page_title: K-23 (Kansas highway)
section_title: Establishment and realignments
hierarchical_section_title: K-23 (Kansas highway) / History / Establishment and realignments
caption_attribution_description: English: K-23 Alternate approaching its southern terminus.
context_page_description: K-23 is a 199.117-mile-long south–north state highway in the U.S. State of Kansas. It starts as a continuation of Oklahoma State Highway 23 and it runs northward to U.S. Route 83 and K-383 near Selden. Along the way it intersects several major east–west highways, including US-54 and US-160 in Meade, US-50 and US-400 in Cimarron, US-56 near Montezuma, K-4 near Healy, and Interstate 70 and US-40 south of Grainfield.
  K-23 was first designated in 1927, and at that time it travelled from K-96 in Dighton, north to the Nebraska state line. By 1931, US-36 in Dresden had become US-83, and US-183 was created and overlapped K-23 from US-83 to Nebraska. By 1932, it was extended from Dighton southward to Meade. Between July 1938 and 1940, US-183 was realigned to go east from Oberlin, at this time K-23 was realigned to follow K-9 west to US-83, then north to Oberlin. This lasted until 1945, when K-23 was truncated to US-83, and US-83 replaced K-23 from here north to Oberlin.
context_section_description: K-23 was first designated as a state highway in 1927. At that time it began at K-96 in Dighton, and ran north and had a short overlap with K-52 east of Healy. It left the overlap and continued north through Gove to US-40S in Grainfield. From here, the highway continued north to US-40N in Hoxie. It continued past Hoxie northward to US-36 and K-22 in Dresden. It continued north, crossing K-2 in Oberlin, before terminating at the Nebraska state line. By 1931, US-36 was realigned to go west into Colorado, and the old portion through Dresden became US-83. Also by 1931, K-23 was truncated to US-83, and US-183 was created to follow the former K-23, from US-83 to Nebraska. By 1932, it was extended from Dighton southward to US-50N west of Kalvesta. Then continued south to US-50S in Cimarron, then to K-45 west of Ensign. From here it continued south and ended at US-54 and US-160 in Meade. Between July 1938 and 1940, US-183 was realigned to go east from Oberlin, 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. Also K-123 was created and replaced the former K-23 from K-9 to Dresden. This lasted until 1944, when K-23 was truncated to US-83, and US-83 replaced it from here north to Oberlin. Also the old alignment of US-83 from here to Nebraska became US-383, now K-383.
  In an October 11, 1935 resolution, K-23 was slightly realigned by Gove. In a January 11, 1938 resolution, the overlap with K-4, west of Shields, was moved one mile (1.6 km) north. In an August 7, 1941 resolution, K-23 was realigned one mile (1.6 km) to the east, just south of the K-9 junction, to eliminate several sharp curves. In a May 8, 1957 resolution, it was realigned slightly on the north side of Gove to eliminate two sharp curves. In a June 25, 1958 resolution, K-23 Alternate was designated from K-23 west, along the north side of Grainfield to Main Street, then south along Main Street to end at K-23. In a December 9, 1959 resolution, the future I-70 was to be built along with US-40 being realigned onto it. Also K-23 Spur was to be built from I-70 and US-40 north to K-23. In a March 8, 1961 resolution, K-23 was realigned to follow the former K-98 to Meade State Lake, then south to the Oklahoma border. Before 1990, K-23 continued directly west to US-83 at its northern terminus. Then in a March 12, 1990 resolution, US-83 was realigned, and at that time K-23 was realigned to curve north then intersect US-83, northeast of Selden.
caption: K-23 Alternate at its southern terminus
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