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Byway: Kansas - Frontier Military Scenic Byway

Byway Description: This byway approximates the old military trail used by the Army to transport troops and supplies between the frontier forts.


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Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Altitude: 840 feet
On United States Highway #73/State Highway #92/7, near Fort Leavenworth, at City of Leavenworth, Kansas, starts Frontier Military Scenic Byway its journey on/along old military trails the Army used to transport troops and supplies between frontier forts during the frontier days.
1.7
(281.3)
1.1
(174.8)
The Carnegie Arts Center of Leavenworth, Kansas
Altitude: 823 feet
The Carnegie Arts Center of Leavenworth, Kansas is a private, non-profit, self-supporting organization. Located here in Leavenworth, Kansas. This was the first Carnegie Library in Kansas and is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
4.4
(278.6)
2.7
(173.1)
Limit Street
Altitude: 820 feet
Limit Street, Buffalo Bill Park, Leavenworth Plaza, Veterans Administration Park,
5.4
(277.6)
3.4
(172.5)
St. Marys College Convent Road
Altitude: 843 feet
St. Marys College Convent Road, Saint Marys College Pond,
6.2
(276.8)
3.9
(172.0)
Junction
Altitude: 869 feet
Junction State Highway #5, At this location, the Byway takes a detour from United States Highway #73
9.4
(273.6)
5.8
(170.0)
Kansas State Penitentiary
Altitude: 804 feet
Kansas State Penitentiary, Lansing, Kansas, is a city situated along the Missouri River in Leavenworth County, Kansas, The Lansing Correctional Facility (formerly the Kansas State Penitentiary), which includes the state's main maximum-security prison, is located in Lansing.
20.9
(262.1)
13.0
(162.9)
Lakeside Speedway
Altitude: 758 feet
Lakeside Speedway, Community of Walcott, Kansas,
22.3
(260.7)
13.9
(162.0)
Junction
Altitude: 814 feet
Junction Interstate Highway #435, State Route #5 travels along the shores of Wyandotte County Lake at Wyondotte County Park, near Missouri River in Kansas
27.1
(255.9)
16.8
(159.0)
Junction
Altitude: 968 feet
Junction Leavenworth Road, Woodlands Race Track,
28.8
(254.2)
17.9
(158.0)
Junction
Altitude: 1001 feet
Junction Parallel Parkway, CommunityAmerica Ballpark, is a minor league baseball stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Painted Hills Golf Course,
30.2
(252.8)
18.8
(157.1)
Intersection
Altitude: 978 feet
Intersection United States Highway #40/24/73, Kansas Speedway, Sandstone Amphitheater (Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone), is an open-air entertainment venue at Kansas City, Kansas. Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Indian Springs Marketplace,
31.3
(251.7)
19.4
(156.4)
Intersection
Altitude: 909 feet
Intersection Interstate Highway #70, Kansas City, Kansas
36.6
(246.4)
22.7
(153.1)
Kaw Drive
Altitude: 774 feet
Kaw Drive /State Highway #32, Edwardsville, Kansas, a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The city is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri. The city is within close proximity the Kansas Speedway which hosts a number of races every year including Nascar and Indy series racers. Bonner Springs, Kansas
41.4
(241.6)
25.7
(150.1)
Holiday Drive
Altitude: 801 feet
Holiday Drive, Lake Quivira, a lake located in Lake Quivira, Kansas, a city in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas. Turner, Kansas, a community in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Mill Creek Streamway Park,
43.9
(239.1)
27.3
(148.6)
Johnson Drive
Altitude: 955 feet
Johnson Drive, Mid America Sports Complex, Merriam Town Center, Mission, Kansas, a city in Johnson County, Kansas
45.1
(237.9)
28.0
(147.8)
Junction
Altitude: 984 feet
Junction Shawnee Mission Parkway, Shawnee, Kansas, Merriam, Kansas, Countryside, Kansas,
54.9
(228.1)
34.1
(141.7)
Intersection
Altitude: 1050 feet
Intersection Interstate Highway #35/United States Highway #50/169, The Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site, (Mahaffie farmstead),is located in Olathe, Kansas. The house has now been converted into a museum and gift shop. The Great Mall of the Great Plains.
