K-106 (Kansas highway)

K-106 is an approximately 16+1⁄4-mile-long (26.2 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is signed as a west–east route even though the first approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) runs directly south to north. K-106's western terminus is at K-18 north-northwest of Salina, and the eastern terminus is a continuation as Lake Drive at Ottawa State Fishing Lake. About midway along the route, K-106 serves the city of Minneapolis and intersects U.S. Route 81 (US-81) just west of the city. South of Minneapolis, the highway passes within one mile (1.6 km) of Rock City, a group of 200 spherical boulders designated as a National Natural Landmark.

K-106 was first established on July 8, 1944, as a spur from US-81 to Minneapolis. In a resolution on May 25, 1949, a road was extended from the north side of the city to US-81 and became known as K-106N and the original K-106 became K-106S. Then by 1956, K-106S and K-106N became K-106, a complete loop through the city. On July 11, 1956, K-106 was extended southward from Minneapolis to K-18, and the loop within Minneapolis was eliminated. K-106 was extended east on June 14, 1994, over K-93 to Ottawa State Fishing Lake when a new alignment of US-81 was built.