U.S. Route 400
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U.S. Route 400 is a mostly east–west U.S. Highway
, commissioned in 1994. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO
numbering scheme, as there is no US 0 or US 100.
, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Joplin
, Missouri
at an intersection with Interstate 44
, which it shares with U.S. Route 166
. It originally ended in Garden City
, Kansas
; in 1996 it was extended to its current western terminus in Granada
, Colorado
at an intersection with U.S. Route 385.
with US 50 through Holly
east to the Kansas border.
. They run concurrently through Garden City
, where it intersects US-83 and separate at Dodge City
, which is where it intersects US-56 and US-283. It continues southeast from Dodge City and first intersects US-54 at Mullinville
.
US-400 and US-54 begin a long concurrency at Mullinville which passes through Greensburg
, Pratt
, and Kingman
before entering Wichita
. While in Wichita, US-400 and US-54 intersect Interstate 235
and the concurrency of 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 enter into another concurrency with US-77, and US-400 breaks from this concurrency at Haverhill.
US-400 continues east through several small towns before turning southeast to go through the Fredonia
area and intersecting US-75 at Neodesha
. After a brief concurrency with US-75, it turns east, intersecting US-59 near Parsons
before intersecting US-69 south of Pittsburg
. It then turns south with US-69 and at Crestline
, follows US-69A south to Riverton
. US-400 then turns east with US-166 at Baxter Springs
, and the two highways run concurrently eastward into Missouri.
about one mile (1.6 km) east of the Kansas-Missouri
state line, three miles (5 km) west of Joplin
.
which currently runs from Washington, DC to northern Virginia
. A call had been made to extend this interstate to California
, but extension west of Wichita
, Kansas
has been postponed due to lack of enthusiasm from the states traversed, expense, and the lack of infrastructure along that path. U.S. 400 was supposed to be a temporary route until I-66 is built. The eastern terminus of U.S. 400 at I-44 near Joplin, Missouri is where I-66 would leave its proposed concurrent section
with that interstate to enter Kansas. It will be many years before such an interstate will be built, if at all.
to Mullinville, Kansas
was U.S. Route 154 from 1926 to 1982. It later became K-154 before becoming part of U.S. 400.
United States Numbered Highways
The system of United States Numbered Highways is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid...
, commissioned in 1994. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines which are used in highway design and construction throughout the United States...
numbering scheme, as there is no US 0 or US 100.
, the highway's eastern terminus is west of Joplin
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
at an intersection with Interstate 44
Interstate 44
Interstate 44 is a major highway in the central United States. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, Texas at a concurrency with US 277, US 281 and US 287; its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line on the Poplar Street Bridge over the Mississippi River in St...
, which it shares with U.S. Route 166
U.S. Route 166
U.S. Route 166 is an east–west United States highway. This route and US-266 are the only two remaining spurs of historic U.S. Highway 66, since US-666 was renumbered in 2003....
. It originally ended in Garden City
Garden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
; in 1996 it was extended to its current western terminus in Granada
Granada, Colorado
Granada is a Statutory Town in Prowers County, Colorado, United States. The population was 640 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Granada is located at ....
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
at an intersection with U.S. Route 385.
Colorado
US 400 begins in Granada at an intersection with US 385. It then runs concurrentlyConcurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with US 50 through Holly
Holly, Colorado
Holly is an historic Statutory Town in Prowers County in southeastern Colorado, United States, near the Kansas border. Located four miles from the Kansas border at an elevation of , Holly is the least elevated town in Colorado...
east to the Kansas border.
Kansas
US-400 and US-50 enter Kansas west of CoolidgeCoolidge, Kansas
Coolidge is a city in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 95.-History:The city of Coolidge was named after Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, the former president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway....
. They run concurrently through Garden City
Garden City, Kansas
Garden City is a city in and the county seat of Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,658. The city is home to Garden City Community College and the Lee Richardson Zoo, the largest zoological park in western Kansas.-History:In February 1878, James...
, where it intersects US-83 and separate at Dodge City
Dodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...
, which is where it intersects US-56 and US-283. It continues southeast from Dodge City and first intersects US-54 at Mullinville
Mullinville, Kansas
Mullinville is a city in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 255.-Geography:Mullinville is located at...
.
US-400 and US-54 begin a long concurrency at Mullinville which passes through Greensburg
Greensburg, Kansas
Greensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 777. Greensburg is also home to the world's largest hand-dug well....
, Pratt
Pratt, Kansas
Pratt is a city in and the county seat of Pratt County in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,835. Pratt is home to Pratt Community College.-19th century:Pratt was founded in 1884 and named after Caleb S...
