K-179 is an
state highway
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in
Harper County, Kansas
Harper County (county code HP) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,485. Its county seat and most populous city is Anthony. The county was named for Sergeant Marion Harper of the 2 ...
. It runs from
Oklahoma State Highway 132
State Highway 132, also known as SH-132, is a state highway in north-central Oklahoma. It connects State Highway 51 west of Hennessey to the Kansas state line near Manchester, and is long. It has no lettered spur routes.
SH-132 was originall ...
(SH-132) the
Oklahoma
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state line north to the city of
Anthony
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, where it ends at
K-44. The route was designated around 1956, and is not part of the
National Highway System.
Route description
Just north of
Manchester, Oklahoma
Manchester is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 103 at the 2010 census, a decline of 1.0 percent from 104 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Manchester is located in northwest Grant County just south of the Oklahoma- ...
, K-179 begins running west along the Oklahoma state line as a continuation of SH-132. The route then turns due north and continues through flat farm fields. A series of curves take the highway slightly to the northeast before it enters the city of Anthony, where it becomes known as Jennings Avenue. Just more than north of the Anthony city limits, K-179 meets its northern terminus at an intersection with
K-44, also known as Main Street.
All but of K-179's alignment is maintained by the
Kansas Department of Transportation
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Kansas.
Funding issues
Since 2012, over $2 billion has been diverted from its coffers to the Kansas ...
(KDOT). The entire section of K-179 within Anthony is maintained by the city.
Every year, KDOT measures traffic on each of its state highways in terms of
average annual daily traffic
Annual average daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning, transportation engineering and retail location selection. Traditionally, it is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a y ...
(AADT). In 2012, K-179 was found to have AADT counts of 303 on the first of the route and 433 just south of Anthony, the route's lowest and highest counts, respectively.
The highway is not a part of the United States
National Highway System.
History
The road that would become K-179 first appeared on the 1936 state highway map as a paved county road connection.
This roadway was designated as K-179 around 1956.
The routing of the highway has not been modified since its designation.
Major intersections
References
External links
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KDOT State MapKansas Highways Routelog - K-179
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