U.S. Route 81 Business (Kansas)

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Length:	8 mi (12.9 km)
North end:	I-135/US-81/K-4 north of Lindsborg
South end:	I-135/US-81 southeast of Lindsborg
Counties:	McPherson, Saline
Major cities:	Lindsborg

Length:	6 mi (9.7 km)
North end:	I-135/US-81/US-56 east of McPherson
South end:	I-135/US-81/K-61 south and east of McPherson
Counties:	McPherson
Major cities:	McPherson

There are two Business US-81s marked in Kansas.

The first is in Lindsborg. It begins at the intersection of Interstate 135, US-81, and K-4 north of Lindsborg on an older routing of US-81. It shares a four-mile concurrency with K-4, which turns to the west in south Lindsborg. Business 81 then goes for another mile south before turning east on Smoky Valley Road, ending three miles later at I-135 and US-81.

The second is in McPherson. It begins at the intersection of I-135, US-81, and US-56 east of McPherson. It goes west on Kansas Ave. for about two miles in a concurrency with US-56 and turns south on Main Street for two miles, passing Central Christian College and National Cooperative Refinery Association. At K-61, it exits east in a two-mile concurrency with K-61 before ending at I-135 and US-81 southeast of McPherson.

[edit] History

Both first appeared on the Kansas Department of Transportation Map in 1970 when Interstate 35W (now I-135) was completed between McPherson and Salina.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map [map], 1970 edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.

Kansas Highways Routelog[1]
Kansas Department of Transportation. Official State Transportation Map [map], 1970 edition. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.