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K-213
K-213 before being decommissioned highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	5.708 mi (9.186 km)
Existed	January 14, 1957–April 8, 1964
Major junctions
South end	K-13 northwest of Manhattan
North end	US 77 / K-16 in Randolph
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Riley
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-212 → K-214

K-213 was a 5.708-mile-long (9.186 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-213's southern terminus was at K-13 northwest of the city of Manhattan and the northern terminus was at U.S. Route 77 (US-77) and K-16 in the city of Randolph.

K-213 was first designated as a state highway in 1957, from K-13 north to Randolph. Then in 1964, K-213 along with a section of K-13 from Manhattan to K-213, was redesignated as K-177.

Route description

K-213 began at K-13 and began travelling northwest, paralleling the Union Pacific Railroad and Big Blue River. After just over 2 miles (3.2 km), the highway curved to the north. It continued north then entered the city of Randolph, where it intersected US-77 and K-16.

History

On January 14, 1957, K-213 was established from K-13, where it turned east and crossed the Big Blue River, north to Randolph. In an April 8, 1964 resolution, K-13's southern terminus was truncated to Manhattan. At this time the section of K-13 from El Dorado to K-213, along with K-213 was redesignated as K-177.

Major intersections

The entire route was in Riley County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Sherman Township	0.000	0.000	K-13	Southern terminus
Randolph	5.708	9.186	US 77 / K-16	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Realignments

In a July 23, 1935 resolution, the alignment of K-27 was straightened to eliminate sharp curves, within Sharon Springs. On June 6, 1936, it was approved to slightly realign K-27 in Stanton in Stanton County. In a January 26, 1937 state highway commission meeting, it was approved to realign K-27 where it crosses the Smoky Hill River, in order to eliminate a bad drainage condition caused by several small branches converging with the main river. Between February 1937 and January 1938, US-270 was extended into Kansas, and overlapped K-27 from Johnson north to US-50 in Syracuse, where it terminated. KDOT requested that US-270 be extended north along K-27 to I-70 south of Goodland. This request was denied by the American Association of State Highway Officials in an October 14, 1967 meeting. In a November 14, 1980 AASHTO meeting, a request by KDOT was approved to truncate US-270 to its current terminus in Liberal. Then in a May 18, 1981 state highway commission meeting, it was approved by the state to truncate US-270 to Liberal and the designation was removed from K-27. In a March 20, 1937 resolution, the intersection with K-96 in tribune was reconstructed. On March 18, 1940, it was approved to slightly realign K-27 within Richfield and Stanton in Morton County, to eliminate several sharp curves. Before 1950, K-27 zigzagged from St. Francis northwestward. Then in an August 10, 1950 resolution, the overlap with US-36 was extended 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west from St Francis then turned north for about six miles (9.7 km) then turned west, which eliminated 13 sharp curves. On September 27, 1950, the state highway commission approved to realign K-27 in Goodland. Then in an October 14, 1953 resolution, the latter K-27 realignment was moved further northward to run along 8th Street in Goodland. This new alignment was completed by 1954. Then by 1970, it was realigned in Goodland again to its modern-day alignment.

K-27 at south end of overlap with US-50 and US-400 in Syracuse

On June 2, 1954, it was approved to slightly straighten the alignment of K-27, slightly south of the Nebraska border, to eliminate several sharp curves. In an April 27, 1955 resolution, K-27 was extended from Elkart, 0.33 miles (0.53 km) south to the Oklahoma border, where it continued as Oklahoma Highway 95.

K-127
Location	Elkhart
Length	0.276 mi (444 m)
Existed	November 14, 1956–c. 1959

In a November 14, 1956 resolution, a 0.276-mile-long (0.444 km) connector road was built from K-27 east to US-56, and designated as K-127. K-127 was decommissioned by 1959, as the city of Elkhart had annexed all the land around the highway, which is against Kansas law.

In a June 7, 1966 State Highway Commission meeting, the interchange with I-70 was designated, K-27 Spur was designated, and US-24 was realigned to overlap the new I-70. Then in an April 1, 1981 resolution, K-27 Spur was renumbered to US-24 Business in Goodland. On a May 3, 1996, the state approved to extend US-400 west, and was added to the overlap with US-50 in Syracuse. Before 2004, K-27 travelled through the west side of Elkhart to the Oklahoma border. On May 21, 2004, KDOT approved to realign K-27 north of Elkhart. The new 1.902-mile-long (3.061 km) realignment intersected US-56 northeast of Elkhart. In a December 22, 2015 resolution, the highway was realigned south of Sharon Springs, where it crossed Rose Creek and North Fork Rose Creek.