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Wyandotte County, Kansas
Wyandotte County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States. The county's population was 157,505 for the 2010 census. Its county seat and most populous city is Kansas City with which it shares a unified government...
and northeastern Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas
Johnson County is a county located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The county is largely suburban, being part of the Kansas City metropolitan area, and containing many of its affluent southwestern suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 544,179. Its county...
. It runs north-south.
Its northern terminus is just south of Interstate 35
Interstate 35
Interstate 35 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, at Minnesota Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East. Many interstates used to have splits or spurs indicated with suffixed letters , but I-35...
at Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
. Its southern terminus at Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee Mission Parkway
Shawnee Mission Parkway is a stretch of roadway in Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri . Its western terminus at K-7 in Shawnee, Kansas and its eastern terminus at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri...
in Mission Woods, Kansas
Mission Woods, Kansas
Mission Woods is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 178.-Geography:Mission Woods is located at...
.
Current Highways
- U.S. Route 169U.S. Route 169U.S. Route 169 currently runs for 966 miles from the city of Virginia, Minnesota to Tulsa, Oklahoma at U.S. Route 64.-Oklahoma:U.S. Highway 169 is a major south–north highway spanning in Oklahoma. The southern terminus for US-169 is Memorial Drive...
- US 169 has always existed along Rainbow Boulevard since its commissioning. It continues south from the 7th Street Trafficway, the name of Rainbow north of Southwest Blvd., and follows the entire length of Rainbow to Shawnee Mission ParkwayShawnee Mission ParkwayShawnee Mission Parkway is a stretch of roadway in Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri . Its western terminus at K-7 in Shawnee, Kansas and its eastern terminus at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri...
, where it duplexes with U.S. Route 56U.S. Route 56U.S. Route 56 is an east–west United States highway that runs for in the Midwestern United States. The highway's eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 71 in Kansas City, Missouri. Its western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business in Springer, New Mexico. Much of it follows the Santa Fe...
and heads west.
Cities traversed
- Kansas City, KansasKansas City, KansasKansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
- Westwood, KansasWestwood, KansasWestwood is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,506. It is a suburb of Kansas City.-Geography:Westwood is located at...
- Westwood Hills, KansasWestwood Hills, KansasWestwood Hills is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Westwood Hills is located at...
- Mission Woods, KansasMission Woods, KansasMission Woods is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 178.-Geography:Mission Woods is located at...