K-170 (Kansas highway)

K-170
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	21.759 mi (35.018 km)
Existed:	1932[1] – present
Major junctions
East end:	K-31 in Osage City
West end:	K-99 west of Reading
Location
Counties:	Osage, Lyon
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-168 K-171 →

K-170 is a Kansas state highway originating at K-31 on the west side of Osage City, a mile south of the K-31 intersection with US-56. The road runs south for about eight miles (13 km) and then turns west, running through Reading before ending at K-99 about 12 miles (19 km) north of Emporia. K-170 is 22 miles (35 km) long.

K-170 provides access, via county roads, to Lyons County State Fishing Lake.

History

K-170 was commissioned as K-70 by 1932.^[1] It appears on the 1932 state highway map starting from K-11 and K-22 (now K-99) and ending at Reading.^[2] By 1950, the road was extended east and north to Osage City.^[3]

By 1962, K-70 was renumbered as K-170 to avoid a route duplication with Interstate 70.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Lyon		0.000	0.000	K-99	Western terminus
Osage	Osage City	21.759	35.018	K-31	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Kennedy, Richie. "Kansas Highways Routelog". Kansas Highways 7.0. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
2. Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1932 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
3. Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1950-51 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
4. Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1962 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-05-05.

Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2007-2008 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-05-05.

External links

• KDOT State Map