, and Kingman
Kingman, Kansas
Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,177.-Geography:Kingman is located at...
before entering Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
. While in Wichita, US-400 and US-54 intersect Interstate 235
Interstate 235 (Kansas)
Interstate 235 in Kansas is a 16.52 mile-long north–south bypass spur route of Interstate 35 that travels through the western part of Wichita. Its northern terminus is at an interchange with K-96 and Interstate 135/U.S. Route 81 north of the city, where the freeway continues east as K-254...
and the concurrency of US-81 and Interstate 135. K-96
K-96 (Kansas highway)
K-96 is a state highway in central and southern Kansas. Its western terminus is at the Colorado state line east of Towner, Colorado, where it continues as Colorado State Highway 96; its eastern terminus since 1999 is at U.S. Route 54/U.S. Route 400 east of Wichita.The eastern terminus was once at...
provides a short freeway connection to Interstate 35, which is also the Kansas Turnpike
Kansas Turnpike
The Kansas Turnpike is a freeway-standard toll road that lies entirely within the U.S. state of Kansas. It runs in a general southwest-northeast direction from the Oklahoma border, and passes through several major Kansas cities, including Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence and Kansas City...
. At Augusta
Augusta, Kansas
Augusta is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,274.-19th century:The confluence of the Whitewater River and the Walnut River was originally inhabited by Native Americans , who found the land ideal for hunting and fishing. In 1868 C. N...
, US-400 and US-54 enter into another concurrency with US-77, and US-400 breaks from this concurrency at Haverhill.
US-400 continues east through several small towns before turning southeast to go through the Fredonia
Fredonia, Kansas
Fredonia is a city in and the county seat of Wilson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,482.-History:...
area and intersecting US-75 at Neodesha
Neodesha, Kansas
Neodesha is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,486. The name is derived from the Osage Indian word, Ni-o-sho-de, and is translated as The-Water-Is-Smoky-With-Mud.-19th century:...
. After a brief concurrency with US-75, it turns east, intersecting US-59 near Parsons
Parsons, Kansas
Parsons is a city in the northern part of Labette County, located in Southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,500...
before intersecting US-69 south of Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
. It then turns south with US-69 and at Crestline
Crestline, Kansas
Crestline is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. Crestline is located on U.S. Route 400 east of Columbus. Crestline has a post office with ZIP code 66728....
, follows US-69A south to Riverton
Riverton, Kansas
Riverton is a small unincorporated community at the junction of K-66 and U.S. Route 69 Alternate and U.S. Route 400 in Cherokee County, Kansas, United States. It is located near the Spring River and has a population of 600. It is one of only three towns in Kansas on U.S...
. US-400 then turns east with US-166 at Baxter Springs
Baxter Springs, Kansas
Baxter Springs is a town situated along the Spring River in the extreme southeastern part of Cherokee County, located in southeast Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,238...
, and the two highways run concurrently eastward into Missouri.
Missouri
US 400, along with US 166, terminates at I-44Interstate 44
Interstate 44 is a major highway in the central United States. Its western terminus is in Wichita Falls, Texas at a concurrency with US 277, US 281 and US 287; its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line on the Poplar Street Bridge over the Mississippi River in St...
about one mile (1.6 km) east of the Kansas-Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
state line, three miles (5 km) west of Joplin
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
.
History
Interstate 66's Possible Extension
U.S. Route 400 was created to run down a corridor for a possible extension of Interstate 66Interstate 66
Interstate 66 is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. As indicated by its even route number, it runs in an east–west direction. Its western terminus is at Middletown, Virginia, at an intersection with Interstate 81; its eastern terminus is in Washington, D.C., at an...
which currently runs from Washington, DC to northern Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. A call had been made to extend this interstate to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, but extension west of Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
has been postponed due to lack of enthusiasm from the states traversed, expense, and the lack of infrastructure along that path. U.S. 400 was supposed to be a temporary route until I-66 is built. The eastern terminus of U.S. 400 at I-44 near Joplin, Missouri is where I-66 would leave its proposed concurrent section
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with that interstate to enter Kansas. It will be many years before such an interstate will be built, if at all.
U.S. Route 154
A section of U.S. 400 that ran from Dodge CityDodge City, Kansas
Dodge City is a city in, and the county seat of, Ford County, Kansas, United States. Named after nearby Fort Dodge, the city is famous in American culture for its history as a wild frontier town of the Old West. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,340.-History:The first settlement of...
to Mullinville, Kansas
Mullinville, Kansas
Mullinville is a city in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 255.-Geography:Mullinville is located at...
was U.S. Route 154 from 1926 to 1982. It later became K-154 before becoming part of U.S. 400.