U.S. Route 73
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Major junctions | ||||
South end | I-70 / Kansas Turnpike / US-24 / US-40 / K-7 in Bonner Springs, KS | |||
K-7 in Atchison, KS US-59 in Atchison, KS US-36 in Hiawatha, KS | ||||
North end | US 75 in Dawson, NE | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Kansas, Nebraska | |||
Counties | KS: Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Atchison, Brown NE: Richardson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 73 (US 73) is a north–south
Route description
mi | km
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KS
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91.120 | 146.643 |
NE
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22.05 | 35.49 |
Total | 113.17 | 182.13 |
Kansas
U.S. Route 73 begins at
, US 73 and US 159 turn north and enter Nebraska.Nebraska
U.S. Routes 73 and 159 enter Nebraska northwest of
History
The original southern terminus was at
Nebraska also had a split highway, with the split between Tekamah and Winnebago between 1935 and 1957. US 73E went north through Decatur along the current route of U.S. Route 75, while US 73W went west from Tekamah along current Nebraska Highway 32 to Oakland, then north from Oakland in a concurrency with U.S. Route 77.
The original northern terminus was south of Auburn, Nebraska, near Howe, Nebraska. US 73 went east through Howe, then south to Stella, Nebraska, then east through Shubert, Nebraska, then south to the current highway.[4] In 1932, the highway was extended to South Sioux City, Nebraska. In 1965, the route was shortened to Winnebago, Nebraska. In 1984, U.S. 75 was removed from western Iowa along Interstate 29 and placed on U.S. 73's route, superseding it through Omaha, Nebraska and truncating the highway to its present northern terminus near Dawson, Nebraska.
Location | Atchison |
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Existed | September 9, 1968–1980 |
K-227 was a highway in Kansas that was designated on September 9, 1968.
Major intersections
This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
State | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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St. Louis | Southern end of US-24, US-40, and K-7 overlaps; exit 224 on I-70 | |||||
Lewis and Clark Trail | Interchange; northern end of US-24 and US-40 overlaps | |||||
Leavenworth | Leavenworth | K-5 south – Leavenworth National Cemetery | ||||
K-92 west (Spruce Street) – McLouth | Southern end of K-92 overlap | |||||
K-92 east / Frontier Military Historic Byway ends / Glacial Hills Scenic Byway begins – Platte City Mo. | Northern end of K-92 overlap | |||||
CR 14 (Santa Fe Trail) / N. 20th Street | Interchange | |||||
Kickapoo Township | K-192 west – Easton | |||||
K-74 west – Potter | ||||||
Lewis and Clark Trail / Glacial Hills Scenic Byway – Troy, St. Joseph Mo. | Northern end of K-7 overlap; southern end of US-59 overlap | |||||
US-59 south – Oskaloosa | Northern end of US-59 overlap | |||||
To K-7 north / Woodlawn Avenue – Amelia Earhart Airport | ||||||
Lancaster Township | K-9 west – Effingham | |||||
Brown | Washington Township | K-20 east – Everest | Southern end of K-20 overlap | |||
US-159 south – Muscotah | Southern end of US-159 overlap | |||||
K-20 west to US-75 | Northern end of K-20 overlap | |||||
Hiawatha | US-36 – Seneca, Troy | Interchange | ||||
91.12 0.00 | 146.64 0.00 | Lewis and Clark Trail begins; Kansas–Nebraska state line | ||||
US 159 north (E. 14th Street) – Rulo | Northern end of US 159 overlap | |||||
4.59 | 7.39 | N-8 west (21st Street) – Salem | ||||
Ohio Precinct–Liberty Precinct line | 13.49 | 21.71 | N-67 north – Indian Cave State Park | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
Notes
- ^ Mileage is a summation of each state's length
References
- ^ "New Highway Number". Council Grove Republican. April 11, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved February 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Change Numbers on U.S. Highway". Lawrence Journal-World. 10 April 1935. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ AASHTO October 2008 meeting
- ^ Nebraska Highways 61 to 100[unreliable source]
- ^ State Highway Commission of Kansas (September 11, 1968). "Resolution for relocation and redesignation of Road in Atchison County". Topeka: State Highway Commission of Kansas. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
External links
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← K-74 | ||||
← NE | → N-74 |