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-31 (Kansas highway) K-31 (Kansas highway) K-31 is a long state highway in the U.S. state of Kansas. Signed as a north–south highway, K-31 runs diagonally southeast–northwest, connecting small towns in east-central Kansas. K-31 begins at a diamond interchange with U.S. Highway 69 (US-69) near Fulton in Bourbon County and heads west on a two-lane road to Mapleton. The highway turns north for , then turns west again at a junction with K-52. west of this point, K-31 enters the town of Kincaid, where it begins an concurrency with US-59, and also overlaps US-169 south of Garnett. In Garnett, K-31 leaves US-59 to