K-51 (Kansas highway)

K-51
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Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Major junctions
West end:	County Road M at Colorado State Line between Baca County, CO and Morton County
	US-56 near Rolla
East end:	US-83 near Liberal
Location
Counties:	Morton, Stevens, Seward
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← US-50 K-52 x20px →

K-51 is a west-east state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. It travels through portions of Morton, Stevens, and Seward counties.

Route description

K-51 begins at the Colorado state line, acting as a continuation of County Road M. The highway travels due east through fields. K-51 then turns north onto K-27, forming a 10 mile (16 km) long concurrency. K-27 leaves at Richfield. K-51 runs eastward for a few miles before heading south towards Rolla. In Rolla, US-56 is met, and K-51 turns east onto US-56, crossing into Stevens County. Both routes then pick up northbound K-25, with all three routes heading into Hugoton. In the city itself, US-56 and K-25 turn north, leaving K-51 to head east on its own. The route goes eastward, entering Seward County. K-51 comes to an end north of Liberal at US-83.

History

Until 1983, the portion of K-51 between Hugoton and US-83 was shared with a previous alignment of US-270.

Junction List

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Morton	​	0.0	0.0	Baca County Road M	Western terminus, Colorado border
	​	7.8	12.6	K-27	Western end of K-27 concurrency
	Richfield	22.3	35.9	K-27	Eastern end of K-27 concurrency
	Rolla	39.7	63.9	US-56	Western end of US-56 concurrency
Stevens	​	47.9	77.1	K-25	Western end of K-25 concurrency
	Hugoton	55.5	89.3	US-56 / K-25	Eastern end of US-56/K-25 concurrency
Seward	​	79.005	127.146	US-83	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi