K-99 (Kansas highway)

K-99
K-99 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the cities of Sedan, Emporia, Alma and Wamego
Length	234.473 mi[3] (377.348 km)
Existed	1926[1]–present
History	Renumbered to K-99 May 17, 1938[2]
Major junctions
South end	SH-99 south of Chautauqua
Major intersections	US-166 near Sedan US-160 near Moline US-400 near Severy US-54 near Eureka US-50 in Emporia I-35 in Emporia US-56 in Admire I-70 / US-40 near Alma US-24 in Wamego US-36 near Beattie
North end	N-99 in Summerfield
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Lyon, Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Marshall
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-98 → K-100

K-99 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs 234.473 miles (377.348 km) from Oklahoma State Highway 99 (SH-99) at the Oklahoma state line near Chautauqua north to Nebraska Highway 99 (N-99) at the Nebraska state line in Summerfield. K-99 connects Emporia with several smaller county seats to the south and north, including Sedan, Howard, Eureka, Alma, and Westmoreland while passing through the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas.

The highway that became K-99, was originally designated in 1926 as K-11, and travelled from Sedan north to Frankfort. By 1927, the northern terminus was extended north to US-36 in Beattie. By 1931, it was extended south to the Oklahoma border. Then by 1932, it had been extended north to the Nebraska border. K-11 was renumbered to K-99 on May 17, 1938, along with Oklahoma and Nebraska doing the same to make a three-state continuous Highway 99.