Shawnee Mission Parkway
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K-7 in Shawnee, Kansas
US 56 (Ward Parkway) in Kansas City, Missouri| Length | 14.0 mi (22.5 km)[1] |
|---|---|
| West end | K-7 in Shawnee, Kansas |
| East end | US 56 (Ward Parkway) in Kansas City, Missouri |
Shawnee Mission Parkway is a stretch of roadway in Johnson County, Kansas and Jackson County, Missouri (only a fragment). Its western terminus at K-7 in Shawnee, Kansas and its eastern terminus at Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. The roadway is signed as US 56 from Interstate 35 to its eastern terminus, with US-69 overlapping from I-35 to Metcalf Avenue, and US-169 overlapping from I-35 to Rainbow Boulevard.
The Shawnee Mission Parkway mainly functions to connect the main cities included in the Shawnee Mission, KS mailing address. All of the cities it passes through in Kansas are included in the mailing address.
The Shawnee Mission Parkway begins at a full cloverleaf interchange at K-7 near Zarah and heads east as a four-lane divided highway. East of Zarah, it interchanges I-435 at a partial cloverleaf interchange. It then enters Shawnee as an expressway and continues east as 63rd St. East of Shawnee, it interchanges I-35 and becomes concurrent with US 56, US 69, and US 169. Near Mission, US 69 splits from the Shawnee Mission Parkway at a cloverleaf interchange and continues north as US 56 and US 169 continue east with the Shawnee Mission Parkway. Passing by Westwood, US 169 splits from the Shawnee Mission Parkway and heads north at an intersection. The route then crosses into Missouri and reaches its eastern terminus at a small interchange with Ward Parkway as US 56 continues northeast along Ward Parkway.
