K-244 (Kansas highway)

K-244
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	3.940 mi[1] (6.341 km)
Existed:	June 12, 1964 (1964-06-12)[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	Milford Lake Road northwest of Junction City
East end:	K-57 north of Junction City
Location
Counties:	Geary
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-243 K-245 →

K-244 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas that is just under four miles (6.4 km) in length. It is east–west spur route that serves Milford Lake in north-central Kansas. It was designated in 1964 as a connector between the lake and the state highway system.

Route description

K-244 begins at Milford Lake Road northwest of Junction City. It heads to the east east near the southern shore of Milford Lake. Near the end, K-244 Spur connects to northbound K-57. K-244 ends as it merges into southbound K-57 near an intersection with US-77.^[3]

History

K-244 was created by a resolution adopted by the State Highway Commission of Kansas on June 12, 1964. It was created as the most direct route between the existing state highway system and Milford Lake.^[2] It was shortened to its present course three years later when K-57 and K-244 Spur were designated.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Smoky Hill Township, Geary County.

Mile[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	Milford Lake Road to I-70	Begin state maintenance
2.229	3.587	K-244 Spur to K-57 north
3.940	6.341	K-57 south	No access to northbound K-57
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

Auxiliary route

• K-244 Spur is an .800-mile-long (1.287 km), north–south marked spur that links to K-57 just before the park offices and the Milford Lake dam.^[1][5] K-244 Spur was created, in its present location, in 1967 when K-57 was designated in the Milford Lake area.^[4]

Gallery

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  Western end

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  K-244/K-244 spur split

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  Eastern end

References

External links

• KDOT State Map
• Kansas Highways Routelog