U.S. Route 75 in Kansas

U.S. Route 75
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
United States Numbered Highways List Bannered Divided Replaced 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	I-35 exit 155. 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       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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