K-17 (Kansas highway)

K-17
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 21 mi[1] (33.8 km)
Existed: 1932[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: US-54 / US-400 near Waterloo
North end: K-96 south of South Hutchinson
Location
Counties: RN, KM
Highway system

Kansas numbered highways

← K-16 K-18 →

K-17 is a Kansas state highway originating at US-54 and US-400 between Kingman and Cheney near the unincorporated community of Waterloo. It ends at K-96 near South Hutchinson, Kansas.

K-17 is 21 miles (34 km) long. It passes to the east of Pretty Prairie, which is accessible by a county road (West Pretty Prairie Road).

After its southern terminus at US-54/US-400, the road continues as Kingman County route 430 (SE 100 Ave), going through Murdock before ending at K-42

Contents

History

K-17 was commissioned by 1932.[1] It appears on the 1932 state highway map.[2] K-17 originally went through Hutchinson and ended at US-81 south of McPherson. Sometime between 1956 and 1962, the segment of K-17 between South Hutchinson and McPherson was switched with K-61[2]

Major intersections

County Location Mile Destinations Notes
Kingman
 Waterloo 0.00 US-54 / US-400 Southern terminus of K–17
Reno
 Hutchinson 21.00 K-96 Northern terminus of K–17
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Kennedy, Richie. "Kansas Highways Routelog". Kansas Highways 7.0. http://www.route56.com/highways/highways.cgi?hwy1=89&fulldesc=1&hist=1&I=1&photos=1. 
  2. ^ a b Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map (Map) (1932 ed.). http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1932Mapside.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map (Map) (2007-2008 ed.). Section E8. http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/state-pdf/kansas0506.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 

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