K-16 (Kansas highway)

K-16
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	109.9 mi (176.9 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US-77 north of Randolph
	K-13 near Fostoria K-99 near Blaine K-63 south of Havensville K-62 south of Soldier K-79 south of Circleville US-75 in Holton K-116 east of Holton K-4 near Valley Falls US-59 / K-192 west of Winchester (beginning of concurrency with US-59) K-92 in Oskaloosa (beginning of concurrency with K-92) US-59 south of Oskaloosa (end of concurrency with US-59) K-92 in McLouth (end of concurrency with K-92)
East end:	US-24 / US-40 in Tonganoxie
Location
Counties:	Riley, Pottawatomie, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-15 K-17 →

K-16 is a state highway in Kansas. It starts at a junction with US 77 just north of Randolph and ends in Tonganoxie with US 24 and US 40.

Route description

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 1926 and 1936, 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.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• K-16 at Route56.com