K-13 (Kansas highway) explained

State:KS
Type:KS
Route:13
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:K-13 highlighted in red
Established:1927[1]
Length Mi:14.617
Direction A:South
Terminus A: north of Manhattan near Tuttle Creek Lake
Direction B:North
Terminus B: southwest of Fostoria
Counties:Riley, Pottawatomie
Previous Type:KS
Previous Route:12
Next Type:KS
Next Route:14

K-13 is a 14.62adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the northeastern part of the US state of Kansas. It begins at U.S. Route 24 (US-24) north of Manhattan and runs north to K-16 southwest of Fostoria. K-13 serves as the only northeasterly route out of Manhattan. The majority of the highway is exclusively in Pottawatomie County, with less than a mile of it existing in Riley County. The first 2miles traverse Tuttle Creek State Park, and crosses the Tuttle Creek Lake dam.

K-13 was first designated as a state highway in 1927, and at that time ran from US-77 in De Graff northward to Manhattan. By 1932, K-13 was realigned to intersect US-77 further south in El Dorado. By 1933, K-13 was extended north from Manhattan to K-9 north of Barrett. In 1958, K-13 was rerouted to cross the Tuttle Creek Dam and continue northward to K-16 southwest of Fostoria. Then in 1964, K-13's southern terminus was truncated to Manhattan, and the old section along with K-213 was redesignated as K-177. In 1991, K-13 was truncated to its current southern terminus.

Route description

K-13 begins at US-24 north of Manhattan and begins travelling northward. It then curves to the northeast and begins to cross the Tuttle Creek Dam. About halfway across the dam the route enters into Pottawatomie County.[2] After crossing the dam, the highway begins to pass through small rolling hills with areas of scattered trees. The highway soon crosses Cedar Creek, then turns north and begins to parallel the creek. It continues north for 2miles then turns northeast at a junction with Carnahan Road (RS-1208), which goes north to Olsburg. At this point, the trees disappear and the highway begins to travel through rolling hills covered with grasslands. K-13 continues along the creek for another 2miles then turns north again, as it crosses Mud Creek. Just past the curve the landscape transitions to flat rural farmlands and continues northward for about 3.6miles where it intersects Bigelow Road. Just north of here the highway transitions back to small rolling hills and continues north for 2miles then intersects Westmoreland Road (RS-539), which goes east to Westmoreland. K-13 continues north for 0.5miles past here, and reaches its northern terminus at K-16 southwest of Fostoria and east of Olsburg.[3]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2018, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 1320 vehicles per day near the northern terminus to 2550 vehicles per day near the southern terminus.[4] [5] K-13 is not included in the National Highway System,[6] a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[7] K-13 does connect to the National Highway System at its southern terminus at US-24.[6]

History

K-13 was first designated as a state highway in 1927, by KDOT. At that time it began at US-77 in De Graff, and ran northeastward to Matfield Green, where it turned north. It then reached Cottonwood Falls where it began an overlap with K-57. The two routes continued north to Council Grove, where they began to overlap K-4 for a short distance. Then further north in Dwight, the overlap with K-57 ended and one with K-10 began. K-13 continued north to Alta Vista, where the overlap with K-4 ended. It then continued north and ended in Manhattan.[1] Between 1931 and 1932, K-13 was realigned to go from Matfield Green southwest to US-77 in El Dorado, which bypassed De Graff.[8] [9] By 1933, K-13 was extended north from Manhattan along the west side of the Big Blue River. It then turned northeast, crossed the river, and entered Garrison. From here it went northeast before ending at K-9 north of Barrett.[9] [10] By 1936, K-113 was established from K-13 west of Bigelow north to Blue Rapids.[10] [11] Then on January 14, 1957, K-213 was established from where K-13 crossed the Big Blue River north to Randolph.[12]

Then in a November 19, 1958 resolution, K-13 was rerouted to cross the Tuttle Creek Dam and continue northward to end at K-16 east of Olsburg. Also at this time, K-113 was decommissioned.[13] In an April 8, 1964 resolution, K-13's southern terminus was truncated to Manhattan. At this time the section of K-13 from El Dorado to K-213, along with K-213 was redesignated as K-177.[14] In a January 1, 1991 resolution, K-13 was truncated to US-24 north of Manhattan. Also, K-177, which overlapped K-13 from Manhattan was truncated to the southeast side of Manhattan.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. National Map Company . National Map Company . 1927 . Kansas . Sectional paved road map . https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~256885~5520618:Sectional-paved-road-map--Continues?sort=pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no&qvq=w4s:/when%2F1927;q:Kansas;sort:pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=0&trs=4 . 1:1,600,000 . Indianapolis . National Map Company . 18–19 . 4048012 . Rumsey Collection .
  2. Bureau of Transportation Planning . March 2010 . Riley County . [c. 1: 211,200] . General Highway Map . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 8, 2020 . October 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016111522/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/rileyMar2010.pdf . live .
  3. Bureau of Transportation Planning . October 2011 . Pottawatomie County . [c. 1: 211,200] . General Highway Map . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . October 8, 2020 . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505134726/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/pottawatomieOct2011.pdf . live .
  4. Bureau of Transportation Planning . 2018 . Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System . [c. 1:1,584,000] . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . April 20, 2020 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504035302/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/CountMaps/Districts/countmap2018.pdf . live .
  5. Bureau of Transportation Planning . 2018 . Traffic Flow Inset Map Kansas State Highway System . [c. 1:1,584,000] . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . April 20, 2020 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504035326/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/CountMaps/Districts/insetmap2018.pdf . live .
  6. Federal Highway Administration . Federal Highway Administration . May 8, 2019 . National Highway System: Kansas . Scale not given . Washington, DC . Federal Highway Administration . April 20, 2020 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035300/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/kansas/ks_kansas.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: Stefan . Natzke . Mike . Neathery . Kevin . Adderly . What is the National Highway System? . National Highway System . Federal Highway Administration . September 26, 2012 . April 20, 2020 . Washington, DC . July 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120704194551/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ . live .
  8. Rand McNally and Company . Clason Map Company . 1931 . Kansas . Clason's Road Map of Kansas. https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~314033~90082734:Clason-s-Road-Map-of-Kansas?sort=pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no&qvq=q:Kansas%20roads;sort:pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=102&trs=175 . 1:2,000,000 . Denver . Clason Map Company. 87 . Rumsey Collection.
  9. State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1932 . Kansas State Highway System . Scale not given . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1007837202 . April 20, 2020 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111835/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1932Mapside.pdf . live .
  10. State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1933 . Kansas State Highway System . Scale not given . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . April 20, 2020 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504065027/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1933Mapside.PDF . live .
  11. State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1936 . Kansas State Highway System . Scale not given . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . April 20, 2020 .
  12. Web site: State Highway Commission of Kansas . January 14, 1957 . Resolution for addition to state highway system Riley County . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . April 21, 2020.
  13. Web site: State Highway Commission of Kansas . November 19, 1958 . Resolution for relocation and redesegnation of road in Riley County, Pottawatomie County . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . April 8, 2020 . August 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802130013/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/PdfPop.aspx . live .
  14. Web site: State Highway Commission of Kansas . April 8, 1964 . Resolution for renumbering of highways K-13 and K-213 from El Dorado to Randolph as K-177 . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . April 21, 2020.
  15. Web site: Kansas Department of Transportation . January 21, 1991 . Resolution to remove a segment of highway route designated K-13 and K-177 in Riley County . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . April 8, 2020 . August 2, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210802130005/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/PdfPop.aspx . live .

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