K-14 (Kansas highway)

K-14
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	203 mi (327 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US-160 in Harper
North end:	N-14, Nebraska state line north of Mankato
Location
Counties:	Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth, Rice, Reno, Kingman, Harper
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-13 K-15 →

K-14 is a north–south state highway which runs most of the length of the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs through the central part of the state.

Route description

K-14 begins on its southern end at US-160 in the town of Harper in Harper County. From there, it travels north into Kingman County, crossing the Chikaskia River near the community of Rago. K-14 continues north to Kingman, where it crosses the South Fork of the Ninnescah River and meets US-54/US-400. K-14 travels west with US-54/400 for approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) before turning north again and continuing into Reno County. K-14 meets K-61 just southwest of the town of Arlington, and the two highways are briefly duplexed while traveling northeast through the town. Past Arlington, K-61 continues to the northeast toward Hutchinson, while K-14 resumes its due north bearing, crossing the North Fork of the Ninnescah River.

Just south of the Reno/Rice county line, K-14 meets K-96 and the two highways are duplexed for the next 15 miles (24 km). The two highways travel west for around a mile when they first meet, before turning north again into Rice County. The highway crosses the Arkansas River and continues north through Sterling. At Lyons, the highway meets US-56, at which point K-96 splits from K-14 and continues west along US-56 toward Great Bend, while K-14 continues north into Ellsworth County. In the historic town of Ellsworth, the highway crosses the Smoky Hill River and continues north to I-70. K-14 travels east along I-70 for approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) before exiting and resuming north into Lincoln County, where K-14 passes through the Smoky Hills Wind Farm.

K-14 passes north through Lincoln and Mitchell Counties, crossing the Saline River in the town of Lincoln and the Solomon River in Beloit (the largest town along the highway). The highway jogs to the west for close to 2 miles (3.2 km) at the Mitchell/Jewell county line before continuing north into Jewell County. K-14 passes through the town of Jewell and meets US-36 just east of Mankato. K-14 is duplexed with US-36 for three miles (5 km) as it heads east, before splitting off again to the north. K-14 passes over White Rock Creek at the far western end of Lovewell Reservoir and continues north into Nebraska near the town of Superior, Nebraska, where the highway continues as Nebraska Highway 14.

The northern and southern halves of the highway differ fairly significantly in terms of terrain and landscape. The southern half of K-14 travels over fairly flat terrain in the valley of the Arkansas River. Just north of the intersection with K-4 in southern Ellsworth County, K-14 passes into the Smoky Hills region, traveling over a series of broad, rolling hills, providing several scenic vistas of the surrounding countryside. The portion of the highway between Lincoln and Beloit is particularly hilly.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	km	Destinations	Notes
Harper	Harper	0	0	US-160	Southern terminus
Kingman	Rago	12	19	K-42
	Kingman	24	39	US-54 / US-400	Southern end of US-54/US-400 concurrency
		28	45	US-54 / US-400	Northern end of US-54/US-400 concurrency
Reno	Arlington	45	72	K-61	Southern end of K-61 concurrency
	Arlington	46	74	K-61	Northern end of K-61 concurrency
	Abbyville	52	84	US-50
		63	101	K-96	Southern end of K-96 concurrency
Rice	Lyons	78	126	US-56 / K-96	Northern end of K-96 concurrency; southern end of US-56 concurrency
Ellsworth	Ellsworth	104	167	K-156
	Ellsworth	106	171	K-140
		113	182	I-70 / US-40	Exit 219 on I-70; western end of I-70/US-40 concurrency
		115	185	I-70 / US-40	Exit 221 on I-70; eastern end of I-70/US-40 concurrency
Lincoln	Lincoln	130	209	K-18
		140	225	K-284	Western terminus of K-284
Mitchell	Beloit	162	261	US-24
Jewell	Jewell	177	285	K-28
	Mankato	185	298	US-36	Southern end of US-36 concurrency
		188	303	US-36	Northern end of US-36 concurrency
		203	327	N-14	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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