U.S. Route 75 in Kansas

U.S. Route 75 (US-75) is a northsouth U.S. Highway stretching from Kittson County, Minnesota to Dallas, Texas. In Kansas, the highway runs from south to north through the eastern part of the state. It enters the state from Oklahoma near Caney and runs north, serving the state capitol of Topeka. The highway continues north of Topeka, passing by the Potawatomi and Kickapoo Indian reservation, and passes over the Nebraska state line near Sabetha.

U.S. Highway 75
US 75 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end US 75 near Caney
 
North end US 75 near Sabetha
Location
CountiesMontgomery, Wilson, Woodson, Coffey, Osage, Shawnee, Jackson, Brown, Nemaha
Highway system
  • Kansas State Highway System
K-74 K-76

Route description

US-75 enters Kansas from Oklahoma near Caney and almost immediately starts an overlap with US-166. The highways split about 4 miles north of the state line. South of Neodesha, US-75 overlaps with US-400 as a 2 lane freeway.

At Interstate 35 (I-35), US-75 becomes a two-lane expressway again, passing east of Melvern Lake. About 15 miles south of Topeka, the highway becomes a four lane freeway. US-75 crosses the Kansas Turnpike without any direct access and drivers must use I-470 to access the turnpike. US 75 runs around the main part of the city along I-470 and I-70.

Leaving Topeka, US-75 becomes its own route again. Between Hoyt and Holton, the highway runs along the eastern border of the Potawatomi Indian Reservation. A few miles to the north, the highway runs west of the Kickapoo Reservation. North of Sabetha, US-75 exits the state into Nebraska.

History

The junction with K-268 and K-31 was formally a four-way intersection. From January 2004 to August 2009, there was a total of 24 crashes, which included one fatality and fifteen that resulted in injuries. Residents of the surrounding communities requested a "safer type of intersection", then in late Fall of 2013, work began to reconstruct the intersection as a roundabout.[1][2] On November 17, 2014, the new roundabout at the eastern terminus opened to unrestricted traffic. The project was fully completed by the end of December. Smoky Hill LLC from Salina, was the primary contractor on the $2.541 million roundabout project.[3] On August 9, 2018, a tractor-trailer travelling southbound on US-75 crashed into the roundabout. The trucks fuel tank was damaged and spilled about 70 gallons of diesel fuel. K-31 and US-75 traffic was reduced to one lane for about four hours after the crash.[4]

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
MontgomeryCaney0.000.00 US 75 southContinuation into Oklahoma
Caney US-166 east Coffeyville, JoplinSouth end of US 166 overlap
US-166 west SedanNorth end of US 166 overlap
US-160 west Elk CitySouth end of US 160 overlap
Independence US-160 east OswegoNorth end of US 160 overlap
US-400 east ParsonsSouth end of US 400 overlap; south end of expressway
WilsonNeodesha US-400 west FredoniaNorth end of US 400 overlap; north end of expressway
Altoona
US-75 Bus. north Altoona
K-47 Fredonia, Girard

US-75 Bus. south Altoona
K-39 east ChanuteSouth end of K-39 overlap
K-39 west BenedictNorth end of K-39 overlap
WoodsonYates Center US-54 Eureka, Iola
Coffey K-58 east ColonySouth end of K-58 overlap
K-58 west MadisonNorth end of K-58 overlap
Key West Township I-35 / US-50 Emporia, Wichita, Kansas CityI-35 exit 155. South end of Super 2
OsageTownship Road
K-276 west Olivet
K-31 south MelvernNorth end of Super-2. South end of concurrency with K-31
K-278 west – Eisenhower State Park
Lyndon K-68 east OttawaWestern terminus of K-68
K-31 north / K-268 east Osage City, OttawaRoundabout; north end of concurrency with K-31; western terminus of K-268
US-56 Burlingame, Baldwin CitySouth end of freeway. US-56 also serves Scranton and Overbrook.
CarbondaleMain Street, E. 137th StreetExit signed simply as "Carbondale"
ShawneeTopeka BoulevardFormer US 75 Alt.
Gary Ormsby Drive, SW 77th Street Topeka Regional Airport
SW 57th Street
Topeka I-470 east to I-335 (Kansas Turnpike) Wichita, Kansas CitySouth end of I-470 overlap; I-470 exit 5
See I-470
I-470 end / I-70 / US-40 / K-4 west SalinaNorth end of I-470 overlap; south end of I-70/US-40/K-4 overlap; I-470 exit 1A, I-70 exit 355
See I-70
I-70 / US-40 / K-4 east Lawrence, Kansas CityNorth end of I-70/US 40/K-4 overlap; I-70 exit 358 eastbound, 358A westbound.
North TopekaNW Lower Silver Lake Road, NW 17th Street
US-24 Manhattan, Lawrence
NW 35th StreetNorth end of freeway
Jackson K-214 north (110th Road) HoytClockwise terminus of K-214
K-214 south (118th Road) HoytCounterclockwise terminus of K-214
150th RoadInterchange
Holton K-116 east / K-16 (4th Street) Onaga, Valley Falls
K-9 Wetmore, Netawaka
Brown K-20 east Horton, Kickapoo Reservation
Fairview US-36 Seneca, HiawathaInterchange
SabethaMain Street, 270th StreetInterchange
Nemaha K-246 Sabetha
US 75 northContinuation into Nebraska
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. Kansas Department of Transportation. "Kansas Roundabout Guide, Second Addition Appendices - KDOT". Topeka: Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. "US 75 and K-31/K-268 Roundabout Project open house Thursday". Emporia: The Emporia Gazzette. September 18, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. White, Wayne (November 17, 2014). "U.S. 75 and K-31/K-268 roundabout now open from all directions". Lyndon: Osage County News. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  4. Samples, Chuck (August 9, 2018). "UPDATE: Semi wreck almost totally closes roundabout connecting three Osage County highways". KVOE.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

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U.S. Route 75
Previous state:
Oklahoma
Kansas Next state:
Nebraska
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