Interstate 135
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I-135 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of I-35 | ||||
Maintained by KDOT | ||||
Length | 95.738 mi (154.075 km) | |||
Existed | September 13, 1976–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Counties | Sedgwick, Harvey, McPherson, Saline | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 135 (I-135) is an approximately 95.7-mile-long (154.0 km) 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, U.S. Highway 40 (US-40), and US-81 in Salina. Except for the first 0.46 miles (0.74 km), I-135 overlaps US-81 its entire length. The route also runs through the cities of McPherson, Newton, and Park City.
The highway was designated as Interstate 35W (I-35W) until September 1976, when it was renumbered as I-135 to conform to new AASHTO policies that eliminated most suffixed Interstate Highways. It is the longest three-digit "spur", with an odd first digit, in the Interstate System until the completion of I-369 in Texas.[1]
Route description[]
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I-135 begins from the south at exit 42 on the Kansas Turnpike. (The exit is signed as I-135, I-235, US-81/Wichita/Salina.) US-81 joins I-135 0.5 miles (0.80 km) later and remains concurrent with it for the rest of its length. Less than one mile (1.6 km) from the Kansas Turnpike tollbooth, I-235, a loop around the westside of Wichita, branches off the highway. I-135 continues northward from there, running just east of the Wichita downtown area. It reunites with I-235 at milepost 11 at the loop's other end.
I-135 leaves Wichita and continues northward to Newton where it turns northwest around milemarker 33. The freeway continues in this direction for 20 miles (32 km), returning to a due north course at McPherson.
The stretch of I-135 in Saline County from the Saline–McPherson county line to the highway's terminus at I-70, is designated as the Ben E. Vidricksen Highway.[2]
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The route ends on the northwest side of Salina, at its intersection at I-70. The road continues as US-81 north of this interchange.
History[]
Interstate 35W | |
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Location | Kansas |
Existed | 1971[3]–September 13, 1976[4] |
Construction on the Canal Route portion of I-135 (in Wichita, where the Chisholm Creek Canal runs through the median of the highway) was begun in 1971.[3] This portion of the route took eight years to complete with a cost of $32 million (equivalent to $92.73 million in 2019[5]).[3] It was built through the middle of the city's African-American neighborhood, known as McAdams.[6]
Originally, the northern terminus of the highway at I-70 ended as a trumpet interchange. When US-81 was upgraded to a freeway between Salina and Minneapolis, Kansas, the northern terminus was rebuilt as a full cloverleaf interchange, which remains to this day.[citation needed]
Until September 13, 1976, I-135 was signed as Interstate 35W (I-35W). The Interstate's full length was completed in December 1979.[4]
Exit list[]
County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Sedgwick | Wichita | 0.00– 0.43 | 0.00– 0.69 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus; Kansas Turnpike toll booth; I-35/Kansas Tpke. exit 42; trumpet interchange | |
0.46 | 0.74 | 1A | ![]() | South end of US-81 overlap; last free exit southbound | ||
0.81 | 1.30 | 1C | ![]() | Left exit and entrance northbound; I-235 exit 1A southbound (to I-135 north); tri-stack interchange; former US 81 Byp. north | ||
2.32 | 3.73 | 2 | Hydraulic Avenue | |||
3.21 | 5.17 | 3A | ![]() | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of K-15 overlap | ||
3.94 | 6.34 | 3B | Pawnee Street | |||
4.93 | 7.93 | 4 | Harry Street | |||
5.43 | 8.74 | 5A | Lincoln Street | |||
5.96 | 9.59 | 5B | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exit 6A southbound | ||
6.60– 6.76 | 10.62– 10.88 | 6B | 1st Street North, 2nd Street North | Signed as exit 6C southbound | ||
6.98 | 11.23 | 7A | Central Avenue | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
7.48 | 12.04 | 7B | 8th Street North, 9th Street North | |||
