K-16 (Kansas highway)

K-16
K-16
	K-16 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KDOT
Length	114.460 mi (184.206 km)
Major junctions
West end	US-77 / CR 378 north of Randolph
	K-13 near Fostoria; K-99 near Blaine; K-63 south of Havensville; K-62 south of Soldier; US-75 in Holton; K-4 near Valley Falls; US-59 from west of Winchester to south of Oskaloosa;
East end	US-24 / US-40 in Tonganoxie
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth
Highway system
	Kansas State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Spurs;

K-16 is a 114.460-mile-long (184.206 km) state highway in the U.S. State of Kansas. K-16's western terminus is at a junction with U.S. Route 77 (US-77) just north of Randolph and the eastern terminus is at US-24 and US-40 in Tonganoxie. Along the way K-4 intersects many major thoroughfares including US-75 in Holton, K-4 near Valley Falls and US-59 from west of Winchester to south of Oskaloosa.

Route description

US-77 at its junction with K-16

K-16 begins north of Randolph on US-77 and crosses Tuttle Creek Lake. Near the town of Blaine, K-16 crosses The Oregon Trail. K-16 continues through Holton until turning south. K-116 continues to head eastward through Larkinburg and Arrington until ending at Cummings in Atchison County.

K-16 continues through Valley Falls, crossing the Delaware River until meeting with US-59. K-16 then runs concurrent with US 59 through Oskaloosa until heading east again through McLouth and winding through Leavenworth County until coming to an end at an intersection with US-24 and US-40 in Tonganoxie.

History

Between 1927 and 1935, K-16 was located in Atchison County and Doniphan County, starting at US-73 in Atchison and ending at US-36 in Troy.

A southern terminus was located in Montgomery County and Neosho County starting in Chanute and ending at the Oklahoma state line in Coffeyville. In 1932, the southern section was replaced by US 169. In 1935, the remainder of K-16 became part of K-7. K-16 was reassigned as a renumbering of K-24 because of the extension of US-24 into Kansas.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Riley	Randolph	0.000	0.000	US-77 (Tuttle Creek Boulevard) / CR 378 west (Green Randolph Road)	Western terminus; road continues as CR-378 (Green Randolph Rd.)
Pottawatomie		13.122	21.118	K-13 south	Northern terminus of K-13
	Blaine	21.271	34.232	K-99 south	Western end of K-99 overlap
	Blaine	21.672	34.878	K-99 north	Eastern end of K-99 overlap
		40.910	65.838	K-63 north	Western end of K-63 overlap
		41.736	67.168	K-63 south	Eastern end of K-63 overlap
Jackson		47.753	76.851	K-62 north	Southern terminus of K-62
		53.745	86.494	K-79 north	Southern terminus of K-79
	Holton	59.106	95.122	US-75 (Arizona Avenue) / K-116 begins – Topeka	Western end of K-116 overlap; western terminus of K-116; US-75 serves Holton Community Hospital
		62.612	100.764	K-116 east – Atchison	Eastern end of K-116 overlap
Jefferson	Valley Falls	80.741	129.940	K-4 south	Western end of K-4 overlap
	Valley Falls	81.543	131.231	K-4 north	Eastern end of K-4 overlap
		89.240	143.618	US-59 north / K-192 east	Western end of US-59 overlap; western terminus of K-192
	Oskaloosa	97.346	156.663	K-92 west – Ozawkie	Western end of K-92 overlap
		98.306	158.208	US-59 south	Eastern end of US-59 overlap
	McLouth	104.217	167.721	K-92 east (Union Street) – Leavenworth	Eastern end of K-92 overlap
Leavenworth	Tonganoxie	114.460	184.206	US-24 / US-40 (Chieftain Road)	Eastern terminus; road continues as 4th Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus