K-47 (Kansas highway)

K-47
K-47 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the city of Girard
Length	61.556 mi[3] (99.065 km)
Existed	1928[1][2]–present
Major junctions
West end	North 20th Street in Fredonia
Major intersections	US-400 by Fredonia US-75 in Altoona US-59 south of Erie K-7 in Girard
East end	US-69 in Franklin
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Wilson, Neosho, Crawford
Highway system
Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-46 → K-48

K-47 is an approximately 61.6-mile-long (99.1 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is an east-west route, and connects small towns and cities in southeast Kansas. K-47's western terminus is at the Fredonia city limits, just west of the intersection with U.S. Route 400 (US-400). The eastern terminus is US-69 in Franklin. Along the way, it intersects several major highways including US-75 in Altoona, US-59 south of Erie, and K-7 in Girard. With the exception of the cities K-47 passes through, the highway travels through rural farmland.

K-47 was established as a state highway in 1928, to a highway that ran from Fredonia northeast to Buffalo. By 1929, it was extended east from Fredonia, through Altoona to modern day US-169 south of Chanute. By 1930, K-47 was truncated to end by Fredonia, with the former section between there and Benedict becoming a realignment of K-39. In 1937, K-47 was extended from Fredonia in a northwest direction, along the former alignment of K-96, through New Albany to new K-96. K-47 was extended east to US-59 south of Erie by 1950. In 1953, K-47's western terminus was truncated back to Fredonia. In 2003, K-47 was extended east over the former K-57 to US-69 by Franklin.