page_title: K-23 (Kansas highway)
section_title: Meade and Gray counties
hierarchical_section_title: K-23 (Kansas highway) / Route description / Meade and Gray counties
caption_attribution_description: English: K-23 northbound from K-96 in Dighton.
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 begins its northerly journey at the Kansas-Oklahoma state line northwest of Forgan, Oklahoma, picking up northbound traffic from Oklahoma Highway 23. It soon crosses the Cimarron River, then continues north through a series of s-curves through flat land with a few hills. The highway then curves to the east, as it passes along the south side of Meade State Park, the location of Lake Meade. It continues east for about four miles (6.4 km) then curves north at an intersection with V Road and 18 Road. It continues north for 7.5 miles (12.1 km), crossing Crooked Creek along the way, and enters Meade becoming Fowler Street. It continues through Meade then intersects US-54 and US-160, known as Carthage Street, downtown. As the highway exits Meade, it crosses a Union Pacific Railroad track and begins to traverse rolling hills. After about 6.5 miles (10.5 km), K-23 reaches a junction with K-98 at the 6th Standard Parallel South. The road begins to level out, and after about 4.2 miles (6.8 km) north it crosses a different Crooked Creek, then crosses into Gray County 1.8 miles (2.9 km) later. It continues north into the county and intersects Jumbo Road after about two miles (3.2 km). About 8.5 miles (13.7 km) the highway intersects US-56 and crosses a Cimarron Valley Railroad track, southwest of Haggard. It continues north from here to Ford-Ensign Road, passing a KBSD-DT transmitter station along the way. From Ford-Ensign Road, the highway continues north for six miles (9.7 km) and intersects Beeson Road. From here it continues north for 4.6 miles (7.4 km), and enters Cimarron becoming Main Street. It then continues through the city and intersects US-50 and US-400, known as Avenue A, which is a part of the America Discovery Trail. As K-23 exits Cimarron, it crosses the 5th Standard Parallel South as the route begins to alternate between flat and hilly land through farmland. About 7.8 miles (12.6 km) north of Cimarron, the highway crosses Buckner Creek and then crosses into Finney County.
caption: K-23 northbound in Dighton
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