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At the west side of Lawrence, the route is joined by K-10 and travels south and east to the junction with US 59 and then runs north with US 59 to cross the Kansas River. It follows North 2nd and North 3rd Streets, crosses back under I-70, leaves US 59, and merges with US 24 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] before leaving town.
U.S. Highway 24 (US-24) in the state of Kansas runs east–west across the northern half of the state for 435.95 miles (701.59 km). The route mostly connects rural communities across the High Plains of Kansas, while also later providing an Interstate alternate between Topeka, Lawrence, and Kansas City.
K-10 originally extended west of Lawrence to Herington, via Alta Vista, Alma, and Topeka.In 1956 the portion between Topeka and K-99 near Alma was designated as US-40 in preparation for upgrading this stretch to Interstate standards (for I-70).
Harvesters, the Community Food Network, will relocate the headquarters for its northeast Kansas operations from downtown Topeka to Lawrence. Harvesters will relocate Topeka operations to Lawrence ...
It is the origin of I-335 which is a portion of the Kansas Turnpike running from Topeka to Emporia, Kansas. Topeka is also on U.S. Highway 24 (about 50 miles [80 km] east of Manhattan, Kansas) and U.S. Highway 40 (about 30 miles [48 km] west of Lawrence, Kansas). US 40 is coincident with I-70 west from Topeka.
Lawrence is located approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Topeka, and 35 mi (56 km) west of Kansas City, Kansas. Though Lawrence has a designated elevation of 866 feet (264 m), [ 4 ] the highest elevation is Mount Oread on the University of Kansas campus with an elevation of 1,020 feet (310 m).
Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad: Southern Kansas Railway: ATSF: 1883 1899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway: Southern Kansas and Panhandle Railroad: ATSF: 1886 1890 Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad: Southern Kansas and Western Railroad: ATSF: 1879 1880 Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad: Southwestern Mineral ...
At this point, the highway turns north and crosses the Kansas River into the district of North Lawrence, where the road forms parts of North 2nd Street and North 3rd Street. US-40/US-59 has an interchange with the Kansas Turnpike, signed as Interstate 70, at the Turnpike's East Lawrence plaza. After this, US-40/US-59 exits the Lawrence city limits.