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Interstate 135 Kansas
Southbound - Interstate 70 to U.S. 50 West

Interstate 135 connects Interstate 35 in Wichita to Interstate 70 in Salina. At a length of 95 miles, it is one of the longest three-digit interstates in the country. The interstate was once known as Interstate 35W before it was renumbered. The freeway continues north of Interstate 70 signed as solely U.S. 81. The federal highway duplexes with Interstate 135 for almost its entire length, with the only exception being the first 1/2 mile between Interstate 35 and 47th Street in south Wichita.

Highway Information

Miles 95.74
Counties Traveled
Through
Sedgwick, Harvey,
McPherson,
Saline
Cities Wichita, Salina
Major Junctions Interstate 35

Interstate 235
(Exit 1C & Exit 11B)

U.S. 54/U.S. 400
(Exits 5A-B)

Kansas 96
(Exit 10)

Interstate 70
(Exits 95A-B)

OKRoads Coverage
Miles Driven
by OKRoads
(Percentage)
96 (100%)
Southern End of
Interstate Driven
Interstate 35
Northern End of
Interstate Driven
Interstate 70

Pictures

Northbound

Southbound:

Interstate 70 to U.S. 50 West

U.S. 50 West to Interstate 35

Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South
U.S. 81 South approaching Interstate 135 and Interstate 70 - 2 miles. Construction on the southbound lanes was in progress, and all traffic was shifted to the northbound lanes. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
U.S. 81 South approaching Exits 95A-B - Interstate 70 - 1 mile. A cloverleaf interchange provides all movements between the two interstates. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 95B - Interstate 70 West - 1/2 mile. The city of Hays (pop. 20,013) is 93 miles to the west. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 95B - Interstate 70 West - Hays. U.S. 40 is duplexed with Interstate 70 through this part of Kansas, but is not signed here. This is the southbound beginning of Interstate 135. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 95A - Interstate 70/U.S. 40 East - Topeka. The capital city of Kansas is 112 miles to the east. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Continue to Exit 78 (Kansas 4) to the Sandzen Gallery and Old Mill Museum, both located in Lindsborg. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use any of the next five exits to the city of Salina. Located at the crossroads of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135, the city is home to 45,679 people. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Mileage sign on Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South, one mile north of Exit 93 at Kansas 140. The state highway travels along the old route of U.S. 40, and meets its eastern terminus at this interchange. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Head east on State Street to the Smoky Hill Museum and the Salina Art Center. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 93 - Kansas 140/State Street. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
The next exit is Exit 92 at Crawford Street. Head east on Crawford Street to the Bicentennial Center and to the campus of Kansas Wesleyan University. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Mileage sign on Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South, one-half mile north of Crawford Street. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 92 - Crawford Street. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 90 - Magnolia Road - 2 1/4 miles. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Mileage sign on Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South, one mile north of Magnolia Road. Water Well Road, the newest and southernmost Salina exit, is three miles ahead. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Head west on Magnolia Road to the Kansas State University College of Technology and Aviation and to the Salina Area Technical School. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 90 - Magnolia Road. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 89 - Schilling Road - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use westbound Schilling Road to the Salina Municipal Airport and the Army National Guard Regional Training Center. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Mileage sign on Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South, 1/4 mile north of Schilling Road. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 89 - Schilling Road. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 88 - Water Well Road - 1 mile. This interchange is the newest along Interstate 135, as it was built sometime between our trips through this area in May 2003 and July 2005. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 88 - Water Well Road. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 86 - Kansas 104 - 1 mile. The state highway is 2.3 miles long and connects Interstate 135/U.S. 81 to Kansas 4. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use Kansas 104 South to Kansas 4 East to the city of Gypsum, population 414. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 86 - Kansas 104 - 1/2 mile. Mentor Road travels to the east of the interstate, and its name changes to Smolan Road after crossing Interstate 135 as it heads west. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 86 - Kansas 104 - Mentor Road/Smolan Road. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 82 - Kansas 4 East - 1 mile. Kansas 4 travels 367 miles from U.S. 83 north of Scott City to U.S. 59 southeast of Nortonville. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use Exit 82 to the Smoky Hill Bison Company. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 82 - Kansas 4 East - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 82 - Kansas 4 East - Assaria Road/Falun Road. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and Kansas 4 West assurance shields inside the Exit 82 interchange. Kansas 4 merges on just ahead for a four-mile duplex. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and Kansas 4 West
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and Kansas 4 West approaching Exit 78 - Kansas 4 West/Business U.S. 81 - 1 mile. This is one of two exits for the city of Lindsborg, also called "Little Sweden USA." (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use Kansas 4 West and Business U.S. 81 to the Sandzen Gallery and Old Mill Museum. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and Kansas 4 West approaching Exit 78 - Kansas 4 West/Business U.S. 81 - 1/2 mile. Lindsborg is home to 3,321 residents. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
