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K-16 is a
state highway A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. State of
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
. K-16's western terminus is at a junction with
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(US-77) just north of Randolph and the eastern terminus is at US-24 and US-40 in Tonganoxie. Along the way K-4 intersects many major thoroughfares including
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in Holton, K-4 near Valley Falls and US-59 from west of
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to south of Oskaloosa.


Route description

K-16 begins north of Randolph on
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and crosses
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. Near the town of Blaine, K-16 crosses The Oregon Trail. K-16 continues through Holton until turning south. K-116 continues to head eastward through Larkinburg and Arrington until ending at Cummings in Atchison County. K-16 continues through Valley Falls, crossing the
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until meeting with US-59. K-16 then runs concurrent with US 59 through Oskaloosa until heading east again through McLouth and winding through
Leavenworth County Leavenworth County (county code LV) is located in the U.S. state of Kansas and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 81,881. Its county seat and most populous city is Leavenworth. Histo ...
until coming to an end at an intersection with US-24 and US-40 in Tonganoxie.


History

Between 1927 and 1935, K-16 was located in Atchison County and Doniphan County, starting at US-73 in
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and ending at
US-36 U.S. Route 36 (US 36) is an east–west United States highway that travels approximately from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville, Ohio. The highway's western terminus is at Deer Ridge Junction, an intersection i ...
in
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. A southern terminus was located in Montgomery County and Neosho County starting in Chanute and ending at the
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state line in Coffeyville. In 1932, the southern section was replaced by US 169. In 1935, the remainder of K-16 became part of K-7. K-16 was reassigned as a renumbering of K-24 because of the extension of US-24 into Kansas.


Major intersections


See also

*
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. __TOC__ State highways By Ka ...


References


External links


K-16 at Route56.com
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