U.S. Route 169 in Kansas
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US 169 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by KDOT | ||||
Length | 135.393 mi[1] (217.894 km) | |||
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U.S. Route 169 (US-169) is a major north–south U.S. Highway that runs from US-64 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to US-53 near Virginia, Minnesota. In Kansas, the highway is a main north–south route that runs through the eastern end of the state from the Oklahoma border to Missouri border. Along the way US-169 intersects several major highways including US-400 by Cherryvale, US-54 by Iola, overlaps US-59 south of Garnett, overlaps I-35 from Olathe to Merriam, and in Kansas City begins an overlap with I-70, US-24 and US-40 which it follows into Missouri.
Route description[]
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US-169 enters the state at Coffeyville as a four-lane road and is a four-lane highway for about 8.8 miles (14.2 km) until the edge of the Coffeyville Industrial Park. A segment between Chanute and Iola is a freeway with fully controlled access with center concrete barrier, with two lanes in each direction. US-169 runs concurrently with US-59 and K-31 starting about five miles (8.0 km) south of Garnett and diverges northeast again immediately south of Garnett. At Osawatomie the road becomes a full freeway and runs concurrently with K-7. In southern Johnson County US-169 becomes an expressway until its junction with Interstate 35 (I-35) in Olathe.
From this point to the Missouri state line, US-169 alternates between freeways and surface streets. It follows I-35 to Shawnee Mission Parkway in Overland Park, then travels east to Rainbow Boulevard. US-169 then follows surface streets to its junction with I-70 near downtown Kansas City. US-169 and I-70 enter Missouri together just after crossing the Kansas River.
History[]
K-269 | |
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Location | Iola |
Length | 3.072 mi (4.944 km) |
Existed | June 30, 1980[2]–October 31, 1999[3] |
In a June 30, 1980 resolution, US-169 and K-57 were realigned to run directly north–south through Iola. Also at this time, K-269 was first designated a state highway and ran from K-57 and US-169 north to US-54.[2] In a September 20, 1991, resolution, it was proposed to realign K-57 and US-169 over K-269.[4] The project was completed on October 31, 1999, and at that time, K-269 was decommissioned and became part of the new K-57 and US-169.[3]
The intersection immediately south of Garnett used to be a braided intersection with stop and yield signs; it was identified as a high crash location in 2001, and was rebuilt as a roundabout that opened in April 2006.[5] The Kansas Department of Transportation is rebuilding or planning to rebuild several other rural intersections as roundabouts for increased safety.[citation needed]
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Montgomery | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Continuation into Oklahoma | ||||
Coffeyville | 2.371 | 3.816 | ![]() | Southern end of US-166 overlap | ||||
4.615 | 7.427 | — | ![]() | Northern end of US-166 overlap | ||||
16.065 | 25.854 | ![]() | Southern end of US-160 overlap | |||||
17.086 | 27.497 | ![]() | Northern end of US-160 overlap | |||||
26.593 | 42.797 | — | ![]() | |||||
Labette |
No major junctions | |||||||
Neosho | 39.775 | 64.012 | ![]() | |||||
Chanute | 48.440 | 77.957 | — | 35th Street | ||||
50.935 | 81.972 | — | ![]() | |||||
53.612 | 86.280 | — | Plummer Avenue | |||||
Allen | Cottage Grove Township | 55.720 | 89.673 | — | Humboldt–Chanute Road | |||
Humboldt Township | 59.920 | 96.432 | — | Tank Farm Road | ||||
61.922 | 99.654 | — | Humboldt | Former K-224 | ||||
Iola Township | 67.232 | 108.199 | — | ![]() | Access to Allen County Airport; former | |||
Iola | 69.305 | 111.536 | — | ![]() | ||||
Anderson | Colony | 80.449 | 129.470 | ![]() | Eastern terminus of K-58 | |||
Welda–Washington township line | 91.076 | 146.573 | ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US-59 and K-31 overlap | ||||
Garnett | 95.241 | 153.276 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Roundabout; northern end of US-59 and K-31 overlap | ||||
97.246 | 156.502 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Franklin |
No major junctions | |||||||
Miami | 117.602 | 189.262 | — | ![]() | Southern end of K-7 overlap | |||
Osawatomie | 87.576 | 140.940 | — | Main Street | ||||
88.405 | 142.274 | — | ![]() | Eastern terminus of K-279 | ||||
91.181 | 146.742 | — | 327th Street, Old KC Road | |||||
Paola | 94.349 | 151.840 | — | Baptiste Drive | ||||
98.219 | 158.068 | — | ![]() | |||||
101.234 | 162.920 | — | 255th Street – Hillsdale | |||||
Spring Hill | 105.296 | 169.457 | — | Spring Hill, Bucyrus | ||||
Johnson | Olathe | 114.803 | 184.758 | 215 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of K-7 overlap; southern end of I-35 / US-50 / US 56 overlaps | ||
116.162 | 186.945 | 217 | Old Highway 56 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
117.250 | 188.696 | 218 | Santa Fe | |||||
119.568 | 192.426 | 220 | 119th Street | |||||
Lenexa | 121.792 | 196.005 | 222 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern end of US-50 concurrency; I-435 exit 83; exit signed as 222A (west) and 222B (east) | |||
123.231 | 198.321 | 224 | 95th Street | Diverging diamond interchange | ||||
124.481 | 200.333 | 225A | 87th Street | |||||
124.940 | 201.071 | 225B | ![]() | Southern end of US-69 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance only | ||||
Merriam | 126.369 | 203.371 | 227 | 75th Street | Signed as exit 225C northbound | |||
127.417 | 205.058 | 228A | 67th Street | |||||
127.862 | 205.774 | 228B | ![]() | Northern end of I-35 concurrency | ||||
Overland Park–Mission line | 128.727 | 207.166 | — | ![]() | Northern end of US-69 overlap | |||
Mission Woods–Westwood line | 132.723 | 213.597 | ![]() | Northern end of US-56 overlap | ||||
Wyandotte | Kansas City | 131.527 | 211.672 | ![]() | ||||
133.227 | 214.408 | 422 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of I-70 / US-24 / US-40 overlaps | ||||
133.606 | 215.018 | 422C | Pacific Avenue | |||||
133.918 | 215.520 | 422D | Central Avenue | |||||
134.269– 134.816 | 216.085– 216.965 | 423A | 5th Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
423B | James Street / 3rd Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||||
423C | Minnesota Avenue / Washington Boulevard | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||||
423D | Fairfax District | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||||
135.393 | 217.894 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Missouri | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Garnett business route[]
U.S. Highway 169 Business | |
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Location | Garnett, Kansas |
U.S. 169 has one special route while in Kansas, Business Route 169. The business route northern terminus is the junction of U.S. 169 & 6th Avenue in Garnett. The main highway bypasses the town to the Southeast. The business route travels along 6th Avenue until reaching Maple Street where it intersects with U.S. 59 and K-31 until it ends at its intersection with U.S. 169 at a roundabout South of Garnett in Anderson County, Kansas.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Staff (2017). "Pavement Management Information System". Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b State Highway Commission of Kansas (June 30, 1980). "Resolution to redesignate segments of highways in Allen County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kansas Department of Transportation (2005). "Kansas Highway Changes 1999" (PDF). Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Kansas Department of Transportation (September 20, 1991). "Resolution to relocate a segment of highway in Allen and Anderson Counties". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- ^ Slide 1[dead link]
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