K-14 (Kansas highway)

K-14
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	219.276 mi[1] (352.891 km)
Major junctions
South end	US-160 / K-2 in Harper
	US-54 / US-400 through Kingman County K-96 near South Hutchinson US-50 / K-61 in South Hutchinson US-56 / K-96 in Lyons I-70 / US-40 through Ellsworth County US-24 in Beloit US-36 in Mankato
North end	N-14 at the Nebraska state line north of Mankato
Location
Counties	Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Rice, Reno, Kingman, Harper
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Spurs ← K-13 K-15 →

K-14 is a north–south state highway which runs most of the length of the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs through the central part of the state.

Route description

K-14 begins on its southern end at US-160 in the town of Harper in Harper County. From there, it travels north into Kingman County, crossing the Chikaskia River near the community of Rago. K-14 continues north to Kingman, where it crosses the South Fork of the Ninnescah River and meets US-54/US-400. K-14 travels east with US-54/400 for approximately 10 miles (16 km) before turning north again near Waterloo, and continuing into Reno County, where it crosses the North Fork of the Ninnescah River. K-14 meets K-96 just south of South Hutchinson, and are duplexed for 3 miles (4.8 km), until they meet US-50 and K-61, where all four routes run concurrently for 2 miles (3.2 km) to the west, when K-14 and K-96 turn north and pass through Nickerson, and US-50 and K-61 continue west.

The two highways enter Rice County just south of Sterling before passing through the town. The highway then crosses the Arkansas River before encountering Lyons, and US-56, at which point K-96 splits from K-14 and continues west along US-56 toward Great Bend, while K-14 continues north into Ellsworth County. In the historic town of Ellsworth, the highway crosses the Smoky Hill River and continues north to I-70. K-14 travels east along I-70 for approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) before exiting and resuming north into Lincoln County, where K-14 passes through the Smoky Hills Wind Farm.

K-14 passes north through Lincoln and Mitchell Counties, crossing the Saline River in the town of Lincoln and the Solomon River in Beloit (the largest town along the highway). The highway jogs to the west for close to 2 miles (3.2 km) at the Mitchell/Jewell county line before continuing north into Jewell County. K-14 passes through the town of Jewell and meets US-36 just east of Mankato. K-14 is duplexed with US-36 for three miles (5 km) as it heads east, before splitting off again to the north. K-14 passes over White Rock Creek at the far western end of Lovewell Reservoir and continues north into Nebraska near the town of Superior, Nebraska, where the highway continues as Nebraska Highway 14.

The northern and southern halves of the highway differ fairly significantly in terms of terrain and landscape. The southern half of K-14 travels over fairly flat terrain in the valley of the Arkansas River. Just north of the intersection with K-4 in southern Ellsworth County, K-14 passes into the Smoky Hills region, traveling over a series of broad, rolling hills, providing several scenic vistas of the surrounding countryside. The portion of the highway between Lincoln and Beloit is particularly hilly.

History

Until 2013, K-14 followed US-54/US-400 west out of Kingman for 4 miles. From there it went north to K-61 and through Arlington and continued north, then met K-96 south of Sterling.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Harper	Harper	0.000	0.000	US-160 / K-2 – Anthony, Wellington	Southern end
Kingman	Rago	12.506	20.126	K-42 – Wichita
	Kingman	26.162	42.104	US-54 / US-400 west (D Avenue) – Pratt	Southern end of US-54/US-400 overlap; former K-14 north
	​	29.909	48.134	40th Avenue	Interchange; southern end of freeway
	​	30.617	49.273	70th Avenue
	​	36.321	58.453	US-54 / US-400 east / 100th Avenue south – Wichita	Northern end of overlap with freeway; northern end of US-54/US-400 overlap
Reno	​	57.459	92.471	K-96 east – Wichita	Southern end of K-96 overlap
	South Hutchinson	60.184	96.857	US-50 east / K-61 north (John Neal Memorial Highway) / Main Street orth – Newton, McPherson	Interchange; southern end of US-50/K-61 overlap; access to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
	​	61.696	99.290	US-50 west / K-61 south (John Neal Memorial Highway) – Kinsley, Pratt	Partial cloverleaf interchange; northern end of US-50/K-61 overlap; former K-14 south
	​	63.402	102.036	6th Avenue	Interchange
	​	65.084	104.743	4th Avenue	Interchange
	​	67.606	108.801	Wilson Road / Nickerson Boulevard	Interchange
Rice	Lyons	94.319	151.792	US-56 / K-96 west (Main Street) – Great Bend, McPherson	Northern end of K-96 overlap
	​	105.895	170.421	K-4
Ellsworth	​	120.214	193.466	K-14 Truck north / K-156 – Great Bend	Southern end of K-14 Truck
	Ellsworth	122.347	196.898	K-140 east / K-14 Truck south (15th Street)	Western end of K-140; northern end of K-14 Truck; serves Ellsworth County Medical Center
	​	129.800	208.893	I-70 / US-40 west – Hays	Exit 219 on I-70; southern end of I-70/US-40 overlap
	​	132.713	213.581	I-70 / US-40 east – Salina	Exit 221 on I-70; northern end of I-70/US-40 overlap
Lincoln	Lincoln	147.514	237.401	K-18 – Plainville, Junction City
	​	157.111	252.846	K-284 east – Barnard	Western end of K-284
Mitchell	Beloit	178.516	287.294	US-24 / K-9 – Osborne, Clay Center
Jewell	Jewell	193.566	311.514	K-28 east (Delaware Street) – Concordia
	​	201.600	324.444	US-36 west – Mankato	Southern end of US-36 overlap
	​	204.053	328.391	US-36 east – Belleville	Northern end of US-36 overlap
	​	219.276	352.891	N-14 north	Contunuation into Nebraska
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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