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U.S. Route 400 marker

U.S. Route 400
Route information
Length 481.306 mi (774.587 km)
Existed 1994–present
History Extended west in 1996
Major junctions
West end US 50 / US 385 in Granada, CO
 
East end I-44 / US 166 near Joplin, MO
Location
States: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced Colorado State Highways'Kansas numbered highways'Missouri Highways
Supplemental
← SH 394 CO SH 402 →
← K-383 KS I-435 →
← Route 376 MO US 412 →

U.S. Route 400 (US 400) is a 481.306-mile-long (774.587 km) mostly east–west U.S. Highway. It was created in 1994. The highway's western endpoint is in Granada, Colorado, at an intersection with US 385. The highway's eastern endpoint is southwest of Joplin, Missouri, near Loma Linda, at an interchange with Interstate 44. It originally ended in Garden City, Kansas; in 1996 it was made longer to its current western endpoint. Its route number does not follow the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as there is no "parent" US 0.

Route description

Colorado

US 400 begins in Granada at an intersection with US 385. It then goes along with US 50 through Holly east to the Kansas border.

Kansas

US-400 and US-50 enter Kansas west of Coolidge. They go together through Garden City, where it intersects US-83. They separate at Dodge City. This is where it intersects US-56 and US-283. It goes southeast from Dodge City and first intersects US-54 at Mullinville.

US-400 and US-54 start going together at Mullinville. This goes through Greensburg, Pratt and Kingman before going into Wichita. While in Wichita, US-400 and US-54 intersect Interstate 235. It goes along with US-81 and Interstate 135. K-96 provides a short freeway connection to Interstate 35, which is also the Kansas Turnpike. At Augusta, US-400 and US-54 goes along with US-77. US-400 separates at Haverhill.

US 54 400 Kansas
US 400/54 a few miles west of Pratt, Kansas.

US-400 goes east through several small towns before turning southeast to go through the Fredonia area. It intersect US-75 at Neodesha. After going along with US-75, it turns east. It intersects U.S. Route 169 near Morehead and then US-59 near Parsons. Then it intersects US-69 south of Pittsburg. It then turns south with US-69. At Crestline, it follows US-69A south to Riverton. US-400 then turns east with US-166 at Baxter Springs. The two highways go eastward into Missouri.

Missouri

US 400, along with US 166, ends at I-44 about one mile (1.6 km) east of the Kansas-Missouri state line. It is three miles (5 km) west of Joplin.

