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Glossary
US 36:

US 36 from Hiawatha to Missouri is a super-2 except for Wathena where it’s a city street.

 

US 69:

Summary:

Segment Type of Highway Length View Pictures
Oklahoma border to US 400 2-lane Highway 31 miles  
US 400 to the north end of the Pittsburg Bypass 2-lane Expressway 7 miles  
Pittsburg Bypass to Franklin 4-lane Boulevard 5 miles  
Franklin / Arma Bypass 2-lane Expressway 3 miles  
Arma to Fort Scott 2-lane Highway 17 miles  
Though Fort Scott (12th St to US 54 East) 4-lane Expressway 2 miles  
Fort Scott to Prescott 2-lane Freeway (Upgrade Under Construction) 16 miles  
Prescott to Pleasanton 2-lane Highway (Upgrade Planned) 6 miles  
Pleasanton Bypass 2-lane Expressway (Upgrade Planned) 2 miles  
Pleasanton to KS 152 2-lane Highway (Upgrade Planned) 12 miles  
KS 152 to the Linn / Miami County Line 2-lane Expressway (Upgrade Planned) 3 miles  
Linn / Miami County Line to New Lancaster 2-lane Freeway (Upgrade Under Construction) 6 miles View Pictures (Mark Roberts)
New Lancaster to I-35 4-lane Freeway 36 miles View Pictures (Ben Prusia)
Along the I-35 multiplex 8-lane Freeway 3 miles  
Along the US 56 multiplex 4-lane Boulevard 1.5 miles  
US 56 / US 169 to I-35 / I-635 4-lane Expressway 2 miles  
Along the I-35 multiplex 8-lane Freeway 1.5 miles  
I-35 to I-70 4-lane Freeway 3 miles View Pictures (Ben Prusia)
Along the I-70 multiplex 8-lane Freeway 1.5 miles View Pictures (Ben Prusia)
Through Kansas City (I-70 to the Missouri border City Street 4 miles  



Future Improvements:

Segment Planned Improvements
Fort Scott to Prescott Planned to be upgraded from a 2-lane Freeway to a 4-lane Freeway, with construction beginning in 2005.
Prescott to Pleasanton Planned to be upgraded from a 2-lane Highway to a 4-lane Freeway, with construction beginning in 2007 and completion planned for 2009.
Pleasanton Bypass Planned to be upgraded from a 2-lane Expressway to a 4-lane Freeway, with construction beginning in 2007 and completion planned for 2009.
Pleasanton to KS 152 Planned to be upgraded from a 2-lane Highway to a 4-lane Freeway, with construction beginning in 2007 and completion planned for 2009.
KS 152 to Linn / Miami County Line Planned to be upgraded from a 2-lane Expressway to a 4-lane Freeway, with construction beginning in 2007 and completion planned for 2009.
Linn / Miami County Line to Louisburg Planned to be upgraded from a 2-lane Expressway to a 4-lane Freeway. Louisburg to New Lancaster opened in January 2005. New Lancaster to the Linn / Miami County Line will open later in 2005.

Related Links:

  • US 69 at the Kansas Routelog

 

Sources:
Eric Smith wrote this page.  See also http://www.ksdot.org/offtransinfo/News04/US_69.asp for construction information, and  http://www.ksdot.org/offtransinfo/News05/US_69_ceremony.asp for the Kansas Route Log.
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Last Updated: 6/4/05

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