# Interstate 435

Interstate 435 (I-435) is an Interstate Highway beltway that encircles much of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the states of Kansas and Missouri in the United States.

## Route description

I-435, a loop route of I-35, is 83.02 miles (133.61 km) long and intersects with nearly every other Interstate Highway in the Kansas City area (except for I-635 and I-670). An additional 2.8 miles (4.5 km) near Kansas City International Airport is signed along with I-29 and U.S. Route 71 (US 71), making I-435 the second-longest complete beltway numbered as a single Interstate Highway in the US and seventh longest in the world after I-275 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 83.71 miles (134.72 km); Beltway 8 in Houston, Texas, at 88 miles (142 km); Bundesautobahn 10 in Berlin at 122 miles (196 km); and M25 motorway in London at 117 miles (188 km); as well as 7th and 8th ring roads in Beijing. The majority—52.8 miles (85.0 km)—of I-435 is within the state of Missouri, and most of that roadway lies within the city limits of Kansas City. The first/last exit is at I-435's parent route, I-35, in Lenexa, Kansas. Going clockwise around Kansas City, the next interchange is exit 1A for Lackman Road. The milepost numbers do not start over when I-435 crosses the state line, but where it shares the same roadway as I-29, the latter's milepost (and therefore exit) numbering takes precedence.
The section of I-435 from mile marker 63.4 to mile marker 54.2 is designated as the Lamar Hunt Memorial Highway in honor of Lamar Hunt, the founder of the Kansas City Chiefs. This section of the highway passes near Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs' home stadium.

## History

I-435 in Kansas City was built piece by piece starting in the mid-1960s and not finished until 1987.
In 1965, the first segment of I-435 was built and opened between I-35 and US 69 (which, at that time, was signed with Metcalf Avenue) near Overland Park, Kansas. A second segment was opened the same year between I-70 and US 50 in eastern Kansas City, Missouri, but the two were not connected. The eastern segment of I-435 was extended south to Gregory Boulevard and north past 22nd Street/Route 78 by 1968. By 1969, I-435 was fully built between these two segments, through southern and eastern Kansas City. The freeway was extended from 22nd Street/Route 78 to US 24 two years later. In 1973, I-435 was extended north from the former terminus of US 24 across the Missouri River to I-35 in Claycomo. It now extended halfway around the city. In 1983, a small segment was opened on the outskirts of Kansas City north between US 169 and Route 291 near Kansas City International Airport (KCI). Later, this small segment was connected with the rest of the freeway. A segment was built heading almost due north from I-35 in Claycomo to Route 291/Cookingham Drive at North Reinking Road, curving due west from there to US 169. In this year, the southwest end was also extended to K-10. In 1987, the freeway was opened all the way around the city. The northwest end was signed on I-29 for eight miles (13 km) northwest, then exited near Platte City and bore south on the westside of KCI. It crossed several small highways before crossing the Missouri River into Wyandotte County, Kansas. It continued generally south or southwest, crossed several state highways and I-70, then the Kaw River, before connecting with the former southwest end at K-10.

