US-69 enters Kansas just north of
Miami, Oklahoma as a concurrency with the southern terminus of
K-7. The highway crosses
US-166 west of
Treece before K-7 leaves the concurrency with the intersection of
US-160 in
Columbus, of which U.S. 160 begins another overlap with U.S. 69. The two routes head east for 7 miles (10 km) before
US-400 joins the overlap in
Crestline and head north, before U.S. 400 leaves the highway south of
Pittsburg. As the two highways leave Pittsburg, the route becomes a short 4-lane expressway before US-160 leaves the highway as it exits
Frontenac. Just after US-69 meets the eastern terminus with
K-47 in
Franklin, the route reverts back to a 2-lane highway before entering the town of
Arma. US-69 then becomes a 4-lane expressway near
Garland. US-69 meets with
K-7 for a second time as a partial interchange and the two routes continue north to
Fort Scott. As the undivided freeway begins,
U.S. Route 54 joins the overlap for 1/2 mile (0.8 km); both US-54 and K-7 leaves the overlap just north of the city limits as US-69 continues north as a divided freeway. The freeway runs through the towns of
Pleasanton and
Trading Post, as well as more rural areas before entering the
Kansas City metropolitan area at
Overland Park. In Overland Park, US-69 interchanges with
Interstate 435/
US-50 before beginning an overlap with
I-35/
US-169/
US-56 in
Lenexa. US-69 and US-56 leave I-35 in
Merriam, traveling back into Overland Park. US-56 leaves the highway, running into
KCM. US-69 rejoins I-35 again at an interchange with
I-635. US-69 leaves I-35 again and runs along the
18th Street Expressway to
I-70/
US-40 in
KCK. US-69 joins I-70/US-40 and leaves again at an interchange with
I-670/
US-169. US-69 enters Missouri just past the intersection with
K-5, crossing the
Missouri River. ==History==