K-191 (Kansas highway)

K-191
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 0.999 mi[2] (1.6 km)
Existed: 1962[1] – present
Major junctions
East end: US-281 1 mile north of Lebanon
West end: Geographic Center of the 48 States[3]
Location
Counties: SM
Highway system

Kansas numbered highways

← K-190 K-192 →

K-191 is a Kansas state highway originating at US-281 just north of Lebanon and ending a mile later at a monument marking the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states.[3]

Contents

Route description

The route begins at a monument marking the geographic center of the 48 contiguous states. From this monument, which is a junction with a local road, the route heads eastward. The road passes by several farms before meeting its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 281.[4]

History

K-191 was commissioned by 1962.[1] It first appeared on the 1962 state highway map.[5]

Junction list

Location Mile Destination Notes
0.000 Geographic Center of the 48 contiguous states Western terminus
0.999 US-281 Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation. "2010 Condition Survey Report for Smith County, Kansas". http://www.ksdot.org/matreslab/pmis/query.asp. Retrieved February 26, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b CLUI - Newsletter
  4. ^ Microsoft. Map of K-191 – Bing Maps (Map). Cartography by NavTEQ, Inc. http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPXFuNDZwMTZzazd4eiZsdmw9MTUmZGlyPTAmc3R5PWImcnRwPXBvcy4zOS44MjgxOTE1MDc0MDY2NjVfLTk4LjU2MDQ0MTU1NjcwNTk3X25lYXIlMjBTUi0xOTElMkMlMjBMZWJhbm9uJTJDJTIwS1MlMjA2Njk1Ml9fX2FffnBvcy4zOS44MjgxNTU4MDAwNDM4NzRfLTk4LjU3OTI4MTM5MjgyNjRfX19fYV8mbW9kZT1EJnJ0b3A9MH4wfjB+. Retrieved February 26, 2011. 
  5. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (PDF). Official State Transportation Map (Map) (1962 ed.). http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1962Mapside.pdf. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

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