Interstate 635 ( I-635 ) is a connector highway between I-35 in Overland Park, Kansas , and I-29 in Kansas City, Missouri , approximately 12 miles (19 km) long. It is mostly in the US state of Kansas , servicing the city of Kansas City, Kansas , but extends into Kansas City, Missouri, as well. The freeway's southern terminus is at a stack interchange with I-35. South of this, the mainline becomes an expressway carrying U.S. Route 69 (US 69).
14-711: (Redirected from I-635 ) Interstate 635 may refer to: Interstate 635 (Kansas–Missouri) , a connector highway between Interstate 35 in Overland Park, Kansas and Interstate 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, signed as the Harry Darby Memorial Highway Interstate 635 (Texas) , a partial loop around Dallas, Texas also signed as the LBJ Freeway [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
28-458: A broadened scope to cover all modes of transportation, although most of its activities are still specific to highways. While AASHTO is not a government body, it does possess quasi-governmental powers in the sense that the organizations that supply its members customarily obey most AASHTO decisions. The voting membership of AASHTO consists of the Department of Transportation of each state in
42-860: A more westward alignment after 1968. Part of the original alignment was built as a spur going into Fairfax as K-5 . In 1990, the highway was given the name Harry Darby Memorial Highway , in honor of US Senator Harry Darby . The interchange with I-70 and the bridge over the Santa Fe Railyard in Argentine were reconstructed in 2004. Maintenance work on the bridge over the Missouri River finished in September ;2005. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ( AASHTO )
56-418: Is a parclo interchange with Merriam Drive at exit 1B almost immediately after its terminus. It then enters Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas . There is a diamond interchange with Shawnee Drive at exit 1C and a parclo interchange with Metropolitan Avenue at exit 1A upon entering the Argentine neighborhood. There is an interchange with K-32 /Kansas Avenue at exit 3 and then crosses
70-479: Is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols , and guidelines that are used in highway design and construction throughout the United States. Despite its name, the association represents not only highways but air, rail, water, and public transportation as well. Although AASHTO sets transportation standards and policy for the United States as a whole, AASHTO is not an agency of
84-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Interstate 635 (Kansas%E2%80%93Missouri) The freeway provides a route around Downtown Kansas City by crossing through residential areas of Kansas City, Kansas , and Riverside, Missouri . It also provides another direct route to Kansas City International Airport . I-635 begins at I-35 in Johnson County near Shawnee, Kansas , at exit 1A. There
98-454: Is often required to submit test results to state DOTs. For example, a contract for the construction of a highway bridge may require a minimum compressive strength for the concrete used. The contract will specify AASHTO Test Designation T 22, "Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens," as the means of determining compressive strength. The laboratory performing T 22 will be required to be accredited in that test. AASHTO coordinates
112-533: The Kansas River into central Kansas City, Kansas. Immediately after crossing the river, there is an interchange with I-70 at exits 4A and 4B. There are several interchanges further north, including State Avenue (exit 5), Parallel Parkway (exit 6), and Leavenworth Road and North 38th Street (exit 7). The last public interchange before entering Missouri is K-5 . A private maintenance facility crossing at grade exists between this exit and
126-622: The Missouri River. Like I-435 , I-635's mileposts do not reset after crossing into Missouri. I-635 crosses the Missouri River from Kansas into Platte County and the city of Riverside, Missouri . There is an interchange with Horizons Parkway at exit 9 and then US 69 at exit 10. US 69 briefly runs concurrently with I-635 north before exiting at the interchange with Route 9 (exits 11A and 11B). I-635 runs about one more mile north, then terminates at I-29 / US 71 at exits 12A and 12B. Missouri began
140-552: The United States, as well as those of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia . The United States Department of Transportation has a non-voting associate membership. Some noteworthy AASHTO publications are: In addition to its publications, AASHTO performs or cooperates in research projects. One such project is the AASHTO Road Test , which is a primary source of data used when considering transport policies and
154-458: The federal government; rather it is an organization of the states themselves. Policies of AASHTO are not federal laws or policies, but rather are ways to coordinate state laws and policies in the field of transportation. The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) was founded on December 12, 1914. Its name was changed to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on November 13, 1973. The name change reflects
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#1732775895338168-562: The plans for I-635 in 1958 when American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved proposals that also included what would become I-435 and I-470 ; the plan for I-635 took the route eastward along what is now K-5 to US 69 and northward across the Fairfax Bridge toward I-29 . When money from the Highway Trust Fund became available for a new Missouri River crossing, I-635 got
182-433: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_635&oldid=1161043657 " Categories : Road disambiguation pages Interstate 35 Hidden categories: Short description
196-751: The structural design of roads. Much of AASHTO's current research is performed by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) which is administered by the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a division of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine . AASHTO re:source, formerly the AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory (AMRL), accredits laboratories. Accreditation
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