K-9 is a state highway

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 the U.S.

United States

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 state 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...

. The highway goes east–west through Kansas. It has its western terminus south of Dresden

Dresden, Kansas

Dresden is a city in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 41.-Geography:Dresden is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 51...

 at an intersection with K-123 and an eastern terminus at its junction with U.S. Route 73 near Lancaster

Lancaster, Kansas

Lancaster is a city in Atchison County, Kansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 291.-Geography:Lancaster is located at ....

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Route description

K-9 begins south of Dresden at K-123 on the border between Sheridan

Sheridan County, Kansas

Sheridan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,556. Its county seat is Hoxie. The county was named in honor of Phillip H...

 and Decatur

Decatur County, Kansas

Decatur County is a county located in Northwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 2,961. Its county seat and most populous city is Oberlin. The county is named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr.-History:The county was established...

 counties. After starting out along the border, it gradually follows an east-northeast alignment, as the highway parallels the north fork of the Solomon River

Solomon River

The Solomon River, often referred to as the "Solomon Fork", is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. The entire length of the river lies in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is a tributary of the Smoky Hill River.-Names:...

. After passing through Lenora

Lenora, Kansas

Lenora is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 250.-Geography:Lenora is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306...

, K-9 has a short overlap with US-283. It passes through Edmond

Edmond, Kansas

Edmond is a city in Norton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 49.-Geography:Edmond is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 47 people,...

 and intersects K-173 near Densmore

Densmore, Kansas

Densmore is an unincorporated community in Norton County, Kansas, United States, approximately two miles east of neighboring Edmond on the K-9 highway.-Notable people:...

, then continues east through Logan

Logan, Kansas

Logan is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 589.-Geography:Logan is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 603...

 and Speed

Speed, Kansas

Speed is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 37.-History:In 2008, the Hot Wheels 40th Anniversary Cross-Country Road Trip held a special event in Speed. It was only one of six stops in the USA....

. At Glade

Glade, Kansas

Glade is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 96.-Geography:Glade is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 114 people,...

, K-9 intersects US-183. East of Glade, K-9 follows an east-southeast trajectory which goes north of Kirwin

Kirwin, Kansas

Kirwin is a city in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 171.-Geography:Kirwin is located at...

, then goes through Cedar

Cedar, Kansas

Cedar is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 14.-Geography:Cedar is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and Gaylord

Gaylord, Kansas

Gaylord is a city in Smith County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 114.-Geography:Gaylord is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 145...

 before intersecting US-281. K-9 then goes southeast through Portis

Portis, Kansas

Portis is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 103.-19th century:Portis is located on the north fork of the Solomon River. Since 1871 it has been an ideal trading point because of its location. When it first became a town in May 1879 it...

 with US-281, then turns south. At US-24, K-9 turns east with US-24, ending its overlap with US-281.

K-9 and US-24 then overlap eastward through Downs

Downs, Kansas

Downs is a city in Osborne County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 900.-History:Downs began as the end point of the Central Branch Railroad in 1879. It became an incorporated town in December of the same year. In 1910, the city had a population of 1,427...

, where they intersect K-181

K-181 (Kansas highway)

K-181 is primarily a north–south state highway which runs through several counties in the north central part of the U.S. state of Kansas.-Route description:...

. The overlap continues through Cawker City

Cawker City, Kansas

Cawker City is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 469. The city is located along the north shore of Waconda Lake.-Geography:Cawker City is located at...

 and then intersects K-128. After passing through Glen Elder

Glen Elder, Kansas

Glen Elder is a city in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 445.-Geography:Glen Elder is located at...

 and Solomon Rapids

Solomon Rapids, Kansas

Solomon Rapids is an unincorporated rural area in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States....

. K-9 and US-24 intersect K-14

K-14 (Kansas highway)

K-14 is a north–south state highway which runs most of the length of the U.S. state of Kansas. The highway runs through the central part of the state.-Route description:...

 at Beloit

Beloit, Kansas

Beloit is a city in and the county seat of Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,835.- History :...

, then the overlap ends shortly after that intersection. K-9 continues east from Beloit, then follows alternating northerly and easterly alignments before intersecting K-28

K-28 (Kansas highway)

K-28 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It links U.S. Route 81 from Concordia to the Nebraska state line, where it becomes Nebraska Highway 78. K-28 is one of the original Kansas highways.- References :*...

 west of Concordia

Concordia, Kansas

Concordia is a city in and the county seat of Cloud County, Kansas, United States. Located on the Republican River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, Concordia was founded in 1871 and is an economic and cultural center in north-central Kansas...

