Approximately 13 miles of historic U.S. Route 66 ran through Kansas.
Kansas had the shortest Route 66 segment of all eight states. The highway entered near Galena, passed through Riverton and Baxter Springs, and then continued east into Missouri.
Although brief, the Kansas stretch contains several important historic sites, including the Rainbow Bridge, the Kan-O-Tex service station in Galena, and the old commercial landscape of Riverton. Its small mileage makes it easy to miss on a national map, but it remains significant to local preservation efforts.
Mileage figures can vary slightly depending on whether a source measures the original route, later alignments, or surviving historic sections. The commonly cited historic state-by-state total lists Kansas at about 13 miles.