I-29/35 South - Kansas City

Confirming markers posted south of Route 152 omit Interstate 35.

10/07/21

U.S. 69 separates with I-35/Route 110 (CKC) south at a wye interchange (Exit 14) ahead of Pleasant Valley Road west and Liberty Parkway south.

10/07/21

U.S. 69 loops south from Interstate 35 through the city of Claycomo. The freeway converges with I-435, the Kansas City beltway, southwest beyond Shoal Creek.

10/07/21

S Liberty Parkway comprises a 4.3 mile long arterial bypass of Liberty east from U.S. 69 to SR 291.

10/07/21

U.S. 69 overlaps with I-35/Route 110 (CKC) south for 4.89 miles to Exit 14 in the city of Pleasant Valley. U.S. 69 and I-35 both meet Interstate 435 south within the next 2.1 miles.

10/07/21

Route 110 (Chicago Kansas City Expressway) formally ends at the west side of the exchange connecting I-35 and I-435 at Claycomo. The state highway travels 199.78 miles overall from the Mark Twain Bridge (I-72/U.S. 36) at Hannibal.

06/19/15

Interstate 35 enters the Kansas City limits ahead of Exit 11 with U.S. 69 (Vivion Road). Road work in 2016 expanded I-35 southbound with an auxiliary lane from I-435 to Exit 11.

06/19/15

U.S. 69 (Vivion Road) parallels I-35 to the east from Claycomo through the Maple Park West neighborhood of Kansas City. The arterial route shifts west from Exit 11 between the Glenhaven and the Foxwoods-Carriage Hills neighborhoods to eventually meet I-29.
Route 269 (Chouteau Trafficway), signed here erroneously as U.S. 269, ties into I-35 at the succeeding southbound exit in 1.5 miles.

06/19/15

Progressing west by the Antioch Acres and Chaumiere neighborhoods, Interstate 35 reaches a three-wye interchange (Exit 8B) with I-29/U.S. 71 north in two miles.

06/19/15

A diamond interchange joins Interstate 35 with the north end of Route 269, a 3.33 mile long route south to Front Street in the Northeast Industrial District. Exit 8C follows in a half mile for Route 1 (Antioch Road).

06/19/15

Measuring 7.30 miles in length, Route 1 is an urban route leading south to Route 210 in North Kansas City and north through Gladstone to the freeway along Route 152. Interstate 35 south merges with I-29/U.S. 71 in 0.9 miles.

06/19/15

Exit 8B curves northward from I-35 onto I-29/U.S. 71 to the Northland of Kansas City, Kansas City International Airport (MCI) and St. Joseph.

06/19/15

Two lanes from I-35 south combine with a single lane ramp from I-29/U.S. 71 at the folded diamond interchange (Exit 8A) with Parvin Road. Parvin Road winds west through the River View neighborhood and east through the River Forest community.

06/18/15

A tree lined stretch of freeway precedes the parclo interchange (Exit 6) with Route 210 (Armour Road) between North Hills Park and subdivisions within the River Forest community.
Construction during the KcICON project reconfigured the upcoming exchange by eliminating the loop ramps from I-29/35 to Route 210.

06/18/15

Route 210 runs east 33.62 miles from I-29/35 at Exit 6 to Route 10 outside the Ray County seat of Richmond. The state highway is an expressway east from North Kansas City to Route 291 at River Bend.

06/18/15

Three exits remain along I-29 south before I-35/U.S. 71 reach the Alphabet Loop with I-70/U.S. 24-40.

06/18/15

I-29/35-U.S. 71 advance south through the industrial city of North Kansas City to the Christopher S. Bond Bridge.

06/18/15

The Downtown Kansas City skyline spreads into view as the freeway turns southward at the half diamond interchange (Exit 5B) with E 16th Avenue.

06/18/15

A six lane viaduct with narrow shoulders carries I-29/35 across a Norfolk Southern Railroad yard ahead of the industrialized Missouri Riverfront.

