K-218 (Kansas highway)

KSRoutebox
article_route=218
length_mi=2
direction_a=North
direction_b=South
terminus_a=K-4 northwest of Herington
terminus_b=Herington city limits at West Walnut St.
counties=DK
previous_type=KS
previous_route=217
next_type=KS
next_route=219

K-218 is a state highway in Dickinson County, Kansas. It runs from K-4 south to the Herington city limits. It has a total length of 2 miles. [cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Richie|url=http://www.route56.com/highways/highways.cgi?hwy1=53|title=Kansas Highways Routelog] .
It continues north in Dickinson County as Union Road (Old U.S. Route 77), which passes through Shady Brook and Woodbine. Although there is no direct connection, taking Walnut street into Herington, Business US-56 can be reached via Fifth Street, Third Street or Broadway.

History

K-218 first appeared on the Kansas State Highway Map in 1962 [Cite map | publisher = Kansas Department of Transportation | title = Official State Transportation Map | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/state-pdf/1962Mapside.pdf | edition = January 1962 | section = C9 | accessdate = 2008-06-04 ] on an old alignment of US 77 and K-4.

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External links

[http://www.maps.google.com Google Maps]