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This article is about the section of Interstate 35 in Kansas. For the entire route, see Interstate 35.
Interstate 35 marker
Interstate 35
Route information
Maintained by KTA and KDOT
Length235.53 mi (379.05 km)
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
South end I-35 at the Oklahoma state line
Major intersections Kansas Turnpike in Avon Township
I-135 / I-235 / US-81 in Wichita
US-54 / US-400 in Wichita
I-335 / Kansas Turnpike in Emporia
US-50 in Emporia
I-435 / US-50 in Lenexa
I-635 in Kansas City
US-69 in Kansas City
North end I-35 at the Missouri state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-34→ US-36

Interstate 35 (I-35) is an Interstate Highway in the US that runs from the Mexican border near Laredo, Texas, to Duluth, Minnesota. In Kansas, the highway goes from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City at the Missouri border, with a length of 235 miles (378 km). Along the way, I-35 passes through Wichita, the state's largest city, linking it to Emporia, Ottawa, and Kansas City and its Johnson County suburbs.

Route description

Oklahoma border to Emporia

Main article: Kansas Turnpike

I-35 enters Kansas from Oklahoma where the southern terminus of the Kansas Turnpike is located. After passing exit 4 for US Highway 166 (US-166) in South Haven, the interstate passes through a toll plaza, making I-35 into a toll road. The highway then passes US-160 in Wellington, then the Belle Plaine Service Area, the first of three on I-35, and the first of six on the turnpike. After the service area, the turnpike continues due north to Wichita and intersects I-135. After the I-135 interchange, the turnpike turns northeast and goes around Downtown Wichita. I-35 passes through Wichita's suburbs and in the process intersects US-54 and US-400. Ten miles (16 km) north of the Wichita area lies the Towanda Service Area. Thereafter, the route intersects US-77 and various state highways in El Dorado. After El Dorado, the highway enters the Flint Hills region of Kansas. After passing the Cassoday interchange, the turnpike begins its 25-mile-long (40 km) stretch with no exits. The only stop along the way is the Matfield Green Service Area. Located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Cassoday, it is also the last service area on I-35. After the remaining twenty miles (32 km) with no exits or services, I-35 leaves the turnpike in Emporia. Here the interstate meets I-335, which the Turnpike carries towards Topeka.

Emporia to Kansas City

I-35 passes through a toll plaza, to continue on its own alignment running eastward through east-central Kansas. At Ottawa, it turns to a more northeasterly direction. After passing through the Kansas suburbs of the Kansas City Metro Area, it then crosses the state line into Missouri and into Downtown Kansas City.

History

The original plan for Interstate 35 was to follow US 50 from Newton, as well as US 81 and US 177 to the Oklahoma state line. But when Kansas Turnpike was created, a part of Interstate 35 was created south of Emporia. The Newton segment was declined, and there was another implication for US 50 that traveled north (which is known today). The segments from Olathe to Shawnee was created by 1962. The relocations of US 75 and K-31 were finished by 1975. Interstate 35 in Kansas (as known today) had its final modification in 1976.[1]

The Kansas Department of Transportation worked with the Burns & McDonnell engineering company to design a new interchange at Homestead Lane in Johnson County as a diverging diamond.[2] The first interchange of its kind in the state, it opened September 28, 2013.[3]

Exit list

CountyLocationmi[4]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Oklahoma–Kansas state line0.000.00 I-35 continues south into Oklahoma
SumnerGuelph Township4
 US-166 to US-81 – Arkansas City, South Haven		Last free exit northbound
Avon TownshipSouthern Terminal toll plaza
Kansas Turnpike ends
19.2130.9219 US-160 – Winfield, Wellington
Harmon Township2642Belle Plaine service area
Sumner–Sedgwick
county line		Belle Plaine–Salem
township line		33.4153.7733
 K-53 to US-81 – Mulvane
SedgwickSalem Township38.3161.6539
 To US-81 – Haysville, Derby
Wichita43.3869.8142

