K-55 (Kansas highway)

K-55 marker

K-55
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 13.0 mi[1] (20.9 km)
Existed: 1932[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: US-81
East end: K-15 in Udall
Location
Counties: Sumner, Cowley
Highway system

Kansas numbered highways

US-54K-57

K-55 is a 13-mile (21 km) eastwest link between K-15 in Udall and US-81 11 miles (18 km) north of Wellington. It passes through the town of Belle Plaine.

The road's westbound terminus is a triangle-type intersection. Just before the western terminus, the road passes under the Kansas Turnpike, although there is no intersection. Turnpike access is available at K-53 to the north and US-160 to the south near Wellington.

History

K-55 appears on the 1932 Kansas Highway map, although it ended at an older alignment of K-15, just east of Udall.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Sumner0.00.0 US-81Western terminus of K-55
CowleyUdall K-15Eastern terminus of K-55
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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