K-148 is an 86.665-mile-long (139.474 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. K-148's western terminus is at K-28 north of Randall and the northern terminus is a continuation as Nebraska Highway 112 at the Nebraska state line. K-148 is signed as east–west its entire length although the last roughly 20 miles (32 km) runs north–south. Along the way K-148 intersects several major highways including U.S. Route 81 (US-81) east of Norway and US-36 south of Hanover. The highway travels through mostly rural land and small unincorporated communities, however it does pass through the cities of Agenda and Barnes.

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K-148
K-148 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length	86.665 mi[1] (139.474 km)
Existed	March 27, 1956[2][3][4]–present
Major junctions
West end	K-28 two miles north of Randall and six miles east of Jewell
Major intersections	US-81 east of Norway US-36 south of Hanover
East end	N-112 at the Nebraska state line, seven miles north of Hanover
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Jewell, Republic, Washington
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-147 → K-149

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Before state highways were numbered in Kansas there were auto trails. The former Meridian Highway crosses K-148 slightly west of Talmo, the former Kansas White Way crosses between K-15 and Barnes, and the former Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway crosses by Hanover. On March 27, 1956, K-148 was established in Jewell, Republic, Washington counties from K-28 to K-9 and K-15. On May 2, 1988, K-148 was extended east and north over the former K-15E to the Nebraska border.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) tracks the traffic levels on its highways, and in 2018, they determined that on average the traffic varied from 115 vehicles per day at the western terminus to 1470 vehicles per day just north of the junction with US-36.^[5] K-148 is not included in the National Highway System, which is a system of highways important to the nation's defense, economy, and mobility. K-148 does connect to the National Highway System at its intersection with US-81 and its intersection with US-36.^[6][7]

Prior to the formation of the Kansas state highway system, there were auto trails, which were an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. The former Meridian Highway crosses K-148 slightly west of Talmo. The highway crosses the former Kansas White Way between K-15 and Barnes. The highway crosses the former Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway by Hanover.^[16]

Before 1955, the western branch of the road was a county road. In a July 26, 1955 State Highway Commission meeting, K-148 was approved to become a state highway from K-28 to K-9 as soon as Jewell, Republic and Washington counties had brought the roadway up to state highway standards. Then by early 1956, the counties had completed necessary projects and in three separate March 27, 1956 resolutions, K-148 was established in Jewell, Republic and Washington counties.^[2][3][4] Before 1988, the section of K-148 from the K-9/K-15 intersection to the Nebraska border was designated as K-15E and the section of K-15 from the K-9/K-148 intersection northward was designated as K-15W. Then in a May 2, 1988 resolution, K-148 was extended over the former K-15E and K-15W was renumbered to K-15.^[17]