Interstate 135
I-135/U.S. 81 runs through southwest Salina, Kansas from Crawford Street here to Water Well Road. - 11/01/2016
Interstate 135 is a 95.74 mile long route joining Wichita with Salina in central Kansas. All but the southernmost 0.43 miles at the South Area of Wichita overlaps with U.S. 81. K-15 also accompanies I-135 from Southeast Boulevard in Wichita north 26.79 miles to U.S. 50 at Newton.
Interstate 135 Kansas Guides
North
Wichita - 59 photos
Park City to Newton - 52 photos
Hesston to McPherson - 60 photos
Lindsborg to Salina - 47 photos
South
Salina to Lindsborg - 55 photos
McPherson to Hesston - 53 photos
Newton to Park City - 51 photos
Wichita - 63 photos
Interstate 135 follows the Canal Route through the city of Wichita from K-15 north to the Northeast Millair neighborhood. K-96 ties into I-135 from a freeway loop around northeast Wichita. K-96 overlaps with I-235, the west loop around Wichita, to the Northwest Expressway. I-135-U.S. 81/K-15 continue through the north suburb of Park City by Valley Center en route to Newton in Harvey County.
U.S. 50 bypasses Newton to the south and alongside I-135/U.S. 81 to the east. Paralleling a Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad line, Interstate 135 turns northwest from the Harvey County seat to Hesston, Moundridge and McPherson County.
Passing east of the city of McPherson, I-135 meets the north end of the K-61 expressway to Hutchinson and U.S. 56 east of Downtown. U.S. 81 Business loops west from I-135 for 7.67 miles into McPherson between Exits 58 and 60.
Bee lining north from McPherson, I-135/U.S. 81 leaves McPherson County by Lindsborg. The northern 18.80 miles extend to the city of Salina and Interstate 70 within Saline County. U.S. 81 continues north from the end of I-135 along a freeway to K-106 near Minneapolis and an expressway to Concordia.
scenes
53rd Street N runs west from Park City to meet I-135-U.S. 81/K-15 at a diamond interchange (Exit 13).
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Interstate 135 heads south from 53rd Street N in Park City to the exchange with I-235, K-96 and K-254 and north Wichita.
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Schilling Road connects I-135/U.S. 81 with retail along parallel S 9th Street (Old U.S. 81) and Salina Regional Airport (SLN).
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Schilling Road west at the diamond interchange (Exit 89) with I-135/U.S. 81 in Salina.
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Crawford Street east enters the Salina city limits at the diamond interchange (Exit 92) with I-135/U.S. 81.
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U.S. 81 overlaps with I-135 north to I-70 outside Salina and south to Exit 1A in the South Area of Wichita.
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Crawford Street spans I-135/U.S. 81 across a bridge built in 1963.
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Interstate 135 concludes 3.22 miles north from the Crawford Street entrance ramp at I-70/U.S. 81.
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Crawford Street intersects Centennial Road south and Beverly Drive north just ahead of the exchange with I-135/U.S. 81.
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Crawford Street crosses Dry Creek and intersects Graves and Westport Boulevards ahead of the entrance ramp for I-135/U.S. 81 northbound.
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Interstate 135 travels 81 miles south from Crawford Street at Salina to the Wichita city limits.
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Crawford Street continues 2.9 miles west from I-135/U.S. 81 to K-140.
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Photo Credits:
- ABRoads: 10/05/21
- AARoads: 10/17/04
- Alex Nitzman, JP Nasiatka: 11/01/16
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Page Updated Wednesday October 13, 2021.