Interstate 35 in Kansas

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. The section of the route from the Oklahoma border to I-335 is part of the Kansas Turnpike.

This article is about the section of Interstate 35 in Kansas. For the entire route, see Interstate 35.

Interstate 35 marker

Interstate 35

I-35 highlighted in red
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
North end I-35 at the Missouri state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountiesSumner, Sedgwick, Butler, Chase, Lyon, Coffey, Osage, Franklin, Miami, Johnson, Wyandotte
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← K-34→ US-36

Route description

Oklahoma border to Emporia
Main article: Kansas Turnpike
I-35 at exit for I-135, I-235, and US-81

I-35 enters Kansas from Oklahoma where the southern terminus of the Kansas Turnpike is located. After passing U.S. Highway 166 (US-166, East 160th Street South, exit 4) to the east of South Haven, the Interstate passes through a toll plaza, making I-35 into a toll road. The highway then passes US-160 (East 10th Avenue, exit 19) east of 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 (exit 42). 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/US-400 (East Kellogg Avenue, exit 53A). The Towanda Service Area lies 10 miles (16 km) north of the Wichita area. Thereafter, the route intersects US-77 (North Main Street, exit 76) and various state highways near El Dorado. After El Dorado, the highway enters the Flint Hills region of Kansas. After passing the Cassoday interchange (K-177, exit 92), 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 five miles (8.0 km) north of Cassoday, it is also the last service area on I-35. After the remaining 20 miles (32 km) with no exits or services, I-35 leaves the turnpike in Emporia. Here, the Interstate meets I-335 (exit 127), which the Turnpike carries toward 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 I-35 was to follow US-50 from Newton, as well as US-81 and US-177 to the Oklahoma state line. But when the Kansas Turnpike was created, a part of I-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. I-35 in Kansas (as known today) had its final modification in 1976.[1]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) worked with the Burns & McDonnell engineering company to design a new interchange at Homestead Lane (exit 205) 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
SumnerGuelph Township0.000.00
 I-35 south – Oklahoma City		Continuation into Oklahoma; southern terminus of Kansas Turnpike
4.066.534
 US-166 to US-81 – Arkansas City, South Haven		Last free exit northbound
Avon Township58.0Southern Toll Plaza (southern end of ticket system)
19.2030.9019 US-160 – Winfield, Wellington
Harmon Township25.8341.57Belle Plaine service area
Sumner–Sedgwick
county line		Belle Plaine–Salem
township line		33.4253.7833
 K-53 to US-81 – Mulvane
SedgwickSalem Township39.1462.9939
 To US-81 – Haysville, Derby
Wichita42.1067.7542

 I-135 to I-235 / US-81 – South Wichita, Salina
44.5471.6845 K-15 – Wichita
49.6679.9250

 To US-54 / US-400 (Kellogg Avenue) – Wichita		Access via Kellogg Ave. frontage roads
51.482.7127th Street EastSouthbound entrance only
528453A
 US-54 / US-400 west (Kellogg Avenue)		Cashless toll gantry; no northbound exit
52.6784.7653B


 K-96 to US-54 / US-400 east		Signed as exit 53 northbound
ButlerBruno Township57.0791.8557Andover
Towanda Township64.90104.45Towanda service area
El Dorado70.63113.6771
 K-254 to K-196 – El Dorado
75.69121.8176 US-77 / Nick Badwey Plaza – El Dorado North
Cassoday92.73149.2392 K-177 – Cassoday
ChaseMatfield Township97.00156.11Matfield Green service area
LyonEmporia126.92204.26127


