Colonel William A. Phillips

Interstate 435 (I-435) is an Interstate Highway beltway that encircles much of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the states of Kansas and Missouri in the United States.

Route description

I-435 crossing the Missouri River into Kansas from Missouri

I-435, a loop route of I-35, is 83.02 miles (133.61 km) long and intersects with nearly every other Interstate Highway in the Kansas City area (except for I-635 and I-670). An additional 2.8 miles (4.5 km) near Kansas City International Airport is signed along with I-29 and U.S. Route 71 (US 71), making I-435 the second-longest complete beltway numbered as a single Interstate Highway in the US and seventh longest in the world after I-275 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 83.71 miles (134.72 km); Beltway 8 in Houston, Texas, at 88 miles (142 km); Bundesautobahn 10 in Berlin at 122 miles (196 km); and M25 motorway in London at 117 miles (188 km); as well as 7th and 8th ring roads in Beijing.[citation needed] The majority—52.8 miles (85.0 km)—of I-435 is within the state of Missouri, and most of that roadway lies within the city limits of Kansas City. The first/last exit is at I-435's parent route, I-35, in Lenexa, Kansas. Going clockwise around Kansas City, the next interchange is exit 1A for Lackman Road. The milepost numbers do not start over when I-435 crosses the state line, but where it shares the same roadway as I-29, the latter's milepost (and therefore exit) numbering takes precedence.

The section of I-435 from mile marker 63.4 to mile marker 54.2 is designated as the Lamar Hunt Memorial Highway in honor of Lamar Hunt, the founder of the Kansas City Chiefs.[2] This section of the highway passes near Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs' home stadium.

History

I-435 in Kansas City was built piece by piece starting in the mid-1960s and not finished until 1987.

In 1965, the first segment of I-435 was built and opened between I-35 and US 69 (which, at that time, was signed with Metcalf Avenue) near Overland Park, Kansas. A second segment was opened the same year between I-70 and US 50 in eastern Kansas City, Missouri, but the two were not connected. The eastern segment of I-435 was extended south to Gregory Boulevard and north past 22nd Street/Route 78 by 1968. By 1969, I-435 was fully built between these two segments, through southern and eastern Kansas City. The freeway was extended from 22nd Street/Route 78 to US 24 two years later. In 1973, I-435 was extended north from the former terminus of US 24 across the Missouri River to I-35 in Claycomo. It now extended halfway around the city. In 1983, a small segment was opened on the outskirts of Kansas City north between US 169 and Route 291 near Kansas City International Airport (KCI). Later, this small segment was connected with the rest of the freeway. A segment was built heading almost due north from I-35 in Claycomo to Route 291/Cookingham Drive at North Reinking Road, curving due west from there to US 169. In this year, the southwest end was also extended to K-10. In 1987, the freeway was opened all the way around the city. The northwest end was signed on I-29 for eight miles (13 km) northwest, then exited near Platte City and bore south on the westside of KCI. It crossed several small highways before crossing the Missouri River into Wyandotte County, Kansas. It continued generally south or southwest, crossed several state highways and I-70, then the Kaw River, before connecting with the former southwest end at K-10.

Exit list

StateCountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
KansasJohnsonLenexa0.971.561ALackman RoadProposed diverging diamond interchange; eastbound exit via exit 83 on I-35
1.352.171B
K-10 west – Lawrence
Eastern terminus of K-10; westbound becomes northbound and southbound becomes eastbound[a]
2.113.40295th Street
2.974.78387th Street
Shawnee5.028.085Midland Avenue
5.999.646Shawnee Mission ParkwayNorthbound signed as exits 6A (east) and 6B (west)
6.4410.366CJohnson Drive
7.8712.678AHolliday Drive
WyandotteEdwardsville8.2913.348BWoodend Road
8.9914.479 K-32 – Kansas City, Bonner Springs
10.9917.6911Kansas Avenue
11.9819.2812
I-70 / US-24 / US-40 / Kansas Turnpike west – Topeka, Kansas City, St. Louis
Northbound signed as exits 12A (east) and 12B (west); I-70 exit 411
Kansas City12.5920.2613State AvenueSigned as exits 13A (east) and 13B (west) northbound
13.9122.3914Parallel ParkwaySigned as exits 14A (east) and 14B (west)
15.0224.1715
K-5 south (Leavenworth Road)
Southern end of K-5 concurrency; signed as exits 15A (south/east) and 15B (west)
16.0225.7816Donahoo Road
17.9828.9418
K-5 north / Wolcott Drive
Northern end of K-5 concurrency
KansasMissouri lineWyandottePlatte county line20.98–
21.35
33.76–
34.36
Missouri River crossing
MissouriPlatteParkville22.0235.4422 Route 45 – Weston, Parkville
23.9838.5924
Route 152 east / Route N (NW Barry Road)
Western terminus of Route 152; southern terminus of Route N
29.0246.7029 Route D (NW 120th Street)
Platte City31.0049.8931

I-29 north / US 71 north – St Joseph
Northbound becomes eastbound and westbound becomes southbound[b]; western end of I-29 / US 71 concurrency; signed as exit 17 on northbound I-29/US 71 and westbound I-435
Kansas City32.4952.2915Mexico City AvenueExit number follows I-29
34.0254.7514

