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K-99 (Kansas highway)
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K-99 is a Kansas
state highway
that runs 233 miles (375 km) north–south through the eastern part of the state
.
K-99 has its northern terminus near Summerfield
at the Nebraska
state line and its southern end south of Chautauqua
where it crosses the Oklahoma
border and becomes State Highway 99
. This route was originally K-11.
On its way, it passes through the counties of Marshall, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Lyon, Greenwood, Elk, and Chautauqua.
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...
state highway
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...
that runs 233 miles (375 km) north–south through the eastern part of the 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...
.
K-99 has its northern terminus near Summerfield
Summerfield, Kansas
Summerfield is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 156.-Geography:Summerfield is located at...
at the Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
state line and its southern end south of Chautauqua
Chautauqua, Kansas
Chautauqua is a city in Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 111.-Geography:Chautauqua is located at...
where it crosses the Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
border and becomes State Highway 99
State Highway 99 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 99, also referred to as SH-99 or OK-99, is a north–south state highway through central Oklahoma. It runs from the Texas border at Lake Texoma to the Kansas border near Lake Hulah. It is long. The highway overlaps US-377 for over half its length.SH-99 links up with K-99 after...
. This route was originally K-11.
On its way, it passes through the counties of Marshall, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Lyon, Greenwood, Elk, and Chautauqua.