U.S. Route 59 in Kansas K-7, as US-73 leaves US-59 to become concurrent with K-7 and run south to Leavenworth. US-59 continues east on its own through the rest of town and crosses the Amelia Earhardt Memorial Bridge into Winthrop, Missouri, en route to St. Joseph. U.S. Route 59 in Kansas U.S. Route 59 (US-59) is a north-south highway in Kansas that travels from Chetopa to Atchison. US-59 is a highway which runs from south to north in eastern Kansas. It enters the state from Oklahoma south of Chetopa and passes through Parsons, Ottawa, and Lawrence. The route leaves Kansas for Missouri by crossing the
Interstate 70 in Kansas Interstate 70 in Kansas In the U.S. state of Kansas, Interstate 70 contains the first segment to start being paved and to be completed in the Interstate Highway System. It extends from the Colorado border near the town of Kanorado to the Missouri border in Kansas City. The route covers and passes through several of the state's principal cities in the process including Kansas City, Topeka, and Salina. The route also passes through the cities of Lawrence, Junction City, and Abilene. I-70 is concurrent with US-24 from the Colorado state line until US-24 splits at Levant and runs north of