U.S. Route 400

U.S. Route 400
U.S. Route 400
Route information
Length	488 mi (785 km)
Existed	1994 (extended west in 1996)–present
Major junctions
West end	US 50 / US 385 in Granada, CO
	US-50 in Dodge City, KS; I-235 in Wichita, KS; I-135 / US-81 in Wichita, KS; I-35 / Kansas Turnpike at Wichita, KS
East end	I-44 / US 166 near Joplin, MO
Location
Country	United States
States	Colorado, Kansas, Missouri
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

U.S. Route 400 is a mostly east–west U.S. Highway, commissioned in 1994. The highway's eastern terminus is west of Joplin, Missouri at an intersection with Interstate 44, which it shares with U.S. Route 166. It originally ended in Garden City, Kansas; in 1996 it was extended to its current western terminus in Granada, Colorado at an intersection with U.S. Route 385.^[1]^[2]

Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as there is no "parent" highway named "US 100" or "US 0."

Route description

Colorado

US 400 begins in Granada at an intersection with US 385. It then runs concurrently with US 50 through Holly east to the Kansas border.

Kansas

US-400 and US-50 enter Kansas west of Coolidge. They run concurrently through Garden City, where it intersects US-83 and separate at Dodge City, which is where it intersects US-56 and US-283. It continues southeast from Dodge City and first intersects US-54 at Mullinville.

US-400 and US-54 begin a long concurrency at Mullinville which passes through Greensburg, Pratt, and Kingman before entering Wichita. While in Wichita, US-400 and US-54 intersect Interstate 235 and the concurrency of US-81 and Interstate 135. K-96 provides a short freeway connection to Interstate 35, which is also the Kansas Turnpike. At Augusta, US-400 and US-54 enter into another concurrency with US-77, and US-400 breaks from this concurrency at Haverhill.

US-400 continues east through several small towns before turning southeast to go through the Fredonia area and intersecting US-75 at Neodesha. After a brief concurrency with US-75, it turns east, intersecting US-59 near Parsons before intersecting US-69 south of Pittsburg. It then turns south with US-69 and at Crestline, follows US-69A south to Riverton. US-400 then turns east with US-166 at Baxter Springs, and the two highways run concurrently eastward into Missouri.

Missouri

US 400, along with US 166, terminates at I-44 about one mile (1.6 km) east of the Kansas-Missouri state line, three miles (5 km) west of Joplin.^[3]

History

U.S. 400's eastern terminus approaching I-44 in Newton County, Missouri

U.S. Route 154

A section of U.S. 400 that ran from Dodge City to Mullinville, Kansas was U.S. Route 154 from 1926 to 1982. It later became K-154 before becoming part of U.S. 400.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Prowers	Granada	US 50 west / US 385 – Lamar, Cheyenne Wells, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site	west end of US 50 overlap
see US 50 in CO and US-50 in KS
Ford		US-50 east – Dodge City	east end of US-50 overlap
		US-56 west – Sublette	west end of US-56 overlap
		US-283 south – Minneola, Boot Hill, Front Street	west end of US-283 overlap
	Dodge City	US-56 east / US-283 north – Jetmore, Kinsley	east end of US-56 / US-283 overlap
		K-34 south – Bucklin
Kiowa		US-54 west – Meade	interchange; west end of US-54 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Kiowa		US-183 – Kinsley, Coldwater
Pratt	Pratt	US-281 – St. John, Medicine Lodge, Airport
	Pratt	K-61 north – Hutchinson, Pratt Community College
		K-64 west (Southeast 25th Avenue) – Pratt County Lake
Kingman		170th Avenue - Cunningham	interchange
		K-11 north – Hutchinson
	Kingman	K-14 south (North Main Street) – Anthony, Business District, Airport	west end of K-14 overlap
		40th Avenue	interchange; west end of freeway
		70th Avenue
		K-14 north (100th Avenue) – Hutchinson, Murdock	east end of K-14 overlap
		Mount Vernon (150th Avenue)
Sedgwick		K-251 (391st West) – Cheney Reservoir
		383rd West - Cheney
		343rd West - St. Joe
		295th West - Garden Plain	interchange; east end of freeway; former K-163
	Wichita	Maize Road	interchange; west end of freeway
		Tyler Road
		Ridge Road - Mid-Continent Airport
		Dugan Road	no direct eastbound exit (signed at Ridge Road)
		I-235	I-235 exit 7
		West Street
		Edwards / Meridian	former K-42
		Seneca / Sycamore
		Central Business District
		Washington Avenue
		I-135 / US-81 / K-15 – Salina, Oklahoma City	I-135 exits 5B-6A
		Grove Street	westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		Hillside
		Oliver / Edgemoor
		Woodlawn	no direct westbound exit (signed at Armour)
		Towne East Drive / Armour
		Rock	interchange; east end of freeway; no direct eastbound exit (signed at Armour)
		Kansas Turnpike / I-35 – Oklahoma City, Kansas City	Kansas Turnpike exit 50
		K-96 west to I-35 / Kansas Turnpike – Hutchinson	interchange
Butler	Augusta	US-77 south (Warren) – Douglass, Winfield	west end of US-77 overlap
		Haverhill, Smileyberg	interchange
		US-54 east / US-77 north – El Dorado	interchange; east end of US-54 / US-77 overlap
Greenwood		K-99 south – Howard	west end of K-99 overlap
Greenwood		K-99 north – Emporia, Severy via county road	east end of K-99 overlap
Wilson		K-39 east – Chanute, Toronto Lake, Cross Timbers State Park
		K-47 east – Altoona, Fredonia	roundabout
		US-75 north – Neodesha	interchange; west end of US-75 overlap
Montgomery		US-75 south – Independence	interchange; east end of US-75 overlap
Montgomery		US-169 – Chanute, Coffeyville	interchange
Labette		Dennis via county road, Mound Valley via county road, Big Hill Lake	former K-133
Labette	Parsons	US-59 – Parsons, Erie	interchange
Cherokee / Crawford		K-126 east – McCune
	Cherokee	K-7 – Girard, Columbus
		US-69 north / US-160 east / K-171 east – Joplin, MO, Pittsburg	west end of US-69 / US-160 overlap
Cherokee		K-103 west – Weir
		US-69 south / US-160 west – Columbus	east end of US-69 / US-160 overlap; west end of US-69 Alt. overlap
		K-66 east – Galena	roundabout
		US 69 Alt. south – Baxter Springs	east end of US-69 Alt. overlap
		US-166 west – Baxter Springs	west end of US-166 overlap
		K-26 north – Galena
Newton		I-44 – Springfield, Tulsa	I-44 exit 1; east end of US 166 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). Retrieved 22:46, February 20, 2006 (UTC).
^ Sanderson, Dale End of U.S. Highway 400 (with maps of US 400 and related routes). Retrieved 19:35, March 25, 2006 (UTC).
^ Sanderson, Dale, US route numbering curiosities and violations (with maps of US 400 and related routes). Retrieved 20:10, March 25, 2006 (UTC).

External links

Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
US-400 endpoint photos

Browse numbered routes
← SH 394	CO	→ SH 402
← K-383	KS	→ I-435
← Route 376	MO	→ US 412

[droz-1] Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). Retrieved 22:46, February 20, 2006 (UTC).

[mapguy-end-2] Sanderson, Dale End of U.S. Highway 400 (with maps of US 400 and related routes). Retrieved 19:35, March 25, 2006 (UTC).

[mapguy-viol-3] Sanderson, Dale, US route numbering curiosities and violations (with maps of US 400 and related routes). Retrieved 20:10, March 25, 2006 (UTC).

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