U.S. Route 75 in Kansas
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by KDOT | |
| Existed: | 1926 – present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end: |
 US-75 near Caney |
  I‑35 / US-50 near Melvern   I‑335 / I‑470 / Kansas Turnpike in Topeka   I‑70 / US-40 / K-4 in Topeka | |
| North end: |
US 75 near Sabetha |
| Highway system | |
| Kansas numbered highways | |
U.S. Route 75 (US 75) is a north–south U.S. Highway stretching from Kittson County, Minnesota to Dallas, Texas. In Kansas, the highway runs from south to north through the eastern part of the state. It enters the state from Oklahoma near Caney and runs north, serving the state capitol of Topeka. The highway continues north of Topeka, passing by the Potawatomi and Kickapoo Indian reservation, and passes over the Nebraska state line near Sabetha.
Route description
US 75 enters Kansas from Oklahoma near Caney and almost immediately starts an overlap with US 166. The highways split about 4 miles north of the state line. South of Neodesha, US 75 overlaps with US 400 as a 2 lane freeway.
At Interstate 35 (I-35), US 75 becomes a two-lane expressway again, passing east of Melvern Lake. About 15 miles south of Topeka, the highway becomes a four lane freeway. US 75 crosses the Kansas Turnpike without any direct access and drivers must use I-470 to access the turnpike. US 75 runs around the main part of the city along I-470 and I-70.
Leaving Topeka, US 75 becomes its own route again. Between Hoyt and Holton, the highway runs along the eastern border of the Potawatomi Indian Reservation. A few miles to the north, the highway runs west of the Kickapoo Reservation. North of Sabetha, US 75 exits the state into Nebraska.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | US-75 south | Continuation into Oklahoma | |||
| Caney |  US-166 east – Coffeyville, Joplin | South end of US 166 overlap | |||
| US-166 west – Sedan | North end of US 166 overlap | ||||
 US-160 west – Elk City | South end of US 160 overlap | ||||
| Independence | US-160 east – Oswego | North end of US 160 overlap | |||
 US-400 east – Parsons | South end of US 400 overlap; south end of expressway | ||||
| Wilson | Neodesha | US-400 west – Fredonia | North end of US 400 overlap; north end of expressway | ||
| Altoona |  US-75 Bus. north – Altoona | ||||
 K-47 – Fredonia, Girard | |||||
| US-75 Bus. south – Altoona | |||||
 K-39 east – Chanute | South end of K-39 overlap | ||||
| K-39 west – Benedict | North end of K-39 overlap | ||||
| Woodson | Yates Center |  US-54 – Eureka, Iola | |||
| Coffey |  K-58 east – Colony | South end of K-58 overlap | |||
| K-58 west – Madison | North end of K-58 overlap | ||||
| I‑35 / US-50 – Emporia, Wichita, Kansas City | South end of expressway | ||||
| Osage | W. 341st Street | ||||
 K-276 west – Olivet | |||||
 K-31 south – Melvern | North end of expressway | ||||
 K-278 west – Reading | |||||
| Lyndon |  K-68 east – Ottawa | ||||
 K-31 north / K-268 east – Osage City, Ottawa | |||||
 US-56 – Burlingame, Baldwin City | South end of freeway | ||||
| Carbondale | Main Street, E. 137th Street | ||||
| Shawnee | Topeka Boulevard | Former US Alt. 75 | |||
| S.W. 77th Street – Forbes Field | |||||
| S.W. 57th Street | |||||
| Topeka | I‑470 east to I‑335 (Kansas Turnpike) – Wichita, Lawrence, Kansas City | South end of I-470 overlap; I-470 exit 5 | |||
| S.W. Cage Boulevard | I-470 exit 4 | ||||
| S.W. Fairlawn Boulevard, S.W. 29th Street | I-470 exit 3 | ||||
| S.W. 21st Street | I-470 exit 2 | ||||
| S.W. Wanamaker Road | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-470 exit 1B | ||||
| S.W. Huntoon Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-470 exit 1B | ||||
| I‑70 west / US-40 west / K-4 west – Salina | North end of I-470 overlap; south end of I-70/US 40/K-4 overlap | ||||
| S.W. Wanamaker Road | I-70 exit 356 | ||||
| S.W. Fairlawn Boulevard | I-70 exit 357A | ||||
| I‑70 east / US-40 east / K-4 east – Lawrence, Kansas City | North end of I-70/US 40/K-4 overlap | ||||
| North Topeka | N.W. Lower Silver Lake Road | ||||
 US-24 – Manhattan, Lawrence | |||||
| N.W. 35th Street | North end of freeway | ||||
| Jackson | Hoyt |  K-214 east – Hoyt | |||
| 150th Road – Potawatomi Indian Reservation | |||||
| Holton |  K-16 – Onaga, Valley Falls | ||||
 K-9 – Wetmore, Netawaka | |||||
| Brown |  K-20 east – Horton, Kickapoo Reservation | ||||
| Fairview |  US-36 – Seneca, Hiawatha | ||||
| Sabetha | Main Street, 270th Street | ||||
| Nemaha |  K-246 – Sabetha | ||||
| US 75 north | Continuation into Nebraska | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
External links
Route map: Bing