. It turns east into Concordia and intersects US-81 there.

Going east from Concordia, K-9 goes east to Clyde

Clyde, Kansas

Clyde is a city in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 716. Clyde is named for Clyde, Ohio and was originally known as Hamilton.-Geography:Clyde is located at...

 and Clifton

Clifton, Kansas

Clifton is a city in Washington and Clay counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 554.-Geography:...

, then intersects K-15

K-15 (Kansas highway)

K-15 is a Kansas state highway originating at the Oklahoma state line and continuing to the Nebraska state line where it is then signed as Nebraska Highway 15. It is signed as State Highway 18 once the highway enters Oklahoma. It is 206 miles long...

. K-9 and K-15 then overlap, intersecting K-115 near Palmer

Palmer, Kansas

Palmer is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 111.-Geography:Palmer is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 108...

 and passing through Linn

Linn, Kansas

Linn is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 410.-Geography:Linn is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 425 people,...

 before meetin K-148

K-148 (Kansas highway)

- Route description :The route begins at K-28 north of Randall and east of Jewell and heads east through the unincorporated towns of Kackley and Norway. After crossing US-81, K-148 goes through the unincorporated town of Wayne and the incorporated town of Agenda. At the intersection of K-15 and...

. K-9 and K-148 then overlap going east, intersecting K-119 near Greenleaf

Greenleaf, Kansas

Greenleaf is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 331.-Geography:Greenleaf is located at...

, before ending their overlap at Barnes

Barnes, Kansas

Barnes is a city in Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 159.-Geography:Barnes is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 152...

. It continues east to Waterville

Waterville, Kansas

Waterville is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 680.-Geography:Waterville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...

, where it begins an overlap with US-77, and the overlap with US-77 continues east to Blue Rapids

Blue Rapids, Kansas

Blue Rapids is a city in Marshall County, Kansas in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,019.-History:The first endeavor to establish a town below the junction of the rivers, in 1857, failed due to misfortunes of two of the three participants...

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From Blue Rapids, K-9 continues east to Frankfort

Frankfort, Kansas

Frankfort is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 726.-Geography:Frankfort is located at...

, where it intersects K-99

K-99 (Kansas highway)

K-99 is a Kansas state highway that runs north–south through the eastern part of the state.K-99 has its northern terminus near Summerfield at the Nebraska state line and its southern end south of Chautauqua where it crosses the Oklahoma border and becomes State Highway 99...

. They overlap going north from Frankfort, then K-9 turns east and intersects K-87 near Vliets, K-88 near Vermillion

Vermillion, Kansas

Vermillion is a city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 112.-Geography:Vermillion is located at...

 and K-187 at Centralia

Centralia, Kansas

Centralia is a city in Nemaha County, Kansas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 512.-Geography:Centralia is located at...

. East of Centralia, K-9 intersects K-63, and they overlap going south into Corning

Corning, Kansas

Corning is a city in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 157.-Geography:Corning is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 170...

. K-9 then turns east at Corning, and then intersects K-62 southwest of Goff

Goff, Kansas

Goff is a city in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. Goff was named for Edward H. Goff, railroad official. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 126.-Geography:Goff is located at...

. It goes northeast into Goff, then goes southeasterly through Wetmore

Wetmore, Kansas

Wetmore is a city in Nemaha County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 368.-Geography:Wetmore is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 362...

 before intersecting US-75 near Netawaka

Netawaka, Kansas

Netawaka is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census. Netawaka takes its name from the Pottawatami Native American word meaning "grand view".-Geography:Netawaka is located at ....

.

K-9 continues southeast through Netawaka, then turns east through Whiting

Whiting, Kansas

Whiting is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 206 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Whiting is located at ....

. Near Muscotah

Muscotah, Kansas

Muscotah is a city in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 176. Muscotah was named for the Kickapoo Native American word for "prairie"-History:...

, K-9 intersects US-159, then they turn south together through Muscotah. They then overlap going east, then south into Effingham

Effingham, Kansas

Effingham is a city in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. The population was 588 at the 2000 census. Effingham was named in honor of Effingham H. Nichols, an early promoter of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad.-Geography:...

. East of Effingham, the K-9/US-159 overlap ends, and K-9 alternates between northbound and eastbound alignments on its way towards Lancaster

Lancaster, Kansas

Lancaster is a city in Atchison County, Kansas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 291.-Geography:Lancaster is located at ....

, ending south of Lancaster at US-73.