The campus of Bethany College is located in Lindsborg. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and Kansas 4 West at Exit 78 - Kansas 4 West/Business U.S. 81 - Lindsborg/Bridgeport. Bridgeport is just to the east along old U.S. 81. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 72 - Business U.S. 81 - 1 mile. The business route is not signed in this direction. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use Exit 72 to the McPherson State Fishing Lake and the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 72 - Business U.S. 81 - 1/2 mile. Roxbury is 11 miles to the east. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 72 - Business U.S. 81 - Lindsborg/Roxbury. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching the McPherson County rest area - 1 mile. The next rest area is 45 miles ahead in Harvey County. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
The rest area is located in the median of the interstate. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at the McPherson County rest area. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 65 - Pawnee Road - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 65 - Pawnee Road - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 65 - Pawnee Road. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 60 - U.S. 56/Business U.S. 81 - 1 mile. U.S. 56 spans across the entire width of Kansas, connecting Elkhart, Dodge City, Great Bend, McPherson and Kansas City. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
The city of McPherson (pop. 13,770) is home to McPherson College and Central Christian College. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 60 - U.S. 56/Business U.S. 81 - 1/2 mile. Marion is located 35 miles to the east. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 60 - U.S. 56/Business U.S. 81 - McPherson/Marion. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 58 - Kansas 61/Business U.S. 81 - 1 mile. Like it was with the Lindsborg business route, the southern terminus interchange does not mention the business route on southbound Interstate 135. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use Kansas 61 South to the city of Inman, population 1,142. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 58 - Kansas 61/Business U.S. 81 - 1/2 mile. Kansas 61 begins at this interchange and travels southwest to Hutchinson, then heads to Pratt, where the highway ends at U.S. 54/U.S. 400. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 58 - Kansas 61/Business U.S. 81 - Hutchinson. The home of the Kansas State Fair, the city of Hutchinson (pop. 40,787) is 28 miles to the southwest. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 54 - Elyria - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 54 - Elyria - 1/2 mile. The community is located along old U.S. 81. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 54 - Elyria. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 48 - Kansas 260 East - 1 mile. The state highway provides access from Interstate 135/U.S. 81 to Moundridge, and back to the interstate. Overall, Kansas 260 is 3.6 miles long. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 48 - Kansas 260 East - 1/2 mile. Moundridge is home to 1,593 residents. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 48 - Kansas 260 East - Moundridge. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 46 - Kansas 260 West - 1 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 46 - Kansas 260 West - Moundridge. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 40 - Lincoln Boulevard - 1 mile. Lincoln Boulevard serves the city of Hesston, population 3,509. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use westbound Lincoln Boulevard to Hesston College, a two-year college operated by the Mennonite church. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 40 - Lincoln Boulevard - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 40 - Lincoln Boulevard. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use any of the next four exits to the city of Newton, the seat of Harvey County and home of 17,190 people. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 34 - Kansas 15 - 1 mile. Kansas 15 travels 206 miles from the Oklahoma state line to the Nebraska state line. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use Kansas 15 South to the Kaufman Museum. The museum is located in the city of North Newton. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
The campus of Bethel College is located in North Newton. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 34 - Kansas 15 - 1/2 mile. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South at Exit 34 - Kansas 15 - North Newton/Abilene. The hometown of President Dwight Eisenhower, Abilene is 65 miles to the north. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
In case you forgot, now the next three exits can be used to Newton. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South approaching Exit 31 - Broadway Street/First Street - 1 mile. U.S. 50 will merge onto the freeway ahead, after it crosses the interstate on the overpass in the distance. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and U.S. 50 West
Mileage sign on Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and U.S. 50 West, 1/2 mile north of Broadway Street/First Street. U.S. 50 will depart the interstate in 2 1/4 miles. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and U.S. 50 West at Exit 31 - Broadway Street/First Street. Roundabouts are located at both east-west streets on each side of the interstate. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and U.S. 50 West approaching Exit 30 - U.S. 50 West/Kansas 15 North - 1 1/4 miles. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Use U.S. 50 West to the Kansas Learning Center for Health, located in Halstead, 12 miles to the west. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and U.S. 50 West approaching Exit 30 - U.S. 50 West/Kansas 15 North - 1/2 mile. Cardinal directions are not used with either route on the freeway signage. (Photo taken 7/14/05)
Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 South and U.S. 50 West at Exit 30 - U.S. 50 West/Kansas 15 North - Hutchinson. A 35 mile drive awaits those going to Hutchinson. U.S. 50 leaves the interstate here, and Kansas 15 joins the interstate, where it will be multiplexed with Interstate 135 and U.S. 81 until Exit 3A in south Wichita. (Photo taken 7/14/05)

Page created: March 26, 2006
Last updated: March 26, 2006