Interstate 70 Missouri - West

Spanning the original Manchester Bridge westbound on I-70. The new bridges include a westbound auxiliary lane for Exit 7A. 10/17/04

Signs continued to advise motorists to use Interstate 670 west for Topeka in lieu of the I-70 route along the east and north legs of the Alphabet Loop. 10/17/04

The 1933-built thru-tied arch bridge for U.S. 40 across the Blue River was replaced as part of the 2010-12 I-70 and I-435 interchange project. The historic bridge was dismantled to be used as a pedestrian bridge in the city of Grandview. 10/17/04

Interstate 70 at the west end of the old Manchester Bridge and off-ramp (Exit 7A) to 31st Street (U.S. 40 east). 10/17/04

Older sign for 23rd Street with a center tab for Exit 4C. 10/17/04

Entering the Jackson Curve, where I-70 makes the first of two 45 mile per hour turns leftover from unbuilt freeway connections. 10/17/04

This interchange sequence sign was replaced to show U.S. 71 south and I-670 west in place of 13th Street and Downtown respectively. 10/17/04

Interstate 70 turns west abruptly through the Benton Curve due to the planned interchange with an unconstructed expressway east to 9th Street. 10/17/04

Exit 3 C departs I-70/U.S. 40 west for Prospect Avenue one mile from Exit 2 L to I-670. 06/18/15

The overhead for Exit 2L was replaced to include a left exit tab. Original signs for I-670 almost exclusively displayed the route also as Interstate 70 Alternate. 10/17/04

Signs for I-670 referenced the urban loop as Alternate I-70 for through traffic bound for Topeka and points west. 06/18/15

Older signs at the Alphabet Loop omitted Interstate 670 in favor of the 13th Street off-ramp. 10/17/04

There is no direct access to U.S. 71 (Bruce Watkins Drive) south from I-70 west. 06/18/15

Button copy interchange sequence sign posted for Interstate 70 west. The replacement here now references the first three off-ramps of Interstate 670 west. 10/17/04

An arrow per lane sign with a left exit tab replaced the separate panels for the westbound split of Interstates 70 and 670 and 13th Street by 2013. 10/17/04

Local ramps depart from both the I-670 beginning and turn of I-70 north for local streets into Downtown Kansas City. 06/18/15

Taking the Alphabet Loop north along side U.S. 71, I-70 passed below a series of button copy based, diagrammatic overheads for Admiral Boulevard (Exit 2H) and the split with I-29 (Exit 2G). These were replaced with reflectorized signs by 2007, and again with separate panels for I-70 and I-29 by 2011. 10/17/04

Caution signs and beacons precede the left exit taking Interstate 70 west onto I-35 south. 10/17/04

The subsequent set of button copy signs for Exits 2H and 2G were missing portions as well. Sign changes here added TO for U.S. 24 and Route 9 and removed I-35 south. 10/17/04

Wichita was later dropped from the Interstate 70 west panel at the northbound partition of U.S. 71 to I-29/35. 10/17/04