Editing Great Bend, Kansas (section)

===Transportation===
[[Image:Great Bend Train Station Grain Elevator.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown grain elevator and abandoned [[Great Bend Station|Santa Fe railroad station]]]]
Great Bend was located on the [[National Old Trails Road]], also known as the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, that was established in 1912.{{citation needed|date = November 2011}} Currently, two U.S. Highways and two Kansas state highways pass through the city. [[U.S. Route 281 in Kansas|U.S. Route 281]] runs north–south through Great Bend, intersecting [[U.S. Route 56 in Kansas|U.S. Route 56]], [[K-96 (Kansas highway)|K-96]], and [[K-156 (Kansas highway)|K-156]], which run concurrently east–west through the city. K-96 splits from U.S. 56 and K-156 in western Great Bend, exiting the city to the northwest. U.S. 56 and K-156 continue concurrently west, then turn south and ultimately southwest.<ref name=CityMap>{{cite web | title = City of Great Bend (Map) | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/city-pdf/great%20bend.pdf | access-date = November 22, 2011}}</ref>

[[Great Bend Municipal Airport]] is located approximately {{convert|2|mi|km}} west of the city<ref name=CityMap/> and is used primarily for general aviation.<ref>{{cite web | title = KGBD - Great Bend Municipal Airport | publisher = AirNav.com | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/KGBD | access-date = November 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Great Bend Municipal Airport - FAQs | publisher = City of Great Bend | url = http://www.greatbendks.net/FAQ.aspx | access-date = November 22, 2011}}</ref>

A [[Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad]] line runs east–west through the city with a second line branching off to the northwest, paralleling K-96.<ref name=CountyMap/>