K-170 (Kansas highway)
K-170 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 21.759 mi (35.018 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1930–present | |||
| History | Renumbered from K-70 to K-170 on October 31, 1957 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | K-99 west of Reading | |||
| East end | K-31 in Osage City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Lyon, Osage | |||
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K-170 is a 21.759-mile-long (35.018 km) state highway in the U.S. State of Kansas. K-170's western terminus is at K-99 about 12 miles (19 km) north of Emporia, and the eastern terminus is at K-31 on the west side of Osage City, a mile south of the K-31 intersection with U.S. Route 56 (US-56). K-170 provides access, via county roads, to Lyons County State Fishing Lake.
The highway that became K-170 was first designated by 1930 as K-70, from K-11 and K-22 east to Reading. K-11 was renumbered to K-99, and K-22 was decommissioned in 1938. Then in 1946, the highway was extended east to end in Osage City. In 1957, K-70 was renumbered to K-170 to avoid a numbering confusion with Interstate 70 (I-70).