What is Kansas Turnpike?
{{Infobox road |state=KS |type=Turnpike |maint=[[Kansas Turnpike Authority|KTA]] |length_mi=236 |length_ref= |length_round= |allocation={{plainlist| *{{jct|state=KS|I|35}} from the [[Oklahoma]] state line to [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]] *{{jct|state=KS|I|335|nolink1=yes}} from Emporia to [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]] *{{jct|state=KS|I|470}} in southeastern Topeka *{{jct|state=KS|I|70}} from Topeka to [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] }} |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=OK|I|35}} at the Oklahoma state line |junction={{plainlist| *{{jct|state=KS|I|135|I|235|US|81}} in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] *{{jct|state=KS|I|35|I|335|US|50}} in Emporia *{{jct|state=KS|I|335|I|470|US|75}} in Topeka *{{jct|state=KS|I|70|I|470|US|40|K|4}} in Topeka }} |direction_b=East |terminus_b={{jct|state=KS|I|70|US|24|US|40|US|69}} in [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]] |established=October 1956 |browse={{ks browse|previous_type=US|previous_route=283|route=I-335|next_type=US|next_route=383}} }} The '''Kansas Turnpike''' is a road in [[Kansas]], part of the [[United States]]. The road is a ''[[turnpike]]''—a payment must be made to use it. The road is 236 [[mile]]s, or 380 [[kilometer]]s, long. It starts at the line between Kansas and [[Oklahoma]], and goes to [[Kansas City, Kansas|Kansas City]]. It runs through many important cities in Kansas, including [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]], [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]], [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]], and Kansas City. The Kansas Turnpike is owned and repaired by the Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA), which is based in Wichita. The Kansas Turnpike was built between 1954 and 1956. It was built before the [[Interstate Highway System]]. The turnpike was not part of the Interstate System at first. However, it became part of the system in 1956. Parts of the turnpike also are parts of four Interstate Highways: [[Interstate 35|I-35]], '''I-335''', [[Interstate 470 (Kansas)|I-470]], and [[Interstate 70|I-70]]. Around 120,000 people use the Kansas Turnpike every day. KTA helps users by running a radio stati