Major intersections

County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Colorado Prowers Granada 0.000 0.000 US 50 west / US 385 – Lamar, Cheyenne Wells, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Western terminus; western end of US 50 overlap; highway continues as US 50 west (Goff Avenue west)
Holly 10.737 17.280 SH 89 (First Avenue) – Lycan
  14.814
0.000		 23.841
0.000		 Colorado–Kansas line
Kansas Hamilton Syracuse 16.094 25.901 K-27 north (McDow Street) – Tribune Western end of concurrency with K-27
16.624 26.754 K-27 south (Main Street) – Johnson City Eastern end of concurrency with K-27
Kearny Lakin 43.965 70.755 K-25 (Main Street) – Ulysses, Leoti
Finney Holcomb 59.848 96.316 Big Lowe Road – Holcomb Diamond interchange
Garden City 65.848 105.972
US-83 north / US-50 Bus. east / US-83 Bus. south – Garden City, Scott City		 Diamond interchange; western end of concurrency with US-83
69.618 112.039 K-156 (Kansas Avenue) / Mary Street Pair of half-diamond interchanges with one-way ramps connecting Mary Street and K-156
71.156 114.514
US-83 south / US-50 Bus. west (Fulton Street) – Garden City, Liberal		 Partial cloverleaf interchange; eastern end of concurrency with US-83
Gray Cimarron 102.427 164.840 K-23 (Main Street) – Meade, Dighton
Ford ​ 116.681 187.780 US-50 east – Dodge City Eastern end of US-50 overlap
​ 119.852 192.883 US-56 west – Sublette Western end of US-56 overlap
​ 123.395 198.585 US-283 south – Minneola, Boot Hill, Front Street Western end of US-283 overlap
Dodge City 126.825 204.105 US-56 east / US-283 north – Jetmore, Kinsley Eastern end of US-56/US-283 overlap
​ 147.625 237.579 K-34 south – Bucklin
Kiowa ​ 160.797 258.778 US-54 west – Meade Interchange; western end of US-54 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
​ 167.767 269.995 US-183 – Kinsley, Coldwater
Pratt Pratt 199.963 321.809 US-281 – St. John, Medicine Lodge, Airport
201.236 323.858 K-61 north – Hutchinson, Pratt Community College
Kingman ​ 217.105 349.397 170th Avenue – Cunningham Interchange
​ 230.329 370.679 K-11 north – Hutchinson Former K-14 north
Kingman 234.554 377.478 K-14 south (North Main Street) – Anthony, Business District, Airport Western end of K-14 overlap
​ 238.301 383.508 40th Avenue Interchange; western end of freeway
​ 239.009 384.648 70th Avenue
​ 244.713 393.827 K-14 north (100th Avenue) – Hutchinson, Murdock Eastern end of K-14 overlap; former K-17
​ 249.778 401.979 Mt. Vernon
Sedgwick ​ 252.769 406.792 K-251 (391st Street West)
​ 253.769 408.402 383rd Street West
​ 255.819 411.701 343rd Street West
​ 258.820 416.530 Garden Plain Interchange; eastern end of freeway; former K-163
Wichita 270.840 435.875 Maize Road Interchange; western end of freeway
271.840 437.484 Tyler Road
272.829 439.076 Ridge Road – Eisenhower National Airport
273.838 440.700 Dugan Road No direct eastbound exit (signed at Ridge Road)
274.303 441.448 I-235 I-235 exit 7
274.840 442.312 West Street
Edwards Street / Meridian Avenue Access to Southwest Boulevard (former K-42)
Seneca Street / Sycamore Street
253.789 408.434 Central Business District
278.459 448.136 Washington Avenue
279.205 449.337 I-135 / US-81 / K-15 – Salina, Oklahoma City I-135 exits 5B-6A
Grove Street Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Hillside Street
Oliver Avenue / Edgemoor Street
Woodlawn Boulevard Westbound access via Towne East Drive/Armour Drive
Towne East Drive / Armour Drive
285.943 460.181 Rock Road Eastbound access via Towne East Drive/Armour Drive
I-35 / Kansas Turnpike – Oklahoma City, Kansas City I-35/Kansas Tpke. exit 50
286.017 460.300 Webb Road Under construction
Greenwich Road Under construction
Zelta Road / 127th Street East Under construction
​ 286.172 460.549 K-96 west to I-35 / Kansas Turnpike – Hutchinson Interchange; future eastern end of freeway
Butler Augusta 297.431 478.669 US-77 south (Walnut Street) – Douglass, Winfield Western end of US-77 overlap
​ 302.952 487.554 Haverhill, Smileyberg Interchange
​ 305.143 491.080 US-54 east / US-77 north – El Dorado Partial interchange; westbound access via connector road; eastern end of US-54/US-77 overlap
Greenwood ​ 338.268 544.390 K-99 south – Howard Western end of K-99 overlap
​ 339.315 546.075 K-99 north – Emporia Eastern end of K-99 overlap
Wilson ​ 358.104 576.313 K-39 east – Chanute, Toronto Lake, Cross Timbers State Park
Fredonia 366.496 589.818 K-47 – Altoona, Fredonia Roundabout
​ 377.295 607.197 US-75 north – Neodesha Interchange; western end of US-75 overlap
Montgomery ​ 381.326 613.685 US-75 south – Independence Interchange; eastern end of US-75 overlap
​ 390.527 628.492 US-169 – Chanute, Coffeyville Interchange
Labette Parsons 406.061 653.492 US-59 – Parsons, Erie Interchange
Cherokee–Crawford
county line		 ​ 420.172 676.201 K-126 east – McCune
Cherokee 430.148 692.256 K-7 – Girard, Columbus
​ 437.128 703.489 US-69 north / US-160 / K-171 east – Joplin, Pittsburg Western end of US-69/US-160 overlap
Cherokee ​ 439.095 706.655 K-103 west – Weir
​ 448.223 721.345
US-69 Alt. begins / US-69 south / US-160 – Columbus		 Eastern end of US-69/US-160 overlap; western end of US-69 Alt. overlap; former K-96
​ 455.507 733.067 K-66 east / Beasley Road – Galena Roundabout
​ 457.274 735.911
US-69 Alt. south – Baxter Springs		 Eastern end of US-69 Alt. overlap
​ 460.350 740.862 US-166 west – Baxter Springs Western end of US-166 overlap
​ 462.251 743.921 K-26 north – Galena
  465.556
0.000		 749.240
0.000		 Kansas–Missouri line
Missouri Newton ​ 0.936 1.506 US 166 ends / I-44 – Springfield, Tulsa Eastern terminus; I-44 exit 1; eastern end of US 166 overlap; eastbound access to S. Outer Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  • Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
  • Sanderson, Dale End of U.S. Highway 400 (with maps of US 400 and related routes)


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