K-157 (Kansas highway)

K-157
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	3.866 mi[1] (6.222 km)
Major junctions
West end:	Rock Springs 4-H Center
East end:	US-77 between Herington and Junction City
Location
Counties:	Geary
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-156 K-161 →

K-157 is a state highway in Geary County, Kansas. It runs from U.S. Route 77 west to the Rock Springs 4-H Center. It has a total length of 3.866 miles (6.222 km).^[1]

It continues east as Skiddy Road W, ending at Skiddy Road just north of Skiddy. A short linking road near the western terminus (old K-157) ends at West Lyons Creek Road (old U.S. 77).

History

K-157 first appeared on the Kansas State Highway Map by 1953, but was less than a mile long.^[2] When US 77 was placed on a new alignment to the east of Woodbine, what was K-157 was turned back to local authorities and the current alignment, then a local road, was paved and designated K-157.^[3]

Map of Geary County (map legend)

Junction list

The entire route is in Geary County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.000	0.000	Rock Springs 4-H Center
	3.866	6.222	US-77
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. 1 2 3 Kansas Department of Transportation. "2010 Condition Survey Report for Geary County, Kansas". Retrieved February 26, 2011. 
2. ↑ Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (January 1953 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. § C9. Retrieved 2008-06-04. 
3. ↑ Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (January 1962 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. § C9. Retrieved 2008-06-04. 

• Google Maps
• Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2007-2008 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-06-04.