K-17 (Kansas highway)

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K-17

Maintained by KDOT

Length:

21 mi^[1] (33.8 km)

Formed:

1932^[1]

South end:

US-54 US-400 near Waterloo

North end:

K-96 south of South Hutchinson

Counties:

RN, KM

List of Kansas numbered highways
< K-16		K-18 >

K-17 is a Kansas state highway originating at US-54 and US-400 between Kingman and Cheney near the unincorporated community of Waterloo. It ends at K-96 near South Hutchinson, Kansas.

K-17 is 21 miles long. It passes to the east of Pretty Prairie, which is accessible by a county road (West Pretty Prairie Road).

After its southern terminus at US-54/US-400, the road continues as Kingman County route 430 (SE 100 Ave), going through Murdock before ending at K-42

[edit] History

K-17 was commissioned by 1932.^[1] It appears on the 1932 state highway map.^[2] K-17 originally went through Hutchinson and ended at US-81 south of McPherson. Sometime between 1956 and 1962, the segment of K-17 between South Hutchinson and McPherson was switched with K-61^[3]

K-17 as shown on the 1932 KDOT State Highway Map

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kennedy, Richie. Kansas Highways Routelog. Kansas Highways 7.0.
^ Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map [map], 1932 edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
^ Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map [map], 1932 edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.