U.S. Route 81 in Kansas

U.S. Highway 81
US-81 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KDOT and the cities of Wellington, Wichita, and Concordia
Major junctions
South end	US 81 at Oklahoma state line
Major intersections	US-177 in South Haven US-160 in Wellington I-135 in Wichita I-235 in Wichita US-54 / US-400 in Wichita US-50 in Newton US-56 in McPherson I-70 / I-135 / US-40 west of Salina US-24 south of Concordia US-36 in Belleville
North end	US 81 at Nebraska state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Sumner, Sedgwick, Harvey, McPherson, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Republic
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Kansas State Highway System Interstate US State Spurs
← K-80 → K-82
← K-154 → K-156 ← K-224 → K-227

U.S. Route 81 (US-81) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Fort Worth, Texas to the Pembina–Emerson Border Crossing near Pembina, North Dakota. In the U.S. state of Kansas, US-81 is a main north–south highway central part of the state. Wichita is the only metropolitan area US-81 serves in the state but the highway does serve several other larger towns in Kansas such as (from south to north) Wellington and Concordia.