K-61 (Kansas highway)

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K-61
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 80 mi[1] (128.7 km)
Formed: 1932[1]
South end: US-54 / US-400 in Pratt
North end:
I-135 / US-81 / US-81 Bus. south of McPherson
Counties: PR, RN, MP
List of Kansas numbered highways
< K-60 K-62 >

K-61 is a Kansas state highway originating at US-54 and US-400 on the east side of Pratt. Signed as a north-south highway, K-61 is a diagonal highway running southwest and northeast. K-61 is 80 miles (130 km) long.

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[edit] Route description

K-61 runs through or beside the towns of Preston, Turon, Langdon (unincorporated) and Partridge before beginning a six-mile concurrency with US-50. It has a short concurrency with K-14 a mile south of Arlington into Arlington.

After breaking to the northeast from US-50, K-61 goes through the east side of Hutchinson (Where it is signed locally as the Ken Kennedy Freeway[2]). It goes through Medora (unincorporated) and Inman before ending at Interstate 135 and US-81 south of McPherson.

Its last mile shares a concurrency with Business US-81.

Most of K-61 is two lanes. There are four-lane segments during its US-50 concurrency as well as short segments on the east side of Hutchinson and south of McPherson.

It has controlled access interchanges (with US-50) at North K-96, west of Hutchinson; South K-96, also signed To K-17 in South Hutchinson. After breaking away from US-50, K-61 has controlled access interchanges at Avenue A in Hutchinson, and Spur K-153, K-153 and Business US-81 all in McPherson.

[edit] History

K-61 was commissioned by 1932.[1] It appears on the 1932 state highway map.[3] K-61 originally ended in Hutchinson at US-50. Sometime between 1956 and 1962, K-61 was extended on a previous routing of K-17 between Hutchinson and McPherson.[4]

[edit] Future

 This article contains information about a planned or expected future road.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change as the road's construction or completion approaches and more information becomes available.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is planning to turn K-61 into a four-lane expressway from northeast of Hutchinson to McPherson. Work is scheduled to be completed by 2009.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Kennedy, Richie. Kansas Highways Routelog. Kansas Highways 7.0.
  2. ^ Google Maps
  3. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map [map], 1932 edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  4. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map [map], 1962 edition. Section F6-D8. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
  5. ^ Comprehensive Transportation Program

Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map [map], 2007-2008 edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.

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