Interstate 70 in Kansas

This article is about the section of Interstate 70 in Kansas. For the entire route, see Interstate 70.

Interstate 70 marker

Interstate 70
Route information
Maintained by Kansas DOT
Length: 424.15 mi[1] (682.60 km)
Existed: 1956 – present
Major junctions
West end: I-70 / US 24 at Colorado state line
  I-135 / US-81 in Salina
I-470 / US-75 near Topeka
US-40 / K-4 / Kansas Turnpike / I-470 near Topeka
I-435 in Kansas City
I-635 in Kansas City
I-670 in Kansas City
East end: I-70 / US 24 / US 40 / US 169 at Missouri state line
Highway system

Kansas numbered highways

← US-69K-71 →

In the U.S. state of Kansas, Interstate 70 contains the first segment to start being paved and to be completed in the Interstate Highway System. It extends from the Western border near the town of Kanorado to the Eastern border in Kansas City. The route covers 424 miles (682 km) and passes through several of the state's principal cities in the process including Kansas City, Topeka, and Salina. The route also passes through the cities of Lawrence, Junction City, and Abilene.

Route description

I-70 crossing on the Lewis & Clark Viaduct over the Kansas River from Kansas to Missouri in Kansas City, as seen from Quality Hill.
Interstate 70 in Kansas, Exit 1, Kanorado

I-70 is concurrent with US-24 from the Colorado state line until US-24 splits at Levant and runs north of I-70. At Colby, I-70 begins to turn southeast until it reaches Oakley, where US-40 joins with I-70 for a concurrent journey through most of the state. The route remains flat until it reaches the county line between Russell and Ellsworth counties, where the road begins to travese rolling hills.

At Salina, Interstate 135 begins its journey southward toward Wichita, and I-70 continues through Abilene and Junction City, where the road begins to run through the Flint Hills.

In Topeka, I-70 intersects a child route, I-470, twice. The second time it is intersected, the Kansas Turnpike merges, making I-70 into a toll road. This is one of only two sections of I-70 that are tolled (the other is along the Pennsylvania Turnpike), with the maximum toll distance costing $6.25 as of 2012. I-70 carries this designation from Topeka to Bonner Springs. It is the eastern terminus of the turnpike, and from there to 18th Street and extending on to the Kansas eastern border, the highway is free.

I-70 enters Missouri via a main northern route on the Lewis and Clark Viaduct above the confluence of the Kansas River and Missouri River and a route designated "Alternate I-70" which has signs for I-70 as well as Interstate 670 just south of Kansas City main downtown area.

The southern route is called the Jay B. Dillingham Memorial Highway after the former Kansas City Stockyards chairman.[2]

From Exit 275 at Abilene to the Missouri state line, the road is named the Dwight D. Eisenhower-Harry S. Truman Presidential Highway. It retains the designation until Exit 16 in Missouri at Independence, the location of Truman's presidential library.

History

The section of I-70 that is now the Kansas Turnpike was finished by 1956 and opened to traffic.[3][4] West of Topeka, the freeway was constructed from Topeka west to Salina at its junction with U.S. Route 81, as well as from Ogallah to Grainfield.[5] From Salina, the freeway was completed through Wilson the next year. A segment of I-70 from Levant through Ogallah was finished by 1965.[6] Another section was built the following year connecting Wilson to Grainfield.[7] The freeway was completed through Kansas with a last section near the Colorado border in 1970.[8]

Exit list

Exit numbers correspond to the mileposts where they're located (numbered east from the Colorado border), except for those at miles 381, 386, 388, 396, and 408, which are part of the Kansas Turnpike and use its mileposts (numbered north from the Oklahoma border) instead.

