K-63 (Kansas highway)

K-63 marker
K-63
Map
K-63 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the city of St. Marys
Length58.769 mi[2] (94.580 km)
Existed1927[1]–present
Major junctions
South end US-24 in St. Marys
Major intersections
North end N-50 near Du Bois, Nebraska
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesNemaha, Pottawatomie
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
K-62 K-64

K-63 is an approximately 58.8-mile-long (94.6 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a north–south highway that serves small towns in the northeast part of the state. K-63's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 24 (US-24) in St. Marys and the northern terminus is a continuation as Nebraska Highway 50 (N-50) at the Nebraska border. The highway passes mostly through rural farmlands, however it does pass through the cities of Emmett, Havensville and Corning. It also passes along the edge of Seneca, where it has a short overlap with US-36.

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails. The southern terminus was part of the former Roosevelt National Highway and Golden Belt. The former Corn Belt Highway crosses K-63 in Havensville. A small section just south of Seneca and a few sections between Seneca and the Nebraska border follow the former Omaha-Topeka Trail. The highway also crosses the former Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway by Seneca. K-63 was first designated as a state highway in 1927. The highway has remained unchanged since, except for minor realignments by Emmett and Seneca.

  1. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1927). "Kansas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States and Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, with a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 54–55. OCLC 2078375 – via Rumsey Collection.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PMIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).