U.S. Route 400

U.S. Route 400 marker

U.S. Route 400
Route information
Length: 488 mi[1] (785 km)
Existed: 1994 (extended west in 1996)[1] – 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
States: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri
Highway system

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 400/54 a few miles west of Pratt, Kansas.

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.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
ProwersGranada US 50 west / US 385 – Lamar, Cheyenne Wells, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Sitewest end of US 50 overlap
see US 50 in CO and US-50 in KS
Ford​ US-50 east – Dodge Cityeast end of US-50 overlap
​ US-56 west – Sublettewest end of US-56 overlap
​ US-283 south – Minneola, Boot Hill, Front Streetwest end of US-283 overlap
Dodge City US-56 east / US-283 north / Trail Street – Jetmore, Kinsleyeast end of US-56 / US-283 overlap
​ K-34 south – Bucklin
Kiowa​ US-54 west – Meadeinterchange; west end of US-54 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
​ US-183 – Kinsley, Coldwater
PrattPratt US-281 – St. John, Medicine Lodge, Airport
K-61 north – Hutchinson, Pratt Community College
​ K-64 west (Southeast 25th Avenue) – Pratt County Lake
Kingman​170th Avenue - Cunninghaminterchange
​ K-11 north – Hutchinson
Kingman K-14 south (North Main Street) – Anthony, Business District, Airportwest end of K-14 overlap
​40th Avenueinterchange; west end of freeway
​70th Avenue
​ K-14 north (100th Avenue) – Hutchinson, Murdockeast 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 Plaininterchange; east end of freeway; former K-163
WichitaMaize Roadinterchange; west end of freeway
Tyler Road
Ridge Road - Mid-Continent Airport
Dugan Roadno direct eastbound exit (signed at Ridge Road)
I-235I-235 exit 7
West Street
Edwards / Meridianformer K-42
Seneca / Sycamore
Central Business District
Washington Avenue
I-135 / US-81 / K-15 – Salina, Oklahoma CityI-135 exits 5B-6A
Grove Streetwestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Hillside
Oliver / Edgemoor
Woodlawnno direct westbound exit (signed at Armour)
Towne East Drive / Armour
Rockinterchange; east end of freeway; no direct eastbound exit (signed at Armour)
Kansas Turnpike / I-35 – Oklahoma City, Kansas CityKansas Turnpike exit 50
​ K-96 west to I-35 / Kansas Turnpike – Hutchinsoninterchange
ButlerAugusta US-77 south (Warren) – Douglass, Winfieldwest end of US-77 overlap
​Haverhill, Smileyberginterchange
​ US-54 east / US-77 north – El Doradointerchange; east end of US-54 / US-77 overlap
Greenwood​ K-99 south – Howardwest end of K-99 overlap
​ K-99 north – Emporia, Severy via county roadeast end of K-99 overlap
Wilson​ K-39 east – Chanute, Toronto Lake, Cross Timbers State Park
​ K-47 east – Altoona, Fredoniaroundabout
​ US-75 north – Neodeshainterchange; west end of US-75 overlap
Montgomery​ US-75 south – Independenceinterchange; east end of US-75 overlap
​ US-169 – Chanute, Coffeyvilleinterchange
Labette​Dennis via county road, Mound Valley via county road, Big Hill Lakeformer K-133
Parsons US-59 – Parsons, Erieinterchange
Cherokee / Crawford​ K-126 east – McCune
Cherokee K-7 – Girard, Columbus
​ US-69 north / US-160 east / K-171 east – Joplin, MO, Pittsburgwest end of US-69 / US-160 overlap
Cherokee​ K-103 west – Weir
​ US-69 south / US-160 west – Columbuseast end of US-69 / US-160 overlap; west end of US-69 Alt. overlap
​ K-66 east / Beasley Road – Galenaroundabout
​
US-69 Alt. south – Baxter Springs		east end of US-69 Alt. overlap
​ US-166 west – Baxter Springswest end of US-166 overlap
​ K-26 north – Galena
Newton​ I-44 – Springfield, TulsaI-44 exit 1; east end of US 166 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). Retrieved 22:46, February 20, 2006 (UTC).
  2. ↑ Sanderson, Dale End of U.S. Highway 400 (with maps of US 400 and related routes). Retrieved 19:35, March 25, 2006 (UTC).
  3. ↑ 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

Browse numbered routes
← SH 394COSH 402 →
← K-383KSI-435 →
← Route 376MOUS 412 →
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