K-177 (Kansas highway)

K-177 marker

K-177
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 102.871 mi[1] (165.555 km)
Tourist
routes:
Flint Hills Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end: US-54 east of El Dorado
  I-35 / Kansas Turnpike in Cassoday
US-50 near Strong City
US-56 in Council Grove
K-4 along the MorrisWabaunsee 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 State Highway System
US-177K-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.

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.[3]

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.[4] It previously ended at US-77 before El Dorado Lake was completed.[4]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Butler0.0000.000 US-54 Eureka, El DoradoSouthern terminus
Cassoday18.75330.180 I-35 / Kansas TurnpikeI-35/KTA exit 92
ChaseStrong City46.42374.711 US-50 Emporia, FlorenceInterchange
MorrisCouncil Grove65.662105.673 US-56 westWestern terminus of US-56 concurrency
65.830105.943 US-56 eastEastern terminus of US-56 concurrency
MorrisWabaunsee
county line
78.275125.971 K-4 westSouthern terminus of K-4 concurrency
79.275127.581 K-4 eastNorthern terminus of K-4 concurrency
Geary94.249151.679 I-70 / US-40 Salina, TopekaI-70 exit 313
Riley101.979164.119 K-18 eastSouthern terminus of K-18 concurrency
Manhattan102.559165.053Pierre Street westInterchange; northbound left exit and southbound left entrance
K-18 west (Fort Riley Boulevard)Northern terminus of K-18 concurrency
102.871165.555 US-24 Clay Center, WamegoNorthern terminus; road continues as US 24 west (Tuttle Creek Boulevard)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 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. Oct 2006 KDOT employee newsletter
  4. 1 2 Kansas Department of Transportation: Historic State Maps
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