K-55 (Kansas highway)

K-55
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	13.0 mi[1] (20.9 km)
Existed:	1932[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	US-81
East end:	K-15 in Udall
Location
Counties:	Sumner, Cowley
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← US-54 K-57 →

K-55 is a 13-mile (21 km) east–west link between K-15 in Udall and US-81 11 miles (18 km) north of Wellington. It passes through the town of Belle Plaine.

The road's westbound terminus is a triangle-type intersection. Just before the western terminus, the road passes under the Kansas Turnpike, although there is no intersection. Turnpike access is available at K-53 to the north and US-160 to the south near Wellington.

History

K-55 appears on the 1932 Kansas Highway map, although it ended at an older alignment of K-15, just east of Udall.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Sumner		0.0	0.0	US-81	Western terminus of K-55
Cowley	Udall			K-15	Eastern terminus of K-55
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

• KDOT State Map