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Interstate 635 Kansas

Interstate 635 connects Interstate 35 in Kansas City, KS to Interstate 29 in Kansas City, MO. It provides an easier way for northbound Interstate 35 traffic to access Interstate 29 without having to travel through downtown. The interstate has short duplexes with KS 5 and U.S. 69 along its 13 mile routing. The mile markers and exit numbers do not reset at the Kansas/Missouri state line.

Pictures

Northbound
	Interstate 635 North begins and the first exit quickly approaches. Exit 1B serves Merriam Lane and Merriam Drive. The ramps of the interchange are visible to the right of the interstate. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Mileage sign on Interstate 635 North, one-eighth mile south of Exit 1B, three-quarters of a mile south of Exit 1C, and 2 1/4 miles south of Exit 2A. Interstate 635 enters Wyandotte County and the Kansas City limits at this point. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North at Exit 1B - Merriam Lane/Merriam Drive. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	The first Interstate 635 North assurance shield appears on the gantry for the one-quarter mile advance signage for Exit 1C and Shawnee Drive. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	K-32, which is served by Exit 3, makes its first appearance three miles to the south. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North at Exit 1C - Shawnee Drive. The diamond interchange serves the short arterial connecting County Line Road and Woodland Boulevard. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Attached to the Shawnee Drive overpass is the 1 1/4 mile advance signage for Exit 2A, Metropolitan Avenue. Exit 2B is a southbound-only exit/northbound-only entrance  at Swartz Road. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	The speed limit on Interstate 635 is 65 mph throughout. Interstate 70 is 2 1/2 miles ahead. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North at Exit 2A - Metropolitan Avenue. Metropolitan Avenue is a major east-west arterial through southern Kansas City, KS. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	The next three interchanges all serve numbered highways; K-32 in one mile, Interstate 70 in 1 3/4 miles, and U.S. 24 in 2 3/4 miles. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North approaching Exit 3 - Kansas 32 - 3/4 mile. The interstate crosses a railroad yard here. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North at Exit 3 - Kansas 32 - Kansas Avenue. Kansas 32 provides an alternate route to the Kansas Turnpike between Lawrence and Kansas City. The state highway ends just east of Lawrence at U.S. 24 and U.S. 40. If time is a concern, though, we prefer to take Kansas 10 from Lawrence to Kansas City. (Or there's always the Kansas Turnpike!) (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North approaching Exits 4A-B - Interstate 70 - 3/4 mile. The interchange was reconstructed during 2003 and 2004, but the left exits were left in tact. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Mileage sign on Interstate 635 North, one-half mile south of Interstate 70 and one mile south of U.S. 24. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North approaching Interstate 70, one-quarter mile. Traffic was very light on this early Sunday morning. Interstate 635 was used as a detour route during the Paseo Bridge closure in downtown Kansas City, which detoured all Interstate 29 and Interstate 35 traffic north of downtown. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North at Exit 4A - Interstate 70 East - St. Louis. About four hours of driving lie ahead before the Gateway to the West. The tallest ramp pictured here carries Interstate 70 West to Interstate 635 South. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North at Exit 4B - Interstate 70 West - Topeka. The state capital is located 55 miles to the west. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Use Exit 5 (U.S. 24) to visit the Kansas State School for the Blind or the Central Baptist Seminary. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North approaching Exit 5 - U.S. 24/ State Avenue. The overpass carries Orville Avenue. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North at Exit 5 - U.S. 24/State Avenue. Before recent reconstruction, this interchange was a compact cloverleaf. It is now a diamond interchange. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North approaching Exit 6 - Parallel Parkway - 3/4 mile. The exit was closed at this time while the interstate was under reconstruction. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Mileage sign on Interstate 635 North, one-quarter mile of where the Parallel Parkway exit is usually located. The two exits following Parallel Parkway both serve Kansas 5. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North emerges from construction as Exit 7 for Kansas 5 West and 38th Street departs. For a few years of my life during the mid-1990s, 38th Street was a common street for me to travel on, as I had relatives who lived in this area. It is not the safest of neighborhoods. As for the interstate, it curves and heads due east for a spell as it duplexes with Kansas 5. