K-14 (Kansas highway)

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K-14 is a north–south state highway which runs most of the length of the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs through the central part of the state.

Route description

K-14 begins on its southern end at US-160 in the town of Harper in Harper County. From there, it travels north into Kingman County, crossing the Chikaskia River near the community of Rago. K-14 continues north to Kingman, where it crosses the South Fork of the Ninnescah River and meets US-54/US-400. K-14 travels west with US-54/400 for approximately convert|4|mi|km before turning north again and continuing into Reno County. K-14 meets K-61 just southwest of the town of Arlington, and the two highways are briefly duplexed while traveling northeast through the town. Past Arlington, K-61 continues to the northeast toward Hutchinson, while K-14 resumes its due north bearing, crossing the North Fork of the Ninnescah River.

Just south of the Reno/Rice county line, K-14 meets K-96 and the two highways are duplexed for the next convert|15|mi|km. The two highways travel west for around a mile when they first meet, before turning north again into Rice County. The highway crosses the Arkansas River and continues north through Sterling. At Lyons, the highway meets US-56, at which point K-96 splits from K-14 and continues west along US-56 toward Great Bend, while K-14 continues north into Ellsworth County. In the historic town of Ellsworth, the highway crosses the Smoky Hill River and continues north to I-70. K-14 travels east along I-70 for approximately convert|2|mi|km before exiting and resuming north into Lincoln County.

K-14 passes north through Lincoln and Mitchell Counties, crossing the Saline River in the town of Lincoln and the Solomon River in Beloit (the largest town along the highway). The highway jogs to the west for close to 2 miles at the Mitchell/Jewell county line before continuing north into Jewell County. K-14 passes through the town of Jewell and meets US-36 just east of Mankato. K-14 is duplexed with US-36 for three miles as it heads east, before splitting off again to the north. K-14 passes over White Rock Creek at the far western end of Lovewell Reservoir and continues north into Nebraska near the town of Superior, Nebraska, where the highway continues as Nebraska Highway 14.

The northern and southern halves of the highway differ fairly significantly in terms of terrain and landscape. The southern half of K-14 travels over fairly flat terrain in the valley of the Arkansas River. Just north of the intersection with K-4 in southern Ellsworth County, K-14 passes into the Smoky Hills region, traveling over a series of broad, rolling hills, providing several scenic vistas of the surrounding countryside. The portion of the highway between Lincoln and Beloit is particularly hilly.

Junction list

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