K-156 (Kansas highway)

K-156 is a 175.663-mile-long (282.702 km) west–east state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-156's western terminus is at U.S. Route 50 Business (US-50 Bus.) and US-83 Bus. in Garden City and the eastern terminus is at Interstate 70 (I-70) and U.S. Route 40 (US-40) northeast of Ellsworth. Along the way, it intersects several major highways including US-50, US-83 and US-400 in Garden City; US-283 in Jetmore; and US-183 near Rozel, and it overlaps its implied parent, US-56, from Larned to east of Great Bend.

K-156

K-156 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the cities of Garden City, Larned and Great Bend
Length175.663 mi (282.702 km)
ExistedApril 1, 1981–present
Tourist
routes		 Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end

 US 50 Bus. / US 83 Bus. in Garden City
Major intersections
  • US-50 / US-83 / US-400 in Garden City
  • US-283 in Jetmore
  • US-183 near Rozel
  • US-56 from Larned to east of Great Bend
East end I-70 / US-40 near Ellsworth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesFinney, Hodgeman, Pawnee, Barton, Ellsworth
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State
  • Spurs
← K-155→ K-157

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas, there were auto trails; the section of K-156 from Larned to Great Bend followed the National Old Trails Road and Old Santa Fe Trail. By 1927, the section of K-156 from Garden City to Great Bend was established as US-50N. K-156 was originally US-156, an intrastate U.S. Highway that was formed in 1957, and ran from Garden City to Great Bend. Between 1966 and 1967, US-156 was extended northeast, along K-45, to I-70 northeast of Ellsworth. On April 1, 1981, US-156 was redesignated K-156.

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