K-104 (Kansas highway)

K-104 marker

K-104

A map of the route and surrounding highways and towns.
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 2.275 mi[1] (3.661 km)
Existed: 1967 – present
Major junctions
South end: K-4 north of Assaria
North end: I-135 near Mentor
Location
Counties: Saline
Highway system

Kansas numbered highways

K-103K-105

K-104 is a state highway in Saline County, Kansas. The route travels 2.3 miles (3.7 km) from a junction with K-4 to a junction with Interstate 135/U.S. Route 81 (I-135/US-81) at I-135 exit 86. It has an annual average daily traffic of between 1000 and 1300 and is paved with composite pavement. The highway is not a part of the National Highway System. The route was established around 1967, and has not been changed since.

Route description

The east-west portion of the highway seen from just east of the junction with Interstate 135 looking towards the town of Mentor

The route begins in the south at a junction with K-4 near I-135/US-81.[2] It closely parallels I-135/US-81 through about 2 miles (3.2 km) of rural farmland before abruptly turning west at Smolan Road just west of Mentor.[3] After traveling west approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) the route ends at an interchange with I-135/US-81.[2] The route has a total distance of 2.3 miles (3.7 km), all of it in Saline County.[1][2]

The highway has an annual average daily traffic (the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway for a year divided by 365 days) of 1,260 over the first 1 mile (1.6 km) of the route, and an AADT of 1,069 for the last 1.3 miles (2.1 km) of the route.[1] The entire route is paved with composite pavement.[1] K-104 is not a part of the National Highway System.[4]

History

The route was established around 1967 with its current routing in Saline County, with Interstate 135 signed as I-35W.[5][6] The routing has not been changed.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Saline County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.0000.000 K-4
 2.2753.661 I-135Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff (2010-06-24). "Pavement Management Information System Query". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kansas Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2011-2012 ed.). Cartography by Bureau Of Transportation Planning Cartography/GIS Unit. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  3. Microsoft; Nokia (2011-08-14). "K-104" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  4. National Highway System (PDF) (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  5. Kansas Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1966 ed.). State Highway Commission of Kansas. 1965. § C8. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  6. Kansas Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1967 ed.). State Highway Commission of Kansas. 1966. § C8. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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