K-66 (Kansas highway)

K-66 marker
K-66
Map
K-66 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length5.527 mi[1] (8.895 km)
Existed1985–present
Major junctions
West end
US 69 Alt. / US-400 in Riverton
East end Route 66 near Galena
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesCherokee
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
K-65 K-67

K-66 is a 5.527-mile-long (8.895 km) east–west state highway in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 69 Alternate (US-69 Alt.) and US-400 in Riverton. Its eastern terminus is at the Missouri state line near Galena (where it continues as Missouri Route 66). This road is noteworthy in the fact that it used to be part of the famed US-66. After 1961, the nearby Interstate 44 (I-44) offered a more direct route between Missouri and Oklahoma. In 1985, US-66 was decommissioned nationally. Kansas replaced the US-66 designation with K-66 on the portion of historic highway not numbered as US-69 Alt.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PMIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Overview of K-66". Google Maps. Google, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2017.