Kansas Interstate Routes |
ROUTE NUMBER | LENGTH IN MILES | CITIES SERVED | NOTES |
Major Interstate Routes |
| 235.51 | Wichita, Emporia, Ottawa, Olathe, Kansas City | I-35 runs from northeast Kansas at the Missouri border to the Oklahoma line in south-central Kansas and links Kansas City and Wichita. It was built during the late 1960s. The Ottawa to Emporia section opened in 1974. From the Oklahoma border north to Emporia, it incorporates a portion of the Kansas Turnpike. |
| 424.15 | Goodland, Colby, WaKeeney, Hays, Russell, Salina, Abilene, Junction City, Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City | I-70 is the direct east-west route through Kansas. It incorporates a portion of the Kansas Turnpike from Kansas City to Topeka, which opened in October 1956. Read more about I-70 in Kansas here. |
Connector and Spur Interstate Routes |
| 95.74 | Wichita, Salina | I-135 (originally called I35W) was constructed during the early 1970s. Part of I-135 in Wichita’s central corridor is known as the Canal Route because it follows Wichita’s flood control drainage canal, a series of paved ditches dividing the two directions of traffic. Read more about I-135 here. |
| 16.52 | Wichita | Built during the 1960s. |
| 50.13 | Topeka, Emporia | Links I-35 at Emporia with I-70 in Topeka. It incorporates a portion of the Kansas Turnpike. |
| 28.03 | Kansas City, Leawood, Overland Park, Shawnee | The I-435 beltway was completed in December 1986. Along with a portion in Missouri, it is a full beltway around the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. |
| 13.72 | Topeka | Built during the 1960s, it is a partial connecting route around the southern portion of Topeka. It incorporates a small portion of the Kansas Turnpike along the southern edge of Topeka. |
| 8.90 | Kansas City | Work on I-635 started in 1969 and was finished in the early 1970s. |
| 1.64 | Kansas City | The final link of the Interstate in Kansas, I-670 was opened in January 1990 and provided a second inter-city viaduct in metro Kansas City. The viaduct is a series of ramps and bridges which cost $75 million to build. |