaced K-16 from Atchison to US 36 at Troy. The former K-16 was hard surfaced.
In 1937, K-7 was extended north from Troy northwest along US 36 along a new alignment, ending at the Nebraska line northwest of White Cloud. The new K-7 north of US 36 was graveled by 1937 and hard surfaced by 1953. The US 169/K-7 segment was paved from K-68 to Spring Hill between 1937 and 1940. K-7 was paved between K-10 and Bonner Springs by 1941. K-7 in Linn County was hard surfaced from south to north between 1953 and 1957
By 1957, a new Kansas River bridge was built at Bonner Springs, an K-7 bypassed Bonner on the east side before meeting the old alignment north of town. Past the new interchange on the Kansas Turnpike (also I-70), K-7 angled northwest, meeting US 24/40/73 at a cloverleaf interchange. By 1971, K-7 had been widened to four lanes along the concurrency with K-10. By 1982, K-7 had been widened from the new K-10 freeway north to the Kansas River bridge, and from I-70 north to the US 24/40/73 interchange. By 1986, K-7 was widened between the Kansas River and I-70. The final stretch of K-7 was widened by 1995.
In 2008, the interchange with US 24/40/73 at State Avenue was closed for reconstruction into a six-ramp partial cloverleaf, with the loop ramps from eastbound State Ave. to northbound K-7, and from westbound State Ave. to southbound K-7 removed. Upon completion of the new interchange in 2009, State Ave. east of K-7 was turned back to the Unified government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City Kansas, and K-7 between State Ave. and I-70 re-designated as US 24/40/73 and K-7.
Junction Guide
| KDOT Milepost | Total Miles | Junction |
|---|---|---|
| 69-11/0.000 | 0.000 | Oklahoma State line (Begin K-7 concurrent with US 69) |
| 69-11/2.234 | 2.234 | US 166 |
| 69-11/6.234 | 6.234 | Quaker Road |
| 69-11/11.857 | 11.857 | South city limits Columbus |
| 69-11/12.190 | 12.190 | North city limits Columbus |
| 69-11/12.381 7-11/12.381 | 12.381 | US 160 (K-7 leaves US 69) |
| 7-11/16.381 | 16.381 | Belleview Road |
| 7-11/19.431 | 19.431 | K-102 |
| 7-11/21.451 | 21.451 | K-103 |
| 7-11/23.445 7-19/0.000 | 23.445 | US 400 Cherokee/Crawford county line |
| 7-19/0.323 | 23.768 | South city limits Cherokee |
| 7-19/0.375 | 23.820 | North city limits Cherokee |
| 7-19/2.000 | 25.445 | 520th Avenue |
| 7-19/4.984 | 28.429 | K-126 |
| 7-19/11.147 | 34.592 | South city limits Girard |
| 7-19/12.155 | 35.600 | K-47 |
| 7-19/12.666 | 36.111 | North city limits Girard |
| 7-19/21.636 | 45.081 | 710th Avenue Crawford State Park |
| 7-19/23.636 7-6/0.000 | 47.081 | Crawford/Bourbon county line |
| 7-6/3.190 | 50.271 | K-39 |
| 7-6/7.000 | 54.081 | Eagle Road |
| 7-6/11.139 69-6/6.930 | 58.220 | US 69, Fort Scott (K-7 joins US 69) |
| 69-6/8.097 | 59.387 | Indian Road |
| 69-6/9.603 | 60.893 | South city limits Fort Scott |
| 69-6/10.053 | 61.343 | South National Street, Fort Scott |
| 69-6/10.678 | 61.968 | 12th Street, Fort Scott |
