K-170 (Kansas highway) explained

State:KS
Type:KS
Route:170
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:K-170 highlighted in red
Established:[1] [2]
History:Renumbered from K-70 to K-170 on October 31, 1957[3]
Length Mi:21.759
Length Ref:[4]
Counties:Lyon, Osage
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Osage City
Direction A:West
Terminus A: west of Reading
Previous Type:US
Previous Route:169
Next Type:KS
Next Route:171
Next Dab:1958–2010

K-170 is a 21.759adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the U.S. State of Kansas. K-170's western terminus is at K-99 about 12miles north of Emporia, and the eastern terminus is at K-31 on the west side of Osage City, a mile south of the K-31 intersection with U.S. Route 56 (US-56). K-170 provides access, via county roads, to Lyons County State Fishing Lake.

The highway that became K-170 was first designated by 1930 as K-70, from K-11 and K-22 east to Reading. K-11 was renumbered to K-99, and K-22 was decommissioned in 1938. Then in 1946, the highway was extended east to end in Osage City. In 1957, K-70 was renumbered to K-170 to avoid a numbering confusion with Interstate 70 (I-70).[3]

Route description

K-170's western terminus is at an intersection with K-99 northeast of Emporia. The highway begins traveling east through flat rural farmlands, and after about 0.5miles it crosses Badger Creek, a tributary of the Neosho River. The highway continues east for 1.5miles then intersects Road T, which travels north to Lyon County State Lake. It continues east for 5.3miles through more flat rural farmlands then enters the city of Reading. It travels approximately 0.8miles through the city. As the highway exits the city it also crosses into Osage County.[5] [6] Soon after crossing the county line, the highway expands to four lanes and has an at-grade crossing with a BNSF Railway track. K-170 quickly downgrades back to two lanes and crosses the Marias des Cygnes River about 1miles later. The highway then continues east for about 2miles then crosses Cherry Creek.[7]

Roughly 1.2miles past Cherry Creek it crosses Little Cable Creek, then Cable Creek about 1miles later. After crossing Cable Creek, it intersects West 301st Street, which leads to the Eisenhower State Park. At this point, K-170 curves north and travels approximately 3.7miles then crosses Mute Creek. It continues north for about 0.3miles then intersects West 269th Street, which leads west to the unincorporated community of Barclay. From this point, it continues north roughly 2miles and enters Osage City. The highway passes by Osage City Reservoir, then expands to four lanes and has an at-grade crossing with the BNSF Railroad track again. K-170 then briefly exits the city and transitions back to two lanes. It then crosses Salt Creek as it reenters the city as Martin Street. The roadway continues north through the city for about 0.6miles then reaches its eastern terminus at K-31 in Osage City.[7] [8]

K-170 is signed as east - west its entire length, even though the section from West 301st Street to K-31 runs directly north - south. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2017, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 430 vehicles per day east of Reading to 1,150 vehicles per day south of the terminus of K-31.[9] K-170 is not included in the National Highway System.[10]

History

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails, which were an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. The eastern terminus (K-31) was part of the former National Old Trails Road, which was established in 1912, and stretched from Baltimore, Maryland to California.[11] K-31 also followed the Old Santa Fe Trail, which was established in 1821, and connected Santa Fe, New Mexico with Franklin, Missouri.[12] [13]

