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K-15 marker
K-15
Eisenhower Memorial Highway
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length257.141 mi[1] (413.828 km)
Major junctions
South end SH-18 southeast of Dexter
Major intersections
North end N-15 north of Morrowville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesCowley, Sumner, Sedgwick, Harvey, Marion, Dickinson, Clay, Washington
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-14→ K-16

K-15 is a Kansas state highway originating at the Oklahoma state line and continuing to the Nebraska state line where it is then signed as Nebraska Highway 15. It is signed as State Highway 18 once the highway enters Oklahoma. It is 206 miles[2] (332 km) long. Throughout Kansas, it is signed as the Eisenhower Memorial Highway due to its route through Abilene, where the Eisenhower Memorial Museum and Library is located.[3]

Route description

From the Oklahoma state line, K-15 runs north for 8 miles (13 km) before turning west for 4 miles (6.4 km) and overlapping US-166. It then returns to a due north course for 9 miles (14 km) to Dexter. Then, it heads west for 3 miles (4.8 km) where it again overlaps, this time with US-160.

At Winfield, K-15 follows US-77 west to Udall and then turns north then cuts through Mulvane. It then continues traveling north through Derby, finally joining I-135 and US-81 in Wichita. K-15 is a multilane divided highway beginning immediately southeast of Mulvane at its intersection with K-53. K-15 follows this four-lane alignment through both Mulvane and Derby until merging with I-135 in south Wichita.

K-15 follows the I-135 alignment to US-50, where it exits after less than a mile onto Kansas Avenue (old US-81) in Newton. It goes through Newton and North Newton then continues north to US-56 in Marion County. It overlaps US-56 east for 6 miles (9.7 km) then continues north through Durham before crossing K-4. It keeps heading towards Abilene, where it crosses I-70, and continues north to K-18.

K-15 overlaps K-18 another 4 miles (6.4 km) before returning north and crossing US-24 at Clay Center. K-9 joins K-15 for 12 miles (19 km), then departs. K-15 overlaps US-36 for 6 miles (9.7 km) before returning north to end at the Nebraska border, becoming N-15.

History

K-15 once split into two routes near Washington. The K-15W fork is the present-day routing of K-15, while K-15E was redesignated as part of K-148. K-15 was the only state route in Kansas to fork in this manner.[2]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cowley​0.0000.000
 SH-18 south		Continuation into Oklahoma
​7.87012.666
 US-166 east – Sedan		South end of US-166 concurrency
​11.82019.022
 US-166 west – Arkansas City, Winfield		North end of US-166 concurrency
​24.03938.687
 US-160 east – Burden		North end of US-160 concurrency
Winfield33.89354.545
 K-360 west
36.59258.889

 US-77 south (Main Street) / US-160 west (9th Avenue) – Wellington, Arkansas City		North end of US-160 concurrency; south end of US-77 concurrency
​47.05075.720
 US-77 north – El Dorado		North end of US-77 concurrency
Udall53.00985.310
 K-55 west (Clark Street) – Belle Plaine
SumnerMulvane61.71199.314
 K-53 west (119th Street South)		Interchange
Sedgwick​73.093117.632 I-35 / Kansas TurnpikeExit 45 on I-35/Kansas Tpke.
Wichita74.297119.569
 I-135 / US-81 south		South end of I-135/US-81 concurrency; exit 3A on I-135
Overlap with I-135/US-81
HarveyNewton101.083162.677

 I-135 / US-81 north / US-50 east – Salina, Emporia		North end of I-135/US-81 concurrency; south end of US-50 concurrency; exit 30 on I-135
101.841163.897
 US-50 west – Hutchinson		Interchange; north end of US-50 concurrency
105.793170.257 I-135 / US-81 – Salina, WichitaExit 34 on I-135
MarionGoessel117.064188.396
 K-215 west – Goessel
​125.042201.236
 US-56 west – McPherson		South end of US-56 concurrency
​126.526203.624
 K-168 north – Lehigh
Hillsboro131.040210.888
 US-56 east (200th Street) – Marion		North end of US-56 concurrency
DickinsonElmo153.095246.383 K-4 (600 Avenue) – Gypsum, Hope
Abilene171.143275.428 I-70 / US-40 – Topeka, SalinaExit 275 on I-70
​177.539285.721
 K-18 west (3000 Avenue) – Bennington		South end of K-18 concurrency
​181.505292.104
 K-18 east (3000 Avenue) – Junction City		North end of K-18 concurrency
Clay​188.561303.460
 K-197 west – Industry
​194.524313.056
 K-82 east (7th Road) – Wakefield
Clay Center205.578330.846 US-24 (Crawford Street) – Beloit, Manhattan
​211.564340.479
 K-80 west – Morganville
Clay–Washington
county line		​218.491351.627
 K-9 west (Parallel Road) – Concordia		South end of K-9 concurrency
Washington​223.011358.901
 K-115 west (Palmer Avenue) – Palmer
​230.585371.091
 K-9 east / K-148 (10th Road) – Blue Rapids, Agenda		North end of K-9 concurrency; K-148 east is former K-15E; K-15 north of this point is former K-15W
Washington237.619382.411
 US-36 east (7th Street) – Marysville		South end of US-36 concurrency
​243.966392.625
 US-36 west (17th Road) – Belleville		North end of US-36 concurrency
​257.141413.828
 N-15 north		Continuation into Nebraska
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kennedy, Richie. "Routelog". Kansas Highways 7.0. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
  3. ^ K.S.A. 68-1023
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