K-31 (Kansas highway)

K-31
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	134.0 mi (215.7 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US-69 in Fulton
	I-35 / US-50 South of Melvern
North end:	K-99 West of Harveyville
Location
Counties:	Wabaunsee, Osage, Coffey, Anderson, Linn, Bourbon
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-30 K-32 →

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

Route description

K-31 south of Melvern

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	Interchange; southern terminus; continues east as Wagon Road
	​	7	11	K-7 north	Southern end of K-7 concurrency
	​	8	13	K-7 south	Northern end of K-7 concurrency
	Mapleton	11	18	K-65 west
Linn	​	18	29	K-52 east
	​	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
	Garnett	51	82	US-169 north	Northern end of US-169 concurrency
		53	85	US-59 north	Northern end of US-59 concurrency
Osage	​	83	134	I-35 north / US-50 east	Southern end of I-35/US-50 concurrency; I-35 exit 162
	​	85	137	I-35 south / US-50 west	Northern end of I-35/US-50 concurrency; I-35 exit 160
	​	92	148	US-75 south	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	Northern end of US-75 concurrency
	Osage City	109	175	K-170 south
	​	110	180	US-56 west	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
	​	134	216	K-99	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Kansas Department of Transportation (2014). "2014 Condition Survey Report". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 1, 2015.