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Interstate 35 (I-35) is an
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in the US that runs from the Mexican border near
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, to
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. In
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, the highway goes from the
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border to
Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more th ...
at the
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border, with a length of . Along the way, I-35 passes through Wichita, the state's largest city, linking it to Emporia,
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, and Kansas City and its Johnson County suburbs. The section of the route from the Oklahoma border to I-335 is part of the
Kansas Turnpike The Kansas Turnpike is a , freeway-standard toll road that lies entirely within the US state of Kansas. It runs in a general southwest–northeast direction from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City. It passes through several major Kansas cities, ...
.


Route description


Oklahoma border to Emporia

I-35 enters Kansas from Oklahoma where the southern terminus of the
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is located. After passing U.S. Highway 166 (US-166, East 160th Street South, exit 4) to the east of South Haven, the Interstate passes through a toll plaza, making I-35 into a
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. The highway then passes US-160 (East 10th Avenue, exit 19) east of
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, then the Belle Plaine Service Area, the first of three on I-35, and the first of six on the turnpike. After the service area, the turnpike continues due north to Wichita and intersects
I-135 Interstate 135 (I-135) is an approximately auxiliary Interstate Highway in central and south-central Kansas, United States. I-135, which is signed as north–south, runs between I-35 and the Kansas Turnpike in Wichita north to I-70, ...
(exit 42). After the I-135 interchange, the turnpike turns northeast and goes around Downtown Wichita. I-35 passes through Wichita's suburbs and, in the process, intersects US-54/ US-400 (East Kellogg Avenue, exit 53A). The Towanda Service Area lies north of the Wichita area. Thereafter, the route intersects
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(North Main Street, exit 76) and various state highways near
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. After El Dorado, the highway enters the Flint Hills region of Kansas. After passing the
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interchange ( K-177, exit 92), the turnpike begins its stretch with no exits. The only stop along the way is the Matfield Green Service Area. Located north of Cassoday, it is also the last service area on I-35. After the remaining with no exits or services, I-35 leaves the turnpike in Emporia. Here, the Interstate meets I-335 (exit 127), which the Turnpike carries toward
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.


Emporia to Kansas City

I-35 passes through a toll plaza to continue on its own alignment running eastward through east-central Kansas. At Ottawa, it turns to a more northeasterly direction. After passing through the Kansas suburbs of the Kansas City Metro Area, it then crosses the state line into Missouri and into Downtown
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.


History

The original plan for I-35 was to follow
US-50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlan ...
from Newton, as well as US-81 and US-177 to the Oklahoma state line. But when the
Kansas Turnpike The Kansas Turnpike is a , freeway-standard toll road that lies entirely within the US state of Kansas. It runs in a general southwest–northeast direction from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City. It passes through several major Kansas cities, ...
was created, a part of I-35 was created south of Emporia. The Newton segment was declined, and there was another implication for US-50 that traveled north (which is known today). The segments from Olathe to
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was created by 1962. The relocations of US-75 and K-31 were finished by 1975. I-35 in Kansas (as known today) had its final modification in 1976. The
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(KDOT) worked with the Burns & McDonnell engineering company to design a new interchange at Homestead Lane (exit 205) in Johnson County as a
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. The first interchange of its kind in the state, it opened September 28, 2013.


Exit list


Auxiliary routes

There are five auxiliary routes branching directly or indirectly from I-35 in Kansas: *: a spur route from Wichita to Salina; originally signed as I-35W until September 1976 **: a loop around the westside of Wichita; branches off of I-135 *: a segment of the
Kansas Turnpike The Kansas Turnpike is a , freeway-standard toll road that lies entirely within the US state of Kansas. It runs in a general southwest–northeast direction from the Oklahoma border to Kansas City. It passes through several major Kansas cities, ...
connecting I-35 in Emporia to the state capital,
Topeka Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central Uni ...
*: the Kansas City beltway *: a bypass of downtown Kansas City providing access to I-29 in Missouri and
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References


External links

* Kansas Highway Maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT {{3di, 35 35 Kansas Transportation in Sumner County, Kansas Transportation in Sedgwick County, Kansas Transportation in Butler County, Kansas Transportation in Chase County, Kansas Transportation in Lyon County, Kansas Transportation in Coffey County, Kansas Transportation in Osage County, Kansas Transportation in Franklin County, Kansas Transportation in Miami County, Kansas Transportation in Johnson County, Kansas Transportation in Wyandotte County, Kansas