Interstate 135

Interstate 135
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length:	95.738 mi (154.075 km)
Major junctions
South end:	I-35 / Kansas Turnpike in Wichita
	US-81 in Wichita I-235 in Wichita K-15 in Wichita US-54 / US-400 in Wichita I-235 / K-96 / K-254 in Wichita US-50 / K-15 in Newton US-56 in McPherson K-4 near Lindsborg
North end:	I-70 / US-40 / US-81 in Salina
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Kansas numbered highways ← K-131 K-136 →

Interstate 135 (abbreviated I-135) is a 95.7-mile-long Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, USA. I-135 runs between the cities of Salina and Wichita. The route also runs through the cities of McPherson, Newton, and Park City. The interstate's northern terminus is at the junction of Interstate 70 and its southern terminus is with Interstate 35 (the Kansas Turnpike).

Until 1976, I-135 was designated as I-35W. It is the longest "spur" (3-digit number, first digit odd) in the Interstate system.^[1]

Route description

I-135 begins at this exit from the Kansas Turnpike.

I-135 ends at this interchange with I-70.

I-135 begins from the south at Exit 42 on the Kansas Turnpike. (The exit is signed as I-135, I-235, US-81/Wichita/Salina.) US-81 joins I-135 half a mile later, and remains concurrent with it for the rest of its length. Less than a mile from the Kansas Turnpike tollbooth, I-235, a loop around the western side of Wichita, branches off the highway. I-135 continues northward from there, running just east of the Wichita downtown area. It reunites with I-235 at Milepost 11 at the loop's other end.

I-135 leaves Wichita and continues northward to Newton where it turns northwest around milemarker 33. The freeway continues in this direction for 20 miles (32 km), returning to a due north course at McPherson.

The stretch of I-135 in Saline County from the Saline-McPherson county line to the highway's terminus at Interstate 70, is designated as the Ben E. Vidricksen Highway.^[2]

The route ends on the northwest side of Salina, at its intersection at I-70. The road continues as US-81 north of this interchange.

History

Interstate 35W
Location:	Kansas
Existed:	1971[3]–September 13, 1976[4]

Construction on the Canal Route portion of I-135 (in Wichita, where the Chisholm Creek Canal runs through the median of the highway) was begun in 1971.^[3] This portion of the route took eight years to complete with a cost of $32 million.^[3]

Until September 13, 1976, I-135 was signed as I-35W. The Interstate's full length was completed in December 1979.^[4]

Exit list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Sedgwick	Wichita	0.000– 0.431	0.000– 0.694	—	I-35 / Kansas Turnpike – Oklahoma City, Kansas City	Southern terminus; Kansas Turnpike toll booth; I-35 exit 42
		0.464	0.747	1A	US-81 south (47th Street South)	South end of US-81 overlap; last free exit southbound
		0.815	1.312	1C	I-235 north	I-235 exit 1A
		2.319	3.732	2	Hydraulic Avenue
		3.211	5.168	3A	K-15 south (Southeast Boulevard)	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of K-15 overlap
		3.943	6.346	3B	Pawnee Street
		4.931	7.936	4	Harry Street
		5.431	8.740	5A	Lincoln Street
		5.965	9.600	5B	US-54 / US-400 (Kellogg Avenue)	Signed as exit 6A southbound
				6B	1st Street North, 2nd Street North	Signed as exit 6C southbound
				7A	Central Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				7B	8th Street North, 9th Street North
				8	13th Street North
		9.003	14.489	9	21st Street North
		10.574	17.017	10	K-96 east / 29th Street North, Hydraulic Avenue	Signed as exits 10A (K-96) and 10B (29th St., Hydraulic) northbound; south end of K-96 overlap
		11.780	18.958	11A	K-254 east – El Dorado	Left exit and entrance southbound
				11B	I-235 south / K-96 west – Hutchinson	North end of K-96 overlap; I-235 exits 16A-B
		13.206	21.253	13	53rd Street North
				14	61st Street North
				16	77th Street North
				17	85th Street North
		19.233	30.953	19	101st Street North
				22	125th Street North
Harvey		25.274	40.675	25	K-196 east – Whitewater, El Dorado
	Newton	28.277	45.507	28	CR-576 (SE 36th Street)
				30	US-50 west / K-15 north – Hutchinson	South end of US-50 overlap; north end of K-15 overlap
				31	First Street, Broadway Street
		32.653	52.550	33	US-50 east – Peabody, Emporia	Northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US-50 overlap
		34.777	55.968	34	K-15 – North Newton, Abilene
	Hesston	40.520	65.211	40	Lincoln Boulevard
McPherson		46.102	74.194	46	K-260 west – Moundridge	Counterclockwise terminus of K-260
		48.682	78.346	48	K-260 south – Moundridge	Clockwise terminus of K-260
				54	CR-445 (Comanche Road) – Elyria	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
					18th Avenue	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		58.388	93.966	58	US-81 Bus. / K-61 – McPherson, Hutchinson
	McPherson	60.509	97.380	60	US-56 / US-81 Bus. – McPherson, Marion
				65	CR-448 (Pawnee Road)
				Rest Area, located in the median; left exits and entrances
		72.934	117.376	72	CR-429 (Smoky Valley Road) – Lindsborg, Roxbury
Saline		77.863	125.308	78	K-4 west – Bridgeport, Lindsborg	South end of K-4 overlap
		81.959	131.900	82	K-4 east (Assaria Road) / Falun Road	North end of K-4 overlap
		86.011	138.421	86	K-104 east (Mentor Road) / Smolan Road
	Salina			88	Water Well Road
				89	Schilling Road
				90	Magnolia Road
		92.389	148.686	92	Crawford Street
		93.435	150.369	93	K-140 west (State Street)
		95.738	154.075	95A-B	US-81 north / I-70 / US-40 – Concordia, Topeka, Hays	Northern terminus; north end of US-81 overlap; signed as exits 95A (I-70 east) and 95B (I-70 west); I-70 exits 250A-B; freeway continues north as US-81 (Frank Carlson Memorial Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Tolled

References

1. "Shortest and longest 3-digit interstates".
3. "Canal Route on I-135". Kansas Celebrates 50 Years of Interstates. Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
4. "1970s". Kansas Celebrates 50 Years of Interstates. Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-09-21.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
• I-135 at Kurumi.com
• I-135 at AARoads