K-113 (Kansas highway)

K-113 is a 5.631-mile-long (9.062 km) north–south state highway located entirely within Riley County in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. It travels from K-18 in southern Manhattan to U.S. Route 24 (US-24), traveling through the western areas of the city. In Manhattan, the highway is named after Seth Child, an early Manhattan pioneer. Most of the highway is four-laned with mixed-access, and serves as a major arterial highway for the western portions of the city. The highway is almost wholly inside the Manhattan city limits, and ends near the Riley County shops along US-24 north of Manhattan.

K-113
Seth Child Road
K-113 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length5.631 mi[1] (9.062 km)
ExistedJuly 7, 1965[2]–present
Major junctions
South end K-18 in Manhattan
North end US-24 north of Manhattan
Location
CountiesRiley
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-112→ K-114

The original K-113 was designated by 1936, and traveled from K-13 west of Bigelow north to K-9 in Blue Rapids. This alignment was decommissioned in late 1958. The current K-113 was first designated in 1957, as US-24 Spur in Manhattan. Then on July 7, 1965, US-24 Spur was renumbered to K-113, and was completed by 1967.

Route description

The road begins at K-18 in the western part of Manhattan with a diverging diamond interchange. The route moves northward through suburbs surrounded by deciduous forests before reaching a diamond interchange with Anderson Avenue and then another with Kimball Avenue, travelling through a more condensed part of town. Passing Washington Marlatt Memorial Park, the road exits town and enters a semi-rural grassland area, ending at a partial interchange with US-24.[3]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2018, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 5300 vehicles per day near the northern terminus to 24700 vehicles per day between the southern terminus and Anderson Avenue interchange.[4][5] The entire length of K-113 is included in the National Highway System,[6] a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility.[7] K-113 also connects to the National Highway System at each terminus.[6]

History

Early roads

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails, which were an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. The northern terminus of K-113 connected to the Roosevelt National Highway and Kansas White Way, and the southern terminus connected to the Golden Belt Highway.[8]

Original alignment

K-113
Locationnear Bigelow–Blue Rapids
Existedc. 1936–November 19, 1958

By 1936, the original K-113 was established from K-13 west of Bigelow north to K-9 in Blue Rapids.[9][10] Then in a November 19, 1958 resolution, K-13 was rerouted to cross the Tuttle Creek Dam and continue northward to K-16 east of Olsburg, and at this time K-113 was decommissioned.[11]

Current alignment

In a September 10, 1957 resolution, the roadway was designated as US-24 Spur from K-18 north, across US-24, to the proposed relocation of US-24.[12] In a November 10, 1960 resolution, this US-24 Spur was extended 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north to a proposed K-213.[13] Between 1963 and 1965, US-24 had been relocated north onto the proposed K-213.[14][15] Then in a July 7, 1965 resolution, US-24 Spur was renumbered to K-113, and was completed by 1967.[2][16] The northern terminus, US-24, originally overlapped K-177 until 1991. In a January 1, 1991 resolution, K-177 was truncated to the southeast side of Manhattan.[17]

On April 5, 2017, work began to convert the interchage with K-18 into a diverging diamond interchange. The $2.587 million project was completed and open to traffic in December 2017.[18]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Riley County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Manhattan0.0000.000 K-18 (Fort Riley Boulevard)Southern terminus; diverging diamond interchange; road continues as Canyon Drive
1.5532.499Anderson AvenueDiamond interchange
2.7744.464Kimball AvenueDiamond interchange
Manhattan Township5.6319.062 US-24 (Tuttle Creek Boulevard)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Staff (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. Kansas State Highway Commission (July 7, 1965). "K-113 Riley County Revision Highway Nunber". Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  3. "Overview of K-113". Google Maps. Google, Inc. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  4. Bureau of Transportation Planning (2018). Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,584,000]. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. Bureau of Transportation Planning (2018). Traffic Flow Inset Map Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:1,584,000]. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  6. Federal Highway Administration (May 8, 2019). National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  7. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  8. Rand McNally and Company (1924). "Kansas" (Map). AutoTrails Map, Southern Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Northeastern New Mexico, Northern Oklahoma. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. OCLC 2078375. Retrieved June 15, 2020 – via Rumsey Collection.
  9. State Highway Commission of Kansas (1933). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  10. State Highway Commission of Kansas (1936). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  11. State Highway Commission of Kansas (November 19, 1958). "Resolution for relocation and redesegnation of road in Riley County, Pottawatomie County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  12. Kansas State Highway Commission (September 10, 1957). "Resolution for relocation and redesignation of road in Riley County". Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  13. Kansas State Highway Commission (November 10, 1960). "Resolution for location and designation of road in Riley County Kansas". Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  14. State Highway Commission of Kansas (1963–1964). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  15. State Highway Commission of Kansas (1965). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  16. State Highway Commission of Kansas (1967). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  17. Kansas Department of Transportation (January 21, 1991). "Resolution to remove a segment of highway route designated K-13 and K-177 in Riley County". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  18. Kansas Department of Transportation (March 24, 2017). "K-113 and K-18 Diverging Diamond Interchange Project in Manhattan" (PDF). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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