K-18 (Kansas highway)

K-18
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	206 mi (332 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US-24 near Bogue
	US-183 in Plainville US-281 from east of Paradise to Luray US-81 west of Bennington US-77 in Junction City I-70 / US-40 from Junction City to Grandview Plaza
East end:	K-99 south of Wamego
Location
Counties:	Graham, Rooks, Osborne, Russell, Lincoln, Ottawa, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-17 K-19 →

K-18 is a Kansas state highway running primarily east–west between U.S. Route 24 (US-24) and K-99 in the north central part of the state. Portions of the highway have been upgraded to a freeway beginning in 2012.

Route description

K-18 begins near the town of Bogue in Graham County as it branches off to the south from US-24. The highway then stairsteps to the southeast through the towns of Damar, Palco, Plainville, and Codell in Rooks County; Natoma in Osborne County; Paradise, Waldo, Luray, and Lucas in Russell County (K-18 is duplexed with US-281 for 9 miles (14 km) west of Luray); and Sylvan Grove, Lincoln, and Beverly in Lincoln County. As K-18 enters Ottawa County, it takes a due east bearing, traveling through Tescott and meeting US-81 north of Salina. The road briefly jogs to the north for around 2 miles (3.2 km) before turning east again to travel through Bennington and Talmage in Dickinson County and into Junction City in Geary County. In Junction City, K-18 meets US-77 and travels south along US-77 through the city until it hits I-70. K-18 then travels to the northeast along I-70 for eight miles (13 km) before exiting and continuing to the northeast toward Manhattan as a freeway. K-18 crosses the Kansas River at the Riley County line and travels through Ogden into Manhattan. Once traveling through Manhattan, K-18 again crosses the Kansas River and parallels the river to the south into Wabaunsee County before ending at K-99 south of Wamego.

The section of K-18 from I-70 in Grandview Plaza to K-113 in Manhattan has been rebuilt into a limited-access divided freeway, a project that began in 2012.

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Graham	Bogue	0.00	0.00		US-24	Western terminus
Rooks	Plainville	27	43		US-183
Russell	Paradise	54	87		US-281 south	Western end of US-281 concurrency
	Luray	63	101		US-281 north	Eastern end of US-281 concurrency
	Lucas	74	119		K-232 south	Northern terminus of K-232
Lincoln	Sylvan Grove	82	132		K-181
	Lincoln	95	153		K-14
	Beverly	106	171		K-252 south	Northern terminus of K-252
Ottawa	​	120.0	193.1		K-106 north	Southern terminus of K-106
	​	124	200		US-81	Interchange
Dickinson	​	149	240		K-15 south	Western end of K-15 concurrency
	​	153	246		K-15 north	Eastern end of K-15 concurrency
Geary	Junction City	168	270		US-77 north	Interchange; western end of K-77 concurrency
		170.0	273.6		I-70 / US-40 west / US-77 south	I-70 exit 295; eastern end of US-77 concurrency; western end of I-70/US-40 concurrency
		171	275	296	US-40 Bus. east (Washington Street)	Exit numbers follow I-70
		173	278	298	East Street / Chestnut Street
	Grandview Plaza	174	280	299	J Hill Road / Flinthills Boulevard
		175	282	300	US-40 Bus. west / K-57 – Council Grove
	​	176	283	301	Fort Riley, Marshall Field
	​	178	286		I-70 / US-40 east / Clarks Creek Road south	I-70 exit 303; eastern end of I-70/US-40 concurrency
	​	178.2	286.8		Boller Road	At-grade intersection; western end of freeway section
Riley	Fort Riley	182	293	—	12th Street
	Ogden	183	295	—	K-114 west	Eastern terminus of K-114
	​	184	296	—	56th Avenue	Serves Manhattan Regional Airport
	​	186	299	—	Scenic Drive
	Manhattan	188	303	—	Miller Parkway / Davis Drive
		189	304	—	K-113 north (Seth Child Road) / Canyon Drive	Southern terminus of K-113
		190.0	305.8		Rosecutter Road south / Richards Drive north	At-grade intersection; eastern end of freeway section
		192	309		K-177 north (Fort Riley Boulevard) to US-24 (Tuttle Creek Boulevard)	Western end of K-177 concurrency
					Pierre Street west	Interchange; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance
		193	311		K-177 south	Eastern end of K-177 concurrency
Wabaunsee	​	206	332		K-99	Eastern terminus; road continues as Mt. Mitchell Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Route transition

References