60.4
(222.6)
37.5
(138.3)
Junction
Altitude: 942 feet
Junction United States Highway #69, Overland Park, Kansas, a city in Wyandotte County, Kansas
64.3
(218.7)
40.0
(135.9)
W 119th Street
Altitude: 981 feet
W 119th Street, City of Leawood, Kansas, Minor Park Golf Course, Blue River Parkway,
71.8
(211.2)
44.6
(131.2)
W 151st Street
Altitude: 1020 feet
W 151st Street, Johnson County Executive Airport, Iron Horse Golf Course, Kansas City, Kansas
81.5
(201.5)
50.6
(125.2)
W 199th Street
Altitude: 1053 feet
W 199th Street, Community of Aubry, Kansas, Community of Stilwell, Kansas, On the west lies Community of Ocheltree, Kansas.
84.7
(198.3)
52.6
(123.2)
W 215th Street
Altitude: 1086 feet
W 215th Street, Spring Hill, Kansas, is a city in Johnson and Miami counties in Kansas, lie west of this location.
86.3
(196.7)
53.6
(122.2)
W 223rd Street
Altitude: 1076 feet
W 223rd Street, Community of Bucyrus, Kansas,
98.1
(184.9)
61.0
(114.9)
Intersection
Altitude: 1070 feet
Intersection State Route #68/W Amity Street, Community of Louisburg, Kansas, Louisburg Lake,
109.5
(173.5)
68.0
(107.8)
W 335th Street
Altitude: 1024 feet
W 335th Street, Middle Creek, a lake located just off the Byway
114.4
(168.6)
71.1
(104.8)
W 359th Street
Altitude: 1040 feet
W 359th Street, Drexel, Missouri, a community located close to the Kansas/Missouri border in Missouri east of this location on United States Highway #69
122.5
(160.5)
76.1
(99.7)
W 399th Street
Altitude: 984 feet
W 399th Street, Jingo Road, Community of Jingo, Kansas, Linn Valley, Kansas, a city in Linn County, Kansas, Community of Merwin, Missouri
129.0
(154.0)
80.2
(95.7)
KS Highway 152
Altitude: 860 feet
KS Highway 152/ E2200 Road, La Cygne, Kansas, is a city situated along the Marais des Cygnes River in Linn County, located in Kansas, La Cygne Lake, a lake located here on the east of the Frontier Military Scenic Byway
137.2
(145.8)
85.3
(90.6)
E 1700 Road
Altitude: 791 feet
E 1700 Road, Marais des Cygnes Lake, Community of Boicourt, Kansas,
140.0
(143.0)
87.0
(88.9)
Trading Post, Kansas
Altitude: 810 feet
Trading Post, Kansas, is a community in Linn County, Kansas, which is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied locations in the state. The Battle of Marais des Cygnes was fought here during the American Civil War.
146.3
(136.7)
90.9
(84.9)
E 1200 Road
Altitude: 840 feet
E 1200 Road, Pleasanton City Lake,
148.1
(134.9)
92.0
(83.8)
Pleasanton, Kansas
Altitude: 850 feet
E 1100 Road, Pleasanton, Kansas a community located in Linn County, Kansas, along United States Highway #69.
152.4
(130.6)
94.7
(81.2)
KS Highway 52
Altitude: 850 feet
Kansas Highway #52, Mound City, Kansas, a city located in Linn County, Kansas,
161.3
(121.7)
100.2
(75.6)
Kansas Highway #239
Altitude: 846 feet
Kansas Highway #239, E300 Road, Prescott, Kansas, a community in Linn County, Kansas, Community of Mantey, Kansas
167.9
(115.1)
104.3
(71.5)
Xavier Street
Altitude: 797 feet
Xavier Street, State Route #31, Community of Fulton, Kansas,
176.0
(107.0)
109.4
(66.5)
Hammond, Kansas
Altitude: 915 feet
Soldier Road, community of Hammond, Kansas
185.1
(97.9)
115.0
(60.8)
Junction
Altitude: 778 feet
Junction United States Highway #54/State Highway #7, Bronson, Kansas, Bronson Reservoir
186.5
(96.5)
115.9
(60.0)
Fort Scott National Historic Site
Altitude: 791 feet
Fort Scott National Historic Site, Kansas, protects 20 historic structures, a parade ground, and five acres of restored tallgrass prairie in Bourbon County, Kansas, inside the city of Fort Scott. This site bears witness to this era when the United States was forged from a young divided republic into a united and powerful transcontinental nation. Fort Scott, Kansas, is a city in Bourbon County, Kansas, on the Marmaton River. In addition to the restored Civil War-era fort, trolley tours of the historical part of Fort Scott are offered, showing visitors historic buildings and other attractions throughout Fort Scott.