| 69-6/11.753 54-6/22.455 | 63.043 | South Junction US 54/US 69 Wall Street, Fort Scott |
| 54-6/21.991 | 63.507 | North city limits Fort Scott |
| 54-6/21.555 | 63.943 | North junction US 54/US 69 (US 54/K-7 leave US 69) |
| 54-6/17.858 7-6/20.559 | 67.640 | North Junction US 54/K-7 (K-7 leaves US 54) |
| 7-6/34.415 | 81.496 | West junction K-31 |
| 7-6/35.339 | 82.420 | East junction K-31 |
| 7-6/37.233 7-54/0.000 | 84.314 | Bourbon/Linn county line |
| 7-54/2.000 | 86.314 | 300 Road |
| 7-54/7.145 | 91.459 | South city limits Mound City |
| 7-54/7.225 | 91.539 | South junction K-52 |
| 7-54/7.459 | 91.773 | North junction K-52 |
| 7-54/7.480 | 91.794 | North city limits Mound City |
| 7-54/7.918 | 92.232 | 875 Road |
| 7-54/11.148 | 95.462 | 1150 Road |
| 7-54/18.946 | 103.260 | 1700 Road |
| 7-54/22.916 | 107.230 | K-152 |
| 7-54/26.916 7-61/0.000 | 111.230 | Linn/Miami county line |
| 7-61/7.866 169-61/7.244 | 119.096 | South Junction US 169 (K-7 joins US 169) |
| 169-61/9.400 | 121.252 | South city limits Osawatomie |
| 169-61/10.227 | 122.079 | North city limits Osawatomie |
| 169-61/11.056 | 122.908 | K-279 |
| 169-61/13.832 | 125.684 | Old Kansas City Road |
| 169-61/14.059 | 125.911 | South city limits Paola |
| 169-61/16.878 | 128.730 | Baptiste Drive, Paola |
| 169-61/20.870 | 132.722 | K-68 |
| 169-61/21.121 | 132.973 | North city limits Paola |
| 169-61/23.885 | 135.737 | 255th Street |
| 169-61/27.947 | 139.799 | 223rd Street |
| 169-61/29.046 169-46/0.000 | 140.898 | Miami/Johnson county line |
| 169-46/2.173 | 143.071 | 199th Street |
| 169-46/7.368 | 148.266 | South city limits Olathe |
| 169-46/8.408 7-46/8.408 | 149.306 | I-35 (US 169 leaves K-7) |
| 7-46/9.277 | 150.175 | Old US 56/Harrison |
| 7-46/10.281 | 151.179 | Old US 56/Parker |
| 7-46/11.387 | 152.285 | Santa Fe |
| 7-46/13.051 | 153.949 | North city limits Olathe |
| 7-46/13.660 | 154.558 | 119th Street |
| 7-46/14.680 | 155.578 | College Boulevard |
| 7-46/15.642 | 156.540 | K-10 |
| 7-46/16.680 | 157.578 | Prairie Star Parkway |
| 7-46/18.178 | 159.076 | 83rd Street |
| 7-46/20.209 | 161.107 | Shawnee Mission Parkway |
| 7-46/21.509 | 162.407 | Johnson Drive |
| 7-46/22.734 | 163.632 | 47th Street |
| 7-46/24.061 7-105/0.000 | 164.959 | Johnson/Wyandotte county line |
| 7-105/0.193 | 165.152 | K-32, Bonner Springs |
| 7-105/1.218 | 166.177 | Nettleton Avenue, Bonner Springs |
| 7-105/2.742 24-105/2.308 | 167.701 | I-70 (K-7 Joins US 24/US 40/US 73) |
| 24-105/0.725 73-105/1.583 | 169.284 | State Avenue (US 24/US 40 leaves US 73/K-7) |
| 73-105/2.699 | 170.400 | Parallel Parkway |
| 73-105/6.685 | 174.386 | Fairmount Road |
| 73-105/7.709 73-52/0.000 | 175.410 | Wyandotte/Leavenworth county line |
| 73-52/1.908 | 177.318 | South city limits Lansing |
| 73-52/2.910 | 178.320 | Mary Street, Lansing |
| 73-52/4.414 | 179.824 | Lansing/Leavenworth city limits |
| 73-52/4.920 | 180.330 | K-5 |
| 73-52/7.578 | 182.988 | South junction K-92/Spruce Street |
| 73-52/8.815 | 184.225 | North junction K-92 |
| 73-52/10.670 | 186.080 | Santa Fe Trail/20th Street |
