K-148 (Kansas highway)
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Route description

The route begins at K-28
K-28 (Kansas highway)
K-28 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It links U.S. Route 81 from Concordia to the Nebraska state line, where it becomes Nebraska Highway 78. K-28 is one of the original Kansas highways.- References :*...

 north of Randall
Randall, Kansas
Randall is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 65.-Geography:Randall is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 90...

 and east of Jewell
Jewell, Kansas
Jewell is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 432.-History:The City of Jewell began in 1870 as a large sod enclosure called Fort Jewell. Named in honor of Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis R. Jewell, Sixth Kansas Cavalry, who died November 30,...

 and heads east through the unincorporated towns of Kackley
Kackley, Kansas
Kackley is an unincorporated rural area in Republic County, Kansas, United States.-History:In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a branch line from Neva through Kackley to Superior, Nebraska. In 1996, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway merged with Burlington Northern...

 and Norway
Norway, Kansas
Norway is an unincorporated rural area in Republic County, Kansas, United States.-Resources:* Video story of Belva Morgan, the postmaster of Norway. Includes video of downtown buildings and surrounding area.* of a tour including Norway...

. After crossing US-81, K-148 goes through the unincorporated town of Wayne
Wayne, Kansas
Wayne is an unincorporated rural area in Republic County, Kansas, United States....

 and the incorporated town of Agenda
Agenda, Kansas
Agenda is a city in Republic County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 68.-Geography:Agenda is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 81...

. At the intersection of K-15
K-15 (Kansas highway)
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 long...

 and K-9
K-9 (Kansas highway)
K-9 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway goes east–west through Kansas. It has its western terminus south of Dresden at an intersection with K-123 and an eastern terminus at its junction with U.S. Route 73 near Lancaster....

, K-148 begins a concurrency with K-9 that lasts 10 miles (16.1 km). Just east of Barnes
Barnes, Kansas
Barnes is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 159.-Geography:Barnes is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 152...

, K-148 turns north, passing just to the east of Hanover
Hanover, Kansas
Hanover is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 682.-Geography:Hanover is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 653...

 before ending at the Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

 state line. The road continues as Nebraska Highway 112
Nebraska Highway 112
Nebraska Highway 112 is a highway in southeastern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at the Kansas border where it continues as K-148 southwest of Odell. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 77 west of Blue Springs.-Route description:...

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History

The western branch of the road was a county road. It first appeared on the Kansas state map in 1956. The road between the K-9/K-15 intersection to the Nebraska line was marked as K-15E until sometime between 1987 and 1991.

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