K-68 (Kansas highway)
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The K-68 is a state highway
in Kansas
beginning at Missouri Route 2 and passing through Louisburg
where it intersects with U.S. Highway 69. Four miles west of Louisburg, K-68 intersects with U.S. 169
and K-7
, it also provides an end terminus with K-33
in Franklin County. As K-68 enters Ottawa
, it intersects with I-35
and U.S. 50
near the Walmart Distribution Center. It also intersects with U.S. 59
before jogging to the southwest, crossing the Marais des Cygnes River
then continuing to the west.
K-68 continues through Pomona
, then heads south at the junction with K-268 and goes through Quenemo
before heading west again. K-68 comes to an end about a mile south of Lyndon
at an intersection with U.S. 75
and K-31.
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...
in 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...
beginning at Missouri Route 2 and passing through Louisburg
Louisburg, Kansas
Louisburg is a city in Miami County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,315.-19th century:Prior to the American Civil War, the land of what is now called Louisburg was part of that reserved for members of various tribes of Native Americans that were ceding...
where it intersects with U.S. Highway 69. Four miles west of Louisburg, K-68 intersects with U.S. 169
U.S. Route 169
U.S. Route 169 currently runs for 966 miles from the city of Virginia, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma at U.S. Route 64.-Oklahoma:U.S. Highway 169 is a major south–north highway spanning in Oklahoma. The southern terminus for US-169 is Memorial Drive...
and K-7
K-7 (Kansas highway)
K-7 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is mostly a small country highway winding its way through the Osage Questas and Glaciated Regions of eastern Kansas, although a portion of the highway passes through the Kansas City metropolitan area. Significant portions of the highway overlap...
, it also provides an end terminus with K-33
K-33 (Kansas highway)
K-33 is a 10.5 mile state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was originally designated in 1929. It is a two-lane expressway, linking rural Franklin County to Douglas County K-33 is a 10.5 mile (17 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was originally designated in 1929. It is...
in Franklin County. As K-68 enters Ottawa
Ottawa, Kansas
Ottawa is a city situated along the Marais des Cygnes River in the central part of Franklin County, located in east-central Kansas, 50 miles southwest of Kansas City, Mo., in the central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,649. It is the county seat and most populous...
, it intersects with I-35
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, at Minnesota Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East. Many interstates used to have splits or spurs indicated with suffixed letters , but I-35...
and U.S. 50
U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of the Sacramento area, it extended to San Francisco, near...
near the Walmart Distribution Center. It also intersects with U.S. 59
U.S. Route 59
U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway . A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route, Part of NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than away, until it veers southwest...
before jogging to the southwest, crossing the Marais des Cygnes River
Marais des Cygnes River
The Marais des Cygnes River is a principal tributary of the Osage River, about long, in eastern Kansas and western Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River...
then continuing to the west.
K-68 continues through Pomona
Pomona, Kansas
Pomona is a city in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. The population was 923 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pomona is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, then heads south at the junction with K-268 and goes through Quenemo
Quenemo, Kansas
Quenemo is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States, along the Marais des Cygnes River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 388. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
before heading west again. K-68 comes to an end about a mile south of Lyndon
Lyndon, Kansas
Lyndon is a city in and the county seat of Osage County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,052. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lyndon is located at...
at an intersection with U.S. 75
U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side of a closed border crossing. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 30 and Interstate 45 in Dallas,...
and K-31.