U.S. Route 66 in Kansas U.S. Route 66 in Kansas U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66), the historic east–west US highway between Chicago, Illinois and Santa Monica, California, passed through one brief segment in the southeastern corner of Kansas. It entered the state south of Baxter Springs and continued north until it crossed the Brush Creek, from where it turned east and left the state in Galena. After the decertification of the highway in 1985, this road segment was numbered as US-69 (alternate) from Quapaw, Oklahoma north to Riverton, Kansas and as K-66 (Kansas highway) from Riverton east to Route 66 in Missouri. The
K-31 (Kansas highway) K-31 (Kansas highway) K-31 is a long state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Signed as a north–south highway, K-31 runs diagonally southeast–northwest, connecting small towns in east-central Kansas. K-31 begins at a diamond interchange with U.S. Highway 69 (US-69) near Fulton in Bourbon County and heads west on a two-lane road to Mapleton. The highway turns north for , then turns west again at a junction with K-52. west of this point, K-31 enters the town of Kincaid, where it begins an concurrency with US-59, and also overlaps US-169 south of Garnett. In Garnett, K-31 leaves US-59 to