U.S. Route 54, I-235 to KS-163

 

Location: US-54 and I-235, Wichita

Reassurance shield omitting US-400 after the I-235 interchange

Location: US-54 and Dugan Rd, Wichita

Overhead sign omitting US-54 at the Dugan Rd interchange. Note the sudden appearance of suffixes

Location: US-54 and Ridge Rd, Wichita

Reassurance shield at the Mid-Continent exit. Wichita is the Mid-Continent Airport, although KCI (KC Int’l) uses the code MCI because it was initially referred to as MCI, creating a slightly confusing situation

Location: US-54 and Tyler Rd, Wichita

Reassurance shield at the Tyler Rd interchange

Location: US-54 and Tyler Rd, Wichita

Reassurance shield after the Tyler Rd interchange as we hit the outer fringes of Wichita

Location: US-54 and Maize Rd, Wichita

Reassurance shield at the Maize Rd interchange. 54/400 will narrow to four lanes and turn into an expressway

Location: US-54 and Maize Rd, Wichita

Reassurance shield after the Maize Rd interchange as we’re about to approach a stoplight

Location: US-54 and 119th St, Sedgwick Cty

Reassurance shield after the 119th St light as we finally head out of Wichita

Location: US-54 and 183rd St, Sedgwick Cty

Reassurance shield as we make our way out of Wichita metro

Location: US-54 and 199th St, Sedgwick Cty

Reassurance shield after the 199th St intersection

Location: US-54 and 231st St, Sedgwick Cty

Another reassurance shield after the 231st St junction

Location: US-54 and 263rd St, Sedgwick Cty

Another reassurance shield after the 263rd St intersection. US-54 turns back into a freeway for about 20 miles and the speed limit increases to 70, the highest possible in Kansas

Location: US-54 and K-163, Sedgwick Cty

Exit for K-163, a quick spur down to the town of Garden Plain

W to KS-251, E to I-135/US-81/KS-15

 W to KS-251E to I-135/US-81/KS-15

S to Garden Plain

 S to I-135/US-81, N to KS-96