K-196 (Kansas highway)

K-196
K-196 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	28.474 mi[2] (45.824 km)
Existed	March 29, 1937[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	I-135 / US-81 / K-15 south of Newton
East end	K-254 in El Dorado
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Harvey, Butler
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-195 → K-197

K-196 is a 28.474-mile-long (45.824 km) east–west state highway in Harvey and Butler Counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-196's western terminus is at Interstate 135 (I-135), U.S. Route 81 (US-81) and K-15 just south of Newton and the eastern terminus is at K-254 just east of El Dorado, Kansas. The highway runs along the south border the town of Whitewater and bypasses Potwin to the south.^[3][4]

K-196 was first established as a state highway on March 29, 1937, and at that time ran from US-81 and K-15 south of Newton to US-54 and US-77 in El Dorado.^[1] Then between 1957 and 1968, K-254 was extended along K-196 through El Dorato to US-54 and US-77. The overlap with K-254 was removed on May 6, 1994, and K-196 was truncated to end at K-254 west of El Dorado.