K-147 (Kansas highway)
| Smoky Valley Scenic Byway | ||||
K-147 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 25.930 mi (41.730 km) | |||
| Existed | August 1, 1956–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | K-4 east of Brownell | |||
| I-70 / US-40 near Ogallah | ||||
| North end | Centre Street in Ogallah | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Ness, Trego | |||
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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 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.