K-177 (Kansas highway)

K-177
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	102.871 mi[1] (165.555 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US-54 east of El Dorado
	I-35 / Kan. Tpk. in Cassoday US-50 near Strong City US-56 in Council Grove K-4 along the Morris–Wabaunsee county line near Alta Vista I-70 / US-40 in extreme northeast Geary County K-18 in Manhattan
North end:	US-24 in Manhattan
Location
Counties:	Butler, Chase, Morris, Wabaunsee, Geary, Riley
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← US-177 K-178 →

K-177 is a state highway in central Kansas. It runs from US-54 near El Dorado to Manhattan, passing through the Flint Hills. It is part of the Flint Hills Scenic Byway and the Prairie Parkway.^[2]

Route description

From its beginnings east of El Dorado, K-177 heads northward to provide access to El Dorado Lake. It then approaches the Kansas Turnpike and runs parallel to it before having a junction with it (exit 92). It then passes through Matfield Green and Bazaar before reaching Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, and US-50.

The Flint Hills.

Flint Hills Scenic Byway is a portion of K-177 located in the Flint Hills region of the state, stretching from Interstate 35 at Cassoday in the south to US-56 at Council Grove in the north. Along the byway there are rolling hills and some of the only tallgrass prairie left in North America. It is a National Scenic Byway.

North of Strong City, K-177 passes through the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. In Council Grove, it meets US-56. It has a brief concurrency with K-4 near Alta Vista before having an interchange (exit 313) with Interstate 70. Nine miles north of I-70, it ends at US-24 in Manhattan.

From I-70 to US-24, K-177 is named the Coach Bill Snyder Highway, in honor of the long-time Kansas State University football coach who transformed the Wildcats from the worst team in major college football into consistent winners.^{[citation needed]}

K-177 is two lanes from US-54 to I-70 and a four-lane expressway from I-70 to US-24.

History

K-177 was signed as K-13 until 1965.^[3] It previously ended at US-77 before El Dorado Lake was completed.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Butler		0.000	0.000	US-54	Southern terminus
	Cassoday	18.753	30.180	I-35 / Kan. Tpk.	I-35/KTA exit 92
Chase	Strong City	46.423	74.711	US-50
Morris	Council Grove	65.662	105.673	US-56	Western terminus of US-56 concurrency
		65.830	105.943	US-56	Eastern terminus of US-56 concurrency
Morris–Wabaunsee county line		78.275	125.971	K-4	Southern terminus of K-4 concurrency
		79.275	127.581	K-4	Northern terminus of K-4 concurrency
Geary		94.249	151.679	I-70 / US-40	I-70 exit 313
Riley		101.979	164.119	K-18	Eastern terminus of K-18 concurrency
	Manhattan	102.559	165.053	K-18	Interchange, western terminus of K-18 concurrency
		102.871	165.555	US-24	Interchange, northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kansas Department of Transportation. "Pavement Management Information System". Retrieved 2010-05-13. 
2. ↑ Kennedy, Richie. "Kansas Highways Routelog". Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-03-14. 
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kansas Department of Transportation: Historic State Maps