| 73-52/13.789 | 189.199 | 179th Street |
| 73-52/17.171 | 192.581 | K-192 |
| 73-52/18.257 | 193.667 | Millwood Road |
| 73-52/20.923 73-3/0.000 | 196.333 | Leavenworth/Atchison county line |
| 73-3/1.451 | 197.784 | 210th Road/Former K-74 |
| 73-3/4.575 | 200.908 | 234th Road |
| 73-3/8.745 | 205.078 | 262nd Road |
| 73-3/9.746 | 206.079 | South city limits Atchison |
| 73-3/10.594 | 206.927 | Green Street, Atchison |
| 73-3/11.417 7-3/11.417 | 207.750 | US 59 (K-7 leaves US 73) |
| 7-3/14.227 | 210.560 | North city limits Atchison |
| 7-3/16.250 | 212.583 | 310th Road |
| 7-3/19.286 7-22/0.000 | 215.619 | Atchison/Doniphan county line |
| 7-22/6.083 | 221.702 | K-20 |
| 7-22/10.105 | 225.724 | US 36 |
| 7-22/21.077 | 236.696 | Dove Creek Road |
| 7-22/25.130 | 240.749 | South city limits White Cloud |
| 7-22/25.783 | 241.402 | Main Street, White Cloud |
| 7-22/26.128 | 241.747 | North city limits White Cloud |
| 7-22/28.365 | 243.984 | Kansas/Nebraska state line |
AADT (2019)
| Location | Count | Truck % |
|---|---|---|
| US 69 from Oklahoma State Line to US 166 | 2,030 | 25.9% |
| US 69 from US 166 to MP 6.3 | 2,170 | 22.6% |
| US 69 from MP 6.3 to south city limits Columbus | 3,840 | 16.5% |
| South city limits Columbus to US 160 | 4,590 | 12.3% |
| US 160 to MP 16.4 | 3,510 | 12.0% |
| MP 16.4 to K-102 | 2,350 | 13.8% |
| K-102 to K-103 | 2,670 | 11.0% |
| K-103 to US 400 | 2,540 | 11.6% |
| US 400 to MP 26.4 | 2,200 | 10.7% |
| MP 26.4 to K-126 | 1,910 | 11.3% |
| K-126 to MP 32.4 | 2,680 | 8.4% |
| MP 32.4 to south city limts Girard | 3,460 | 6.6% |
| South city limits Girard to K-47 | 4,600 | 6.2% |
| K-47 to north city limits Girard | 2,680 | 8.2% |
| North city limits Girard to MP 37.6 | 1,430 | 13.3% |
| MP 38 to Crawford State Park | 835 | 24.0% |
| Crawford State Park to K-39 | 655 | 25.2% |
| K-39 to MP 54.3 | 1,130 | 14.6% |
| MP 54.3 to US 69 | 1,220 | 14.3% |
| US 69 from US 69/K-7 junction to Indian Road | 7,430 | 20.0% |
| US 69 from Indian Road to SCL Fort Scott | 8,390 | 15.8% |
| US 69 from South city limits Fort Scott to South National Street | 9,050 | 14.9% |
| US 69 from South National to 12th Street | 12,400 | 7.3% |
| US 69 from 12th Street to US 54/Wall Street | 12,300 | 12.0% |
| US 54/US 69/K-7 concurrency | 8,560 | 17.4% |
| US 54/K-7 concurrency | 3,190 | 15.0% |
| US 54 to Devon | 450 | 3.3% |
| Devon to K-31 | 95 | 5.3% |
| K-31 to MP 86.3 | 330 | 12.1% |
| MP 86.3 to K-52 | 1,370 | 3.6% |
| K-7/K-52 concurrency | 2,680 | 3.0% |
| K-52 to MP 92.3 | 1,880 | 4.3% |
| MP 92.3 to MP 95.5 | 1,250 | 6.4% |
| MP 95.5 to MP 103.3 | 730 | 8.9% |
| MP 103.3 to K-152 | 945 | 6.9% |
| K-152 to MP 113.2 | 795 | 7.5% |
| MP 113.2 to MP 116.3 | 1,280 | 8.2% |
| MP 116 to US 169 | 2,810 | 5.3% |
| US 169 from South junction US 169/K-7 to Main Street/347th Street, Osawatomie | 6,870 | 22.5% |
| US 169 from Main Street/347th Street to K-279 | 11,600 | 12.6% |
| US 169 from K-279 to Old KC Road | 11,700 | 13.7% |
