Interstate 435 Kansas / Missouri

Interstate 435 Kansas
Interstate 435 Missouri
Lenexa, KS ↔ Claycomo, MO•80.81 miles

Overview

I-435 in rural north Kansas City, Missouri.
Interstate 435 east of Woodland Avenue / Exit 42 in north Kansas City, Missouri. 06/19/15

Interstate 435 is the 83 mile long beltway encircling the Kansas City metropolitan area in Kansas and Missouri. The freeway serves Independence, Lee's Summit and Overland Park among other suburban cities. While providing a bypass for long distance travelers north to St. Joseph and Des Moines, and south to Wichita and Joplin, most of the freeway serves commuter traffic. Areas of the north beltway are somewhat rural while I-435 to the southwest, south and east of Kansas City are suburbanized. The northwestern quadrant overlaps with Interstate 29 for 3.1 miles by Kansas City International Airport (MCI).

Mileage by State

Missouri52.78 mi
Kansas28.03 mi

Data Sources

December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

History

Kansas City, MO - 1970
Interstate 435 from the Grandview Triangle Interchange northward to Gregory Boulevard near Swope Park was completed by mid 1970. Further extension of I-435 north to NE 48th Street (Exit 54) followed by late 1971. The original Grandview Interchange comprised wye interchanges linking I-435 with U.S. 71 to the south and left side ramps with U.S. 71 to the north.
Kansas City, KS - 1977
Kansas City – 1977 Kansas Official Highway Map. The initial stretch of I-435 opened west of I-35 in Kansas was the section from Midland Drive (Exit 5) to K-32 (Exit 9). This was shown as complete on the 1981-82 Kansas Official Highway Map.

The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) designated the Kansas City beltway as I-435 on June 23, 1969. The route appears on the Missouri Official Highway Map by 1964, but only as an east side bypass between I-35 near Lenexa, Kansas and I-35 at Claycomo, Missouri. Opened to traffic by 1967, the initial section of freeway ran east from I-35 to U.S. 69 in Overland Park, Kansas. The freeway north and east to Missouri Route 78 (East 23rd Street) at Blue Summit was completed by 1970.

The original I-435 alignment east of I-35 was finished by 1975, with a full cloverleaf interchange at the west end with a local road tying it into Pflumm Road to the south, and a semi directional-T interchange at Claycomo to the north.1 U.S. 50 was relocated to follow I-435 west from Lee's Summit, Missouri to Overland Park, Kansas as conditionally approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on June 29, 1978.

An east-west section of I-435 parallel to Missouri Route 291 between Exits 36 and 41 A/B was opened by 1983. Interstate 435 in Kansas and Missouri was fully open to traffic in December 1986 with the completion of the Missouri River Bridge.1

I-70 west at I-435 - Kansas City, MO
Interstate 435 west at Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Missouri. 06/18/15
I-29 south at I-435
I-29/U.S. 71 south combines with Interstate 435 at this directional T interchange in southeast Platte City, Missouri. 06/18/15

The Grandview Triangle Interchange, where I-49, I-435, I-470 and U.S. 50 and U.S. 71 come together, was upgraded during roadwork from Fall 2000 to May 2008. $300 million in construction focused on expanding the U.S. 71 mainline by three lanes per direction, adding two lanes for the continuation of I-435 east, and shifting the left side ramp from I-435 east to I-49 and U.S. 71 south, and I-470 east to the right. Interchanges were also revamped along I-49/U.S. 71 to the south at Blue Ridge Boulevard, Red Bridge Road and Longview Road.

Work on the freeway mainlines was formally completed during a ceremony held on December 14, 2007. Officials buried a steel triangle that day to symbolize a new era of transportation as the old Grandview Triangle Interchange days were over. The junction was renamed by the Missouri General Assembly in 2005 as the "Three Trails Crossing Memorial Highway". The Three Trails name is derived from the trails, Santa Fe, Oregon and California, that historically ran through the area.2

The $600 million Johnson County Gateway project focused on upgrading Interstate 435 between W 87th Street and U.S. 69 in the Overland Park area. Phase 2 of construction rebuilt the beltway from K-10 eastward.

