K-8 (Kansas highway)

K-8 marker

K-8
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length 17.254 mi[1] (27.768 km)
Southern segment
Length 1.275 mi[1] (2.052 km)
South end SH-8 near Kiowa
North end K-2 in Kiowa
Northern segment
Length 15.979 mi[1] (25.716 km)
South end US-36 near Athol
North end N-10 near Franklin
Location
Counties North: Smith South: Barber
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-7K-9 →

K-8 is the name of two separate state highways in Kansas, United States. The southern highway is a 1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) road, linking Oklahoma State Highway 8 (SH-8) to the town of Kiowa. The northern highway links U.S. Route 36 (US-36) near Athol to Nebraska Highway 10 (N-10) near the town of Franklin.

Route description

Southern highway

Classified as a major collector road,[2] the southern K-8 is a continuation of SH-8, linking northern Oklahoma to the town of Kiowa.[3] Approximately halfway between the state line and the northern terminus, the highway crosses a single track originally belonging to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which is now part of BNSF Railway's Kansas Division.[4][5]

Northern highway

The northern K-8, also classified as a major collector road,[6] begins at an intersection with US-36 near Athol, traveling north through rural farmland in northern Smith County. The highway terminates at the Nebraska state line, where the roadway continues as N-10.[7]

History

K-8 was constructed between 1918 and 1932,[8][9] traveling south-north through the middle of the state. By 1940,[10] the highways were truncated to their current segments. US-281 has replaced the former statewide K-8 as the primary link between Oklahoma and Nebraska.[11] The northern section was renumbered as K-11. In 1959, K-11 was transferred back to K-8, and K-8 was on its current route.

Major intersections

Southern highway

The entire route is in Barber County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 SH-8 – BurlingtonSouthern terminus, continues into Oklahoma as SH-8
Kiowa1.2752.052 K-2 (Main Street) – Hardtner, HazeltonNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Northern highway

The entire route is in Smith County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Athol0.0000.000 US-36 – Kensington, Smith CenterSouthern terminus, roadway continues south as County Road 515
​15.97925.716 N-10 – FranklinNorthern terminus, roadway continues north into Nebraska as N-10
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map:

KML is from Wikidata
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Barber County (PDF) (Map). Functional Classification. Kansas Department of Transportation. January 12, 2005. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ Google (January 4, 2011). "K-8 South" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  4. ↑ Kansas Railroad Map (PDF) (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ Kansas Operating Division (PDF) (Map). BNSF Railway. January 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ Smith County (PDF) (Map). Functional Classification. Kansas Department of Transportation. November 4, 2003. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  7. ↑ Google (January 4, 2011). "K-8 North" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ Official Map Kansas State Roads (PDF) (Map). 1 in ≈ 10 mi. Kansas Highway Commission. August 7, 1918.
  9. ↑ Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Kansas Highway Commission. 1932.
  10. ↑ Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Kansas Highway Commission. 1940.
  11. ↑ Google (January 4, 2011). "K-8 (Kansas highway)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
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