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K-196 (Kansas highway)
State highway in Kansas, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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K-196 is a 28.474-mile-long (45.824 km) east–west state highway in Harvey and Butler Counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-196's western terminus is at Interstate 135 (I-135), U.S. Route 81 (US-81) and K-15 just south of Newton and the eastern terminus is at K-254 just east of El Dorado, Kansas. The highway runs along the south border the town of Whitewater and bypasses Potwin to the south.[3][4]
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Maintained by KDOT | ||||
Length | 28.474 mi[1] (45.824 km) | |||
Existed | March 29, 1937[2]–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Kansas | |||
Counties | Harvey, Butler | |||
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K-196 was first established as a state highway on March 29, 1937, and at that time ran from US-81 and K-15 south of Newton to US-54 and US-77 in El Dorado.[2] Then between 1957 and 1968, K-254 was extended along K-196 through El Dorato to US-54 and US-77. The overlap with K-254 was removed on May 6, 1994, and K-196 was truncated to end at K-254 west of El Dorado.