Length: 244.938 miles
South Endpoint: Oklahoma State Line south of Hardtner
North Endpoint: Nebraska State Line south of Red Cloud, NE
Counties Served:
Barber, Pratt, Stafford, Barton, Russell, Osbourne, Smith
Junction Guide
| County MP | State MP | Junction |
|---|---|---|
| 281-4/0.000 | 0.000 | Oklahoma State Line |
| 281-4/0.811 | 0.811 | South city limits Hardtner |
| 281-4/1.058 | 1.058 | Central Avenue/Main Street, Hardner |
| 281-4/1.310 | 1.310 | East city limits Hardtner |
| 281-4/5.923 | 5.923 | K-2 |
| 281-4/23.893 160-4/22.400 | 23.893 | West junction US 160 |
| 160-4/23.027 281-4/24.520 | 24.520 | East junction US 160 |
| 281-4/24.870 | 24.870 | South city limits Medicine Lodge |
| 281-4/25.183 | 25.183 | North city limits Medicine Lodge |
| 281-4/40.671 281-76/0.000 | 40.671 | Barber/Pratt county line |
| 281-76/1.623 | 42.294 | South city limits Sawyer |
| 281-76/2.013 | 42.684 | K-42 |
| 281-76/2.037 | 42.708 | North City Limits Sawyer |
| 281-76/10.522 | 51.193 | SW/SE 30th Street, Pratt County |
| 281-76/12.519 | 53.190 | SW 10th Street/Lake Road, Pratt County South city limits Pratt |
| 281-76/13.090 | 53.761 | 7th Street, Pratt |
| 281-76/13.522 | 54.193 | US 54 |
| 281-76/14.018 | 54.689 | Maple Street, Pratt |
| 281-76/14.215 | 54.886 | North City Limits, Pratt |
| 281-76/15.522 | 56.193 | NW/NE 20th Street, Pratt County |
| 281-76/19.056 | 59.727 | South city limits Iuka |
| 281-76/19.236 | 59.907 | North city limits Iuka |
| 281-76/25.935 281-93/0.000 | 66.606 | Pratt/Stafford county line |
| 281-93/2.093 | 68.699 | SW/SE 70th Street, Stafford County |
| 281-93/5.093 | 71.699 | SW/SE 40th Street |
| 281-93/9.093 | 75.699 | US 50 |
| 281-93/12.093 | 78.699 | 1st Avenue, St. John NE 30th Street, Stafford County |
| 281-93/16.093 | 82.699 | NW/NE 70th Street |
| 281-93/23.114 | 89.720 | K-19 |
| 281-93/28.117 | 94.723 | NW/NE 190th Street |
| 281-93/30.203 281-5/0.000 | 96.809 | Stafford/Barton county line |
| 281-5/2.100 | 98.909 | SE 50 Road |
| 281-5/5.320 | 102.129 | SE 20 Road |
| 281-5/6.586 | 103.395 | South city limits Great Bend |
| 281-5/6.720 | 103.529 | 2nd Street, Great Bend |
| 281-5/7.188 | 103.997 | US 56 |
| 281-5/7.545 | 104.354 | Broadway, Great Bend |
| 281-5/8.675 | 105.484 | North city limits Great Bend |
| 281-5/10.272 | 107.081 | NE 30 Road |
| 281-5/12.330 | 109.139 | NW/NE 50 Road |
| 281-5/17.590 | 114.399 | South City Limits Hosington |
| 281-5/18.349 | 115.158 | East junction K-4 |
| 281-5/18.688 | 115.497 | West city limits Hoisington |
| 281-5/22.945 | 119.754 | West junction K-4 |
| 281-5/25.899 | 122.708 | NW 150 Road |
| 281-5/34.026 281-84/0.000 | 130.835 | Barton/Russell county line |
| 281-84/8.128 | 138.963 | 4 Corners Road, Russell County |
| 281-84/11.628 | 142.463 | I-70 |
| 281-84/11.702 | 142.537 | South city limits Russell |
| 281-84/12.623 | 143.458 | Dorrance Street, Russell |
| 281-84/13.122 | 143.957 | Wichita Avenue, Russell |
| 281-84/14.125 | 144.960 | 15th Street, Russell |
| 281-84/14.633 | 145.468 | North city limits Russell |
| 281-84/29.175 | 160.010 | West Junction K-18 |
| 281-84/31.865 | 162.700 | West city limits Waldo |
| 281-84/32.365 | 163.200 | East city limits Waldo |
| 281-84/37.687 | 168.522 | East junction K-18 |
| 281-84/38.715 281-71/0.000 | 169.550 | Russell/Osborne county line |
| 281-71/15.000 | 184.550 | Osborne CR 404 |
| 281-71/20.546 | 190.096 | South city limits Osborne |
| 281-71/21.043 | 190.593 | Main Street, Osborne Osborne CR 388 |
| 281-71/22.047 24-71/19.172 | 191.597 | South junction US 24 North city limits Osborne |
| 24-71/23.135 281-71/26.010 | 195.560 | North junction US 24 South Junction K-9 |
| 281-71/29.508 | 199.058 | South city limits Portis |
| 281-71/30.004 281-92/0.000 | 199.554 | North city limits Portis Osborne/Smith county line |
| 281-92/7.874 | 207.428 | North junction K-9 |
| 281-92/16.860 | 216.414 | South city limits Smith Center |
| 281-92/17.197 | 216.751 | K-204 |
| 281-92/17.860 36-92/15.258 | 217.414 | West junction US 36 |
| 36-92/15.669 | 217.825 | East city limits Smith Center |