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Colorado–Kansas state line00 I-70 / US 24 continue west into Colorado
Sherman 121 K-267 – Kanorado
 9149County Road 11
 121912County Road 14
Goodland172717
US-24 Bus. east / K-27 – Sharon Springs, St. Francis
193119
US-24 Bus. west – Goodland
 274327 K-253 – Edson
Thomas 365836 K-184 – Brewster
 457245 US-24 east – LevantEastern terminus of US-24 concurrency
Colby538553 K-25 – Leoti, Atwood
 548754Country Club Drive
 6210062County Road K
 7011370 US-83 – Oakley, Rexford
Logan
 No major junctions
Gove 7612276 US-40 west – Oakley, Sharon SpringsWestern terminus of US-40 concurrency
 7912779Campus Road
 8513785 K-216 – Grinnell
 9315093 K-23 – Grainfield, Gove
 9515395 To K-23 north – Grainfield, Hoxie
 9915999 K-211 – Park
Quinter107172107 K-212 / Castle Rock Road – Quinter
Trego 115185115 K-198 north – Collyer
 120193120Voda Road
WaKeeney127204127
US-40 Bus. east / US-283 – WaKeeney, Ness City
128206128
US-40 Bus. west to US-283 north – WaKeeney, Hill City
 135217135 K-147 – Ogallah
 140225140Riga Road
EllisEllis145233145 K-247 – Ellis
 153246153Yocemento Avenue
Hays157253157
US-183 Byp. – Hays, La Crosse
159256159 US-183 – Hays, Stockton
 161259161Commerce Parkway
 163262163Toulon Avenue
 168270168 K-255 – Victoria
 172277172Walker Avenue
Russell 175282175Gorham, 176th StreetFormer K-257
 180290180Balta Road
Russell184296184
US-40 Bus. east / US-281 – Russell, Hoisington
 189304189
US-40 Bus. west / Pioneer Road
 193311193Bunker Hill Road
Dorrance199320199DorranceFormer K-231
Ellsworth 206332206 K-232 – Wilson, Lucas
 209336209Sylvan Grove
 216348216Vesper
 219352219 K-14 south – EllsworthWest end of K-14 overlap
 221356221 K-14 north – LincolnEast end of K-14 overlap
 225362225 K-156 – Ellsworth, Great Bend
Lincoln 233375233Beverly, Carneiro
Saline 238383238Brookville, Tescott
 244393244Hedville, Culver
 249401249Halstead Road
 250402250A–B I-135 / US-81 – Wichita, ConcordiaNorthern terminus of I-135, exits 95A-B.
Salina252406252 K-143 (Ninth Street)
 253407253Ohio Street
 260418260Niles Road
DickinsonSolomon266428266Solomon Roadformer K-221
 272438272Fair Road
Abilene275443275 K-15 – Abilene, Clay Center
 277446277Jeep Road
 281452281 K-43 – Enterprise
 286460286 K-206 – Chapman
Geary 290467290Milford Lake Road
Junction City295475295 US-77 / K-18 west – Marysville, HeringtonWest end of K-18 overlap
296476296
US-40 Bus. east (Washington Street)
298480298East Street, Chestnut Street
Grandview Plaza299481299J Hill Road, Flinthills Boulevard (US-40 Bus.)
300483300
US-40 Bus. west / K-57 – Council Grove		No westbound entrance
 301484301Fort Riley, Marshall Field
 303488303 K-18 east – Ogden, ManhattanEast end of K-18 overlap
 304489304Humboldt Creek Road
 307494307McDowell Creek Road
 311501311Moritz Road
 313504313 K-177 – Council Grove, Manhattan
Riley 316509316Deep Creek Road
 318512318Frontage Road
Wabaunsee 322518322Tallgrass Road
 324521324Wabaunsee Road
 328528328 K-99 – Wamego, Alma
 330531330 K-185 – McFarland
 332534332Spring Creek Road
 333536333 K-138 – Paxico
 335539335Snokomo Road
 338544338Vera Road
 341549341 K-30 – Maple Hill
 342550342Keene-Eskridge Road
 343552343Ranch RoadPrivate interchange for Hudson Ranch
Shawnee 346557346Carlson Road
 347558347West Union Road
 350563350Valencia Road
 351565351Frontage RoadEastbound exit and westbound entrance
 353568353 K-4 west (Auburn Road)West end of K-4 overlap
Topeka355571355 I-470 east / US-75 south – TopekaWest end of US-75 overlap. Western terminus of I-470, exit 1A to 70 east.
356573356Wanamaker Road
357575357AFairlawn RoadSigned as exit 357 eastbound
357575357BDanbury LaneWestbound exit only
358576358A US-75 northEast end of US-75 overlap; signed as exit 358 eastbound
358576358BGage BoulevardSigned as exit 358 eastbound
359578359MacVicar Avenue
361581361A1st AvenueProvides access to Topeka Boulevard. Eastbound exit and westbound entrance.
