K-147 (Kansas highway)

K-147 is an approximately 26-mile-long (42 km) north–south state highway in west-central Kansas. It runs from K-4 east of Brownell to Ogallah, just north of the junction with Interstate 70 (I-70) and U.S. Route 40 (US-40). K-147 serves Cedar Bluff State Park via locally maintained CC Road. The highway south of I-70 and US-40 is part of the Smoky Valley Scenic Byway. The highway travels through a mix of flat farmlands and rolling hills covered with grasslands. K-147 is a two-lane highway its entire length.

K-147

Smoky Valley Scenic Byway
K-147 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length25.930 mi (41.730 km)
ExistedAugust 1, 1956–present
Major junctions
South end K-4 east of Brownell
Major intersections I-70 / US-40 near Ogallah
North endCentre Street in Ogallah
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesNess, Trego
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State
  • Spurs
← K-146→ K-148

K-147 was first established on August 1, 1956, from the Trego County line north to US-40; on June 12, 1957, it was extended south to K-4. Then by 1960, I-70 was complete from south of Collyer to southeast of Ogallah. At that time, US-40 was re-routed along I-70, and K-147 was extended east along old US-40 to its present northern terminus.

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