K-15 (Kansas highway)

K-15
Eisenhower Memorial Highway
K-15 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the cities of Winfield, Mulvane, Derby, Wichita, Newton, Abilene, and Clay Center
Length	257.141 mi[1] (413.828 km)
Major junctions
South end	SH-18 southeast of Dexter
Major intersections	I-35 / Kansas Turnpike in Wichita I-135 / US-81 from Wichita to Newton US-50 in Newton I-70 / US-40 in Abilene US-24 in Clay Center US-36 in Washington
North end	N-15 north of Morrowville
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Cowley, Sumner, Sedgwick, Harvey, Marion, Dickinson, Clay, Washington
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-14 → K-16

K-15 is a 257.141-mile-long (413.828 km) north–south

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The entire section within Winfield is maintained by the city.[4] The entire 1.630 miles (2.623 km) section of K-15 within Mulvane is maintained by the city.^[5] The entire 2.118 miles (3.409 km) section within Derby is maintained by the city.^[6] The section of K-15 in Wichita from the south city limit to I-135 is maintained by the city.^[7] The section of K-15 in Newton from US-50 to the north city limit is maintained by the city.^[8] The entire 2.758 miles (4.439 km) section within Abilene is maintained by the city.^[9] The entire 1.910 miles (3.074 km) section within Clay Center is maintained by the city.^[10]

K-15 once split into two routes near Washington. The K-15W fork is the present-day routing of K-15, while K-15E was redesignated as part of K-148. Before 1988, the section of K-148 from the K-9/K-15 intersection to the Nebraska border was designated as K-15E and the section of K-15 from the K-9/K-148 intersection northward was designated as K-15W. Then in a May 2, 1988 resolution, K-148 was extended over the former K-15E and K-15W was renumbered to K-15.^[11] K-15 was the only state route in Kansas to fork in this manner.^[3]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cowley	​	0.000	0.000	SH-18 south	Continuation into Oklahoma
	​	7.870	12.666	US-166 east – Sedan	South end of US-166 concurrency
	​	11.820	19.022	US-166 west – Arkansas City, Winfield	North end of US-166 concurrency
	​	24.039	38.687	US-160 east – Burden	North end of US-160 concurrency
	Winfield	33.893	54.545	K-360 west	Eastern terminus of K-360
		36.592	58.889	US-77 south (Main Street) / US-160 west (9th Avenue) – Wellington, Arkansas City	North end of US-160 concurrency; south end of US-77 concurrency
	​	47.050	75.720	US-77 north – El Dorado	North end of US-77 concurrency
	Udall	53.009	85.310	K-55 west (Clark Street) – Belle Plaine	Eastern terminus of K-55
Sumner	Mulvane	61.711	99.314	K-53 west (119th Street South)	Eastern terminus of K-53; interchange
Sedgwick	​	73.093	117.632	I-35 / Kansas Turnpike	Exit 45 on I-35/Kansas Tpke.
	Wichita	74.297	119.569	Southeast Boulevard north	Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
				I-135 / US-81 south	Interchange; south end of I-135/US-81 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 3A on I-135
Overlap with I-135/US-81
Harvey	Newton	101.083	162.677	I-135 north / US-50 east (US-81 north) – Salina, Emporia	North end of I-135/US-81 concurrency; south end of US-50 concurrency; exit 30 on I-135
		101.841	163.897	US-50 west – Hutchinson	Interchange; north end of US-50 concurrency
		105.793	170.257	I-135 / US-81 – Salina, Wichita	Exit 34 on I-135
K-215 west – Goessel	Eastern terminus of K-215
	​	125.042	201.236	US-56 west – McPherson	South end of US-56 concurrency
	​	126.526	203.624	K-168 north – Lehigh	Southern terminus of K-168
	US-56 east (200th Street) – Marion	North end of US-56 concurrency
Dickinson	Elmo	153.095	246.383	K-4 (600 Avenue) – Gypsum, Hope
	Abilene	171.143	275.428	I-70 / US-40 – Topeka, Salina	Exit 275 on I-70
	​	177.539	285.721	K-18 west (3000 Avenue) – Bennington	South end of K-18 concurrency
	​	181.505	292.104	K-18 east (3000 Avenue) – Junction City	North end of K-18 concurrency
K-197 west – Industry	Eastern terminus of K-197
	​	194.524	313.056	K-82 east (7th Road) – Wakefield	Western terminus of K-82
	Clay Center	205.578	330.846	US-24 (Crawford Street) – Beloit, Manhattan
	​	211.564	340.479	K-80 west – Morganville	Eastern terminus of K-80
Clay–Washington county line	​	218.491	351.627	K-9 west (Parallel Road) – Concordia	South end of K-9 concurrency
K-115 west (Palmer Avenue) – Palmer	Eastern terminus of K-115
	​	230.585	371.091	K-9 east / K-148 (10th Road) – Blue Rapids, Agenda	North end of K-9 concurrency; K-148 east is former K-15E; K-15 north of this point is former K-15W
	Washington	237.619	382.411	US-36 east (7th Street) – Marysville	South end of US-36 concurrency
	​	243.966	392.625	US-36 west (17th Road) – Belleville	North end of US-36 concurrency
	​	257.141	413.828	N-15 north	Continuation into Nebraska
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access        Tolled