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Establishment

Originally US-75 traveled through the city of Hoyt. In a resolution passed on December 13, 1961, it was approved to realign US-75 between Topeka and Hoyt. Also K-214 was approved to be created to link Hoyt to the new US-75 west of the city. The section from West 4th Street north to US-75 is part of the old US-75. The new alignment of US-75 was completed by 1965.

Route description

K-98's western terminus is at K-23 north of Meade. The highway begins travelling east along G Road through flat farmland, characteristic of the Great Plains. The roadway crosses an unnamed creek just before an intersection with 20 Road. K-98 begins to enter the Artesian Valley as it proceeds east. The roadway continues through farmland before reaching a crossing over Crooked Creek. Soon after, the roadway enters the city of Fowler as Tenth Avenue. Approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) into the city the highway turns south onto Main Street. K-98 continues south as it passes by the school, city hall and post office. The highway exits the city and reaches an at-grade crossing with a Union Pacific Railway track. K-98 then reaches its eastern terminus at US 54.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways. On K-98 in 2020, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 285 vehicles per day west of Fowler to 875 vehicles per day between Fowler and US-54. K-98 connects to the National Highway System at its eastern terminus. All but 0.608 miles (1 km) of K-98's alignment is maintained by KDOT. The entire section within Fowler is maintained by the city.

History

NM 162 was established between 1948 and 1951. It travelled from US 84 north of Tierra Amarilla along modern NM 573 to NM 512 which it followed west to US 84 in Brazos. In 1951, the entire length was an improved gravel road. By 1956, the section from US 84 to Ensenada had been paved. Between 1956 and 1958, US 84 was moved onto a new alignment slightly west of Tierra Amarilla. US 64 originally followed modern NM 68 from Taos to Espanola, then US 84 from there to Santa Fe. On November 24, 1972, AASHTO approved plans to reroute US 64 from Taos through Tres Piedras, Tierra Amarilla, and Bloomfield to Farmington along former NM 111, NM 553 and NM 17. In the 1988 renumbering, NM 512 and NM 573 were created and NM 162's northern terminus was changed to its current location.

K-98 is a 9.048-mile-long (14.561 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Entirely within Meade County, K-98's western terminus is at K-23 north of Meade, and the eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 (US 54) south of Fowler. The highway is a two-lane road its entire length.

The highway that is now K-98 was designated as K-56 on July 1, 1937. In 1953, the highway was extended south to a new alignment of US-54. K-56 was redesignated as K-98 between 1956 and 1957 to avoid confusion with US-56. The highway was paved by 1957.

The original K-98 was designated on July 1, 1937, and went from K-23 west to Meade State Park. On March 8, 1961, K-23 was realigned to follow the former K-98 to Meade State Lake then south over a previously unnumbered roadway to the Oklahoma border.