K-247 (Kansas highway)
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K-247 is a state highway
running entirely within the U.S. state
of Kansas
. Its northern terminus is at I-70/US-40 (exit 145). Its southern terminus is at 3rd and Washington in Ellis. Its official length is listed as 649 feet (197.8 m), making it the shortest state highway in Kansas.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
running entirely within the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
. Its northern terminus is at I-70/US-40 (exit 145). Its southern terminus is at 3rd and Washington in Ellis. Its official length is listed as 649 feet (197.8 m), making it the shortest state highway in Kansas.