U.S. Route 73

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U.S. Route 73
Length:	112 mi[1] (180 km)
Formed:	1926[1]
South end:	I-435 at Kansas City, KS
Major junctions:	US 59 at Atchison, KS
North end:	US 75 near Dawson, NE
United States Numbered Highways

U.S. Route 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles (180 km) from southeast Nebraska to northeast Kansas.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Previous termini 3 Split route 4 States traversed 5 Notable cities on the route 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is near Dawson, Nebraska at U.S. Highway 75. Its southern terminus is Kansas City, Kansas at Interstate 435.

[edit] Previous termini

Between 1932 and 1965 the highway's northern terminus was South Sioux City, Nebraska. Approximately 20 years later, U.S. 75 was removed from western Iowa along Interstate 29 and placed on U.S. 73's route, superseding it through Omaha, Nebraska.

The original southern terminus was at Atoka, Oklahoma and shortened in 1935 at U.S. Highway 75. Much of this route is now U.S. Highway 69.

When the route was truncated to Kansas City, Kansas, US 73 previously followed U.S. Route 24 into downtown Kansas City, Kansas, terminating at the Intercity Viaduct (Lewis & Clark Viaduct), before Interstate 435 was completed.

[edit] Split route

In the 1930s, US 73 was split between Horton, Kansas and Oswego, Kansas. US 73W followed the path of modern U.S. Route 159 from Horton to Nortonville, and then modern U.S. Route 59 from Nortonville to Garnett, then U.S. Route 169 to Earlton, then turned east on K-146 back to U.S. Route 59 north of Erie, then turned back south to Oswego.

US 73E followed modern US 73 to Kansas City. It then followed modern U.S. Route 69 to Columbus, then K-96 west to Oswego.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Nebraska
• Kansas

[edit] Notable cities on the route

• Falls City, Nebraska
• Atchison, Kansas
• Leavenworth, Kansas
• Kansas City, Kansas

[edit] See also

• List of U.S. Routes

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz

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