Interstate 235 (Kansas)

Interstate 235 (I-235) in Kansas is a 16.52-mile-long (26.59 km) north–south bypass spur route of I-35 that travels through the western part of Wichita. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with I-135/U.S. Highway 81 (US-81)/K-15/K-96/K-254 north of the city, where the freeway continues east as K-254. The southern is at I-135/US-81 shortly before US-81 separates from I-135 and I-135 connects to I-35 (here known as the Kansas Turnpike) at I-135's own southern terminus.

Interstate 235
I-235 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-135
Maintained by KDOT
Length	16.52 mi[1] (26.59 km)
Existed	1965 (completed)[2]–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
South end	I-135 / US-81 in Wichita[3]
Major intersections	K-42 in Wichita US-54 / US-400 in Wichita K-96 in Wichita
North end	I-135 / US-81 / K-15 / K-96 / K-254 in Wichita
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Sedgwick
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-234 → K-236

History

Aside from the Kansas Turnpike, I-235 is the first component of the Interstate Highway System to be built in Wichita. The vast majority of its length, running from its original southern terminus at the Kansas Turnpike to the Broadway Avenue interchange in north Wichita, was built in 1960–1961 and was open to traffic by 1962.^[4] The remaining unbuilt length, connecting Broadway Avenue to the northern terminus, was open to traffic by July 1965. The short length of I-235 between the Turnpike interchange and the present I-135/I-235 split later became part of I-135.

Exit list

The entire route is in Wichita, Sedgwick County.

mi[5]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000		I-135 south / US-81 south to I-35 / Kansas Turnpike	Southern terminus; I-135 exit 1C
		1A	I-135 north / US-81 north – Salina	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
0.979	1.576	1B	MacArthur Road
1.873	3.014	2	Seneca Street
2.872	4.622	3	Meridian Avenue
3.926	6.318	4	West Street
5.140	8.272	5	K-42 (Southwest Boulevard)	Eastern terminus of K-42; former K-2
6.989	11.248	7	US-54 / US-400 (Kellogg Avenue)
8.572	13.795	8	Central Avenue
9.325	15.007	9	13th Street North west	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
10.078	16.219	10	Zoo Boulevard
11.697	18.824	11	25th Street North
14.118	22.721	13	K-96 west – Hutchinson, Valley Center	South end of K-96 overlap
15.576	25.067	15	Broadway Street	Former alignment of US-81
16.516	26.580	16A	I-135 south / US-81 south / K-15 south / K-96 east	North end of K-96 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance; I-135 exit 11A
		16B	I-135 north / US-81 north / K-15 north – Salina	Northern terminus; left exit; I-135 exit 11A
			K-254 east – El Dorado	Continuation beyond I-135
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access