K-187 (Kansas highway)


K-187 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located entirely within Nemaha County, K-187 runs from K-9 in Centralia north to U.S. Route 36 east of Baileyville. It is a paved, two-lane road for its entire length. K-187 was established as a state highway on March 9, 1955.

Route description

K-187 begins at K-9 in Centralia and begins traveling north. After roughly it crosses Weyer Creek, a tributary of North Fork Black Vermillion River. Another approximately north it intersects Stringtown Road also known as Rural Secondary 1228. It continues north from here and after another roughly it has an at-grade crossing with a Union Pacific Railroad track. From here it continues north and ends at US-36 west of Seneca.
K-187 is not included in the National Highway System. The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility. K-187 does connect to the National Highway System at its junction with US-36. 2017 Annual average daily traffic on K-187 was 915 vehicles per day. The entire route is paved with partial design bituminous pavement.

History

K-187 was assigned by the State Highway Commission of Kansas, now known as Kansas Department of Transportation, on March 9, 1955 and its alignment has not changed since. K-187's southern terminus, K-9, originally went south from Centralia then east to K-63 in Corning. Then in a different March 9, 1955 resolution K-9 was approved to be realigned to go directly east to K-63 from Centralia.

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