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Use Kansas 5 East to access the Fairfax District, one of the nation's oldest industrial parks. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	The early morning May sun provides a backlighting effect of this mileage sign. It provides the first warning of the northern terminus of Interstate 635 four and one-half miles ahead at Interstate 29. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 North and Kansas 5 East at Exit 8 - Kansas 5 East/18th Street. Kansas 5 runs along a freeway for about two miles before the state highway sees its eastern terminus at U.S. 69. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
Southbound
	Interstate 635 South as it enters the state of Kansas. The state line sign is button copy and is located just as the interstate makes landfall after crossing the Missouri River. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Exit 8 - Kansas 5 East - Next Left. The Welcome to Kansas sign is also here. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 8 - Kansas 5 East - 18th Street. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South and Kansas 5 West at Exit 7 - Kansas 5 West - 38th Street. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 6 - Parallel Pkwy. This exit was closed for reconstruction when I returned to the area in May 2005. (Photo taken 11/30/02)
	Mileage sign on Interstate 635 South just past Parallel Parkway. The next three exits are U.S. 24, 1/4 mile, Interstate 70, 1 1/4 miles, and Kansas 32, two miles. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Sun-glared shot of Interstate 635 South at Exit 5B - U.S. 24 West - State Ave. The interchange was changed from a cloverleaf to a diamond during a reconstruction project in 2003 and 2004. (Photo taken 11/30/02)
	Interstate 635 South at the new Exit 5 - U.S. 24 - State Avenue. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Exits 4A-B - Interstate 70 - 1/2 mile. The shopping center on the right is the Indian Springs Shopping Center, which was pretty deserted on this Sunday morning, and hasn't been the busiest any other time we've driven by here. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Interstate 70 - 1/4 mile. Interstate 70 is the 5th longest interstate in the country at a length of 2,175 miles. OKRoads has driven all of those miles, and all except for the stretch between St. Louis and Wentzville, MO, is covered on the website. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 4B - Interstate 70 West - Topeka. Kansas' capital city is about a 50-mile drive away, and most of it is on the Kansas Turnpike. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 4A - Interstate 70 East - St. Louis. St. Louis is about a 260 mile drive across the state of Missouri from this stack interchange. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Exit 3 - Kansas 32 - 1/2 mile. The right lane becomes exit only to the partial cloverleaf interchange. The Interstate 635 assurance shield was not replaced during the recent reconstruction. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South mileage sign, 1/4 mile north of Kansas 32. Two other exits follow within two miles, Exit 2B at Swartz Road and Exit 2A at Metropolitan Avenue. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 3 - Kansas 32 - Kansas Ave. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 2B - Swartz Road. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Exit 2A - Metropolitan Avenue - 1/4 mile, Exit 1C - Shawnee Drive - 1 3/4 miles, and Exit 1B - Merriam Lane/Merriam Drive - 2 1/4 miles. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 2A - Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Exit 1C - Shawnee Drive - 1 mile. (Photo taken 5/22/05)
	Center mileage sign along Interstate 635 South. This is the first warning that Interstate 35 is ahead. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 1C - Shawnee Drive. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Interstate 35-3/4 mile. The overpass in the picture is Shawnee Dr., which is accessed from Exit 1C. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South approaching Interstate 35. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 1B - Merriam Ln/Merriam Dr. in Kansas City. Interstate 35 is now about 1/2 mile away. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	The last of several advance warnings of Interstate 35, located about 1/4 mile north of Interstate 35. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 South at Exit 1A - Interstate 35/U.S. 69 North. U.S. 69 South takes over the highway at this interchange. (Top photo taken 11/30/02, bottom photo taken 5/22/05)
	Interstate 635 end sign south of Interstate 35. The mainline changes to U.S. 69 for about two miles before changing again to U.S. 169. Throughout these changes, the street is named Metcalf Avenue. (Photo taken 5/22/05)

Page created: May 13, 2005
Last updated: August 12, 2005