06/18/15

The Christopher S. Bond Bridge comes into view ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 5) with Levee Road.

06/18/15

Exit 5 consists of a slip ramp onto an adjacent service road linking Bedford Avenue with Levee Road in North Kansas City. I-29/35 continues south another 1.75 miles to Interstate 70 and the Alphabet Loop.

06/18/15

The signature element of the KcICON project from March 2008 to February 2011 was the replacement of the Paseo Bridge, an aging suspension bridge across the Missouri River. The seven lane, cable-stayed bridge for I-29/35 opened to traffic in September 2010.

06/18/15

Associated work with the KcICON project converted the Front Street exit into a single point urban interchange (SPUI) and realigned a left entrance ramp at Exit 4A for The Paseo.

06/18/15

I-29/35-U.S. 71 span the Missouri River south to the Columbus Park and Northeast Industrial Districts outside Downtown Kansas City.

06/18/15

Confirming markers posted along the Christopher S. Bond Bridge. The three routes enter Jackson County midway across the Missouri River.

06/18/15

Named after the former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator, the Bond Bridge totals 1,716 feet in length at a height of 51.8 feet.¹ The triangular tower rises to a height of 314 feet.

06/18/15

Exit 4B lowers from the Missouri River bridge end to Front Street. Front Street heads west to Berkley Park and the River Market neighborhood and east to the Bally's casino and Riverfront Park.
The Interstate 35 mainline defaults onto I-70 east in one mile at Exit 3.

06/18/15

View of the Kansas City skyline from the eight lane viaduct taking I-29/35 over Guinotte Avenue, three railroad lines and the Northeast Industrial Area.

06/18/15

Left Exit 4A follows for The Paseo, a tree lined boulevard linking I-29/35 south with Independence Avenue (former U.S. 24) east. The Paseo extends south to the Parkview and Paseo West communities.

06/18/15

An arrow-per-lane sign outlines the partition of I-35/U.S. 71 south at I-70/U.S. 24-40. The right lanes join the north leg of the Alphabet Loop between the Central Business District and River Market neighborhood while Exit 3 leads onto the east leg to Paseo West and Hospital Hill.

06/18/15

I-29/35 lower below grade through Columbus Park ahead of the directional T interchange (Exit 3) with I-70/U.S. 24-40. I-70 leads west from Downtown Kansas City to Kansas City, Kansas and the Kansas Turnpike to Topeka.

06/18/15

The Alphabet Loop derives its name from the exit number suffixes along all four legs of the loop encircling Downtown. All ramps are numbered as variations of Exit 2. I-29/35 turn west onto the north leg of the loop just ahead of the succeeding ramp (Exit 2F) for Oak Street south and Independence Avenue west.

06/18/15

A loop ramp links Independence Avenue west with I-35 south and I-70 west as U.S. 71 separates from I-35 south for I-70 east. U.S. 71 shifts onto freeway leading away from Downtown through Hospital Hill and Beacon Hill.

06/18/15

Two lanes serve both I-70/U.S. 24-40 east and west as I-29/35 reach Downtown Kansas City. I-70 runs east to Independence and Blue Springs to connect Kansas City with St. Louis. U.S. 71 south becomes part of Interstate 49 from I-435 and I-470 to Joplin.

06/18/15

Interstate 29 formally ends at the transition of I-35 south onto I-70/U.S. 24-40 west while an auxiliary lane opens from Independence Avenue to Exit 2F.
Prior to 1975, I-29 extended west to Quality Hill and south to the junction of I-35 and I-670 at Westside North. This ran opposite of I-35, which followed the east and south legs of the Alphabet Loop.

06/18/15

Succeeding exits join Independence Avenue at Delaware Street and U.S. 169 (Broadway) over the next half mile. I-35/70 overlap for 0.986 miles westbound.

06/19/15

Exit 2F forms a distributor roadway to a loop ramp for Oak Street south into Downtown and Independence Avenue west to Walnut Street and Grand Avenue at River Market.

