Interstate 70 in Kansas

Interstate 70 marker

Interstate 70
I-70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and KTA
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
Location
Counties Sherman, Thomas, Logan, Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Saline, Dickinson, Geary, Riley, Wabaunsee, Shawnee, Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandotte
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
← 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 Colorado border near the town of Kanorado to the Missouri 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

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

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 traverse the Smoky 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 $17.50 as of 2016.[2] 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.

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 nominally north from the Oklahoma border) instead.

CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Kansas–Colorado line0.0000.000 I-70 / US 24 continue west into Colorado
Sherman​11.61 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
​70.00112.6570 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 south / K-23 Alt. north – Grainfield, Gove		West end of K-23 overlap
​9515395 K-23 north – Grainfield, HoxieEast end of K-23 overlap
​9915999 K-211 – Park
Quinter107172107 K-212 / Castle Rock Road – Quinter
Trego​115185115 K-198 north – Collyer
​120.0193.1120Voda 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
​140.0225.3140Riga 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​175282175176th Street – GorhamFormer K-257
​180.0289.7180Balta 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
​250.0402.3250A-B I-135 south / US-81 – Wichita, ConcordiaNorthern terminus of I-135, exits 95A-B; cloverleaf interchange.
Salina252406252 K-143 (Ninth Street)
​253407253Ohio Street
​260.0418.4260Niles Road
DickinsonSolomon266428266Solomon RoadFormer K-221
​272438272Fair Road
Abilene275443275 K-15 – Abilene, Clay Center
​277446277Jeep Road
​281452281 K-43 – Enterprise
​286460286 K-206 – Chapman
Geary​290.0466.7290Milford 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 Plaza299481299Flinthills Boulevard (US-40 Bus. / K-57) / J Hill Road
300.0482.8300
US-40 Bus. west / K-57 – Council Grove		No westbound entrance
​301484301Fort Riley, Marshall Field
​303488303 K-18 east – 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
​330.0531.1330 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
​350.0563.3350Valencia 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 westbound.
356573356Wanamaker Road
357575357AFairlawn RoadSigned as exit 357 eastbound
357BDanbury LaneWestbound exit only
358576358A US-75 northEast end of US-75 overlap; signed as exit 358 eastbound
358BGage BoulevardSigned as exit 358 eastbound
359578359MacVicar Avenue
361581361A1st AvenueProvides access to Topeka Boulevard; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
361B3rd Street / Monroe StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
362583362A4th StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
362B8th AvenueSigned as exit 362 eastbound
362C10th Avenue / Madison StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
363584363Adams Street / Branner Trafficway
364586364ACalifornia Avenue
364BCarnahan Avenue / Deer Creek Trafficway
365587365Rice Road
366589366 US-40 / K-4 east / Kansas Turnpike / I-470 west – WichitaLast free exit eastbound; east end of US-40/K-4 overlap
367591East Topeka Interchange toll plaza
West end of toll road
183 I-470 / Kansas Turnpike west to I-335 – South Topeka, WichitaWest end of Kansas Turnpike overlap; Kansas Tpke. exit 183; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit numbers follow KTA mileage
​372599Topeka Service Area
Douglas​381613197 K-10 east (South Lawrence Trafficway) – Lecompton, LawrenceToll exit numbers follow Kansas Turnpike; access to Lecompton provided by CR-438 (North 1800 Road)
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 – Bonner Springs, LeavenworthExit number follows Kansas Turnpike mileposts; last free exit westbound; west end of US-24/US-40 overlap; southern terminus of US-73; westbound exits signed as exit 224A (south) and 224B (north)
410660410110th Street – Kansas SpeedwayExit numbers follow mileage of I-70.
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 access is part of exit 419; I-635 exits 4A-B
419674419Park Drive / 38th Street
420680420A US-69 south (18th Street Expressway)West end of US-69 overlap; east end of Kansas Turnpike
420B18th Street north
421678421ARailroad Yard – No outlet, railroad use onlyWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
421B I-670 east to I-35 south – St. LouisEastbound exit and westbound entrance
422679422A US-69 north (7th Street Trafficway)East end of US-69 overlap
422B US-169 south (7th Street Trafficway)West end of US-169 overlap
422CPacific Avenue
422DCentral Avenue
423681423A5th StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
423BJames Street / 3rd StreetEastbound exit and westbound entrance
423CMinnesota Avenue / Washington BoulevardWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
423DFairfax DistrictWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
Kansas–Missouri line424.15682.60 I-70 / US 24 / US 40 east / US 169 north continue into Missouri
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Auxiliary routes

I-70 has two auxiliary routes in Kansas:

  • I-470 - a loop around the southern side of Topeka, signed as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Highway and overlapping the Kansas Turnpike on the southeast side of town.
  • I-670 - an alternate route for I-70 travelers through downtown Kansas City, signed as the Dillingham Freeway and as Alternate I-70.

References

  1. ↑ "Route Log and Finder List - Interstate System - table 1". Federal Highway Administration. 2002-10-31. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  2. ↑ Template:Tolls - Kansas Turnpike Authority
  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.

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