 I-135 to I-235 / US-81 – South Wichita, Salina
45.8673.8045 K-15 – Wichita
51.2182.4150 US-54 / US-400 (Kellogg Avenue)
53.8086.5853 K-96 – Wichita
ButlerBruno Township57Andover
Towanda Township65105Towanda service area
El Dorado71.71115.4171
 K-254 to K-196 – El Dorado
76.72123.4776 US-77 – El Dorado NorthModule:Jct warning: "road" parameter is deprecated
Cassoday93.45150.3992 K-177 – Cassoday
ChaseMatfield Township97156Matfield Green service area
LyonEmporia127.89205.82127
 I-335 north / Kansas Turnpike – Topeka, Kansas City		Northern end of Kansas Tpk. concurrency
Emporia Interchange toll plaza
Northern end of toll road
127A US-50 – Emporia, NewtonLast free exit southbound
128Industrial Road
130 K-99 (Merchant Street)
131Burlingame Road
133
 US-50 west (6th Avenue)		Southern end of US-50 concurrency
Jackson Township135County Road R1
138County Road U
141 K-130 – Neosho Rapids, Hartford
CoffeyLebo148 K-131 – Lebo
Key West Township155 US-75 – Lyndon, Burlington
OsageMelvern160
 K-31 north – Melvern		Southern end of K-31 concurrency
162
 K-31 south – Waverly		Northern end of K-31 concurrency
FranklinWilliamsburg170Williamsburg, PomonaFormerly designated as K-273
Homewood Township176Homewood
Ottawa182Eisenhower Road
183
 US-59 south – Garnett		Southern end of US-59 concurrency
Harrison Township18515th Street
Ottawa187 K-68 – Ottawa, Louisburg
188
 US-59 north – Lawrence		Northern end of US-59 concurrency
Franklin Township193Tennessee Road
Wellsville198 K-33 – Wellsville
Miami
 No major junctions
JohnsonEdgerton202Edgerton
Gardner Township205Homestead LaneDiverging diamond interchange
Gardner207Gardner Road
210
 US-56 west – Gardner		Southern end of US-56 concurrency
Olathe214Lone Elm Road, 159th Street
215
 US-169 south / K-7 – Paola		Southern end of US-169 concurrency
217Old Highway 56Southbound exit and northbound entrance
218Santa Fe
220119th Street
Lenexa222A

 I-435 east / US-50 east To I-49		Northern end of US-50 concurrency. I-435 exit 83.
222B
 I-435 west – Lawrence, Topeka		I-435 exit 83.
22495th StreetCurrently being reconstructed into a diverging diamond interchange, expected to be complete by December 2016[5]
225A87th Street
225B
 US-69 south (Overland Parkway)		Southern end of US-69 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance only
Merriam22775th StreetSigned as exit 225C northbound
228A67th Street
228B


 US-56 east (Shawnee Mission Parkway) / US-69 north / US-169 north		Northern end of US-56 / US-69 / US-169 concurrency
229Johnson Drive
Overland Park230Antioch Road
231A
 I-635 north – Topeka, St Joseph		I-635 exit 1A; signed as exit 231 northbound; southern terminus of I-635
231B
 US-69 south (Metcalf Avenue)		Southern end of US-69 concurrency; southbound exit; no access from northbound US-69 (Metcalf Avenue) to I-35 southbound; Metcalf Avenue continues as I-635 northbound
Mission232ALamar Avenue
WyandotteKansas City232B US-69 (18th Street Expressway), Roe AvenueNorthern end of US-69 concurrency
233Mission Road, Southwest BoulevardSouthbound exit has additional ramp to 37th Ave
234 US-169 (7th Street Trafficway, Rainbow Boulevard)
235Cambridge Circle
Kansas–Missouri state line235.53379.05 I-35 continues north into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

There are five auxiliary routes branching from I-35 in Kansas:

References

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  1. ^ "Kansas Highways Routelog". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ "SW Johnson County Interchange: Diverging Diamond Interchange". Kansas Department of Transportation. November 19, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  3. ^ Thompson, Danedri (October 3, 2013). "Intermodal, logistics park, interchange open". The Gardner Newss. Gardner, Kansas. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "National Highway Planning Network" (ESRI shapefile). Federal Highway Administration. 2012-09-20. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  5. ^ Cronkleton, Robert A. "Interchange at Interstate 35 and 95th Street will close Sunday night for several months". kansascity.com. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 23 February 2016.


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