Turner Diagonal
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The Turner Diagonal is a short freeway in Kansas City, Kansas
. It runs from Kansas Avenue northwest to State Avenue. It does not have a single numbered designation, though the entire route was formerly signed as US 40
west of I-70, K-132 east of I-70 and is currently signed as K-32
from Kansas Avenue to its first interchange.
It is named "Turner Diagonal" because it runs diagonally and because it runs into and out of the Turner neighborhood
in Kansas City. It provides a convenient shortcut to I-635
, bypassing the stoplights on State Avenue and Parallel Parkway. The speed limit is 55 mi/h for the entire length of the freeway. The freeway was formerly known as K-132.
and Argentine
neighborhoods. Its western terminus was originally at K-32
, but was extended to terminate at I-70 in the late 1970s when the U.S. Route 40 alignment shifted to overlap I-70 after leaving the Turner Diagonal. Its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 69 (18th Street Expressway
) in industrial Kansas City, KS.
It was turned back to the city of Kansas City in 1993, since all of the highway lay within the city limits. It was resigned as a realignment of K-32
east of Kaw Drive to US-69, while the controlled access portion west of Kaw Drive to I-70 remains unsigned. The state still maintains the roadway by repainting/replacing old exit signs; it has not maintained nor resurfaced this old segment of K-132 since 1993.
It is now simply known as "Turner Diagonal". The 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) portion of this expressway from I-70 west to US-24 is signed as US-40. US-40 leaves its concurrency with US-24, heading east on the Turner Diagonal before overlapping I-70.
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
. It runs from Kansas Avenue northwest to State Avenue. It does not have a single numbered designation, though the entire route was formerly signed as US 40
U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, U.S. 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey...
west of I-70, K-132 east of I-70 and is currently signed as K-32
K-32 (Kansas highway)
K-32 is an approximately state highway that runs from Lawrence to Kansas City in the U.S. state of Kansas, generally paralleling the course of the Kansas River. Its western terminus is just outside of Lawrence at US-24/US-40...
from Kansas Avenue to its first interchange.
It is named "Turner Diagonal" because it runs diagonally and because it runs into and out of the Turner neighborhood
Turner, Kansas
Turner is a community in the southwestern corner of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. It is the youngest community in the County.-History:...
in Kansas City. It provides a convenient shortcut to I-635
Interstate 635 (Kansas-Missouri)
Interstate 635 is a connector highway between Interstate 35 in Overland Park, Kansas and Interstate 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 12 miles long. It is mostly in the U.S. state of Kansas, servicing the city of Kansas City, Kansas, but extends into Kansas City, Missouri as well...
, bypassing the stoplights on State Avenue and Parallel Parkway. The speed limit is 55 mi/h for the entire length of the freeway. The freeway was formerly known as K-132.
K-132
K-132 was a highway commissioned in the 1960s to connect Kansas City, KS to its TurnerTurner, Kansas
Turner is a community in the southwestern corner of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. It is the youngest community in the County.-History:...
and Argentine
Argentine, Kansas
Argentine is a community of Kansas City, Kansas, located in the southern part of Wyandotte County. It is bordered on the west by the Turner community, on the east by the Rosedale community, on the south by Johnson County, and on the north by Armourdale community and by the Kansas River. Argentine...
neighborhoods. Its western terminus was originally at K-32
K-32 (Kansas highway)
K-32 is an approximately state highway that runs from Lawrence to Kansas City in the U.S. state of Kansas, generally paralleling the course of the Kansas River. Its western terminus is just outside of Lawrence at US-24/US-40...
, but was extended to terminate at I-70 in the late 1970s when the U.S. Route 40 alignment shifted to overlap I-70 after leaving the Turner Diagonal. Its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 69 (18th Street Expressway
18th Street Expressway
The 18th Street Expressway is a freeway in Kansas City, Kansas that runs from Interstate 35 north to Interstate 70/U.S. Route 40. It carries the U.S...
) in industrial Kansas City, KS.
It was turned back to the city of Kansas City in 1993, since all of the highway lay within the city limits. It was resigned as a realignment of K-32
K-32 (Kansas highway)
K-32 is an approximately state highway that runs from Lawrence to Kansas City in the U.S. state of Kansas, generally paralleling the course of the Kansas River. Its western terminus is just outside of Lawrence at US-24/US-40...
east of Kaw Drive to US-69, while the controlled access portion west of Kaw Drive to I-70 remains unsigned. The state still maintains the roadway by repainting/replacing old exit signs; it has not maintained nor resurfaced this old segment of K-132 since 1993.
It is now simply known as "Turner Diagonal". The 0.25 mile (0.402335 km) portion of this expressway from I-70 west to US-24 is signed as US-40. US-40 leaves its concurrency with US-24, heading east on the Turner Diagonal before overlapping I-70.
Cities traversed
- Kansas City, KansasKansas City, KansasKansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
- Turner, KansasTurner, KansasTurner is a community in the southwestern corner of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. It is the youngest community in the County.-History:...
- Turner, Kansas
Exit list
| Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes |
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| Turner Diagonal becomes College Pkwy. | |||
| Turner Turner, Kansas Turner is a community in the southwestern corner of Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States. It is the youngest community in the County.-History:... |
0.0 | State Avenue | Western terminus |
| 0.6 | - St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
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| 0.7 | |||
| 1.1 | Riverview Ave. | ||
| 1.6 | 65th St. | ||
| 2.1 | K-32 joins eastbound and splits westbound | ||
| 2.5 | 59th St. Ln. |  At-grade intersection |
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| 3.0 | 55th St. | At-grade intersection |
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