K-170 was commissioned as K-70 by 1930, with the designation applying to a highway running from K-11 and K-22 east to Reading.[1] [2] K-11 was renumbered to K-99 on May 17, 1938, along with Oklahoma and Nebraska doing the same to make a three-state, continuous Highway 99.[14] [15] Also the K-22 designation was removed between January and July 1938.[16] [17] [18] In a resolution on December 12, 1945, it was approved to extend K-70 from Reading east then north to Osage City as soon as Osage County had brought the road up to state highway standards.[19] Then in a resolution on October 23, 1946, it was extended, as the county had finished required projects.[19] [20] By late 1957, a majority of I-70 had been completed within Kansas and on October 31, 1957, K-70 was renumbered to K-170 to avoid a numbering confusion with I-70.[3] [21] [22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. The Clason Map Company . 1928 . Kansas . Clason's Touring Atlas of the United States, with Road Maps of every State and Ontario and Quebec, Canada . Chicago . The Clason Map Company . 37 .
  2. Rand McNally and Company . 1930 . Kansas   . Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States, A Map of Every State in the United States and Every Province of Eastern Canada . Chicago . Rand McNally and Company . 32–33 .
  3. Web site: State Highway Commission of Kansas . October 15, 1957 . October 15, 1957 Resolution . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . August 16, 2019 . July 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210730052435/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/PdfPop.aspx . live .
  4. Web site: Staff . Pavement Management Information System . Kansas Department of Transportation . 2016 . April 16, 2017 . Topeka . March 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313050055/http://ksdot.org/matreslab/pmis/query.asp . live .
  5. Bureau of Transportation Planning . City of Reading . November 2003 . KDOT City Maps . Scale not given . Kansas Department of Transportation . Topeka . PDF . August 26, 2020 . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505221025/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/reading.PDF . live .
  6. Bureau of Transportation Planning . 2007 . Lyon County . Scale not given . General Highway Map . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . September 14, 2019 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504085952/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/lyonSep2007.PDF . live .
  7. Bureau of Transportation Planning . 2007 . Osage County . Scale not given . Topeka . General Highway Map . Kansas Department of Transportation . September 14, 2019 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504092538/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/PastPublishedCounty/osageAug2007.pdf . live .
  8. Bureau of Transportation Planning . City of Osage City . January 2002 . KDOT City Maps . Scale not given . Kansas Department of Transportation . Topeka . PDF . August 26, 2020 . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505215805/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/osagecity.pdf . live .
  9. Bureau of Transportation Planning . 2018 . Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System . [c. 1:1,584,000] . Topeka . Kansas Department of Transportation . July 29, 2019 . May 5, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200505094818/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/CountMaps/Districts/countmap2017.pdf . live .
  10. Federal Highway Administration . Federal Highway Administration . May 8, 2019 . National Highway System: Kansas . [c. 1:3,900,000] . Washington, DC . . July 29, 2019 . 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 .
  11. Book: Lowe, Judge J. M. . 1925 . The National Old Trails Road, The Great Historic Highway of America . Kansas City, Missouri . National Old Trails Road Association . . July 26, 2015.
  12. Web site: History & Culture . Washington, DC . National Park Service . September 16, 2021.
  13. Rand McNally and Company . Rand McNally . 1924 . Kansas . AutoTrails Map, Southern Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Northeastern New Mexico, Northern Oklahoma . https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201708~3000668:AutoTrails-Map,-Southern-Nebraska,-?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=113&trs=175 . 1:1,600,000 . Chicago . Rand McNally and Company . 2078375 . Rumsey Collection . June 15, 2020 .
  14. Web site: Memorial Dedication and Revision History, SH 99 . Oklahoma Department of Transportation . April 27, 2020 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205356/http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/legal/sh99.htm . live .
  15. State Highway Commission of Kansas . State Highway Commission of Kansas . Official State Transportation Map . July 1938 . August 15, 2019 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504064723/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1938JulyMapside.pdf . live .
  16. State Highway Commission of Kansas . State Highway Commission of Kansas . Official State Transportation Map . January 1938 . Topeka . August 15, 2019 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504064847/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1938JanuaryMapside.pdf . live .
  17. State Highway Commission of Kansas . State Highway Commission of Kansas . Official State Transportation Map . July 1938 . Topeka . August 15, 2019 . May 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200504064723/http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1938JulyMapside.pdf . live .
  18. News: The Emporia Gazette . 7 . June 30, 2021 . Newspapers.com . State Cuts Out Highway 22 . March 25, 1938 . July 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182217/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80542870/k22-elim/ . live .
  19. Web site: State Highway Commission of Kansas . October 23, 1946 . Resolution on Osage County Road . Topeka . State Highway Commission of Kansas . August 16, 2019 . June 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627100859/https://dmsweb.ksdot.org/AppNetProd/docpop/pdfpop.aspx?KT142_0_0_0=003710197&clienttype=html&doctypeid=114 . live .
  20. State Highway Commission of Kansas . 1950 . State Highway Commission of Kansas . Official State Transportation Map . 1950–1951 . Topeka . May 5, 2008 . October 20, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091020013716/http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/1950-51Mapside.pdf . live .
  21. News: The Wichita Eagle . 12 . June 30, 2021 . Newspapers.com . Kansas Highway Numbers Changed To Avoid Confusion . October 25, 1957 . July 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181553/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80223575/k70-renumbered-170-oct-1957/ . live .
  22. State Highway Commission of Kansas . State Highway Commission of Kansas . Official State Transportation Map . 1962 . Topeka . May 5, 2008 . June 14, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614172859/http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/state-pdf/1962Mapside.pdf . live .

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