361581361B3rd Street, Monroe StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
362583362A4th StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
362583362B8th AvenueSigned as exit 362 eastbound
362583362C10th Avenue, Madison StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
363584363Adams Street, Branner Trafficway
364586364ACalifornia Avenue
364586364BCarnahan Avenue, Deer Creek Trafficway
365587365Rice Road
366589366 US-40 east / K-4 east – Valley FallsLast free exit eastbound, East end of US 40/K-4 overlap
367591East Topeka Interchange toll plaza
West end of toll road
367591183 I-470 west / Kansas Turnpike westWest end of Kansas Turnpike overlap, westbound I-70 exits turnpike on exit 183, eastbound exit and westbound entrance for I-470 are via exit 366
 372599Topeka Service Area
Douglas 381613197 K-10 east – Lecompton, LawrenceAccess to Lecompton provided by CR 438.
Lawrence386621202 To US-59 south – Lawrence
388624204 US-40 / US-59 to US-24 – Lawrence
 393632Lawrence Service Area
LeavenworthTonganoxie396637212Tonganoxie, Eudora
WyandotteKansas City401645Eastern Terminal toll plaza
East end of toll road
408657224 K-7 / US-73 north / US-24 west / US-40 west – Leavenworth, Bonner SpringsLast free exit westbound, west end of US 24 / US 40 overlap. Westbound exits signed as Exit 224A (south) and Exit 224B (north)
410660410110th Street, Kansas Speedway
411661411A–B I-435I-435 exits 12A-B; signed as exits 411A (south) and 411B (north).
41466641478th Street
415668415Turner Diagonal, College ParkwaySigned as exits 415A (Turner Diagonal) and 415B (College Parkway) eastbound
41767141757th Street
418673418A–B I-635 – St Joseph, WichitaSigned as exits 418A (north) and 418B (south) eastbound, westbound exit is part of exit 419. I-635 exits 4A-B.
419674419Park Drive, 38th Street
420676420A US-69 south (18th Street Expressway)West end of US-69 overlap, east end of Kansas Turnpike
420676420B18th Street north
421678421ARailroad YardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
421678421B I-670 east to I-35 southEastbound exit and westbound entrance, however, westbound traffic can turn around at exit 421A
422679422A US-69 north (7th Street Trafficway)East end of US-69 overlap
422679422B US-169 south (7th Street Trafficway)West end of US-169 overlap
422679422CService Road
422679422DCentral Avenue
423681423A5th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
423681423BJames Street, 3rd StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
423681423CMinnesota Avenue, Washington BoulevardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
423681423DFairfax DistrictWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Kansas–Missouri state line423681 I-70 / US 24 / US 40 / US 169 continue east into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

I-70 has two auxiliary routes in Kansas:

References

  1. ↑ "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System - table 1". Federal Highway Administration. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  2. ↑ Google (June 8, 2009). "Interstate 70 in Kansas" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Big Impact Seen For Local Area In Superhighway". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. October 24, 1956. pp. 1–2.
  4. ↑ "KTA Officials Say Traffic Heavy on Pike This Morning". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. October 20, 1956.
  5. ↑ 1963-1964 Kansas State Highway Map (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  6. ↑ 1965 Kansas State Highway Map (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  7. ↑ 1966 Kansas State Highway Map (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  8. ↑ 1970 Kansas State Highway Map (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

Interstate 70
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