K-123 (Kansas highway)

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K-123
K-123 (Kansas highway)
K-123 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length5.544 mi [1]  (8.922 km)
Existedc. 1940 [2] [3] –present
Major junctions
South endK-23.svg K-23 north of Hoxie
Major intersections
North endK-383.svg K-383 in Dresden
Location
Country United States
State Kansas
Counties Sheridan, Decatur
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-121.svg K-121 → K-124.svg K-124

K-123 is a 5+1⁄2-mile-long (8.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. The southern terminus is at K-23 north of Hoxie, and the northern terminus is at K-383 in Dresden. Along the way K-123 intersects the western terminus of K-9 south of Dresden.

Contents

Between 1938 and 1940, K-23 was realigned to follow K-9 west to US-83, then north to US-36 and US-183 in Oberlin and at this time K-123 was created to replace the former alignment of K-23 from K-9 to Dresden. Between 1944 and 1945, K-9 was realigned to end at US-83 in Dresden. Then between 1953 and 1956, K-9 was realigned to start at K-123 south of Dresden. On April 1, 1981, K-123's northern terminus was renumbered from US-383 to K-383.

Route description

K-123 begins at K-23 north of the city of Hoxie and begins travelling east through rural farmlands. After one mile (1.6 km) it curves north at an intersection with 10E and 140N. Another one mile (1.6 km) farther north K-123 intersects the western terminus of K-9, as it enters Decatur County. [4] The landscape begins to transition to rolling hills as it continues north for about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) then crosses and unnamed creek. The landscape begins to transition back to rural farmlands and then another 1.8 miles (2.9 km) farther north, K-123 enters the city of Dresden. The highway continues north through the city for a short distance before reaching its northern terminus at K-383. Past K-383 the roadway continues as locally maintained Kings Avenue. [5] [6] [7]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2017, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 240 vehicles at its northern terminus to 255 vehicles at its southern terminus. [8] K-123 is not included in the National Highway System, [9] a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility. [10] K-123 does connect to the National Highway System at its junction with K-383. [9]

History

Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails, which were an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. The former Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway followed K-123's northern terminus. [11]

In 1927, the highway that became K-123 was established as K-23. [12] Between July 1938 and 1940, US-183 was realigned to go east from Oberlin along US-36. At this time K-23 was realigned to follow K-9 west to US-83, then north to US-36 and US-183 in Oberlin. K-123 was created to replace the former alignment of K-23 from K-9 to Dresden. [2] [3] At their spring 1941 meeting, AASHO approved to swap US-183 and US-83 within Nebraska and a small portion into Kansas, and US-383 was assigned to the former alignment of US-83 through Dresden. At this time K-23 was truncated to its present-day northern terminus. [13] [14] [15] Between 1944 and 1945, K-9 was realigned to end at US-83 in Dresden. [15] [16] In a December 20, 1950 resolution, it was approved to realign K-9 to start at K-123 south of Dresden. [17] By 1956, construction had finished and K-9 was realigned to start at K-123 south of Dresden. [18] [19] On April 1, 1981, K-123's northern terminus was renumbered from US-383 to K-383. [20]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Sheridan Sheridan–Union
township line		0.0000.000K-23.svg K-23  – Hoxie Southern terminus
Sheridan–Decatur
county line		 Union–Lyon
township line		2.0003.219East plate.svg
K-9.svg K-9 east – New Almelo 		Western terminus of K-9
Decatur Dresden 5.5448.922K-383.svg K-383  – Oakley, Norton, Jennings Northern terminus; former US-383
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Kansas Department of Transportation (2016). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Kansas State Highway Department (1938). Kansas State Highway System (Map). Scale not given. Highway & Transportation Map. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Department. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Kansas State Highway Department (1940). Kansas State Highway System (Map). Scale not given. Highway & Transportation Map. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Department. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bureau of Transportation Planning (November 2009). Sheridan County (Map). [c. 1: 211,200]. General Highway Map. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ Bureau of Transportation Planning (March 2023). City of Dresden (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. KDOT City Maps. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  6. ↑ Bureau of Transportation Planning (November 2009). Decatur County (Map). [c. 1: 211,200]. General Highway Map. Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Overview map of K-123" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2018). 2018 Traffic Flow Map Kansas State Highway System (PDF) (Map). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Federal Highway Administration. National Highway System: Kansas (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  10. ↑ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike; Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  11. ↑ Rand McNally and Company (1924). "Kansas" (Map). AutoTrails Map, Southern Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, Kansas, Northeastern New Mexico, Northern Oklahoma. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. OCLC   2078375 . Retrieved October 10, 2020– via Rumsey Collection.
  12. ↑ Rand McNally and Company (1927). "Kansas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas of the United States and Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces of Canada, with a Brief Description of the National Parks and Monuments. 1:1,600,000. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. pp. 54–55. OCLC   2078375 . Retrieved October 10, 2020– via Rumsey Collection.
  13. ↑ Executive Committee (June 3, 1940). "Addenda to Minutes of the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. pp. 1–2. Retrieved December 14, 2025– via Wikimedia Commons.
  14. ↑ Kansas State Highway Department (1941). Kansas State Highway System (Map). Scale not given. Highway & Transportation Map. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Department. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  15. 1 2 State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau (1944). "Kansas" (Map). State Farm Road map: Kansas. 1:1,235,520. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. Retrieved July 26, 2020– via Rumsey Collection.
  16. ↑ Kansas State Highway Department (1945). Kansas State Highway System (Map). Scale not given. Highway & Transportation Map. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Department. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  17. ↑ State Highway Commission of Kansas (December 20, 1950). "Resolution for relocation and redesignation of road in Decatur and Sheridan Counties". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  18. ↑ Kansas State Highway Department (1953). Kansas State Highway System (Map). Scale not given. Highway & Transportation Map. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Department. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  19. ↑ Kansas State Highway Department (1956). Kansas State Highway System (Map). Scale not given. Highway & Transportation Map. Topeka: Kansas State Highway Department. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  20. ↑ State Highway Commission of Kansas (April 1, 1981). "Resolution to withdraw the designation of and redesignate the remainder of a highway in Logan County, Thomas County, Sheridan County, Decatur County, Norton County, Phillips County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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