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KansDem

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3. I believe you're referring to US-283?

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 11:02 AM

Feb 2012

Smoky Valley
Length of route: About 60 miles
Bicycle friendliness of route: Good. US-283 has a narrow paved shoulder, though K-4 and K-147 do not, but traffic on each road is generally light at well under 1000 vehicles per day.

http://www.ksbyways.org/bicyclist

Couldn't see much on Google Maps or MapQuest...

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Kansans, looking at a map of KS on mapquest, there's a road going north-south from [View all] raccoon Feb 2012 OP

It's the Yellow Brick Road to Oz. n/t Ian David Feb 2012 #1

I'm going to ask the wizard for serenity. nt raccoon Feb 2012 #2

I believe you're referring to US-283? KansDem Feb 2012 #3

Yes, that's the one. thanks for the link. "Paved shoulder?" raccoon Feb 2012 #4

Here is a KDOT map with traffic volume too. joeybear Feb 2012 #5