194.9
(88.1)
121.1
(54.7)
Junction
Altitude: 951 feet
Junction State Highway #7/39, Hiattville, Kansas, a community in Linn County, Kansas
199.0
(84.0)
123.7
(52.2)
Eagle Road
Altitude: 912 feet
Eagle Road, Community of Garland, Kansas,
208.7
(74.3)
129.7
(46.2)
E710th Avenue
Altitude: 912 feet
E710th Avenue, Community of Arcadia, Kansas
213.6
(69.4)
132.7
(43.1)
E680th Avenue
Altitude: 965 feet
E680th Avenue, Englevale, Kansas, is a small community in Lincoln Township, Crawford County, Kansas, Community of Gross, Kansas lie on the east of this location
218.4
(64.6)
135.7
(40.1)
E 650th Avenue
Altitude: 997 feet
E 650th Avenue, Community of Croweburg, Kansas and Community of Mulberry, Kansas, lie east of the Frontier Military Scenic Byway along the Kansas/Missouri Border. Burgess, Missouri, is a village in Barton County, Missouri,
220.1
(62.9)
136.8
(39.1)
Arma, Kansas
Altitude: 994 feet
Arma, Kansas, a city in Crawford County, Kansas lie just off State Highway #69, part of the byway Frontier Military Scenic Byway.
222.0
(61.0)
138.0
(37.9)
Franklin, Kansas
Altitude: 984 feet
Broadway Street, Community of Franklin, Kansas,
223.6
(59.4)
138.9
(36.9)
E 620th Avenue
Altitude: 961 feet
E 620th Avenue, E 47 Highway, Community of Foxtown, Kansas, Community of Curranville, Kansas, Community of Ringo, Kansas, Girard, Kansas, a city in Crawford Township, Crawford County, Kansas,
230.1
(52.9)
143.0
(32.9)
W McKay Street
Altitude: 935 feet
W McKay Street, Community of Frontenac, Kansas,
231.9
(51.1)
144.1
(31.8)
Airport Road
Altitude: 932 feet
W Atkinson Road, Airport Road, Atkinson Municipal Airport, Community of Beulah, Kansas lie on the west.
235.4
(47.6)
146.3
(29.6)
Intersection
Altitude: 902 feet
Intersection State Highway #126, Pittsburgh, Kansas, a city in Crawford County, Kansas.
239.6
(43.4)
148.9
(27.0)
E 530th Avenue
Altitude: 889 feet
E 530th Avenue, Chicopee, Kansas, Crestwood Country Club,
244.1
(38.9)
151.7
(24.2)
E 500th Avenue
Altitude: 906 feet
E 500th Avenue, United States Highway #400, On the east, close to the Kansas/Missouri Stateline, lies Opolis, Kansas, a small city in Crawford County, Kansas. On the West, located Cherokee, Kansas, a city in Crawford County, Kansas.
247.3
(35.7)
153.7
(22.2)
State Route #103/NE Weir Road
Altitude: 869 feet
State Route #103/NE Weir Road, Weir, Kansas, a city in Cherokee County, Kansas,
250.5
(32.5)
155.7
(20.2)
NE Scammon Road
Altitude: 892 feet
NE Scammon Road, Scammon, Kansas,a city in Cherokee County, Kansas, Community of Asbury, Missouri is located east of this location
262.0
(21.0)
162.8
(13.0)
Junction
Altitude: 863 feet
Junction State Highway #160, United States Highway #69, Columbus, Kansas, Community of Crestline, Kansas is located south of here on the Frontier Military Scenic Byway
273.8
(9.2)
170.1
(5.7)
Historic Route #66
Altitude: 833 feet
Historic Route #66/State Route #66, Riverton, Kansas, a community in Cherokee County, Kansas, located at the junction of K-66 and U.S. Route 69 Alternate and U.S. Route 400 in Cherokee County, Kansas, Spring River, Galena, Kansas,
280.1
(2.9)
174.1
(1.8)
Intersection
Altitude: 840 feet
Intersection United States Highway #166, Baxter Springs, Kansas, a city situated along the Spring River in Cherokee County, Kansas, Baxter Springs is the south-west end of the section of U.S. Route 66 that passes through Kansas.
283.0
(0.0)
175.9
(0.0)
Kansas/Oklahoma Stateline
Altitude: 843 feet
Kansas/Oklahoma Stateline, This is where Byway Frontier Military Scenic Byway ends.

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