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K-150 (Kansas highway)

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369:, at the southern end of their concurrency. From there, the route heads straight east through farmland, and after about 2.8 miles (4.5 km) crosses Martin Creek. Just past the creek the route intersects Yarrow Road, as it passes by a couple farmhouses. It then intersects Zebulon Road and then Alfalfa Road, passing by Grant Cemetery in between. The highway continues two miles (3.2 km) past here then intersects Clover Road. After an intersection with Clover Road, the fields around the highway turn into grassland as K-150 continues east, and enters into Chase County one mile (1.6 km) later. As K-150 enters the county, it soon intersects C Road, then crosses Silver Creek 1.4 miles (2.3 km) later. It continues 3.5 miles (5.6 km) through grasslands then crosses Gould Creek. The road then ends 2.7 miles (4.3 km) later at 446: 381: 350: 721: 707: 26: 478: 886: 1025: 666: 612: 607: 234: 219: 112: 89: 84: 462:
were added and the sight distances were improved. Work was completed by August 2003. In 2012, KDOT decided that the western terminus was to be rebuilt as an enhanced roundabout. Construction on the $ 5.416 million (equivalent to $ 6.81 million in 2023) enhanced roundabout at the western terminus
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K-150 was first designated a state highway in a July 1, 1937 resolution and at that time ran from US-50N and US-77 eastward to US-50S. It was first noted on the 1937 Kansas state roadmap. On June 27, 1956, the AASHO Route Numbering Committee approved US 56, between Springer, New Mexico, and
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that were installed to take traffic around the site during construction. This allows oversized trucks that wouldn't fit on the roundabout to pass. K-150 was closed from early September 2015, to late December 2015, and traffic was detoured south along US-77 to make room for construction on that
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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 western terminus connects to the former
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The route has changed little, but in August 2001, work began on a $ 17.5 million (equivalent to $ 28.8 million in 2023) project to reconstruct the entire length of K-150. New bridges were built, asphalt
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region of Kansas, and is a two-lane road its entire length. There are no cities or towns along the road, but it provides a direct link for traffic from Marion,
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had annexed more land around K-150, and would have run entirely through city limits, which is against Kansas law.
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AutoTrails Map, Southern Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Northeastern New Mexico, Northern Oklahoma
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Kansas City, Missouri. At this time US-50N was renumbered to US-56 and US-50S was renumbered to US-50.
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section of the roundabout. The roundabout was completed and open to traffic in December 2015.
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the traffic was 1490 vehicles per day near each terminus. K-150 is not included in the
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began in June 2015. The roundabout was enhanced by leaving in place the
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Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012).
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and began traveling eastward and soon reached an interchange with
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were
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Kansas Department of Transportation (March 31, 1996).
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State Highway Commission of Kansas (January 5, 1955).
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On January 5, 1955, a second K-150 was established in
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The eastern terminus connects to the former 325:. The eastern terminus connects to the former 8: 1462:Template:Attached KML/K-150 (Kansas highway) 1411:Kansas Department of Transportation (2013). 1236:"Roundabout proposed for 56-77-150 junction" 916:Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System 1093:State Highway Commission of Kansas (1937). 1058:State Highway Commission of Kansas (1936). 913:Bureau of Transportation Planning (2018). 561: 211: 1465: 791:"Pavement Management Information System" 1502:Transportation in Marion County, Kansas 1128:Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 748: 384:K-150 westbound at its eastern terminus 1507:Transportation in Chase County, Kansas 1413:"Access Management Policy 2013 - KDOT" 1392:from the original on December 22, 2017 1215:from the original on December 22, 2011 992:"What is the National Highway System?" 784: 782: 470: 18: 16:State highway in Kansas, United States 1419:from the original on October 21, 2020 1246:from the original on October 18, 2020 663: 657: 604: 598: 7: 61:16.645 mi (26.788 km) 1365:from the original on August 1, 2021 1338:from the original on August 1, 2021 1308:from the original on August 1, 2021 1277:from the original on August 1, 2021 797:from the original on March 13, 2016 767:from the original on August 1, 2021 390:Kansas Department of Transportation 1142:from the original on March 3, 2016 971:from the original on March 4, 2016 576: 373:, which runs diagonally, south of 14: 1002:from the original on July 4, 2012 277:and runs east to a junction with 1109:from the original on May 4, 2020 1074:from the original on May 4, 2020 929:from the original on May 5, 2020 867:from the original on May 5, 2020 832:from the original on May 5, 2020 735:List of state highways in Kansas 719: 705: 664: 610: 605: 476: 449:US-50 at its junction with K-150 232: 217: 110: 87: 82: 24: 1267:"Unique U.S. 56 roundabout set" 1185:Gross Domestic Product deflator 954:National Highway System: Kansas 1047:– via Rumsey Collection. 962:Federal Highway Administration 949:Federal Highway Administration 512:January 5, 1955–March 31, 1996 441:Establishment and realignments 1: 1296:John Green (March 12, 2018). 1166:"What Was the U.S. GDP Then?" 571: 431:Kansas-Oklahoma-Texas Highway 353:K-150 at its western terminus 323:Kansas-Oklahoma-Texas Highway 1234:Ben Kleine (July 18, 2012). 1096:Kansas State Highway System 1061:Kansas State Highway System 181:Kansas State Highway System 1523: 1265:John Green (May 8, 2015). 960:(Map). . 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Index

K-150 marker
KDOT
US-56
US-77
Marion
US-50
Elmdale
United States
Kansas
Marion
Chase
Interstate
US
State
Spurs
K-149
K-152
state highway
Kansas
roundabout
U.S. Route 56
US-77
Marion
US-50
Elmdale
Flint Hills
Hillsboro
McPherson
Emporia
Kansas Turnpike

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