K-87 (Kansas highway)

K-87 is a 8.625-mile-long (13.881 km) north–south state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs from the end of state maintenance, where it continues as 26th Road, in the community of Vliets north to U.S. Route 36 (US 36) west of the community of Baileyville.[4]

K-87
26th Road
K-87 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length8.625 mi[1] (13.881 km)
Existed1941[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end26th Road in Vliets
  K-9 north of Vliets
North end US-36 west of Baileyville
Location
CountiesMarshall
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-86→ K-88

K-87 was first established in 1941, as a short spur connecting Vliets to K-9. On July 9, 1947, the highway was extended north to US-36.

Route description

K-87 begins at the unincorporated community of Vliets as a northward continuation of 26th Road. The highway continues through flat rural farmland for roughly .3 miles (0.48 km) and then crosses the Black Vermillion River. The roadway then reaches a junction with K-9, also known as Sunflower Road, about .3 miles (0.48 km) later. K-87 continues north through rural farmlands for roughly five miles (8.0 km) then intersects Navajo Road by the Salem Church. The highway advances north through more farmlands for approximately three miles (4.8 km) then reaches its northern terminus at US-36, also known as the Pony Express Highway. Past US-36 the road continues north as 26th Road.[4]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2017, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 205 vehicles per day slightly north of K-9 to 240 vehicles per day between the southern terminus and K-9.[5] K-87 is not included in the National Highway System.[6] The National Highway System is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility. K-87 does connect to the National Highway System at its northern terminus at US-36.[7]

History

Prior to the formation of the Kansas state highway system, 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. K-9 follows the former Kansas White Way. The northern terminus closely follows the former Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway.[8]

K-87 was first established in 1941, as a short spur connecting Vliets to K-9.[2][3] In a September 11, 1946 resolution, it was approved to extend K-87 north to US-36 as soon as Marshall County had brought the road up to state highway standards.[9] By mid 1947, the county had finished necessary projects and in a July 9, 1947 resolution, it was added to the state highway system.[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Marshall County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Vliets0.0000.00026th RoadSouthern terminus; continues south as 26th Road
Noble Township0.5900.950 K-9 (Sunflower Road) – Frankfort, Centralia
Murray Township8.62513.881 US-36 (Pony Express Highway) – Marysville, SenecaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Kansas Department of Transportation (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. State Highway Commission of Kansas (1940). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. State Highway Commission of Kansas (1941). Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. Kansas Department of Transportation (2011). 2011 Marshall County Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  5. 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 July 29, 2019.
  6. Federal Highway Administration (May 8, 2019). National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). [c. 1:3,900,000]. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  7. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  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 December 8, 2020 – via Rumsey Collection.
  9. State Highway Commission of Kansas (September 9, 1946). "Road to be added to the State System when constructed by Marshall County to Federal Aid Secondary Standards". ksdot.org. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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