8.02 | 12.91 | 8 | 13th Street North | |||
9.00 | 14.48 | 9 | 21st Street North | |||
10.57 | 17.01 | 10 | ![]() | Signed as exits 10A (K-96) and 10B (29th St., Hydraulic) northbound; south end of K-96 overlap | ||
11.78 | 18.96 | 11A | ![]() | Left exit and entrance southbound | ||
11B | ![]() ![]() | North end of K-96 overlap; I-235 exits 16A-B; I-235 is former US 81 Byp. south | ||||
13.21 | 21.26 | 13 | 53rd Street North | |||
Park City | 14.23 | 22.90 | 14 | 61st Street North | ||
Kechi–Grant township line | 16.25 | 26.15 | 16 | 77th Street North | ||
Grant Township | 17.23 | 27.73 | 17 | 85th Street North | ||
19.23 | 30.95 | 19 | 101st Street North | |||
Sedgwick–Harvey county line | Grant–Darlington township line | 22.27 | 35.84 | 22 | 125th Street North | |
Harvey | Darlington Township | 25.27 | 40.67 | 25 | ![]() | |
Newton | 28.28 | 45.51 | 28 | SE 36th Street (CR 576) | ||
30.11– 30.32 | 48.46– 48.80 | 30 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | South end of US-50 overlap; north end of K-15 overlap; serves Newton Medical Center; left exit and entrance northbound | ||
31.34– 31.87 | 50.44– 51.29 | 31 | First Street, Broadway Street | |||
32.65 | 52.55 | 33 | ![]() | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; north end of US-50 overlap | ||
34.78 | 55.97 | 34 | ![]() | |||
Hesston | 40.52 | 65.21 | 40 | Lincoln Boulevard | ||
McPherson | Mound Township | 46.10 | 74.19 | 46 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Counterclockwise terminus of K-260; serves Mercy Hospital and Moundridge Municipal Airfield |
48.68 | 78.34 | 48 | ![]() ![]() | Clockwise terminus of K-260; serves Mercy Hospital | ||
Lone Tree–King City township line | 54.44 | 87.61 | 54 | Comanche Road (CR 445) / 18th Avenue (CR 319) | ||
King City Township | 58.39 | 93.97 | 58 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
McPherson | 60.51 | 97.38 | 60 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
McPherson Township | 62.94 | 101.29 | 63 | Mohawk Road | Opened 2017 | |
New Gottland Township | 65.93 | 106.10 | 65 | Pawnee Road (CR 448) | ||
68.03– 68.60 | 109.48– 110.40 | Rest Area, located in the median; left exits and entrances | ||||
72.93 | 117.37 | 72 | Smoky Valley Road (CR 429) – Lindsborg, Roxbury | Former US 81 Bus. north | ||
Saline | 77.86 | 125.30 | 78 | ![]() | South end of K-4 overlap; former US 81 Bus. south | |
81.96 | 131.90 | 82 | ![]() | North end of K-4 overlap | ||
86.01 | 138.42 | 86 | ![]() | |||
Salina | 88.00 | 141.62 | 88 | Water Well Road | ||
89.03 | 143.28 | 89 | Schilling Road | |||
90.04 | 144.91 | 90 | Magnolia Road | |||
92.39 | 148.69 | 92 | Crawford Street | |||
93.43 | 150.36 | 93 | ![]() | |||
95.74 | 154.08 | 95A-B | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus; north end of US-81 overlap; signed as exits 95A (I-70 east) and 95B (I-70 west); I-70 exits 250A-B; freeway continues north as US-81 (Frank Carlson Memorial Highway); cloverleaf interchange. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[]
- ^ "Shortest and longest 3-digit interstates".
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c "Canal Route on I-135". Kansas Celebrates 50 Years of Interstates. Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ a b "1970s". Kansas Celebrates 50 Years of Interstates. Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ Thomas, Ryland; Williamson, Samuel H. (2020). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved September 22, 2020. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the Measuring Worth series.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form" (PDF). Kansas State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
External links[]
Route map:
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- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- I-135 at Kurumi.com
- I-135 at AARoads
- Auxiliary Interstate Highways
- Interstate Highways in Kansas
- Interstate 35
- Salina, Kansas
- Transportation in Wichita, Kansas
- Transportation in Sedgwick County, Kansas
- Transportation in Harvey County, Kansas
- Transportation in McPherson County, Kansas
- Transportation in Saline County, Kansas