| 36-92/18.258 | 220.414 | S Road, Smith County |
| 36-92/21.271 | 223.427 | K-182 |
| 36-92/27.262 281-92/29.864 | 229.418 | East Junction US 36 |
| 281-92/31.361 | 230.915 | South city limits Lebanon |
| 281-92/31.859 | 231.413 | North city limits Lebanon |
| 281-92/32.859 | 232.413 | K-191 |
| 281-92/45.384 | 244.938 | Nebraska State Line |
AADT (2019)
| Location | Count | Truck % |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State Line to Hardtner | 1,000 | 21.5% |
| On Main Street in Hardtner | 1,130 | 26.1% |
| On Central Avenue in Hardtner | 1,060 | 27.8% |
| Hardtner to K-2 | 1,050 | 34.2% |
| K-2 to Gerlane Road | 770 | 44.1% |
| Gerlane Road to US 160 | 1,130 | 32.3% |
| US 160/US 183 concurrency | 2,320 | 27.5% |
| US 160 to River Road/Stoip Avenue | 4,410 | 11.1% |
| River Road/Stoip Avenue to North city limits Medicine Lodge | 2,850 | 16.8% |
| North of Medicine Lodge | 1,500 | 25.0% |
| South of Sawyer | 1,340 | 23.1% |
| In Sawyer | 1,840 | 18.8% |
| Sawyer to SW/SE 30th Street | 2,130 | 19.0% |
| SW/SE 30th Street to SW 10th Street/Lake Road | 2,850 | 16.0% |
| 10th Street, Pratt County to 7th Street, Pratt | 3,970 | 13.6% |
| 7th Street, Pratt to US 54 | 4,620 | 12.9% |
| US 54 to Maple Street | 5,060 | 9.6% |
| Maple Street to North city limits Pratt | 4,450 | 10.9% |
| NCL Pratt to NW/NE 20th Street | 3,480 | 12.8% |
| NW/NE 20th Street to Iuka | 3,230 | 14.4% |
| Iuka to Pratt/Stafford county line | 2,360 | 15.0% |
| Pratt/Stafford county line to SW/SE 70th Street | 1,880 | 23.1% |
| SW/SE 70th to SW/SE 40th | 1,720 | 25.6% |
| SW/SE 40th to US 50 | 1,610 | 34.7% |
| US 50 to NW/NE 70th Street | 2,522 | 23.4% |
| NW/NE 70th to K-19 | 2,670 | 19.9% |
| K-19 to NW/NE 190th Street | 2,260 | 25.0% |
| NW/NE 190th Street, Stafford County to SE 50 Road, Barton County | 2,550 | 21.8% |
| SE 50 Road to SW/SE 20 Road | 4,270 | 15.9% |
| SE 20 Road, Barton County to 2nd Street, Great Bend | 6,440 | 10.2% |
| 2nd Street to Broadway, Great Bend | 5,110 | 13.3% |
| Broadway to NCL Great Bend | 6,260 | 9.8% |
| NCL Great Bend to NE 30 Road | 5,360 | 7.4% |
| NE 30 Road to NW/NE 50 Road | 3,720 | 10.6% |
| NW/NE 50 Road to SCL Hoisington | 4,730 | 7.8% |
| SCL Hoisington to east junction K-4 | 5,100 | 7.1% |
| East junction K-4 to WCL Hoisington | 3,460 | 10.3% |
| WCL Hoisington to West junction K-4 | 1,890 | 12.4% |
| West junction K-4 to NW 150 Road | 1,710 | 24.9% |
| NW 150 Road to Barton/Russell county line | 1,550 | 26.8% |
| Barton/Russel county line to 4 Corners Road, Russell County | 1,960 | 25.0% |
| 4 Corners Road to I-70 | 2,530 | 20.6% |
| I-70 to Dorrance Street, Russell | 5,100 | 8.7% |
| Dorrance Street to Wichita Avenue | 5,030 | 6.1% |
| Wichita Avenue to 15th Street | 5,730 | 5.0% |
| 15th Street to NCL Russell | 1,060 | 27.8% |
| NCL Russell to West Junction K-18 | 900 | 32.2% |
| West Junction K-18 to Waldo | 815 | 20.2% |
| Waldo to East Junction K-18 | 1,020 | 16.2% |
| East junction K-18 to Russell/Osborne county line | 635 | 26.8% |
| Russell/Osborne county line to Osborne CR 404 | 455 | 40.7% |
| Osborne CR 404 to SCL Osborne | 1,040 | 20.2% |
| SCL Osborne to Main Street/CR 388 | 1,200 | 18.3% |
| Main Street to south junction US 24 | 2,190 | 14.8% |
| US 24/US 281 concurrency | 1,370 | 35.7% |
| North junction US 24 to SCL Portis | 1,360 | 16.5% |
| SCL Portis to Osborne/Smith County line | 1,210 | 21.9% |
| Osborne/Smith County line to north junction K-9 | 1,070 | 21.0% |
| North junction K-9 to SCL Smith Center | 1,110 | 29.7% |
| SCL Smith Center to K-204 | 2,540 | 13.8% |
| K-204 to west junction US 36 | 2,790 | 12.9% |
| On US 36 from west junction US 36 to east city limits Smith Center | 3,600 | 9.7% |
| On US 36 from ECL Smith Center to S Road | 1,660 | 20.5% |
| On US 36 from S Road to K-182 | 1,520 | 21.1% |
| On US 36 from K-182 to east junction US 36 | 1,250 | 24.0% |
| East junction US 36 to Lebanon | 1,010 | 17.8% |
| In Lebanon | 815 | 31.9% |
| Lebanon to K-191 | 650 | 25.4% |
| K-191 to Nebraska state line | 620 | 26.6% |