I-29 south / US 71 south – Kansas City
Eastern end of I-29 / US 71 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 14 on I-29
36.0357.9836


NW Cookingham Drive south to I-29 south / US 71 – KCI Airport
Eastbound signed as Cookingham Drive only; westbound signed to I-29 south / KCI Airport only; no access to eastbound Cookingham from westbound I-435; no access to eastbound I-435 from westbound Cookingham
36.9559.4737 Route C (NW Skyview Avenue)
39.9164.2340NW Cookingham Drive
Clay41.1166.1641 US 169 (Arrowhead Trafficway) – Riverside, SmithvilleSigned as exits 41A (south) and 41B (north)
41.9967.5842N Woodland Avenue
45.0272.4545


Route 291 south (NE Cookingham Drive) to I-35 north
Northern terminus of Route 291; eastbound becomes southbound and northbound becomes westbound[b]
45.8973.8546NE 108th Street
47.0275.6747NE 96th Street
48.9978.8449 Route 152 – Liberty, TopekaSigned as exits 49A (west) and 49B (east)
50.8981.9051Shoal Creek Parkway
52.1183.8652A

US 69 to I-35 north – Claycomo
Claycomo52.1383.9052B
I-35 south – Kansas City



I-35 north / Route 110 (CKC) east – Des Moines
No southbound exit to I-35 north/Route 110 (CKC) east; no northbound entrance from I-35 south; I-35 exit 12
Kansas City54.1087.075448th Street, Parvin Road - Worlds of Fun
Randolph54.8988.3455 Route 210 – Richmond, North Kansas CityDiverging diamond interchange completed in October 2018[4]
ClayJackson county lineRandolphKansas City line55.3489.06Missouri River crossing
JacksonKansas City56.9991.7257Front StreetDiverging diamond interchange, existing interchange converted November 2011[5]
59.0395.0059
US 24 east (Winner Road, Independence Avenue) – Kansas City, Independence
Eastern end of I-435 and US 24 concurrency
60.0996.7160
Route 12 east (Truman Road) / 12th Street – Kansas City, Independence
12th Street signed southbound only
61.1998.4861
Route 78 east (22nd Street) – Kansas City, Independence
63.02101.4263A US 40 – Truman Sports ComplexSouthbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exit 63 southbound
63.02101.4263
US 24 west / I-70 – Kansas City, St. Louis



I-70 west to I-29 north – Downtown, St. Joseph
Western end of I-435 and US 24 concurrency; I-70 exits 8A-B; signed as exit 63A northbound and 63 southbound
63.19101.6963BRaytown Road, Stadium Drive - Truman Sports ComplexNorthbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exit 63B
65.10104.7765Eastwood Trafficway
66.10106.3866
Route 350 east – Raytown, Lee's Summit To 63rd Street
Southbound left exit and northbound entrance
66.10106.3866ABlue Parkway / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. BoulevardNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
66.08106.3566B63rd Street / To
Route 350 east – Raytown
Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access to Route 350 east via 63rd Street
67.02107.8667Gregory Road
69.07111.166987th Street
69.99112.6470

Route W (East Bannister Road) to US 71 north
Westbound signed Route W only
71.02114.3071A



I-49 south / I-470 east / US 50 east / US 71 south – Grandview, Joplin, Lee's Summit
Northern end of US 50 concurrency; I-49 exit numbers signed 182C-B; I-470 exit 1; northern terminus of I-49; southbound becomes westbound and eastbound becomes northbound[c]; left exit westbound
72.01115.8971B
US 71 north – Kansas City
Eastbound left exit and westbound entrance; I-49 exit number signed as 182B; I-470 exit 1B westbound
72.97117.4373103rd StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
74.04119.1674Holmes Road
74.97120.6575AWornall Road
MissouriKansas lineJacksonJohnson county lineKansas CityLeawood line75.51121.5275BState Line Road to 103rd Street
KansasJohnsonOverland Park77.11124.1077ARoe AvenueDiverging diamond interchange converted from existing diamond interchange
77.39124.5577BNall Ave
78.97127.0979Metcalf Avenue
80.08128.8880Antioch Road
81.06130.4581 US-69 – Pittsburg, Kansas CityRamp to southbound US-69 also provides access to College Boulevard and 119th Street
81.99131.9582Quivira Road
Lenexa83.02133.6183
I-35 / US-50 west / US-56 / US-169 – Wichita, Kansas City, Des Moines
Western end of US-50 concurrency; I-35 exit 222; access to Lackman Road via eastbound exit
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Notes

  1. ^ As indicated by pull-through signs.[3]
  2. ^ a b As indicated by milemarkers.[3]
  3. ^ As indicated by overhead guide signs.[3]

References

  1. ^ Price, Jeff (May 6, 2019). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2018". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Section 227.407 - Lamar Hunt Memorial Highway designated for portion of Interstate 435". Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Google (September 20, 2020). "Interstate 435" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Kansas City District (October 29, 2018). "Construction/Traffic Alert: Over the weekend, crews opened the new DDI (Diverging Diamond Interchange) at Route 210 and I-435 in Clay County..." Missouri Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ Kansas City District. "Front Street DDI". Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 30, 2014.

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