K-156 (Kansas highway)

K-156
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 176.4 mi[2] (283.9 km)
Existed: 1957 as US 156, 1982 as K-156[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:
US-50 Bus. in Garden City
East end: I-70 in Ellsworth
Highway system

Kansas numbered highways

← K-154 K-157 →

K-156 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It begins in Ellsworth and travels west/southwest to Garden City.

History

From 1957 to 1982, the route existed as U.S. Highway 156, a spur highway of U.S. Route 56.

U.S. 156 was planned as U.S. 155.[3]

References

  1. ^ Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 13:10, 23 October 2006 (UTC).
  2. ^ Kennedy, Richie Kansas Highways Routelog. URL accessed 13:12, 23 October 2006 (UTC).
  3. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Chronological History Documentation: US 56 (correspondence between ODOT, AASHO, and other DOTs)