## Exit list

| State | County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Kansas | Johnson | Lenexa | 0.97 | 1.56 | 1A | Lackman Road | Proposed Single Point Urban Interchange; eastbound exit via exit 83 on I-35 |
| Kansas | Johnson | Lenexa | 1.35 | 2.17 | 1B | K-10 west – Lawrence | Eastern terminus of K-10; westbound becomes northbound and southbound becomes eastbound |
| Kansas | Johnson | Lenexa | 2.11 | 3.40 | 2 | 95th Street | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Lenexa | 2.97 | 4.78 | 3 | 87th Street | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Shawnee | 5.02 | 8.08 | 5 | Midland Avenue | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Shawnee | 5.99 | 9.64 | 6 | Shawnee Mission Parkway | Northbound signed as exits 6A (east) and 6B (west) |
| Kansas | Johnson | Shawnee | 6.44 | 10.36 | 6C | Johnson Drive | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Shawnee | 7.87 | 12.67 | 8A | Holliday Drive | |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Edwardsville | 8.29 | 13.34 | 8B | Woodend Road | |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Edwardsville | 8.99 | 14.47 | 9 | K-32 – Kansas City, Bonner Springs | |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Edwardsville | 10.99 | 17.69 | 11 | Kansas Avenue | |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Edwardsville | 11.98 | 19.28 | 12 | I-70 / US-24 / US-40 / Kansas Turnpike west – Topeka, Kansas City, St. Louis | Northbound signed as exits 12A (east) and 12B (west); I-70 exit 411 |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Kansas City | 12.59 | 20.26 | 13 | State Avenue | Signed as exits 13A (east) and 13B (west) northbound |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Kansas City | 13.91 | 22.39 | 14 | Parallel Parkway | Signed as exits 14A (east) and 14B (west) |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Kansas City | 15.02 | 24.17 | 15 | K-5 south (Leavenworth Road) | Southern end of K-5 concurrency; signed as exits 15A (south/east) and 15B (west) |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Kansas City | 16.02 | 25.78 | 16 | Donahoo Road | |
| Kansas | Wyandotte | Kansas City | 17.98 | 28.94 | 18 | K-5 north / Wolcott Drive | Northern end of K-5 concurrency |
| Kansas–Missouri line | Wyandotte–Platte county line | ​ | 20.98– 21.35 | 33.76– 34.36 | Missouri River crossing | Missouri River crossing | Missouri River crossing |
| Missouri | Platte | Parkville | 22.02 | 35.44 | 22 | Route 45 – Weston, Parkville | |
| Missouri | Platte | Parkville | 23.98 | 38.59 | 24 | Route N / Route 152 (NW Barry Road) | Western terminus of Route 152; southern terminus of Route N |
| Missouri | Platte | ​ | 29.02 | 46.70 | 29 | Route D (NW 120th Street) | |
| Missouri | Platte | Platte City | 31.00 | 49.89 | 31 | I-29 north / US 71 north – St Joseph | Northbound becomes eastbound and westbound becomes southbound; western end of I-29 / US 71 concurrency; signed as exit 17 on northbound I-29/US 71 and westbound I-435 |
| Missouri | Platte | Kansas City | 32.49 | 52.29 | 15 | Mexico City Avenue | Exit number follows I-29; access to KCI Economy Parking and Air Cargo |
| Missouri | Platte | Kansas City | 34.02 | 54.75 | 14 | I-29 south / US 71 south – Kansas City | Eastern end of I-29 / US 71 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 14 on I-29 |
| Missouri | Platte | Kansas City | 36.03 | 57.98 | 36 | NW Cookingham Drive south to I-29 south / US 71 – KCI Airport | Eastbound signed as Cookingham Drive only; westbound signed to I-29 south / KCI Airport only; no access to eastbound Cookingham from westbound I-435; no access to eastbound I-435 from westbound Cookingham |
| Missouri | Platte | Kansas City | 36.95 | 59.47 | 37 | Route C (NW Skyview Avenue) | |
| Missouri | Platte | Kansas City | 39.91 | 64.23 | 40 | NW Cookingham Drive | |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 41.11 | 66.16 | 41 | US 169 (Arrowhead Trafficway) – Riverside, Smithville | Signed as exits 41A (south) and 41B (north) |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 41.99 | 67.58 | 42 | N Woodland Avenue | |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 45.02 | 72.45 | 45 | Route 291 south (NE Cookingham Drive) to I-35 north | Northern terminus of Route 291; eastbound becomes southbound and northbound becomes westbound |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 45.89 | 73.85 | 46 | NE 108th Street | |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 47.02 | 75.67 | 47 | NE 96th Street | |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 48.99 | 78.84 | 49 | Route 152 – Liberty, Topeka | Signed as exits 49A (west) and 49B (east) |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 50.89 | 81.90 | 51 | Shoal Creek Parkway | |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 52.11 | 83.86 | 52A | US 69 to I-35 north – Claycomo | |
