K-13 (Kansas highway)
K-13 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 14.617 mi (23.524 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
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| South end | US-24 north of Manhattan near Tuttle Creek Lake | |||
| North end | K-16 southwest of Fostoria | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Riley, Pottawatomie | |||
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K-13 is a 14.62-mile-long (23.53 km) state highway in the northeastern part of the US state of Kansas. It begins at U.S. Route 24 (US-24) north of Manhattan and runs north to K-16 southwest of Fostoria. K-13 serves as the only northeasterly route out of Manhattan. The majority of the highway is exclusively in Pottawatomie County, with less than a mile of it existing in Riley County. The first two miles (3.2 km) traverse Tuttle Creek State Park, and crosses the Tuttle Creek Lake dam.
K-13 was first designated as a state highway in 1927, and at that time ran from US-77 in De Graff northward to Manhattan. By 1932, K-13 was realigned to intersect US-77 further south in El Dorado. By 1933, K-13 was extended north from Manhattan to K-9 north of Barrett. In 1958, K-13 was rerouted to cross the Tuttle Creek Dam and continue northward to K-16 southwest of Fostoria. Then in 1964, K-13's southern terminus was truncated to Manhattan, and the old section along with K-213 was redesignated as K-177. In 1991, K-13 was truncated to its current southern terminus.