18th Street Expressway
South end | I-35 / US-69 south in Kansas City |
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Major junctions | K-32 in Kansas City |
North end | I-70 / US-24 / US-40 / US-69 north in Kansas City |
The 18th Street Expressway (often shortened to 18th Street in everyday speech) is a freeway in
Route description
Exit 232B from Interstate 35 is a
18th Street continues northward through Kansas City, with exits at Steele Road and Ruby Avenue, a residential street (this second interchange, a
North of the K-32 interchange, 18th Street passes over another rail yard, this one belonging to
History
The 18th Street Expressway was the result of one of four feasibility studies conducted by the Kansas Turnpike Authority to extend the turnpike by providing easy access to northeast Johnson County. It was the only one of the four studies to be followed upon, with completion of the 18th Street Expressway Bridge over the Kansas River completed in 1959.[1] It replaced the Argentine Boulevard bridge over the river behind the modern-day BNSF railroad yard.
Originally, the highway was part of the original
The section of 18th Street between I-70 and the south end of the Kansas River bridge was tolled at least as late as 1984.[3]
Exit list
The entire route is in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. All exits are unnumbered.
mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.00 | 0.00 | Wichita | Diamond interchange, ramps controlled by traffic signals on 18th Street. Road continues south as Roe Avenue. | ||
0.00 | 0.00 | South end of freeway | |||
Merriam Lane | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
Steele Road | |||||
Ruby Avenue, Metropolitan Avenue | |||||
K-32 (Kansas Avenue) | |||||
Topeka | Road continues as 18th Street | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ Lamb, Sherry; Dr. Theodore A. Wilson (December 1986). Milestones: A History of the Kansas Highway Commission and the Department of Transportation. Kansas Department of Transportation. pp. 4–19 to 4–20.
- ^ Kansas (Map) (1974 ed.). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Texaco. Kansas City inset.
- ^ Road Atlas and Travel Guide (Map). Rand McNally. 1984. p. 71. Kansas City inset.