FIELDS TRIP
Interstate 135 Kansas

One of the longest three-digit interstates in the country is Interstate 135 in Kansas. Formerly known as Interstate 35W, Interstate 135 spans 96 miles and connects Interstate 35/Kansas Turnpike in Wichita to Interstate 70 in Salina. U.S. 81 is co-signed with the interstate for almost all of its distance, with the exception of the stretch between the turnpike and the first exit of Interstate 135. On Day One of the Fields Trip, I drove all of Interstate 135.

PICTURES
All pictures taken May 19, 2003

Toll plaza as Interstate 135 North begins.
Immediately after leaving the toll plaza, motorists
are greeted with the first exit. Exit 1A leads to 47th
Street East.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 1B - U.S. 81 South/47th
Street West. Interstate 235 begins in 1/2 mile.
Interstate 135 North approaching Exit 1C - Interstate
235 North - 1/4 mile.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 1C - Interstate 235.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 2 - Hydraulic.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 3B - Pawnee.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 4 - Harry Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 5A - Lincoln Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 5B - U.S. 54/U.S. 400 -
Kellogg Ave. The highway runs as a freeway across
most of the central section of Wichita.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 6B - 1st-2nd Streets.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 7B - 8th-9th Streets.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 8 - 13th Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 9 - 21st Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 10A - K-96 East.
Interstate 135 North approaching Exit 11A - K-254 -
El Dorado - 1/4 mile, and Exit 11B - Interstate 235/
K-96 West - 1/2 mile.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 11A - K-254 - El Dorado.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 11B - Interstate 235/
K-96 West - Hutchinson.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 13 - 53rd Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 14 - 61st Street. This
sign has to be one of the worst exit signs I have
ever seen.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 16 - 77th Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 17 - 85th Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 19 - 101st St.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 22 - 125th Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 25 - K-196 - Whitewater/
El Dorado.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 28 - SE 36th Street.
Interstate 135 North approaching Exit 30 - U.S. 50
West/K-15 - 1 mile.
Interstate 135 North approaching Exit 30 - 1/2 mile.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 30 - U.S. 50 West/K-15 -
Hutchinson.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 31 - First St./Broadway
St. This interchange has roundabouts in both
directions at the exchange of the on- and off-ramps.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 33 - U.S. 50 - Peabody/
Emporia.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 34 - K-15 - North
Newton/Abilene.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 40 - Hesston.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 46 - K-260 West -
Moundridge.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 48 - K-260 East -
Moundridge.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 54 - Elyria.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 58 - Business U.S. 81/
K-61 - McPherson/Hutchinson.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 60 - U.S. 56 -
McPherson/Marion. Some sprinkles began to fall,
and so the rest of the pictures from Interstate 135
will have differing quality.
Interstate 135 North mileage sign, 35 miles south
of Interstate 70.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 65 - Pawnee Road.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 72 - Roxbury.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 78 - K-4 West -
Lindsborg/Bridgeport.
Mileage sign on Interstate 135 North, 16 miles to
the south of Interstate 70.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 82 - K-4.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 86 - K-104 - Mentor
Rd./Smolan Rd.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 89 - Schilling Road.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 90 - Magnolia Road.
Centerline mileage sign on Interstate 135 North in
Salina, 4 1/4 miles south of Interstate 70.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 92 - Crawford Street.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 93 - K-140 - State St.
Interstate 135 North approaching Exits 95A-B -
Interstate 70 - 2 1/4 miles.
Interstate 135 North approaching Exits 95A-B -
1 mile.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 95A - Interstate 70
East - Topeka.
Interstate 135 North at Exit 95B - Interstate 70 West
- Hays. This is the northern terminus of Interstate
135. The freeway continues as U.S. 81. There is
no "END" sign at this terminus.

Trip pages:

Day One:
Oklahoma:
Interstate 35
Kansas:
Interstate 35 | Interstate 135 | U.S. 81
Nebraska:
U.S. 81 | Interstate 80

Day Two:
Nebraska:
Interstate 80
Iowa:
Interstate 80 | Interstate 380 | U.S. 20 | IA 136 | U.S. 61

Day Three:
Iowa:
Interstate 80
Illinois:
Interstate 80 | Interstate 88 | Interstate 290 | Interstate 90
Indiana:
Interstate 90 | Interstate 94
Michigan:
Interstate 94 | Interstate 196 | Interstate 96

Day Four:
Michigan:
Interstate 96 | Interstate 75 | Interstate 94 | Interstate 696

Day Five:
Michigan:
M-14 | Interstate 94 | Interstate 69
Indiana:
Interstate 69 | Interstate 465 | Interstate 70
Illinois:
Interstate 70 | Interstate 270 | Interstate 255
Missouri:
Interstate 255 | Interstate 270 | Interstate 44

Day Six:
Missouri:
Interstate 44
Oklahoma:
Interstate 44

Miscellaneous Pictures

Trip Summaries:
Days 1-3 (Oklahoma City to Grand Rapids)
Days 4-6 (Grand Rapids to Oklahoma City)

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