Work commenced on the $288 million Phase 2 of the Johnson County Gateway project in May 2014. Construction altered the three-wye interchange with the K-10 freeway to incorporate it with new collector distributor roadways leading east to Lackman Road and the cloverstack interchange with Interstate 35. Subsequent work replaced the loop ramp from I-35 north to I-435 west with a new flyover while extending the c/d roadway system north from K-10 to 95th Street. Road construction for Phase 2 wrapped up in January 2017, with finishing work including landscaping, signing and painting was completed by late April 2017.3

North End Interstate 35 Missouri Highway 110 ‐ Claycomo, MO

Interstate 435 North at Interstate 35 U.S. 69 Missouri Highway 110

I-435 north at I-35/US 69 - Claycomo, MO

Passing by the Worlds of Fun theme park and the Maple Park community, Interstate 435 advances 2.5 miles north to meet I-35 and U.S. 69 at Claycomo. 05/07/22

I-435 north at I-35/US 69 - Claycomo, MO I-435 north at I-35/US 69 - Claycomo, MO I-435 north at I-35/US 69 - Kansas City, MO I-435 north at I-35 - Claycomo, MO

Interstate 435 South at Interstate 35 U.S. 69

I-435 south at I-35/US 69 - Kansas City, MO

Interstate 435 trends southeast from the Route 152 freeway to nip the western corner of the Pleasant Valley city limits as Exit 52 departs for I-35 south and adjacent U.S. 69. 06/19/15

I-435 south at I-35/US 69 - Kansas City, MO I-435 south at I-35/US 69 - Pleasant Valley, MO

Interstate 35 North at Interstate 435 U.S. 69 Missouri Highway 110

I-35 north at I-435/US 69 - Kansas City, MO

Interstate 35 curves northeast beyond Exit 11 for U.S. 69 (Vivion Road) into the village of Claycomo ahead of the Kansas City beltway. 05/07/22

I-35 north at I-435/US 69 - Kansas City, MO I-35 north at I-435/US 69 - Kansas City, MO I-35 north at I-435/US 69 - Claycomo, MO I-35 north at I-435/US 69 - Claycomo, MO

Interstate 35 U.S. 69 Missouri Highway 110 South at Interstate 435

I-35/Route 110 south at US 69/I-435 - Pleasant Valley, MO

U.S. 69 parts ways with I-35/Route 110 (CKC) south at the exit preceding Interstate 435 in the city of Pleasant Valley. 10/07/21

I-35/Route 110 south at US 69/I-435 - Pleasant Valley, MO I-35/Route 110 south at US 69/I-435 - Pleasant Valley, MO US 69 at I-35/435 - Claycomo, MO

North End – Past Views

Past Views Gallery (Tap to Expand / Collapse Section)

Interstate 435 North at Interstate 35

I-435 north at I-35/US 69 - 2015

Overheads for I-35/U.S. 69 and Parvin Road at Exit 54 were replaced by June 2019. 06/19/15

I-435 north at I-35/US 69 - 2015 I-435 north at I-35/US 69 - 2015 I-435 north at I-35/Route 110 - 2015

Interstate 35 South at Interstate 435

I-35/Route 110 south at I-435/US 69 - Pleasant Valley, MO

Original button copy sign for I-435 (Exit 12A) on I-35 south. Due to the angle which the two freeways converge, there is no direct access to I-435 north. Motorists headed to the beltway north were directed to use Route 152 west previously from Liberty. Photo by Eric Stuve (11/30/02).

I-35/Route 110 south at I-435/US 69 - Pleasant Valley, MO I-35/Route 110 south at I-435/US 69 - Claycomo, MO

Interstate 35 North at Interstate 435

I-35 north at I-435 - 2002

I-35 and U.S. 69 switch sides northward through Claycomo, where they both meet Interstate 435. Photo by Eric Stuve (11/30/02).

