K-9 (Kansas highway)

K-9
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	317.937 mi[1] (511.670 km)
Major junctions
West end	K-123 near Dresden
	US-283 near Edmond US-183 in Glade US-281 near Osborne US-24 in Beloit US-81 in Concordia US-77 in Waterville US-75 in Netawaka US-159 near Muscotah
East end	US-73 near Lancaster
Location
Counties	Sheridan, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith, Osborne, Mitchell, Cloud, Washington, Clay, Marshall, Nemaha, Jackson, Atchison
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Spurs ← K-8 K-10 →

K-9 is a 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.

Route description

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.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Sheridan–Decatur county line	​	0.000	0.000	K-123 – Selden, Hoxie, Dresden	Western terminus
Decatur	No major junctions
Norton	​	29.734	47.852	US-283 north – Norton	West end of concurrency with US-283
	​	31.738	51.077	US-283 south – Hill City	East end of concurrency with US-283
	​	38.220	61.509	K-173 south – Densmore
Phillips	Glade	61.933	99.672	US-183 (Central Avenue) – Phillipsburg, Stockton
Smith	​	90.493	145.634	US-281 north – Smith Center	West end of concurrency with US-281
Osborne	​	102.361	164.734	US-24 west / US-281 south – Osborne	East end of concurrency with US-281; west end of concurrency with US-24
	Downs	110.324	177.549	K-181 (Morgan Avenue) – Lebanon, Tipton
Mitchell	​	121.567	195.643	K-128 north to US-36
	Beloit	134.048	215.729	K-14 – Beloit, Jewell
		134.777	216.903	US-24 east – Clay Center	East end of concurrency with US-24
Cloud	​	161.932	260.604	K-28 west (Shell Road) – Jamestown, Randall
	Concordia	164.582	264.869	US-81 (Lincoln Street) – Belleville, Salina
Clay–Washington county line	​	195.006	313.832	K-15 south (Navajo Road) – Clay Center	West end of concurrency with K-15
Washington	​	199.526	321.106	K-115 west (Palmer Avenue) – Palmer
	​	207.100	333.295	K-15 north (Quivira Road) / K-148 west (10th Road) – Washington, Agenda	East end of concurrency with K-15; west end of concurrency with K-148
	​	211.061	339.670	K-119 north (Upland Road) – Greenleaf
	​	217.152	349.472	K-148 east (All-American Road) to US-36	East end of concurrency with K-148
Marshall	Waterville	223.608	359.862	US-77 south (Colorado Avenue) – Junction City	West end of concurrency with US-77
	​	230.037	370.209	US-77 north – Marysville	East end of concurrency with US-77
	Frankfort	242.303	389.949	K-99 south (Kansas Avenue) – Wamego	West end of concurrency with K-99
	​	243.954	392.606	K-99 north (Road to Oz Highway) – Beattie	East end of concurrency with K-99
	​	248.454	399.848	K-87 to US-36 – Vliets
	​	252.050	405.635	K-88 south – Vermillion
Nemaha	Centralia	259.476	417.586	K-187 north (2nd Street) to US-36
	​	264.448	425.588	K-63 north – Seneca	West end of concurrency with K-63
	Corning	269.462	433.657	K-63 south – St. Marys	East end of concurrency with K-63
	​	273.491	440.141	K-62 south – Soldier
Jackson	Netawaka	286.703	461.404	US-75 – Fairview, Holton
Atchison	​	299.032	481.245	US-159 north – Horton	West end of concurrency with US-159
	​	313.021	503.758	US-159 south – Nortonville	East end of concurrency with US-159
	Lancaster	317.937	511.670	US-73 – Atchison, Hiawatha	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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