| Missouri | Clay | Claycomo | 52.13 | 83.90 | 52B | I-35 south – Kansas City I-35 north / Route 110 (CKC) east – Des Moines | No southbound exit to I-35 north/Route 110 (CKC) east; no northbound entrance from I-35 south; I-35 exit 12 |
| Missouri | Clay | Kansas City | 54.10 | 87.07 | 54 | 48th Street, Parvin Road - Worlds of Fun | |
| Missouri | Clay | Randolph | 54.89 | 88.34 | 55 | Route 210 – Richmond, North Kansas City | Diverging diamond interchange completed in October 2018 |
| Missouri | Clay–Jackson county line | Randolph–Kansas City line | 55.34 | 89.06 | Missouri River crossing | Missouri River crossing | Missouri River crossing |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 56.99 | 91.72 | 57 | Front Street | Diverging diamond interchange, existing interchange converted November 2011 |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 59.03 | 95.00 | 59 | US 24 east (Winner Road, Independence Avenue) – Kansas City, Independence | Eastern end of I-435 and US 24 concurrency |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 60.09 | 96.71 | 60 | Route 12 east (Truman Road) / 12th Street – Kansas City, Independence | 12th Street signed southbound only |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 61.19 | 98.48 | 61 | Route 78 east (22nd Street) – Kansas City, Independence | |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 63.02 | 101.42 | 63A | US 40 – Truman Sports Complex | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; signed as exit 63 southbound |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 63.02 | 101.42 | 63 | US 24 west / I-70 – Kansas City, St. Louis I-70 west to I-29 north – Downtown, St. Joseph | Western end of I-435 and US 24 concurrency; I-70 exits 8A-B; signed as exit 63A northbound and 63 southbound |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 63.19 | 101.69 | 63B | Raytown Road, Stadium Drive - Truman Sports Complex | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; signed as exit 63B |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 65.10 | 104.77 | 65 | Eastwood Trafficway | |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 66.10 | 106.38 | 66 | Route 350 east – Raytown, Lee's Summit To 63rd Street | Southbound left exit and northbound entrance |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 66.10 | 106.38 | 66A | Blue Parkway / Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard | Northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 66.08 | 106.35 | 66B | 63rd Street / To Route 350 east – Raytown | Northbound exit and southbound entrance; access to Route 350 east via 63rd Street |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 67.02 | 107.86 | 67 | Gregory Road | |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 69.07 | 111.16 | 69 | 87th Street | |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 69.99 | 112.64 | 70 | Route W (East Bannister Road) to US 71 north | Westbound signed Route W only |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 71.02 | 114.30 | 71A | I-49 south / I-470 east / US 50 east / US 71 south – Grandview, Joplin, Lee's Summit | Northern end of US 50 concurrency; I-49 exit numbers signed 183B-A; I-470 exit 1; northern terminus of I-49; southbound becomes westbound and eastbound becomes northbound; left exit westbound |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 72.01 | 115.89 | 71B | US 71 north – Kansas City | Eastbound left exit and westbound entrance; I-49 exit number signed as 183C; I-470 exit 1B westbound |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 72.97 | 117.43 | 73 | 103rd Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 74.04 | 119.16 | 74 | Holmes Road | |
| Missouri | Jackson | Kansas City | 74.97 | 120.65 | 75A | Wornall Road | |
| Missouri–Kansas line | Jackson–Johnson county line | Kansas City–Leawood line | 75.51 | 121.52 | 75B | State Line Road to 103rd Street | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Overland Park | 77.11 | 124.10 | 77A | Roe Avenue | Diverging diamond interchange converted from existing diamond interchange |
| Kansas | Johnson | Overland Park | 77.39 | 124.55 | 77B | Nall Ave | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Overland Park | 78.97 | 127.09 | 79 | Metcalf Avenue | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Overland Park | 80.08 | 128.88 | 80 | Antioch Road | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Overland Park | 81.06 | 130.45 | 81 | US-69 – Pittsburg, Kansas City | Ramp to southbound US-69 also provides access to College Boulevard and 119th Street |
| Kansas | Johnson | Overland Park | 81.99 | 131.95 | 82 | Quivira Road | |
| Kansas | Johnson | Lenexa | 83.02 | 133.61 | 83 | I-35 / US-50 west / US-56 / US-169 – Wichita, Kansas City, Des Moines | Western end of US-50 concurrency; I-35 exit 222; access to Lackman Road via eastbound exit |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled Unopened ||||||||