K-116 (Kansas highway)

K-116 is a 26.146-mile-long (42.078 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-116's western terminus is at U.S. Route 75 (US-75) and K-16 in Holton, and the northern terminus is at US-59 west of Cummings. The first 3.506 miles (5.642 km) of K-116 is co-designated as K-16 and a brief section overlaps US-159 near the eastern terminus. K-116 was designated on January 7, 1937.[2][3]

K-116
K-116 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	26.146 mi[1] (42.078 km)
Existed	January 7, 1937[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	US-75 / K-16 in Holton
	US-159 west of Cummings
East end	US-59 west of Cummings
Location
Counties	Atchison, Jackson
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Spurs ← K-115 K-117 →

Route description

K-116 begins at an intersection with US-75 in Holton and begins travelling eastward concurrent with K-16. After slightly over 1 mile (1.6 km) it exits Holton and then after another 2 miles (3.2 km) the concurrency with K-16 ends and K-16 heads south towards Birmingham. From here K-116 continues eastward and after another roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) where it crosses Bills Creek, a tributary of Elk Creek. Then after another roughly 1.4 miles (2.3 km) it reaches the intersection of Rural Secondary 321 (RS-321), which heads southward to Denison. It continues eastward from here for roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) and enters Larkinburg and then crosses into Atchison County.[3]

Shortly after crossing the county line it crosses Elk Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River. From here it continues another .6 miles (0.97 km), crosses the Delaware River and then enters Arlington. Roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Arlington, K-116 intersects RS-18 which runs north to Muscotah. From RS-18 it continues eastward another roughly 3.2 miles (5.1 km) where it crosses Coal Creek. Another 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east past Coal Creek it intersects RS-19 which heads north to Effingham. From here it continues another 2 miles (3.2 km) and then crosees Little Stranger Creek. Roughly 1 mile (1.6 km) past the creek it is joined by US-159. K-116 and US-159 continue east together for roughly 1 mile (1.6 km), where US-159 turns back south. K-116 continues east from here for another roughly 3.8 miles (6.1 km) and then reaches its western terminus at US-59 west of Cummings.[4]

K-116 is not included in the National Highway System.[5] The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility. K-116 does connect to the National Highway System at each terminus, US-75 and US-59.[6] 2017 Annual average daily traffic (AADT) on K-116 ranged from 625 slightly west of the eastern terminus to 1820 slightly east of Holton. Other AADT on the highway was 1070 slightly east of the eastern end of the K-16 concurrency, 640 slightly east of Arlington and 640 slightly west of the western end of the US-159 concurrency.[7]

History

K-116 was assigned by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), at the time State Highway Commission of Kansas, in a January 7, 1937 resolution.[2] Also at that time K-16 was realigned slightly north to run concurrent along K-116.[8] Then on August 7, 1941 it was realigned slightly near the crossing of Bills Creek to eliminate 6 dangerous curves.[9]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Jackson	Holton	0.000	0.000	US-75 / K-16 west	Western terminus; western terminus of K-16 concurrency; US-75 serves Holton Community Hospital
	Franklin–Garfield township line	3.506	5.642	K-16 east	Eastern terminus of K-16 concurrency
Atchison	Center Township	21.659	34.857	US-159 north	Western terminus of US-159 concurrency
		22.309	35.903	US-159 south	Eastern terminus of US-159 concurrency
		26.146	42.078	US-59 – Cummings	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
2. "1937 Resolution". State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
3. KDOT (2011). 2011 Jackson County Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: KDOT. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
4. KDOT (2011). 2011 Atchison County Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: KDOT. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
5. Federal Highway Administration (May 8, 2019). National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:3,900,000]. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
6. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
7. Bureau of Transportation Planning (2018). Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,584,000]. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
8. State Highway Commission of Kansas (January 7, 1937). "Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Jackson County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
9. State Highway Commission of Kansas (August 7, 1941). "Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Jackson County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

External links

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• Kansas Department of Transportation State Map
• KDOT: Historic State Maps