K-31 (Kansas highway)

K-31
K-31
	K-31 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by KDOT
Length	134 mi (216 km)
Major junctions
CCW end	US-69 in Fulton
	I-35 / US-50 South of Melvern
CW end	K-99 West of Harveyville
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Wabaunsee, Osage, Coffey, Anderson, Linn, Bourbon
Highway system
	Kansas State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Spurs;

K-31 is a 134-mile (216 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Signed variously as a north–south and an east–west highway, K-31 runs diagonally southeast–northwest, connecting small towns in east-central Kansas.

Route description

K-31 begins at a diamond interchange with U.S. Highway 69 (US-69) near Fulton in Bourbon County and heads west on a two-lane road to Mapleton. The highway turns north for six miles (9.7 km), then turns west again at a junction with K-52. Seven miles (11 km) west of this point, K-31 enters the town of Kincaid, where it begins an 18-mile (29 km) concurrency with US-59, and also overlaps US-169 south of Garnett. In Garnett, K-31 leaves US-59 to the west and heads towards Harris where it turns north, again. It turns west at the Franklin County line and overlaps the border until it enters Coffey County, where it continues west toward Waverly. Leaving the town, K-31 heads north again toward Interstate 35 (I-35), and Melvern. It shares a short wrong-way concurrency with I-35 before arriving in Melvern, where it once again turns west.

The highway begins a nine-mile (14 km) concurrency with US-75, where it heads toward, and passes through Lyndon. North of the city, K-31 again turns west toward Osage City. It begins a seven-mile (11 km) concurrency with US-56 north of the town and travels north to Burlingame, where it leaves US-56 and heads west toward Harveyville. After passing through Harveyville, K-31 terminates at K-99 in rural Wabaunsee County.

History

The majority K-31 has followed the same route since its creation. Minor adjustments were made when I-35 was built, and K-31 was rerouted through Melvern.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Bourbon	Fulton	0.0	0.0	US-69 – Kansas City, Fort Scott	Interchange; counterclockwise terminus; continues east as Wagon Road
		7	11	K-7 north	Eastern end of K-7 concurrency
		8	13	K-7 south	Western end of K-7 concurrency
	Mapleton	11	18	K-65 west (6th Street west)
Linn		18	29	K-52 east
Linn		29	47	K-3 south
Anderson	Kincaid	35	56	US-59 south	Southern end of US-59 concurrency
		47	76	US-169 south	Southern end of US-169 concurrency
		51	82	US 169 Bus. begins / US-169 north	Roundabout; northern end of US-169 concurrency; southern end of US-169 Bus. concurrency
	Garnett			US 169 Bus. north (6th Avenue)	Northern end of US-169 Bus. concurrency
	Garnett	53	85	US-59 north (Maple Street north)	Northern end of US-59 concurrency
Osage		83	134	I-35 north / US-50 east – Kansas City	Eastern end of I-35/US-50 concurrency; I-35 exit 162
		85	137	I-35 south / US-50 west – Wichita	Western end of I-35/US-50 concurrency; I-35 exit 160
		92	148	US-75 south – Burlington	Interchange; southern end of US-75 concurrency
		94	151	K-278 west
	Lyndon	99	159	K-68 east
		101	163	US-75 north / K-268 east – Topeka, Ottawa	Roundabout; northern end of US-75 concurrency
	Osage City	109	175	K-170 south
		110	180	US-56 west	Wye intersection; southern end of US-56 concurrency
		117	188	US-56 east	Northern end of US-56 concurrency
		123	198	Bridge over I-335 / Kansas Turnpike; no access to turnpike
Wabaunsee	Harveyville	126	203	K-195 north
Wabaunsee		134	216	K-99 – Admire, Eskridge	Clockwise terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus