K-1 is a , north-south
state highway in southern
Comanche County,
Kansas
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, United States, that connects
Oklahoma State Highway 34
State Highway 34 (abbreviated SH-34) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for south-to-north in the western part of the state. The highway begins northeast of Eldorado, in the southwest corner of the state, and extends no ...
(SH‑34),with
U.S. Route 160
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465 mile (2,358 km) long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 five miles (8 km) west of Tuba City, Arizo ...
/
U.S. Route 183 (US‑160/US‑183).
Route description
K-1 begins at the
Oklahoma state line, where it is a continuation of
Oklahoma State Highway 34
State Highway 34 (abbreviated SH-34) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for south-to-north in the western part of the state. The highway begins northeast of Eldorado, in the southwest corner of the state, and extends no ...
. From its southern terminus it heads in north, turning slightly to the northwest before heading directly north again. It passes through the unincorporated community of
Buttermilk
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, which is the only community on the route. From Buttermilk, K-1 continues north until it reaches it northern terminus at an intersection with US‑160/US‑183, south of
Coldwater. US‑160/US‑183 continues north to Coldwater and west to
Protection
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.
The entire route of K-1 is paved with partial design
bituminous
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pavement,
a type of bituminous pavement which is not designed or constructed to carry the highway's expected traffic.
Annual average daily traffic
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values for the highway rise slowly from 600 over the southernmost of the route to 645 over the northernmost of the route.
K-1 highway is not a part of the
United States National Highway System.
History
K‑1 highway was originally established sometime between 1918 and 1932.
Originally, it ran much farther to the north than its current terminus, passing from the Oklahoma–Kansas border south of Coldwater north through
Greensburg,
Kinsley, western sections of
Pawnee County,
La Crosse
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,
Hays,
Plainville,
Stockton, and
Phillipsburg to a northern terminus just northeast of the town of
Woodruff.
It terminated at
K-22, which was later known as
U.S. Route 83
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, close to the border with
Nebraska
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.
In 1941, the majority of K‑1 (except the southernmost section) began to be replaced with US‑183, beginning with the section between
Rozel and Plainville.
By 1950, US‑183 had replaced all but the current alignment of K‑1.
It was not until 1953 that the entirety of K-1 was paved, as the section of K-1 that comprises the current alignment was not paved until between 1950 and 1953.
Since 1953, K-1 has remained at its current alignment.
Major intersections
See also
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List of state highways in Kansas
The State Highways in Kansas are the state highways owned and maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) in the U.S. state of Kansas. They are numbered with a ''K-'' prefix, e.g. K-10 or K-66.
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State highways
By Ka ...
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List of highways numbered 1
The following highways are numbered 1.
For roads numbered A1, see list of A1 roads.
For roads numbered B1, see list of B1 roads.
For roads numbered M1, see List of M1 roads.
For roads numbered N1, see list of N1 roads.
For roads numbered S ...
References
External links
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U.S. Route 83
Transportation in Comanche County, Kansas