K-104 (Kansas highway)
Encyclopedia
K-104 is a state highway
in Saline County
, Kansas. The route travels 2.3 miles (3.7 km) from a junction with K-4 highway
to a junction with Interstate 135
/U.S. Route 81
(I-135/US-81) at I-135 exit 86. It has an annual average daily traffic
of between 1000 and 1300 and is paved with composite pavement. The highway is not a part of the National Highway System
. The route was established around 1967, and has not been changed since.
. After traveling west approximately 0.3 mile (0.482802 km) the route ends at an interchange with I-135/US-81. The route has a total distance of 2.3 miles (3.7 km), all of it in Saline County. The highway has an annual average daily traffic (the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway for a year divided by 365 days) of 1260 in the first 1 miles (1.6 km) of the route, and an AADT of 1069 in the last 1.3 miles (2.1 km) of the route. The entire route is paved with composite pavement. K-104 is not a part of the National Highway System.
signed as I-35W. The routing has not been changed.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in Saline County
Saline County, Kansas
Saline County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 55,606...
, Kansas. The route travels 2.3 miles (3.7 km) from a junction with K-4 highway
K-4 (Kansas highway)
K-4 is the longest designated state highway in Kansas traversing from north of Scott City at US-83 to US-59 near Nortonville in northeast Kansas. A segment of the highway in McPherson County overlaps Interstate 135, and a section in Topeka runs concurrent with Interstate 70.-Western Kansas:K-4...
to a junction with Interstate 135
Interstate 135
Interstate 135 is a 95.7-mile-long Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, USA. I-135 runs between the cities of Salina and Wichita. The interstate's northern terminus is at the junction of Interstate 70 and its southern terminus is with Interstate 35 .Until 1976, I-135 was...
/U.S. Route 81
U.S. Route 81
U.S. Route 81 is one of the many United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the US Department of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads....
(I-135/US-81) at I-135 exit 86. It has an annual average daily traffic
Annual average daily traffic
Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...
of between 1000 and 1300 and is paved with composite pavement. The highway is not a part of the National Highway System
National Highway System (United States)
The National Highway System is a network of strategic highways within the United States, including the Interstate Highway System and other roads serving major airports, ports, rail or truck terminals, railway stations, pipeline terminals and other strategic transport facilities.Individual states...
. The route was established around 1967, and has not been changed since.
Route description
The route begins at a south junction with K-4 near I-135/US-81. It closely parallels I-135/US-81 through about 2 miles (3.2 km) of rural farmland before abruptly turning west at Smolan Road just west of MentorMentor, Kansas
Mentor is a small unincorporated town situated about 3 miles south of Salina in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As a part of Saline County, the community is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town is located at and has an elevation of ....
. After traveling west approximately 0.3 mile (0.482802 km) the route ends at an interchange with I-135/US-81. The route has a total distance of 2.3 miles (3.7 km), all of it in Saline County. The highway has an annual average daily traffic (the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway for a year divided by 365 days) of 1260 in the first 1 miles (1.6 km) of the route, and an AADT of 1069 in the last 1.3 miles (2.1 km) of the route. The entire route is paved with composite pavement. K-104 is not a part of the National Highway System.
History
The route was established around 1967 with its current routing in Saline County, with Interstate 135Interstate 135
Interstate 135 is a 95.7-mile-long Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, USA. I-135 runs between the cities of Salina and Wichita. The interstate's northern terminus is at the junction of Interstate 70 and its southern terminus is with Interstate 35 .Until 1976, I-135 was...
signed as I-35W. The routing has not been changed.