U.S. Route 166
U.S. Route 166 | |
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Route information | |
Auxiliary route of US 66 | |
Length: | 164 mi (264 km) |
Existed: | 1926 – present |
Major junctions | |
West end: | US-81 in South Haven, KS |
I-35 / Kansas Turnpike east of South Haven, KS US-77 in Arkansas City, KS K-15 in eastern Cowley County, KS K-99 south of Sedan, KS US-75 north of Caney US-169 in Coffeyville, KS US-59 in Chetopa, KS US-69 west of Baxter Springs, KS K-66 in Baxter Springs, KS US-400 east of Baxter Springs, KS | |
East end: | I-44 / US 400 near Joplin, MO |
Location | |
States: | Kansas, Missouri |
Highway system | |
U.S. Route 166 (US 166) is a 164-mile (264 km) west–east United States highway. This route and US-266 are the only two remaining spurs of historic U.S. Route 66 (which was decommissioned in 1985), since US-666 was renumbered to US-491 in 2003.
US-166 meets the old route of US-66, now designated US-69 Alternate, in Baxter Springs in the southeast corner of Kansas.
Route description
Lengths | ||
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mi | km | |
KS | 163.223[1] | 262.682 |
MO | 0.6[2] | 1.0 |
Kansas
US 166 is a west–east highway that meanders about 164 miles (264 km) along the Kansas–Oklahoma state line. The highway's western terminus is in South Haven, Kansas at an intersection with US-81, approximately 1-mile (1.6 km) north of the northern terminus of US-177. US 166's eastern terminus is an intersection with I-44 just inside the Missouri state line, near the boundary where Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri meet, which is shared by Cherokee County, Ottawa County, and Newton County, respectively.
About 4 miles (6.4 km) east from its intersection with US-81, the highway intersects with the Kansas Turnpike (I-35) at exit 4. Continuing east about 60 miles (97 km), US-166 crosses the Arkansas River into Arkansas City, where it travels concurrent with US-77 for approximately 2 miles (3.2 km), splitting off near Parkerfield.
Traveling 50 miles (80 km) east of Arkansas City, US-166 turns northeast, arcing above Cowley County Lake Dam and Cedar Vale. It dives south of Sedan. However, a business loop connects the main US-166 route with Sedan.
Continuing east from Sedan, about 34 miles (55 km) to Coffeyville, US-166 skims through Peru and Niotaze to an intersection with US-75 near Havana. The two routes turn south for a 3-mile (4.8 km) concurrency. US-166 splits off just north of Caney turning east again through Tyro to Coffeyville. US-166 has a brief concurrency with US-169 in the Coffeyville area.
Eastward about 50 miles (80 km) from Coffeyville to Baxter Springs, US-166 crosses the Verdigris River, bypassing Edna and Bartlett. US-166 passes through Chetopa, where US-166 and US-59 travel concurrent. Leaving Chetopa, US-166 crosses over the Neosho River and crosses US-69 Alternate, 6 miles (9.7 km) before Baxter Springs.
Heading east from Baxter Springs, US-166 crosses the Spring River. Approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) later, US-166 intersects with US-400. US-166/US-400 then turn sharply southeast for 6 miles (9.7 km) to cross the Missouri state line.
Missouri
US 166's eastern terminus is its intersection with I-44, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the state line[2] and about 1,000 feet (300 m) from the point where Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma meet.
History
US 166 is an original 1926 route and originally ran from South Haven to Baxter Springs, Kansas. In 1945, it was extended east through Joplin, Missouri, where it paralleled US 66 to Springfield. This extension absorbed Route 38, which had been formed in 1922 from Carthage to west of Springfield and realigned to Joplin in about 1930, with the former route becoming Route 38N and soon US 71 Alternate. In 1966, following the completion of the last section of I-44 in Missouri, the east end of US 166 was truncated back from Springfield to its current terminus. Most sections of US 166 between Joplin and Springfield were not upgraded to Interstate Highway standards and were renumbered as I-44 Business Loops, state highways (such as Route 174) or turned over to local or county jurisdiction.
Major intersections
State | County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Kansas | Sumner | South Haven | 0.000 | 0.000 | US-81 | Western terminus |
| 3.481 | 5.602 | I-35 / Kansas Turnpike | Parclo interchange; I-35 exit 4 | ||
Cowley | Arkansas City | 20.540 | 33.056 | US-77 | ||
| 22.993 | 37.004 | US-77 | |||
| 40.883 | 65.795 | K-15 | |||
| 44.833 | 72.152 | K-15 | |||
Chautauqua | | 66.984 | 107.800 | US-166 Bus. | Western terminus of US 166 BUS | |
| 71.325 | 114.786 | US-166 Bus. / K-99 | Eastern terminus of US 166 BUS | ||
Montgomery | | 85.579 | 137.726 | US-75 | Trumpet interchange | |
| 88.577 | 142.551 | US-75 | |||
Coffeyville | 106.083 | 170.724 | US-169 | |||
| 108.104 | 173.977 | US-169 | |||
Labette | | 120.743 | 194.317 | K-101 | Southern terminus of K-101 | |
| 128.927 | 207.488 | K-134 | Southern terminus of K-134 | ||
Chetopa | 135.054 | 217.348 | US-59 | |||
136.548 | 219.753 | US-59 | ||||
Cherokee | | 150.694 | 242.518 | US-69 | ||
Baxter Springs | 156.181 | 251.349 | US-69 Alt. | |||
| 158.017 | 254.304 | US-400 | |||
| 161.322 | 259.623 | K-26 | Southern terminus of K-26 | ||
Missouri | Newton | | 0.6 | 0.97 | I-44 | I-44 exit 1; eastern terminus of US 166, eastern terminus of US 400 |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Bannered routes
Business loops
- U.S. Route 166 Business – Sedan, Kansas
- U.S. Route 166 Business – Joplin, Missouri (decommissioned)
- U.S. Route 166 Business – Springfield, Missouri (decommissioned)
City route
- U.S. Route 166 City - Springfield, Missouri (decommissioned)
Truck route
- U.S. Route 166 Truck - Springfield, Missouri (decommissioned)
See also
- Kansas portal
- Missouri portal
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- 1 2 Kansas Department of Transportation. "Pavement Management Information System". Retrieved 2008-09-26.
- 1 2 3 Google (2008-09-16). "U.S. Route 166" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 166 at Wikimedia Commons
- Endpoints of US highways
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← K-163 | KS | K-167 → | ||
← Route 165 | MO | Route 168 → |