K-3 is a state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Kansas

Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

. It runs through Crawford

Crawford County, Kansas

Crawford County is a county located in southeastern Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 39,134. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. The county was named in honor of Samuel J. Crawford, Governor of Kansas...

, Bourbon

Bourbon County, Kansas

Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 15,173...

 and Linn Counties

Linn County, Kansas

Linn County is a county located in East Central Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 9,656. Its county seat is Mound City, and its most populous city is Pleasanton...

 in southeastern Kansas.

Route description

K-3 begins at K-47 between Greenbush

Greenbush, Kansas

Greenbush is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established 1874 and discontinued in 1901.-External links:*...

 and Girard

Girard, Kansas

Girard is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,789.- History :...

. From this point, it runs north, passing through Brazilton

Brazilton, Kansas

Brazilton, Kansas is an unincorporated community located on K-3 in Crawford County, Kansas, USA.-References:...

 and meeting the eastern terminus of K-146. It then crosses into Bourbon County just north of Hepler

Hepler, Kansas

Hepler is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 132 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hepler is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

. It then has a brief concurrency

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with K-39. Between Uniontown

Uniontown, Kansas

Uniontown is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 272.-Geography:Uniontown is located at , along the Marmaton River...

 and Bronson

Bronson, Kansas

Bronson is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. The population was 346 at the 2000 census. The community was named after Ira Bronson, a railroad official.-Geography:Bronson is located at ....

, K-3 overlaps US-54. K-3 then serves as the western terminus of K-65 before ending at K-31 between Kincaid

Kincaid, Kansas

Kincaid is a city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 122.-Geography:Kincaid is located at...

 and Blue Mound

Blue Mound, Kansas

Blue Mound is a city in Linn County, Kansas, United States. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blue Mound is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

.

Major intersections