Interstate 235 (Kansas) Explained

State:KS
Route:235
Type:I
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:I-235 highlighted in red
Spur Type:I
Spur Of:135
Length Mi:16.52
Length Ref:[1]
Established:1965 (completed)[2]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Wichita
Junction: in Wichita
in Wichita
in Wichita
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Wichita
Counties:Sedgwick
Previous Type:K
Previous Route:234
Next Type:K
Next Route:236

Interstate 235 (I-235) in Kansas is a 16.52adj=midNaNadj=mid 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.

History

Aside 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.[3] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin . Adderly . 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 . . April 11, 2018 .
  2. Web site: Oglesby . Scott . n.d. . 3-digit Interstates from I-35 . Kurumi . February 23, 2005 .
  3. Web site: Kansas DOT map insets for 1960, 1961, and 1962 . January 9, 2014 . . October 5, 2014 .