K-116 (Kansas highway)

K-116
K-116 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	26.146 mi[2] (42.078 km)
Existed	January 7, 1937[1]–present
Major junctions
West end	US-75 / K-16 in Holton
Major intersections	US-159 north of Nortonville
East end	US-59 southwest of Atchison
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Jackson, Atchison
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-115 → K-117

K-116 is a 26.146-mile-long (42.078 km) state highway in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Kansas. K-116's western terminus is at U.S. Route 75 (US-75) and K-16 in Holton, and the eastern terminus is at US-59 southwest of Atchison. The first 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of K-116 is co-designated with K-16. Also a brief section is co-designated with US-159 near the eastern terminus. The highway travels mostly through rural farmland and is a two-lane highway for its entire length.

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were an informal network of marked routes known as auto trails in the early 20th century. The section between US-159 and the eastern terminus was part of the former Southwest Trail. K-116 was assigned on January 7, 1937, by the Kansas State Highway Commission, now known as the Kansas Department of Transportation. A year later, K-16 was realigned to run directly north to K-116, then run west along K-116 into Holton. In 1958, K-116 was extended east to a new alignment of US-59 and K-4 that was constructed between Nortonville and Cummings.