{{infobox road |state=KS |route=35 |type=I |map= |map_notes= |map_alt= |length_mi=235 |length_ref= |established= |history= |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=OK|I|35}} towards [[Oklahoma City]] |junction= {{Jct|state=KS|KTA}} near the Oklahoma border<br>{{Jct|state=KS|I|135|I|235|US|81}} in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]<br>{{Jct|state=KS|US|50|I|335|KTA|}} in [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]]<br>{{Jct|state=KS|US|75}} at BETO Junction<br>{{Jct|state=KS|US|59}} in [[Ottawa, Kansas|Ottawa]]<br>{{Jct|state=KS|I|435|US|50}} in [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]]<br>{{Jct|state=KS|I|635|US|69}} in [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]] |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=MO|I|35}} towards [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] |previous_type=K |previous_route=34 |next_type=US |next_route=36 }} In the state of Kansas, '''Interstate 35''' runs mainly in a southwest to northeast direction across Kansas. It enters at the Oklahoma border into [[Sumner County, Kansas|Sumner County]] as part of the [[Kansas Turnpike]]. It then continues north to [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] before turning northeast. It serves the communites of [[Andover, Kansas|Andover]], [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]], and [[Cassoday, Kansas|Cassoday]] before crossing the [[Flint Hills]]. At [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]], I-35 leaves the Turnpike and heads east on its own alignment to [[Ottawa, Kansas|Ottawa]] before turning northeast toward the Kansas suburbs of the [[Kansas City Metro Area]]. The section of I-35 that is part of the Kansas Turnpike is the only tolled section of I-35. ==Route Description== ''See also: [[Kansas Turnpike]]'' Interstate 35 enters the state of Kansas from [[Kay County, Oklahoma]] into [[Sumner County, Kansas|Sumner County]]. It is immediately signed as part of the [[Kansas Turnpike]], but the southern terminal of the tolled portion does not begin until after the first interchange with [[US-166]] in [[South Haven, Kansas|South Haven]]. For the first forty-two miles, I-35 generally follows a course due north. At the South Wichita exit (#42) with [[Interstate 135]], [[Interstate 235]] and [[US-81]], I-35/KTA makes a sharp curve toward the northeast and runs parallel to the southeastern city limits of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]. It has four interchanges in Wichita before leaving the city. Northeast of Wichita, I-35/KTA passes by the communities of [[Andover, Kansas|Andover]], [[El Dorado, Kansas|El Dorado]], and [[Cassoday, Kansas|Cassoday]]. After passsing by the Cassoday exit with [[K-177 (Kansas highway)|K-177]], I-35/KTA goes thirty-five miles without an interchange as it passes through the [[Flint Hills]] of [[Chase County, Kansas|Chase County]]. At [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]], I-35 separates from the Turnpike and heads east on its own alignment through Emporia. The Turnpike continues to the northeast bound for [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] signed as Interstate 335, a 50-mile spur route of I-35. I-35 heads due east through the heart of Emporia. At the eastern edge of town, I-35 begins a long concurrency with [[US-50]] that will not end until meeting [[Interstate 435]] in [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]]. I-35/US-50 heads east across east-central Kansas, passing through some of the smaller communities of the area. At BETO Junction, it meets [[US-75]]. The junction is known as BETO junction because heading in any direction from this town takes a motorist to an important Kansas town (south to [[Burlington, Kansas|'''B'''urlington]], west to [[Emporia, Kansas|'''E'''mporia]], north to [[Topeka, Kansas|'''T'''opeka]] and east to [[Ottawa, Kansas|'''O'''ttawa]]). It also has a brief [[wrong-way concurrency]] with [[K-31 (Kansas highway|K-31]] in extreme southeastern [[Osage County, Kansas|Osage County]]. Once the highway enters [[Franklin County, Kansas|Franklin County]], it turns in a more northeasterly direction. It passes around the