K-177 (Kansas highway)

K-177
	K-177 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KDOT
Length	102.871 mi[1] (165.555 km)
Tourist; routes	Flint Hills Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end	US-54 east of El Dorado
	I-35 / Kansas Turnpike in Cassoday; US-50 near Strong City; US-56 in Council Grove; K-4 along the Morris–Wabaunsee county line near Alta Vista; I-70 / US-40 in extreme northeast Geary County; K-18 in Manhattan
North end	US-24 in Manhattan
Location
Counties	Butler, Chase, Morris, Wabaunsee, Geary, Riley
Highway system

K-177 is a 102.871-mile-long (165.555 km) south–north state highway in central Kansas. It runs from U.S. Route 54 (US-54) near El Dorado northward to US-24 in Manhattan, passing through the Flint Hills. It is part of the Flint Hills Scenic Byway and the Prairie Parkway.[2]

Route description

US-50 at its junction with the ramp for K-177 northbound

From its beginnings east of El Dorado, K-177 heads northward to provide access to El Dorado Lake. It then approaches the Kansas Turnpike and runs parallel to it before having a junction with it (exit 92). It then passes through Matfield Green and Bazaar before reaching Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, and US-50.

Flint Hills Scenic Byway is a portion of K-177 located in the Flint Hills region of the state, stretching from Interstate 35 at Cassoday in the south to US-56 at Council Grove in the north. Along the byway there are rolling hills and some of the only tallgrass prairie left in North America. It is a National Scenic Byway.

I-70 at exit for K-177

North of Strong City, K-177 passes through the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. In Council Grove, it meets US-56. It has a brief concurrency with K-4 near Alta Vista before having an interchange (exit 313) with Interstate 70. Nine miles north of I-70, it ends at US-24 in Manhattan.

From I-70 to US-24, K-177 is named the Coach Bill Snyder Highway, in honor of the long-time Kansas State University football coach.[3]

K-177 is two lanes from US-54 to I-70 and a four-lane expressway from I-70 to US-24.

History

K-177 was signed as K-13 until 1965.[4] It previously ended at US-77 before El Dorado Lake was completed.[4]

Approved in early 2019, it was approved to reconstruct 24 miles (39 km) of K-177, from four miles (6.4 km) north of Council Grove to I-70. The project will increase the width of the roadway from 26 feet (7.9 m) to 40 feet (12 m) and will move certain sections to new alignments. The $25 million project is expected to be completed in 2020.[5]

In September 2019, KDOT approved several projects along K-177 in Chase County. Three bridges will be replaced, including a $2.3 million bridge connecting K-177 to US-50 just west of Strong City, a $1.9 million bridge over Fox Creek, a $1.3 million bridge over a Fox Creek drainage area and a $436,000 bridge over Bloody Creek southeast of Cottonwood Falls.[6]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Butler		0.000	0.000	US-54 – Eureka, El Dorado	Southern terminus
Butler	Cassoday	18.753	30.180	I-35 / Kansas Turnpike – Wichita, Emporia, Kansas City	I-35/KTA exit 92
Chase	Strong City	46.423	74.711	US-50 – Emporia, Florence	Interchange
Morris	Council Grove	65.662	105.673	US-56 west – Herington	Western end of US-56 concurrency
Morris	Council Grove	65.830	105.943	US-56 east – Osage City	Eastern end of US-56 concurrency
Morris–Wabaunsee county line		78.275	125.971	K-4 west – Dwight	Southern end of K-4 concurrency
Morris–Wabaunsee county line		79.275	127.581	K-4 east – Alta Vista	Northern end of K-4 concurrency
Geary		94.249	151.679	I-70 / US-40 – Salina, Topeka	I-70 exit 313
Riley		101.979	164.119	K-18 east	Southern end of K-18 concurrency
	Manhattan	102.559	165.053	Pierre Street west	Interchange; northbound left exit and southbound left entrance
		102.559	165.053	K-18 west (Fort Riley Boulevard)	Northern end of K-18 concurrency
		102.871	165.555	US-24 – Clay Center, Wamego	Northern terminus; road continues as US 24 west (Tuttle Creek Boulevard)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled

References

Kansas Department of Transportation. "Pavement Management Information System". Retrieved 2010-05-13.
Kennedy, Richie. "Kansas Highways Routelog". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
Oct 2006 KDOT employee newsletter
Kansas Department of Transportation: Historic State Maps
"Kansas State Legislature - Delayed T-WORKS Modernization & Expansion Projects". Kansas State Legislature. 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
Chuck Samples (September 9, 2019). "K-177 to have three significant bridge replacement projects in Chase County, including one at US-50 junction". kvoe.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

External links

Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[pmis-1] Kansas Department of Transportation. "Pavement Management Information System". Retrieved 2010-05-13.

[route56-2] Kennedy, Richie. "Kansas Highways Routelog". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-03-14.

[3] Oct 2006 KDOT employee newsletter

[ksdot.org-4] Kansas Department of Transportation: Historic State Maps

[5] "Kansas State Legislature - Delayed T-WORKS Modernization & Expansion Projects". Kansas State Legislature. 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[6] Chuck Samples (September 9, 2019). "K-177 to have three significant bridge replacement projects in Chase County, including one at US-50 junction". kvoe.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.