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K-170 (Kansas highway)
Encyclopedia
K-170 is a Kansas
state highway
originating at K-31 on the west side of Osage City
, a mile south of the K-31 intersection with US-56. The road runs south for about eight miles (13 km) and then turns west, running through Reading
before ending at K-99
about 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Emporia
. K-170 is 22 miles (35.4 km) long.
K-170 provides access, via county roads, to Lyons County State Fishing Lake.
By 1950, the road was extended east and north to Osage City.
By 1962, K-70 was renumbered as K-170 to avoid a route duplication with Interstate 70.
!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destination
!Notes
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|Lyon
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|0.000
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|Western terminus
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|Osage
|Osage City
|21.759
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|Northern terminus
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
originating at K-31 on the west side of Osage City
Osage City, Kansas
Osage City is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3,034 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Osage City is located at...
, a mile south of the K-31 intersection with US-56. The road runs south for about eight miles (13 km) and then turns west, running through Reading
Reading, Kansas
Reading is a city in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 231. It is part of the Emporia Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
before ending at K-99
K-99 (Kansas highway)
K-99 is a Kansas state highway that runs north–south through the eastern part of the state.K-99 has its northern terminus near Summerfield at the Nebraska state line and its southern end south of Chautauqua where it crosses the Oklahoma border and becomes State Highway 99...
about 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Emporia
Emporia, Kansas
Emporia is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,916. Emporia lies between Topeka and Wichita at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 with Interstates 335 and 35 on the Kansas Turnpike...
. K-170 is 22 miles (35.4 km) long.
K-170 provides access, via county roads, to Lyons County State Fishing Lake.
History
K-170 was commissioned as K-70 by 1932. It appears on the 1932 state highway map starting from K-11 and K-22 (now K-99) and ending at Reading.By 1950, the road was extended east and north to Osage City.
By 1962, K-70 was renumbered as K-170 to avoid a route duplication with Interstate 70.
Major intersections
{| class=wikitable!County
!Location
!Mile
!Destination
!Notes
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|Lyon
Lyon County, Kansas
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county was named for General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the Civil War. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 33,690. Emporia is the largest city and county seat...
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|0.000
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|Western terminus
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|Osage
Osage County, Kansas
Osage County is a county located in east-central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 16295. Its county seat is Lyndon, and its most populous city is Osage City. The county along with Shawnee, Jackson, Jefferson, and Wabaunsee counties is...
|Osage City
Osage City, Kansas
Osage City is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3,034 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Osage City is located at...
|21.759
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|Northern terminus