Interstate 435
The Kansas side of the Interstate 435 beltway encircling the Kansas City metropolitan area joins suburban areas of Johnson County to the south with the Missouri River bridge into Parkville, Missouri to the north. The 28.03 mile route through the Sunflower State provides a bypass for travelers north to I-29 and St. Joseph, the Kansas Turnpike west to Topeka and I-35 southwest to Wichita. The Johnson County stretch through Lenexa, Overland Park and Leawood is a heavily traveled commuter route with 2015 traffic counts topping out at 144,000 vehicles per day by the Missouri state line.
Interstate 435 Guides
Inner
West - Leawood to Lenexa, Kansas - 48 photos
North - Shawnee to Kansas City, Kansas - 60 photos
South / West - Claycomo to Kansas - 70 photos
Outer
South - Kansas City to Shawnee, Kansas - 63 photos
East - Lenexa to Leawood, Kansas - 40 photos
East / North - Kansas to Claycomo, Missouri - 66 photos
West / South - Claycomo to Missouri River - 53 photos
Historically Interstate 435 was planned as a east side beltway around Kansas City for Interstate 35 between Lenexa and Claycomo, Missouri. The west and north portions of the loop were constructed to 1986.
A three year, $165 million project improved Interstate 435 through Overland Park. Construction expanded the freeway and improved access to Corporate Woods and the College Boulevard corridor by reconfiguring the interchanges along the U.S. 69 freeway and adding ramps with Antioch Road (Exit 80). The final component finished was the flyover ramp from U.S. 69 south to I-435/U.S. 50 east, which opened to traffic on December 11, 2008. Work was slated for completion on December 31, 2008, but fabrication errors in plates used to connect the steel girders on the flyover added a delay.1
Ramp meters were implemented along an eight mile stretch of Interstate 435 in November 2009 as part of a $400,000 pilot project. The meters operate at on-ramps from Metcalf Avenue (Exit 79) east in Overland Park to Wormal Road / 103rd Street (Exit 75B) in Kansas City, Missouri.2
The I-435/U.S. 69 Interchange Improvement "Red" Project followed from July 2011 to November 1, 2013. Costing $102 million, this work added collector distributor roadways along U.S. 69 south from 103rd Street to 119th Street and Interstate 435 between I-35 and U.S. 69.3
The Johnson County Gateway project further upgraded Interstate 435 at the confluence with Interstate 35 and K-10 in the city of Lenexa. Estimated to cost $600 million, the three phase project rebuilt the cloverstack interchange at I-35 and I-435, added distributor roadways linking I-35 south with K-10 west and from K-10 east to I-35, and reconfigured the semi directional T interchange between the beltway and K-10. Phase 2 commenced in Spring 2014 and extended through January 2017. Phase 3 work will add c/d roadways linking K-10, west of Renner Boulevard, with I-435.
scenes
Antioch Road north at I-435/U.S. 50 in Overland Park.
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W 95th Street intersects Renner Boulevard south of the entrance ramp for I-435 at Exit 2 in Lenexa.
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Exit 2 connects I-435 southbound with Renner Boulevard in Lenexa.
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87th Street west at Interstate 435 in Lenexa.
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87th Street intersects Renner Boulevard to the immediate west of I-435. Renner Boulevard parallels the freeway throughout Shawnee and Lenexa.
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A unique sign bridge structure supports the traffic lights at 87th Street and Renner Boulevard.
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Leading into the Lenexa City Center mixed-use development, 87th Street splits into a couplet with 87th Street Parkway west of Renner Boulevard.
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Eastbound 87th Street Parkway converges with 87th Street after Scaborough Street within Lenexa City Center.
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Renner Boulevard intersects 87th Street below a curving truss bridge just west of Interstate 435.
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87th Street eastbound enters the diamond interchange (Exit 3) with I-435 between Renner Boulveard and Maurer Road.
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Interstate 435 travels south from 87th Street to K-10 west and I-35 through the city of Lenexa.
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Kansas Avenue expands to four lanes as it crosses over Interstate 435 in a rural area of north Edwardsville.
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Kansas Avenue east at the northbound on-ramp to I-435 for west Kansas City. Control cities are not used for Interstate 435 through Kansas.
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Donahoo Road east at at I-435/K-5 in Kansas City.
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Donahoo Road westbound at the diamond interchange with I-435/K-5.
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I-435 and K-5 north part ways at the succeeding exit from Donahoo Road to Kansas City, Missouri and Lansing.
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I-435 heads south from Donahoo Road through western Kansas City to Edwardsville and Shawnee in Johnson County.
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K 5 separates with I-435 at Leavenworth Road, one mile south of Dunahoo Road.
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References:
- "I-435 project ready for drivers." Kansas City Star, The (MO), December 12, 2008.
- "Early report on I-435 ramp meters shows mixed results." Kansas City Star, The (MO), January 21, 2011.
- "Ribbon Cutting Officially Opens I-435 & U.S. 69 Interchange Improvement "Red" Project." Kansas Department of Transportation, news release. November 1, 2013.
Photo Credits:
- ABRoads: 10/06/21
- Alex Nitzman: 11/03/16
- AARoads: 10/17/04
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Page Updated Friday October 15, 2021.