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517:, with entrances and exits on two different streets depending on direction. At the Huntoon Street/Wanamaker Road interchange, traffic leaving eastbound I-470 is deposited onto Huntoon Street. Vehicles merging onto eastbound I-470 must access the entrance ramp from Wanamaker Road. The intersection of Huntoon Street and Wanamaker Road is adjacent to the freeway. The 29th Street/Fairlawn Road interchange is constructed similarly to the Huntoon Street/Wanamaker Road interchange, while the 21st Street interchange is a standard diamond interchange. Through southern Topeka, I-470/US-75 curve to the east-southeast where they intersect Gage Boulevard. Further southeast, US-75 splits away from I-470 at a complex interchange with Burlingame Road. Just east of the US-75 interchange, a 481: 582: 28: 1214: 212: 176: 826: 940: 934: 921: 870: 832: 224: 188: 1009: 1021: 763: 1487: 882: 820: 769: 653: 400: 385: 229: 182: 164: 123: 118: 1751: 927: 876: 648: 218: 113: 887: 234: 128: 561:. In 2011, KDOT calculated that as few as 10,400 vehicles used I-470 daily along the Kansas Turnpike near the I-70 interchange and as many as 41,300 vehicles used I-470 daily between the Gage Boulevard interchange and the 29th Street interchange. The portions of I-470 that are part of the Kansas Turnpike fall under the purview of the 594:
Koss Construction Company and was under construction until 1960. On October 21, 1960, the western section of I-470 was dedicated by the state highway department and the KTA and opened to traffic. Since completion of the freeway, the route has not been changed. In 1982, I-470 was dedicated as "Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Highway".
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The Kansas Turnpike was opened in the 1950s, comprising the eastern portion of the route. In the late 1950s, construction began on the western portion of I-470, and, on October 21, 1960, the western section of I-470 was dedicated and opened to traffic. In 1982, I-470 was designated as "Martin Luther
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I-470. The two routes head southeastward along the western edge of the city. Along this stretch of the Interstate, there are three interchanges; Huntoon Street/Wanamaker Road, 21st Street, and 29th Street/Fairlawn Road. Because of both the southeast–northwest alignment of the road and the proximity
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that same year, several Interstate freeways were planned through Topeka, including I-70 and I-470. Construction began on I-470 after I-70's completion to Topeka. The segment of the I-470 freeway from the I-70 interchange to the Kansas Turnpike, most of which is concurrent with US-75, was built by
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The section of I-470 that now runs along the Kansas Turnpike was opened in 1956 and was the first part of I-470 to be built. After the founding of the
451:(AADT) values as high as 43,000 west of Gage Boulevard to as low as 10,370 near the eastern terminus. As an Interstate Highway, I-470 is a part of the 1799: 1476: 537:. I-470 and the Kansas Turnpike head northeast toward I-70. The tollway continues northeastward through southeastern Topeka, passing near to 1048: 1589: 1269: 439:(US-75). The concurrency with US-75 ends 5.74 miles (9.24 km) later at the Burlingame Road interchange. I-470 becomes part of the 1491: 1709: 1685: 1406: 1049:"Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002" 570: 452: 513:
of two cross-streets, the Huntoon Street/Wanamaker Road and 29th Street/Fairlawn Road interchanges are each made up of two half
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The exits on the Kansas Turnpike portion of I-470 follow the Turnpike's mileposts. The entire route is in
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King Jr. Memorial Highway". The routing of I-470 has not changed since the completion of the highway.
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Western terminus; I-70 exit 355; exit 1A is for 70 east; west end of US-75 overlap
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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1955 map showing planned Interstate Highways through Topeka
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The non-turnpike portion of the freeway is maintained by
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in western Topeka and heads generally southeast, running
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Kansas Department of Transportation 1042: 1040: 1480: 961:Eastern terminus; east end of KTA overlap 569:, the entirety of I-470 is listed on the 1800:Transportation in Shawnee County, Kansas 580: 479: 1271:National Highway System: Topeka, Kansas 1037: 1777: 1201: 1199: 427:. I-470 begins at an interchange with 1512: 1431:Kansas Department of Transportation. 1046: 911:Eastbound exit and westbound entrance 866: 857: 808: 796: 787: 779:East end of US-75 overlap; access to 750: 742: 733: 726: 717: 710: 701: 694: 685: 636: 521:provides access to Topeka Boulevard. 1424: 1077: 1075: 1073: 470: 1196: 545:, which the turnpike carries east. 457:Kansas Department of Transportation 13: 621: 524: 80:13.72 mi (22.08 km) 14: 1811: 1449: 1307:. October 24, 1956. pp. 1–2. 1176:"Road Work to Affect I-70, I-470" 1070: 800:Last free exit eastbound; former 529:The highway then merges onto the 1749: 1485: 1405:Tim Hrenchir (August 27, 2013). 1244:KDOT Traffic Count Map of Topeka 1019: 1007: 938: 932: 925: 919: 885: 880: 874: 868: 830: 824: 818: 767: 761: 651: 646: 398: 383: 232: 227: 222: 216: 210: 186: 180: 174: 162: 126: 121: 116: 111: 26: 1398: 1374: 1350: 1326: 1296: 1086:. 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Index

Interstate 470 marker
I-70
KDOT
KTA
I-70
US-40
US-75
K-4
Topeka
US-75
I-335 Toll
Kansas Turnpike
I-70 Toll
Kansas Turnpike
US-40
K-4
Tecumseh
United States
Kansas
Shawnee
Interstate Highway System
Main
Auxiliary
Suffixed
Business
Future
Interstate
US
State
Spurs

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