K-156 (Kansas highway)

K-156
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	176.4 mi[1] (283.9 km)
Existed:	1957 as US 156, 1982 as K-156[2] – present
Major junctions
West end:	US-50 Bus. / US-83 Bus. in Garden City
East end:	I‑70 / US-40 in Ellsworth
Location
Counties:	Finney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Barton, 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

Until 1965, the section of the highway from Ellsworth to Great Bend was designated Kansas Route 45.^[3] From 1957 to 1982, the route existed as U.S. Route 156, a spur highway of U.S. Route 56.

U.S. 156 was planned as U.S. 155.^[4]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Finney	Garden City			US-50 Bus. / US-83 Bus.	Western terminus of K-156
				US-50 / US-83 / US-400
				K-23 north	Western end of K-23 concurrency
				K-23 south	Eastern end of K-23 concurrency
Hodgeman	Jetmore			US-283
Pawnee				US-183
	Larned			US-56 west	Western end of US 56 concurrency
Barton	Great Bend			K-96 west	Western end of K-96 concurrency
				US-281
				US-56 east / K-96 east	Western end of US 56/K-96 concurrency
	Claflin			K-4
Ellsworth	Ellsworth			K-14 south	Southern end of K-14 concurrency
				K-14 north	Northern end of K-14 concurrency
				K-111 east	Western terminus of K-111
				I‑70 / US-40	Eastern terminus of K-156
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References