| US 169 from Old KC Road to Baptiste Drive, Paola | 14,000 | 11.9% |
| US 169 from Baptiste Drive to K-68 | 13,200 | 12.1% |
| US 169 from K-68 to 255th Street, Hillsdale | 14,400 | 10.0% |
| US 169 from 255th Street to 223rd Street, Spring Hill | 15,000 | 12.1% |
| US 169 from 223rd Street to 199th Street | 17,700 | 8.8% |
| US 169 from 199th Street to SCL Olathe | 18,400 | 7.3% |
| US 169 from SCL Olathe to I-35 | 31,200 | 6.5% |
| I-35 to Old 56/Harrison | 14,600 | 11.2% |
| Old 56/Harrison to Old 56/Parker | 16,500 | 9.9% |
| Old 56/Parker to Santa Fe | 20,900 | 7.8% |
| Santa Fe to 119th Street | 21,100 | 8.5% |
| 119th Street to College Boulevard | 30,500 | 6.0% |
| College Boulevard to K-10 | 31,300 | 6.3% |
| K-10 to Prairie Star Parkway | 32,400 | 8.7% |
| Prairie Star Parkway to 83rd Street | 30,200 | 8.8% |
| 83rd Street to Shawnee Mission Parkway | 31,800 | 8.0% |
| Shawnee Mission Parkway to Johnson Drive | 28,300 | 8.3% |
| Johnson Drive to 47th Street | 21,700 | 9.5% |
| 47th Street to K-32 | 21,600 | 10.0% |
| K-32 to Nettleton Avenue | 21,400 | 7.8% |
| Nettleton to I-70 | 26,000 | 6.5% |
| US 24/US 40/US 73/K-7 from I-70 to State Avenue | 22,900 | 6.2% |
| US 73 from State Avenue to Parallel Parkway | 20,000 | 5.7% |
| US 73 from Parallel Parkway to Fairmount Road | 22,200 | 4.9% |
| US 73 from Fairmount Road to Mary St, Lansing | 22,800 | 4.3% |
| US 73 from Mary St, Lansing to K-5, Leavenworth | 27,700 | 3.2% |
| US 73 from K-5 to Marion Street | 20,900 | 4.9% |
| US 73 from Marion Street to K-92/Spruce Street | 16,800 | 7.3% |
| US 73 from K-92/Spruce Street to Seneca Street | 13,200 | 7.3% |
| US 73 from Seneca Street to north junction K-92 | 9,780 | 7.3% |
| US 73 from north junction K-92 to Grant Ave/7th Street | 15,200 | 4.5% |
| US 73 from Grant Ave/7th Street to 13th Street | 11,900 | 5.7% |
| US 73 from 13th Street to 20th Street/Santa Fe Trail | 8,720 | 9.0% |
| US 73 from 20th Street/Santa Fe Trail to 179th Street | 6,280 | 8.8% |
| US 73 from 179th Street to K-192 | 5,250 | 5.6% |
| US 73 from K-192 to Millwood Road | 4,050 | 8.5% |
| US 73 from Millwood Road to US 73 MP 32.9 | 3,190 | 9.6% |
| US 73 from MP 32.9 to MP 37.4 | 3,850 | 8.2% |
| US 73 from MP 37.4 to SCL Atchison | 4,220 | 7.8% |
| US 73 from SCL Atchison to Green Street | 9,240 | 3.6% |
| US 73 from Green Street to Julia Street | 10,400 | 3.3% |
| On US 73 from Julia Street to US 59 | 12,200 | 2.6% |
| US 59/US 73 to 10th/Main | 6,920 | 3.0% |
| 10th/Main to 17th/Main | 6,530 | 3.7% |
| 17th/Main to 17th/Country Club Road | 3,910 | 5.9% |
| 17th/Country Club Road to NCL Atchison | 3,300 | 6.7% |
| North city limits Atchison to MP 212.5 | 1,900 | 12.6% |
| MP 212.5 to Atchison/Doniphan county line | 1,630 | 12.3% |
| Atchison/Doniphan county line to K-20 | 1,210 | 15.3% |
| K-20 to US 36 | 1,360 | 15.1% |
| US 36 to MP 230.8 | 785 | 22.8% |
| MP 230.8 to 236.8 | 525 | 16.2% |
| MP 236.8 to Main Street, White Cloud | 530 | 13.2% |
| Main Street, White Cloud to Nebraska state line | 135 | 22.2% |