K-9 (Kansas highway)
K-9 is a 317.937-mile-long (511.670 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway goes east–west through Kansas. It has its western terminus south of Dresden at an intersection with K-123 and an eastern terminus at its junction with U.S. Route 73 near Lancaster. K-9 is the second longest state highway after K-4.
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by KDOT | ||||
Length | 317.937 mi[1] (511.670 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Counties | Sheridan, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Washington, Clay, Marshall, Nemaha, Jackson, Atchison | |||
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Route description
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K-9 begins south of Dresden at K-123 on the border between Sheridan and Decatur counties. After starting out along the border, it gradually follows an east-northeast alignment, as the highway parallels the north fork of the Solomon River. After passing through Lenora, K-9 has a short overlap with US-283. It passes through Edmond and intersects K-173 near Densmore, then continues east through Logan and Speed. At Glade, K-9 intersects US-183. East of Glade, K-9 follows an east-southeast trajectory which goes north of Kirwin, then goes through Cedar and Gaylord before intersecting US-281. K-9 then goes southeast through Portis with US-281, then turns south. At US-24, K-9 turns east with US-24, ending its overlap with US-281.
K-9 and US-24 then overlap eastward through Downs, where they intersect K-181. The overlap continues through Cawker City and then intersects K-128. After passing through Glen Elder and Solomon Rapids. K-9 and US-24 intersect K-14 at Beloit, then the overlap ends shortly after that intersection. K-9 continues east from Beloit, then follows alternating northerly and easterly alignments before intersecting K-28 west of Concordia. It turns east into Concordia and intersects US-81 there.
Going east from Concordia, K-9 goes east to Clyde and Clifton, then intersects K-15. K-9 and K-15 then overlap, intersecting K-115 near Palmer and passing through Linn before meetin K-148. K-9 and K-148 then overlap going east, intersecting K-119 near Greenleaf, before ending their overlap at Barnes. It continues east to Waterville, where it begins an overlap with US-77, and the overlap with US-77 continues east to Blue Rapids.
From Blue Rapids, K-9 continues east to Frankfort, where it intersects K-99. They overlap going north from Frankfort, then K-9 turns east and intersects K-87 near Vliets, K-88 near Vermillion and K-187 at Centralia. East of Centralia, K-9 intersects K-63, and they overlap going south into Corning. K-9 then turns east at Corning, and then intersects K-62 southwest of Goff. It goes northeast into Goff, then goes southeasterly through Wetmore before intersecting US-75 near Netawaka.
K-9 continues southeast through Netawaka, then turns east through Whiting. Near Muscotah, K-9 intersects US-159, then they turn south together through Muscotah. They then overlap going east, then south into Effingham. East of Effingham, the K-9/US-159 overlap ends, and K-9 alternates between northbound and eastbound alignments on its way towards Lancaster, ending south of Lancaster at US-73.
History
K-9 originally began at US-383 but was realigned sometime between 1941 and 1956 to start at K-123.[2][3] In a February 27, 1942 resolution, K-9 was realigned to run from Dresden east, then south to the old K-9 alignment in New Almelo.[4] In a December 20, 1950 resolution, K-9 was realigned to go west from Allison to K-123 along the Decatur–Decatur county line.[5]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Sheridan–Decatur county line | | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Western terminus |
Norton | | 29.734 | 47.852 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with US-283 |
| 31.738 | 51.077 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with US-283 | |
| 38.220 | 61.509 | ![]() | Northern terminus of K-173 | |
Phillips | Glade | 61.933 | 99.672 | ![]() | |
Smith | | 90.493 | 145.634 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with US-281 |
Osborne | | 102.361 | 164.734 | ![]() ![]() | East end of concurrency with US-281; west end of concurrency with US-24 |
Downs | 110.324 | 177.549 | ![]() | ||
Mitchell | | 121.567 | 195.643 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of K-128 |
Beloit | 134.048 | 215.729 | ![]() | ||
134.777 | 216.903 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with US-24 | ||
Cloud | | 161.932 | 260.604 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of K-28 |
Concordia | 164.582 | 264.869 | ![]() | ||
Clay–Washington county line | | 195.006 | 313.832 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with K-15 |
Washington | | 199.526 | 321.106 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of K-115 |
| 207.100 | 333.295 | ![]() ![]() | East end of concurrency with K-15; west end of concurrency with K-148; K-15 north is former K-15W, K-9/K-148 east of this point is former K-15E | |
| 211.061 | 339.670 | ![]() | Southern terminus of K-119 | |
| 217.152 | 349.472 | ![]() ![]() | East end of concurrency with K-148; former K-15E | |
Marshall | Waterville | 223.608 | 359.862 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with US-77 |
| 230.037 | 370.209 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with US-77 | |
Frankfort | 242.303 | 389.949 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with K-99 | |
| 243.954 | 392.606 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with K-99 | |
| 248.454 | 399.848 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 252.050 | 405.635 | ![]() | Northern terminus of K-88 | |
Nemaha | Centralia | 259.476 | 417.586 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of K-187 |
| 264.448 | 425.588 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with K-63 | |
Corning | 269.462 | 433.657 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with K-63 | |
| 273.491 | 440.141 | ![]() | Northern terminus of K-62 | |
Jackson | Netawaka | 286.703 | 461.404 | ![]() | |
Atchison | | 299.032 | 481.245 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with US-159 |
| 313.021 | 503.758 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with US-159 | |
Lancaster | 317.937 | 511.670 | ![]() | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- 1940 Decatur County Map (PDF) (Map). KDOT. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- 1956 Decatur County Map (PDF) (Map). KDOT. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- State Highway Commission of Kansas (February 27, 1942). "Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Highway K-9". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- State Highway Commission of Kansas (December 20, 1950). "Resolution for Relocation and Redesignation of Road in Decatur and Sheridan Counties". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 26, 2020.