US Highway 73

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US Highway 73 road sign

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Map of US Highway 73
Basic data
Overall length:  112 mi / 180 km
Opening:  1926
States: Kansas
Nebraska
Starting point:  I-70 street sign I-70 at Bonner Springs
End point:  US 75.svg US 75 at Dawson
Important cities:  Kansas City
Leavenworth
Atchison
Falls City

The US Highway 73 (short US 73 ) is a United States highway in the United States . It begins in the state of Kansas on Interstate 70 near Bonner Springs and ends after 180 kilometers on US Highway 75 near Dawson in the state of Nebraska .

course

Kansas

From Interstate 70 near Bonner Springs west of Kansas City , US Highway 73 runs north and meets US Highways 24 and 40 after about two kilometers . From the town of Leavenworth , the road runs northwest parallel to the Missouri River . In the center of Atchison , the US 73 uses the route of the US Highway 59 for about two kilometers and leaves the city in a westerly direction. From Horton it runs together with US Highway 159 north. The route meets south of Hiawatha on the US Highway 36 and reaches north of the reserve , the border with Nebraska.

Nebraska

Already in Falls City , the first city through which US Highway 73 runs in Nebraska, it separates from US Highway 159. US 73 leaves Falls City in a northerly direction and passes the Brenner Field Airport . From the junction of the Dustless Highway , the highway heads west and then crosses the village of Verdon before ending after 180 kilometers on US Highway 75 north of Dawson.

Web links

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