U.S. Route 160 in Kansas

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 160 in Kansas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 160.

U.S. Highway 160 marker

U.S. Highway 160

Map
US-160 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the cities of Ulysses, Harper and Wellington
Length489.457 mi[1] (787.705 km)
Existedc. 1931[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 160 at Colorado state line
Major intersections US-83 west of Sublette

US-56
west of Sublette
US-54 from Plains to Meade
US-281 in Medicine Lodge
US-81 in Wellington
I-35 / Kansas Turnpike
US-77 in Winfield
US-75 in Independence
US-59 in Oswego

US 160 at Missouri
state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesStanton, Grant, Haskell, Seward, Meade, Clark, Comanche, Barber, Harper, Sumner, Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Labette, Cherokee, Crawford
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-158→ K-161

U.S. Route 160 (US-160) is a part of the

U.S. Highway System that runs from US-89 near Tuba City, Arizona east to US-67 and Missouri Route 158 southwest of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. In the state of Kansas
, US-160 is a main east–west highway that runs from the Colorado border east to the Missouri border.

Route description

US-160 enters Kansas just west of

Interstate 35, on which the Kansas Turnpike
is routed in the area.

East of Interstate 35, it intersects

U.S. Route 400, which goes north and ends just south of Pittsburg, Kansas
. After Frontenac, it turns east and enters Missouri.

The first westbound US 160 reassurance marker in Kansas

The section of US-160 in Harper, from K-14 to slightly east of end of overlap with K-2 is maintained by the city.[3] The entire 2.601-mile (4.186 km) section within Wellington is maintained by the city.[4]

History

K-46 marker

K-46

LocationColorado border–Santa Fe
Existed1927[5]–c. 1931[2]

The section of US-160 from the

K-12.[5] US-160 was extended into Kansas between 1930 and 1931, which resulted in K-46 being decommissioned and K-12 being truncated to US-54 north of Liberal.[2]

East of Coldwater, US-160 originally turned north to Wilmore then curved southwest and traveled through Sun City and Lake City to its current alignment west of Medicine Lodge. Then between 1941 and 1944, a new alignment was built to travel directly east–west from Coldwater to Medicine Lodge.[6][7] East of Independence, US-160 originally followed US-169 north to K-37 then east to US-400, which it followed to its current alignment south of Pittsburg. Then in a December 9, 1998 resolution, US-160 was realigned over K-96 from US-169 east to US-69 Alternate then turned north toward Pittsburg.[8][9][10]

Between 1951 and 1952, the alignment was shifted south between the Colorado border and

Johnson
.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Stanton​0.0000.000
 US 160 west		Continuation into Colorado
​16.81627.063
 K-27 south		Western end of K-27 overlap
​17.82328.683
 K-27 north		Eastern end of K-27 overlap
GrantUlysses39.70063.891 K-25
​53.88086.711
 K-190 south		Northern terminus of K-190
Haskell​66.931107.715

 US-83 north / K-144 east		Western end of US-83 overlap; western terminus of K-144
​72.950117.402
US-56
Seward​79.944128.657
 K-190 north		Southern terminus of K-190
​86.967139.960
 US-83 south		Eastern end of US-83 overlap
MeadePlains103.660166.825
 US-54 west		Western end of US-54 overlap
Meade116.556187.579 K-23
117.882189.713
 US-54 east		Eastern end of US-54 overlap
Clark​135.261217.681
 US-283 north – Dodge City, Minneola		Western end of US-283 overlap
​141.842228.273
 US-283 south – Englewood		Eastern end of US-283 overlap
​160.031257.545

 US-183 south / K-34 north		Western end of US-183 overlap; southern terminus of K-34
Comanche​177.978286.428
 K-1 south		Northern terminus of K-1
​183.928296.003
 US-183 north		Eastern end of US-183 overlap
Barber​224.293360.965
 US-281 south – Alva, OK		Western end of US-281 overlap
Medicine Lodge224.920361.974
 US-281 north – Pratt		Eastern end of US-281 overlap
Harper​256.218412.343
 K-2 west		Western end of K-2 overlap
​259.233417.195
 K-14 north		Southern terminus of K-14
​260.345418.985
 K-2 east		Eastern end of K-2 overlap
K-205
​281.711453.370
 K-49 north		Western end of K-49 overlap
​284.644458.090
 K-49 south		Eastern end of K-49 overlap
​286.626461.280Mayfield Road – 
K-271
Wellington294.838474.496
 US-81 south		West end of US-81 overlap
295.440475.465North Washington Avenue – Business DistrictFormer routing of US-81
295.703475.888
 US-81 north (North A Street) – Wichita		East end of US-81 overlap; roundabout
​298.713480.732 I-35 / Kansas TurnpikeI-35/Kansas Turnpike exit 19
CowleyWinfield318.339512.317
 US-77 / K-15 north		Western end of K-15 overlap
​320.951516.521 K-360
​330.892532.519
 K-15 south		Eastern end of K-15 overlap
Elk​364.045585.874
 K-99 south		Western end of K-99 overlap
​364.609586.781
 K-99 north		Eastern end of K-99 overlap
Montgomery​402.003646.961
 US-75 south		Western end of US-75 overlap
Independence405.023651.821
 US-75 north		Eastern end of US-75 overlap
​411.963662.990
 US-169 north		Western end of US-169 overlap
​412.966664.604
 US-169 south		Eastern end of US-169 overlap
K-222
​426.487686.364
 K-101 south		Northern terminus of K-101
​431.485694.408
 US-59 north		Western end of US-59 overlap
Oswego441.343710.273
 US-59 south		Eastern end of US-59 overlap
Cherokee​456.821735.182
 K-7 / US-69 south		Western end of US-69 overlap
​463.842746.481
US 69 Alt.
south		Western end of US-400 overlap; northern terminus of US-69 Alternate
​472.960761.155
 K-103 west		Eastern terminus of K-103
US-400 west / K-171
east		Eastern end of US-400 overlap; western terminus of K-171
US 69 Bus.
north		Southern terminus of US-69 Business
480.278772.933 K-126
482.607776.681
US 69 Bus.
south		Northern terminus of US-69 Business
Frontenac484.617779.915
 US-69 north		Eastern end of US-69 overlap
​489.457787.705
US 160
east		Continuation into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^
    Rand McNally and Company (1931). "Kansas"
    (Map). Clason's Road Map of Kansas. 1:2,000,000. Denver: Clason Map Company. p. 87 – via Rumsey Collection.
  3. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (July 10, 2006). "Resolution Designating City Connecting Links in State Highway System". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  4. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (January 9, 2008). "Resolution Designating City Connecting Links in State Highway System". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  5. ^
    OCLC 2078375
    . Retrieved July 27, 2020 – via Rumsey Collection.
  6. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1941). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  7. ^ State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau (1944). "Kansas" (Map). State Farm Road map: Kansas. 1:1,235,520. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. Retrieved July 28, 2020 – via Rumsey Collection.
  8. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (December 3, 1998). "Rural Resolution to remove K-96 from US-400/US-75/US-160 and to redesignate K-96 to US-160 in Montgomery County". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  9. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (December 3, 1998). "Rural Resolution to redesignate K-96 to US-160 and remove US-160 from US-400 in Labette County". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (December 3, 1998). "Rural Resolution to redesignate K-96 to US-160 and remove US-160 from US-400 in Cherokee County". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 28, 2020.

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