Interstate 235 (Kansas)

Interstate 235 marker

Interstate 235
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Length: 16.52 mi[1] (26.59 km)
Existed: 1965 (completed)[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: I-135 / US-81 in Wichita[3]
  K-42 in Wichita
US-54 / US-400 in Wichita
K-96 in Wichita
North end: I-135 / US-81 / K-15 / K-96 / K-254 in Wichita
Highway system

Kansas numbered highways

K-234K-236

Interstate 235 (abbreviated I-235) in Kansas is a 16.52 mile-long northsouth bypass spur route of Interstate 35 that travels through the western part of Wichita. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with K-96 and Interstate 135/U.S. Route 81 north of the city, where the freeway continues east as K-254. The southern is at I-135/US-81 shortly before US-81 separates from I-135 and I-135 connects to Interstate 35 (here known as the Kansas Turnpike) at I-135's own southern terminus.

History

Aside from the Kansas Turnpike, I-235 is the first component of the Interstate system to be built in Wichita. The vast majority of its length, running from its original southern terminus at the Kansas Turnpike to the Broadway Ave. interchange in north Wichita, was built in 1960-61 and was open to traffic by 1962.[4] The remaining unbuilt length, connecting Broadway Ave. to the northern terminus, was open to traffic by July 1965. The short length of I-235 between the Turnpike interchange and the present I-135/I-235 split later became part of I-135.

Exit list

The entire route is in Wichita, Sedgwick County.

mikmExitDestinationsNotes
I-135 / US-81 south to I-35 / Kansas TurnpikeSouthern terminus; I-135 exit 1C
1A I-135 / US-81 north SalinaSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
1BMacArthur Road
2Seneca Street
3Meridian Avenue
4West Street
5 K-42 (Southwest Boulevard)
7 US-54 / US-400 (Kellogg Avenue)Signed as exits 7A (east) and 7B (west)
8Central Avenue
913th Street North westNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
10Zoo Boulevard
1125th Street North
13 K-96 west HutchinsonSouth end of K-96 overlap
Valley CenterNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
15Broadway Street
16A I-135 / US-81 / K-15 south / K-96 eastNorth end of K-96 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-135 exit 11B
16B I-135 / US-81 / K-15 north SalinaNorthern terminus; left exit; I-135 exit 11B
K-254 east El DoradoContinuation beyond I-135
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System: Table 2". FHWA. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  2. Oglesby, Scott. 3-digit Interstates from I-35. Kurumi. URL accessed 23 February 2005.
  3. Google (2010-07-09). "Interstate 235 (Kansas)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  4. "Kansas DOT map insets for 1960, 1961, and 1962". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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