K-5 (Kansas highway)

K-5
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	24.039 mi (38.687 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US-73 / K-7 in Leavenworth
	I-435 in Kansas City I-635 in Kansas City
East end:	US-69 in Kansas City
Location
Counties:	Leavenworth, Wyandotte
Highway system
Kansas numbered highways ← K-4 K-7 →

K-5 is a 24-mile-long (39 km) state highway in northeastern Kansas. Remaining completely in the Kansas City metropolitan area, it connects Leavenworth to Kansas City.

K-5's eastern terminus at U.S. 69 in Kansas City.

Route description

K-5 begins at US-73/K-7 in Leavenworth, from where it heads southeast. From here to Interstate 435, it is part of a scenic route for travelers. In the Lansing area, it runs along N 8th Street, and after it runs into Kansas City, it becomes Wolcott Drive. When it meets I-435, it merges on southbound, splitting off at the next exit, onto Leavenworth Road. It follows Leavenworth Road east until it meets Interstate 635, which it merges onto going northbound. It then splits off onto its own freeway alignment, which lasts for about 2 miles (3.2 km) until it turns onto Sunshine Road. It then ends at US-69 just south of the Fairfax Bridge. K-5's directions change from north–south to west–east shortly before meeting I-635.

The Kansas state legislature passed Statute 68-1038, which designation the portion of K-5 between US-73/K-7 to I-435, then from I-435 to US-69, and southward on US-69 to the Oklahoma border, as the Frontier Military Scenic Byway.

History

Originally, the portion of K-5 between I-635 and US-69 in Kansas was planned to be designated as I-635. The interstate was planned to head eastward from where it meets K-5 until it meets US-69, at which point it would turn northward and cross the Fairfax Bridge over the Missouri River. However, the plan was never carried out and the highway segment between I-635 and US-69 in the northern area of Kansas City is designated as the current K-5.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Leavenworth	Leavenworth	0.000	US-73 / K-7	Western terminus
Wyandotte	Kansas City	10.067	I-435 north	K-5 joins I-435 eastbound and leaves westbound
		13.063	I-435 south	K-5 leaves I-435 eastbound and joins westbound
		21.797	I-635 south	K-5 joins I-635 eastbound and leaves westbound
		22.499	I-635 north	K-5 leaves I-635 eastbound and joins westbound
		24.039	US-69	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi