U.S. Route 73, US-59 to KS-9

 

Location: Service Rd and Woodlawn Ave, Atchison

Immediately after splitting from US-59, 73 will turn left to head out of town

Location: Service Rd and Woodlawn Ave, Atchison

Turn left to follow US-73 North out of town, turn right to follow Woodlawn Ave back to K-7 downtown

Location: US-73 and Service Rd, Atchison Cty

Reassurance shield after the turn as we head out of Atchison

Location: US-73 and Service Rd, Atchison Cty

US-73 is designated the Amelia Earhart Memorial Hwy in Atchison County, as Atchison is the hometown of Ms. Earhart

Location: US-73 and Neosho Rd, Atchison Cty

Reassurance shield as we make our way west. 73 heads due west to Lancaster, then northwest but mostly west to Horton, then due north to Nebraska

Location: US-73 and Lincoln Rd, Atchison Cty

Reassurance shield as we pass a development- this is actually a pretty populated area

Location: US-73 and K-9, Atchison Cty

Junction K-9 coming up, but stay straight for US-73

Location: US-73 and K-9, Atchison Cty

Follow 73 North to Hiawatha and K-9 west towards Effingham. K-9 is a fairly long route, extending all the way to Dredsen in Decatur County, but it takes a really circuitous route

Location: US-73 and K-9, Atchison Cty

Turn right to follow a local road into Lancaster, which is right off the highway

Location: US-73 and K-9, Atchison Cty

Straight for 73 North towards Hiawatha, left for K-9 west towards Effingham

N to KS-20, S to US-59/KS-7

W to US-159

S to KS-116, N to US-73/KS-7