I-35 north at I-435 - 2002 I-35 north at I-435 - 2002 I-35 north at I-435 - 2002

South End I-35 US 50 US 56 US 169 ‐ Lenexa, KS

Interstate 435 South at Interstate 35 U.S. 50 U.S. 56 U.S. 169

I-435 south at K-10/I-35 - Lenexa, KS

Interstate 435 turns east toward I-35 (Exit 83) at Exit 1 B with K-10 west to Lawrence. K-10 east runs alongside I-435 and ends at I-35/U.S. 50. 10/06/21

I-435 south at K-10/I-35 - Lenexa, KS I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - Lenexa, KS I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - Lenexa, KS I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - Lenexa, KS I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - Lenexa, KS

Interstate 435 U.S. 50 West at Interstate 35 U.S. 56 U.S. 169

I-435/US 50 west at I-35/US 56-169 - Overland Park, KS

Passing under the Quivira Road overpass, 0.75 miles east of the cloverstack interchange (Exit 83) with Interstate 35 on I-435/U.S. 50 west. 10/06/21

I-435/US 50 west at I-35/US 56-169 - Overland Park, KS I-435/US 50 west at I-35/US 56-169 - Lenexa, KS I-435/US 50 west at I-35/US 56-169 - Lenexa, KS

Interstate 35 U.S. 169 North U.S. 50 U.S. 56 East at Interstate 435

I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - Lenexa, KS

An array of business parks and industrial areas spread along both sides of I-35/U.S. 50-56-169 to the junction with Interstate 435. Control cities are not used on the Kansas side of the beltway. 11/03/16

I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - Lenexa, KS I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - Lenexa, KS I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - Lenexa, KS I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - Lenexa, KS

Interstate 35 U.S. 169 South U.S. 56 West at Interstate 435 U.S. 50

I-35/US 56-169 south at I-435/US 50 - Lenexa, KS

Angling southwest from the diverging diamond interchange (DDI) with 95th Street, Interstate 35 advances one mile to Exits 222 B/A for the Kansas City beltway. 10/31/16

I-35/US 56-169 south at I-435/US 50 - Lenexa, KS I-35/US 56-169 south at I-435/US 50 - Lenexa, KS I-35/US 56-169 south at I-435/US 50 - Lenexa, KS I-35/US 56-169 south at I-435/US 50 - Lenexa, KS

South End – Past Views

Past Views Gallery (Tap to Expand / Collapse Section)

Interstate 435 South at Interstate 35 U.S. 50 U.S. 56

I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - 2002

Interstate 435 formerly expanded to five lanes from the merge with K-10 east to Exit 1A with Lackman Road. The Lackman Road off-ramp was relocated to a new c/d roadway during the 2014-16 Johnson County Gateway project. Photo by Eric Stuve (11/30/02).

I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - 2002 I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - 2002 I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - 2002 I-435 south at I-35/US 50 - 2002

Interstate 35 North U.S. 50 U.S. 56 East at Interstate 435

I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - 2002

Interstate 35 carried just three northbound lanes to the Kansas City beltway (I-435). Photo by Eric Stuve (11/30/02).

I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - 2002 I-35/US 50-56-169 north at I-435 - 2002

References

  1. Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). Kansas Interstate 50th Anniversary. Retrieved from https://www.ksdot.org/interstate50th/default.asp
  2. Triangle traffic traumas will soon fade. (2007, December 13). The Kansas City Star.
  3. Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). (2017, February 9). JoCo Gateway Project to Address Bridge Approach Settling Issue Update – Now Completed! Johnson County Gateway. [Press release]. Retrieved from http://jocogateway.com/joco-gateway-project-address-bridge-approach-settling-issue-update-now-completed/
Updated April 12, 2023