K-177 (Kansas highway)

K-177
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	102.871 mi (165.555 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US-54 east of El Dorado, Kansas
North end:	US-24, Manhattan
Location
Counties:	BU, CS, MR, WB, GE, RL
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← US-177 K-178 →

K-177 is a state highway in central Kansas. It runs from US-54 near El Dorado to Manhattan, passing through the Flint Hills. It is part of the Flint Hills Scenic Byway and the Prairie Parkway.

Route description

From its beginnings east of El Dorado, K-177 heads northward to provide access to El Dorado Lake. It then approaches the Kansas Turnpike and runs parallel to it before having a junction with it (exit 92). It then passes through Matfield Green and Bazaar before reaching Cottonwood Falls, Strong City, and US-50.

The Flint Hills.

Flint Hills Scenic Byway is a portion of K-177 located in the Flint Hills region of the state, stretching from Interstate 35 at Cassoday in the south to US-56 at Council Grove in the north. Along the byway there are rolling hills and some of the only tallgrass prairie left in North America. It is a National Scenic Byway.

North of Strong City, K-177 passes through the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. In Council Grove, it meets US-56. It has a brief concurrency with K-4 near Alta Vista before having an interchange (exit 313) with Interstate 70. Nine miles north of I-70, it ends at US-24 in Manhattan.

From I-70 to US-24, K-177 is named the Coach Bill Snyder Highway, in honor of the long-time Kansas State University football coach who transformed the Wildcats from the worst team in major college football into consistent winners.^{[citation needed]}

K-177 is two lanes from US-54 to I-70 and a four-lane expressway from I-70 to US-24.

History

K-177 was signed as K-13 until 1965. It previously ended at US-77 before El Dorado Lake was completed.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Butler		0.000	US-54	Southern terminus
	Cassoday	18.753	I-35/Kan. Tpk.	I-35/KTA exit 92
Chase	Strong City	46.423	US-50
Morris	Council Grove	65.662	US-56	Western end of US-56 concurrency
		65.830	US-56	Eastern end of US-56 concurrency
Morris–Wabaunsee county line		78.275	K-4	Southern end of K-4 concurrency
		79.275	K-4	Northern end of K-4 concurrency
Geary		94.249	I-70 / US-40	I-70 exit 313
Riley		101.979	K-18	Eastern end of K-18 concurrency
	Manhattan	102.559	K-18	Interchange, western end of K-18 concurrency
		102.871	US-24	Interchange, northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened