K-98 (Kansas highway)

K-98 marker
K-98
Map
K-98 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the city of Fowler
Length9.048 mi[4] (14.561 km)
HistoryEstablished as K-56 on July 1, 1937;[1] renumbered to K-98 c. 1956[2][3]
Major junctions
West end K-23 north of Meade
East end US-54 south of Fowler
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesMeade
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
K-97 K-98

K-98 is a 9.048-mile-long (14.561 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Entirely within Meade County, K-98's western terminus is at K-23 north of Meade, and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 (US-54) south of Fowler. With the exception of the eastern end, the highway travels through flat farmland and is a two-lane road for its entire length.

The highway that is now K-98 was designated as K-56 on July 1, 1937. In 1953, the highway was extended south to a new alignment of US-54. K-56 was redesignated as K-98 between 1956 and 1957 to avoid confusion with US-56. The highway was paved by 1957. The original K-98 was designated on July 1, 1937, and went from K-23 west to Meade State Park. On March 8, 1961, K-23 was realigned to follow the former K-98 to Meade State Lake then south over a previously unnumbered roadway to the Oklahoma border, which eliminated that K-98.

  1. ^ Kansas State Highway Commission (July 1, 1937). "K-56 established". Topeka: Kansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1956). 1956 Kansas State Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (1957). 1957 Kansas State Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference PMIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).