 I-335 Toll north / Kansas Turnpike north – Topeka, Kansas City		Northern end of Kansas Turnpike concurrency; exit number not signed southbound
127204Emporia Toll Plaza (northern end of ticket system)
127.36204.97127A US-50 – Emporia, NewtonLast free exit southbound
128.18206.29128Industrial Road
130.26209.63130 K-99 (Merchant Street)
131.57211.74131Burlingame Road
132.86213.82133
 US-50 west (6th Avenue)		Southern end of US-50 concurrency
Jackson Township135.21217.60135County Road R1
138.08222.22138County Road U
141.09227.06141 K-130 – Neosho Rapids, Hartford
CoffeyLebo148.31238.68148 K-131 – Lebo
Key West Township155.34250.00155 US-75 – Lyndon, Burlington
OsageMelvern160.49258.28160
 K-31 north – Melvern		Western end of K-31 concurrency
162.53261.57162
 K-31 south – Waverly		Eastern end of K-31 concurrency
FranklinWilliamsburg170.07273.70170Williamsburg, PomonaFormerly designated as K-273
Homewood Township176.22283.60176Homewood
Ottawa181.89292.72182Eisenhower Road
182.94294.41183
 US-59 south – Garnett		Southern end of US-59 concurrency
Harrison Township185.27298.1618515th Street
Ottawa187.28301.40187 K-68 – Ottawa, Louisburg
188.52303.39188
 US-59 north – Lawrence		Northern end of US-59 concurrency
Franklin Township192.79310.27193Tennessee Road
Wellsville197.77318.28198 K-33 – Wellsville
Miami
 No major junctions
JohnsonEdgerton202.77326.33202Sunflower Road – Edgerton
Gardner Township204.96329.85205Homestead LaneDiverging diamond interchange
Gardner207.47333.89207Gardner Road
210.60338.93210
 US-56 west – Gardner		Southern end of US-56 concurrency
Olathe213.83344.13214Lone Elm Road / 159th Street
215.35346.57215
 US-169 south / K-7 – Paola		Southern end of US-169 concurrency
216.61348.60217Old Highway 56Southbound exit and northbound entrance
217.81350.53218Santa Fe Street
220.14354.28220119th Street
Lenexa222.34357.82222A

 I-435 east / US-50 east		Northern end of US-50 concurrency; I-435 exit 83; access to Johnson County Community College
222B

 I-435 west to K-10 – Lawrence		I-435 exit 83
223.80360.1722495th StreetDiverging diamond interchange;[5] access to Pittsburg State University and Brown Mackie College
Lenexa–Overland Park line225.05362.18225A87th Street ParkwayAccess to Legler Barn Museum
Overland Park–Lenexa line225C 75th StreetNorthbound exit only; access to AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
Lenexa225.54362.97225B
 US-69 south (Overland Parkway)		Southern end of US-69 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance
Overland Park–Merriam line226.93365.21227 75th StreetNo northbound exit; access to AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
Merriam227.97366.88228A67th Street
228.49367.72228B

 US-56 east / US-69 / US-169 north (Shawnee Mission Parkway)		Northern end of US-56 / US-69 / US-169 concurrency
228.99368.52229Johnson Drive
Merriam–Overland Park line229.90369.99230Antioch Road
Overland Park230.74371.34231
 I-635 north		Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-635 exit 1A; southern terminus of I-635
231A-B
 I-635 north

 US-69 south (Metcalf Avenue)		Signed as exits 231A (I-635) and 231B (US-69); southern end of US-69 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-635 exit 1A; southern terminus of I-635; access to KCI Airport
Mission231.70372.89232ALamar Avenue
WyandotteKansas City232.27373.80232B US-69 (18th Street Expressway) / Roe AvenueNorthern end of US-69 concurrency
233.46–
233.86		375.72–
376.36		233Southwest Boulevard / Mission RoadSouthbound exit has additional ramp to 37th Ave
234.56377.49234 US-169 (7th Street Trafficway / Rainbow Boulevard)
Kansas–Missouri line235.25378.60235Cambridge Circle
235.30378.68
 I-35 north		Continuation into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

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

References
Template:Attached KML/Interstate 35 in Kansas
KML is from Wikidata
  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. Carney, Candi. "The construction is over! Drivers have access to the I-35 and 95th Street interchange". kshb.com. 41 Action News-KSHB. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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