06/19/15

Grand Avenue spans the freeway as traffic merges onto I-35 south / I-70 west from Route 9 (Heart of America Bridge) south. Featuring decorative lighting, the Grand Avenue overpass was built in 1990.

06/19/15

Exit 2 C departs next for U.S. 169 north across the John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Memorial Bridge to North Kansas City. Construction underway from July 2021 to December 2024 built a new span for U.S. 169 across the Missouri River.

06/19/15

Interstate 35 turns south onto the west leg of the Alphabet Loop at a three-wye interchange (Exit 2 A). I-70 continues west through Kansas City, Kansas to Topeka and Denver, Colorado while I-35 angles southwest to Emporia and Wichita, Kansas.

06/19/15

Interstate 35 curves southward through West Terrace Park to the diamond interchange (Exit 2W) with 12th Street. 20 feet in elevation separates the roadways on this stretch.

06/19/15

A four level interchange (Exit 2U) follows Exit 2W for 12th Street with Interstate 670 east.

06/19/15

12th Street originates at James Street in the adjacent industrial area to the west. The street takes a viaduct east to I-35 en route to the Kansas City Convention Center.

06/19/15

Interstate 35 passes through a trench between a 932 foot hill to the west and Pennsylvania Avenue at 938 feet to the east. Left Exit 2U separates from the Alphabet Loop west leg at the 14th Street overpass for I-670 east.

06/19/15

A confirming marker for I-35 south appears at the Pennsylvania Avenue southbound entrance ramp as Exit 2U leaves for I-670. I-670 comprises the south leg of the Alphabet Loop east below the Kansas City Convention Center to I-70 and the U.S. 71 freeway.

06/19/15

Interstate 670 is occasionally signed as Alternate I-70, and is sometimes referenced solely as I-70 on guide signs. The urban connector provides a bypass route for Interstate 70 through traffic.

06/19/15

Exit 2U drops below the I-35 northbound mainline and several flyover ramps. The I-35/670 exchange lies just west of the Kansas City Convention Center and northwest of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

06/19/15

HyVee Arena (Kemper Arena) lies west of I-35 via Avenida Cesar E. Chavez (23rd Street) and Exit 1D.

10/31/16

Exit 1D connects I-35 south with W 20th Street to the Crossroads neighborhood.

10/31/16

Exit 1D leaves I-35 south for W 20th Street at the Westside North neighborhood.

10/31/16

Advancing south, Interstate 35 approaches succeeding left exit ramps for 27th Street to Penn Valley Park and Southwest Trafficway to the Coleman Heights neighborhood.

10/31/16

A lengthy viaduct takes Interstate 35 south from W 20th Street to W 25th Street at Westside South, Kansas City.

10/31/16

Interstate 35 spans the intersection of Southwest Boulevard and Avenida Cesar E. Chavez (23rd Street) and KCT Railroad lines along the elevated roadway preceding Exit 1B.

10/31/16

Left Exit 1B is a wye interchange with Penn Valley Drive south at W 27th Street. Penn Valley Drive extends south from Penn Valley Park as Broadway between the Valentine and Broadway Gillham neighborhoods.

10/31/16

The wye interchange (Exit 1A) with Southwest Trafficway ties into I-35 above 27th and Summit Streets. Southwest Trafficway / Summit Street extends south to the Roanoke and Old Westport neighborhoods.

10/31/16

Interstate 35 curves west with a wide median toward the diamond interchange (Exit 235) with Greystone Avenue.

10/31/16

Confirming marker posted ahead of the Jarboe Street underpass.

10/31/16

A viaduct takes I-35 across Southwest Boulevard, BNSF, and UP Railroad lines at Westside South in Kansas City.

10/31/16

Exit 235 leaves southbound I-35 for Greystone Avenue to E Cambridge Circle Drive in Kansas City, Kansas.

10/31/16

Southbound travelers enter Wyandotte County, Kansas at the gore point for Exit 235.

10/31/16