southern and eastern sides of [[Ottawa, Kansas|Ottawa]], and [[US-59]] joins the highway for a five-mile concurrency before leaving at Exit 188 toward [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] on a newly built freeway that was fully opened in October 2012. I-35/US-50 continues northeastward into the Kansas suburbs of the [[Kansas City Metro Area]]; and as it passes through [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson]] and [[Wyandotte County, Kansas|Wyandotte]] counties, it shares concurrencies with other area highways, such as [[US-56]], [[US-169]] and [[US-69]]. Its concurrency with [[US-50]] ends in [[Lenexa, Kansas|Lenexa]] at the junction with the [[Interstate 435|I-435 beltway]], when US-50 heads east duplexed with I-435. In [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]], it forms the southern terminus of another child route, the [[Interstate 635 (Kansas-Missouri)|I-635 bypass]]. It also passes by other major Kansas City streets, such as the [[18th Street Expressway]] and the [[7th Street Trafficway]]. I-35 exits Kansas into Missouri after the Eaton Street exit, before heading toward the financial district of Downtown [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. ==History== The portion of I-35 that forms the Kansas Turnpike predates the Interstate system. It was constructed from 1954-1956 and was opened in the fall of 1956. When the Interstate System was established in 1957, the Turnpike was [[grandfathered]] into the Interstate system, and the section of the Turnpike from the Oklahoma state line to Emporia was signed as I-35. AASHTO approved the route for I-35 in 1957. The Kansas portion of I-35 was completed in its entirety in 1974 when the portion of I-35 in Emporia was completed.[http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-035.html] ==Exit list== {{mileposts}} {{jcttop|exit|length_ref=<ref name="NHPN">{{cite web|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/tools/nhpn/2011/nhpn-stfips_20.zip|title=National Highway Planning Network|date=September 20, 2012|publisher=[[Federal Highway Administration]]|accessdate=November 22, 2012|format=[[ESRI shapefile]]}}</ref>}} {{jctplace|state=KS|exit |river=Oklahoma–Kansas state line |mile=0.00 |place={{jct|state=OK|I|35}} continues south toward [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]]; [[Kansas Turnpike]] begins }} {{KSint|exit |county=Sumner |cspan=4 |township=Guelph |ctdab=Sumner |mile=4.07 |exit=4 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|166|US|81|to2=y|city1=Arkansas City|city2=South Haven}} }} {{Jctplace|exit |state=KS |location=Avon Township |ctdab=Sumner |lspan=2 |mile= |place=Southern Terminal toll plaza }} {{KSint|exit |mile=19.21 |exit=19 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|160|city1=Winfield|city2=Wellington}} }} {{Jctplace|exit |state=KS |location=Harmon Township |ctdab=Sumner |mile=26 |place=Belle Plaine service area }} {{KSint|exit |county1=Sumner |county2=Sedgwick |township1=Belle Plaine |ctdab=Sumner |township2=Salem |ctdab2=Sedgwick |mile=33.41 |exit=33 |road={{jct|state=KS|K|53|to2=to|US|81|city1=Mulvane}} }} {{KSint|exit |county=Sedgwick |cspan=5 |township=Salem |mile=38.31 |exit=39 |road={{jct|state=KS|to1=To|US|81|city1=Haysville|city2=Derby}} }} {{KSint|exit |location=Wichita |lspan=4 |mile=43.38 |exit=42 |road={{jct|state=KS|I|135|I|235|US|81|city1=South Wichita|city2=Salina}} }} {{KSint|exit |mile=45.86 |exit=45 |road={{jct|state=KS|K|15|city1=Wichita}} }} {{KSint|exit |mile=51.21 |exit=50 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|54|US|400|name2=Kellogg Avenue}} }} {{KSint|exit |mile=53.80 |exit=53 |road={{jct|state=KS|K|96|city1=Wichita}} }} {{KSint|exit |county=Butler |cspan=5 |township=Bruno |mile= |exit=57 |road=[[Andover, Kansas|Andover]] }} {{Jctplace|exit |state=KS |location=Towanda Township |ctdab=Butler |mile=65 |place=Towanda service area }} {{KSint|exit |location=El Dorado |lspan=2 |mile=71.71 |exit=71 |road={{jct|state=KS|K|254|to2=to|K|196|city1=El Dorado}} }} {{KSint|exit |mile=76.72 |exit=76 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|77|road=Nick Badwey Plaza|city1=El Dorado North}} }} {{KSint|exit |location=Cassoday |mile=93.45 |exit=92 |road={{jct|state=KS|K|177|city1=Cassoday}} }} {{Jctplace|exit |state=KS |county=Chase |location=Matfield Township |mile=97 |place=Matfield Green service area }} {{KSint|exit |county=Lyon |cspan=9 |location=Emporia |lspan=6 |mile=127.89 |exit=127 |type=concur |road={{Jct|state=KS|I|335|dir1=north|KTA||dir2=north|city1=Wichita|city2=Kansas City}} |notes=I-335 begins; {{ccr-end|north|Kansas Turnpike}} }} {{KSint|exit |mile=127.92 |exit=127A |road={{Jct|state=KS|US|50|city1=Emporia|city2=Newton}} |notes=[[Roundabout interchange]] }} {{KSint|exit |mile= |exit=128 |road=Industrial Road }} {{KSint|exit |mile=130.83 |exit=130 |road={{Jct|state=KS|K|99|name1=Merchant Road}} }} {{KSint|exit |mile=132.14 |exit=131 |road=Burlingame Road }} {{KSint|exit |type=concur |mile=133.41 |exit=133 |road={{Jct|state=KS|US|50|name1=6th Avenue}} |notes={{ccr-end|South|US-50}} }} {{KSint|exit |township=Jackson |ctdab=Lyon |lspan=3 |mile= |road=CR R1 }} {{KSint|exit |mile=138.66 |road=CR U }} {{KSint|exit |mile=141.67 |road={{Jct|state=KS|K|130|city1=Neosho Rapids|city2=Hartford}} }} {{KSint|exit |county=Coffey |cspan=2 |location=Lebo |mile=148.91 |exit=148 |road={{jct|state=KS|KS|131|dir1=south|city1=Lebo}} }} {{KSint|exit |township=Key West |ctdab=Coffey |mile=155.97 |exit=155 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|75|city1=Burlington|city2=Lyndon}} }} {{KSint|exit |county=Osage |cspan=2 |township=Melvern |mile= |exit=160 |road={{jct|state=KS|KS|31|dir1=north|city1=Melvern}} |notes=West end of concurrency with K-31 }} {{KSint|exit |township1=Melvern |ctdab=Osage |township2=Lincoln |ctdab2=Osage |mile= |exit=162 |road={{jct|state=KS|KS|31|dir1=south|city1=Waverly}} |notes=East end of concurrency with K-31 }} {{KSint|exit |county=Franklin |cspan=9 |location=Williamsburg |mile=<!--2.181--> |exit=170 |road=Dane Avenue south – [[Williamsburg, Kansas|Williamsburg]], [[Pomona, Kansas|Pomona]] }} {{KSint|exit |location=none |mile=<!--8.316--> |exit=176 |road=Idaho Road – [[Homewood, Kansas|Homewood]] }} {{KSint|exit |location=Ottawa |lspan=5 |mile=<!--14.016--> |exit=182 |road=Eisenhower Road }} {{KSint|exit |mile=<!--15.084--> |exit=183 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|59|dir1=south|road=Princeton Street north|city1=Garnett}} |notes=West end of concurrency with US-59 }} {{KSint|exit |mile=<!--17.395--> |exit=185 |road=15th Street }} {{KSint|exit |mile=<!--19.407--> |exit=187 |road={{jct|state=KS|KS|68|name1=Logan Street|city1=Ottawa|city2=Louisburg}} }} {{KSint|exit |mile= |exit=188 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|59|dir1=north|city1=Lawrence}} |notes=East end of concurrency with US-59 }} {{KSint|exit |location=none |mile=<!--24.946--> |exit=193 |road=Tennessee Road }} {{KSint|exit |location=Wellsville |mile=<!--29.949--> |exit=198 |road={{jct|state=KS|KS|33|name1=Poplar Street|city1=Wellsville}} }}<!-- Franklin-Miami 31.068 --><!-- Miami-Johnson 2.839 --> {{KSint|exit |county=Johnson |cspan=15 |location=Edgerton |mile= |exit=202 |road=Sunflower Road – [[Edgerton, Kansas|Edgerton]] }} {{KSint|exit |location=Gardner |lspan=2 |mile= |exit=207 |road=Gardner Road }} {{KSint|exit |mile= |exit=210 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|56|dir1=west|road=175th Street east|city1=Gardner}} |notes=West end of concurrency with US-56 }} {{KSint|exit |location=Olathe |lspan=5 |mile= |exit=214 |road=Lone Elm Road / 159th Street }} {{KSint|exit |mile= |exit=215 |road={{jct|state=KS|US|169|KS|7|dir1=south|road=151st Street|city1=Paola}} |notes=West end of concurrency with US-169 }} {{KSint|exit |mile= |exit=217 |road=Old Highway 56 west |notes=Westbound exit, eastbound entrance }} {{KSint|exit |mile= |exit=218 |road=Santa Fe Street }} {{KSint|exit |mile= |exit=220 |road=119th Street }} {{KSint|exit |location=Lenexa |mile= |exit=222<hr>83 |road={{jct|state=KS|I|35|I|435|US|56|US|169|dir1=north|dir2=west|dir3=east|dir4=north|city1=Kansas City|location2=[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]}} |notes=Signed as exits 222A (I-435 east) and 222B (I-435 west) on I-35; exit 83 on I-435; east end of concurrencies with I-35, US-56, and US-169; west end of concurrency with I-435 }}