Kansas include I-470 around Topeka, I-235 around Wichita, and I-670 in downtown Kansas City. I-435 is a beltway around the Kansas City metropolitan area while I-635 bypasses through Kansas City. U.S. Route 69 (US-69) travels south to north, from Oklahoma to Missouri. The highway passes through the eastern section of Kansas, traveling through Baxter Springs, Pittsburg, Frontenac, Fort Scott, Louisburg, and the Kansas City area. Kansas also has the country's third largest state highway system after Texas and California. This is because of the high number of counties and county seats (105) and their intertwining. In January 2004, the Kansas Department
K-19 (Kansas highway) K-19 (Kansas highway) K-19 is a Kansas state highway that begins in Belpre and ends in northern Stafford County. K-19 runs north–south for its first , and east–west for its final . The first leg begins at US-50 in Belpre. Near the Arkansas River south of Larned, K-19 turns east for its second leg, bypassing both Radium and Seward to the south before ending at US-281. K-19 has two junctions in between ends: K-19 Spur, which crosses the Arkansas River, ending about later at US-56 in Larned; and K-219, a spur to Seward. K-19 appears on the 1932 state highway