Interstate 135

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

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). 10/05/21

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. 10/05/21

Schilling Road connects I-135/U.S. 81 with retail along parallel S 9th Street (Old U.S. 81) and Salina Regional Airport (SLN). 10/05/21

Schilling Road west at the diamond interchange (Exit 89) with I-135/U.S. 81 in Salina. 10/05/21

Crawford Street east enters the Salina city limits at the diamond interchange (Exit 92) with I-135/U.S. 81. 10/17/04

U.S. 81 overlaps with I-135 north to I-70 outside Salina and south to Exit 1A in the South Area of Wichita. 10/17/04

Crawford Street spans I-135/U.S. 81 across a bridge built in 1963. 11/01/16

Interstate 135 concludes 3.22 miles north from the Crawford Street entrance ramp at I-70/U.S. 81. 11/01/16

Crawford Street intersects Centennial Road south and Beverly Drive north just ahead of the exchange with I-135/U.S. 81. 11/01/16

Crawford Street crosses Dry Creek and intersects Graves and Westport Boulevards ahead of the entrance ramp for I-135/U.S. 81 northbound. 11/01/16

Interstate 135 travels 81 miles south from Crawford Street at Salina to the Wichita city limits. 11/01/16

Crawford Street continues 2.9 miles west from I-135/U.S. 81 to K-140. 11/01/16

Photo Credits:

• 10/17/04 by AARoads.
• 11/01/16 by AARoads and JP Nasiatka.
• 10/05/21 by AARoads.

Connect with:
Interstate 35
Interstate 235
U.S. 40
U.S. 54
U.S. 81
U.S. 400
Highway 96
Highway 254

Page Updated 10-13-2021.