Interstate 235 (I-235) in Kansas is a 16.52-mile-long (26.59 km) north–south bypass spur route of I-35 that travels through the western part of Wichita. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with I-135/U.S. Highway 81 (US-81)/K-15/K-96/K-254 north of the city, where the freeway continues east as K-254. The southern is at I-135/US-81 shortly before US-81 separates from I-135 and I-135 connects to I-35 (here known as the Kansas Turnpike) at I-135's own southern terminus.
.svg) Interstate 235 | ||||
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 I-235 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-135 | ||||
| Maintained by KDOT | ||||
| Length | 16.52 mi[1] (26.59 km) | |||
| Existed | 1965 (completed)[2]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   I-135 / US-81 in Wichita[3] | |||
 K-42 in Wichita  US-54 / US-400 in Wichita K-96 in Wichita | ||||
| North end |   I-135 / US-81 / K-15 / K-96 / K-254 in Wichita | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kansas | |||
| Counties | Sedgwick | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
editAside from the Kansas Turnpike, I-235 is the first component of the Interstate Highway System to be built in Wichita. The vast majority of its length, running from its original southern terminus at the Kansas Turnpike to the Broadway Avenue interchange in north Wichita, was built in 1960–1961 and was open to traffic by 1962.[4] The remaining unbuilt length, connecting Broadway Avenue to the northern terminus, was open to traffic by July 1965. The short length of I-235 between the Turnpike interchange and the present I-135/I-235 split later became part of I-135.
Exit list
editThe entire route is in Wichita, Sedgwick County.
| mi[5] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.000 | 0.000 |      I-135 south / US-81 south to I-35 / Kansas Turnpike | Southern terminus; I-135 exit 1C | |||
| 1A |   I-135 north / US-81 north – Salina | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
| 0.979 | 1.576 | 1B | MacArthur Road | |||
| 1.873 | 3.014 | 2 | Seneca Street | |||
| 2.872 | 4.622 | 3 | Meridian Avenue | |||
| 3.926 | 6.318 | 4 | West Street | |||
| 5.140 | 8.272 | 5 | K-42 (Southwest Boulevard) | Eastern terminus of K-42; former K-2 | ||
| 6.989 | 11.248 | 7 | US-54 / US-400 (Kellogg Avenue) | |||
| 8.572 | 13.795 | 8 | Central Avenue | |||
| 9.325 | 15.007 | 9 | 13th Street North west | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
| 10.078 | 16.219 | 10 | Zoo Boulevard | |||
| 11.697 | 18.824 | 11 | 25th Street North | |||
| 14.118 | 22.721 | 13 |  K-96 west – Hutchinson, Valley Center | South end of K-96 overlap | ||
| 15.576 | 25.067 | 15 | Broadway Street | Former alignment of US-81 | ||
| 16.516 | 26.580 | 16A |  I-135 south / US-81 south / K-15 south / K-96 east | North end of K-96 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-135 exit 11A | ||
| 16B | I-135 north / US-81 north / K-15 north – Salina | Northern terminus; left exit; I-135 exit 11A | ||||
| K-254 east – El Dorado | Continuation beyond I-135 | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ Adderly, Kevin (January 30, 2018). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2017". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Oglesby, Scott (n.d.). "3-digit Interstates from I-35". Kurumi. Retrieved February 23, 2005.
- ^ "Interstate 235 (Kansas)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Kansas DOT map insets for 1960, 1961, and 1962". Kansas Department of Transportation. January 9, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ Staff (2017). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
External links
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- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- AAroads I-235 page
- North I-235 Overhaul Project, 2019 to 2021, KDOT